Alfred Schmidt (from 1936 Ain Sillak, 1 May 1898 – 5 November 1972) was an
Estonia
Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...
n featherweight weightlifter who won a silver medal at the
1920 Summer Olympics.
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Schmidt first trained in long-distance running, and took up weightlifting in 1919 while serving in the Estonian Army. Next year he won an Olympic silver medal, and in 1922 a national title. At the 1922 World Championships he was not allowed to compete, as he surpassed the body weight limit of his division, and hence acted as an official and referee. He continued to act in this capacity after retiring from competitions in 1923. He also refereed wrestling competitions and was a board member of the Estonian Sports Union. Later he became known as a trap shooter and referee, and headed the Estonian Trap Shooting Federation.][
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1898 births
1972 deaths
People from Kohila Parish
People from the Governorate of Estonia
Olympic weightlifters of Estonia
Estonian male weightlifters
Weightlifters at the 1920 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medalists for Estonia
Olympic medalists in weightlifting
Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics
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