Küllo Kõiv (14 July 1972 – 29 June 1998) was an Estonian

wrestler Wrestling is a martial art, combat sport, and form of entertainment that involves grappling with an opponent and striving to obtain a position of advantage through different throws or techniques, within a given ruleset. Wrestling involves diffe ...

. He competed at the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics (, ), officially the Games of the XXV Olympiad (, ) and officially branded as Barcelona '92, were an international multi-sport event held from 25 July to 9 August 1992 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Beginning in 1994 ...

and the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

. Kõiv died in an automobile accident in

Viljandi Viljandi (, , , , ) is a Populated places in Estonia, town and Municipalities of Estonia, municipality in southern Estonia with a population of 17,255 in 2024. It is the capital of Viljandi County and is geographically located between two major ...

in 1998, aged 25.

References

1972 births 1998 deaths Estonian male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers for Estonia Wrestlers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1996 Summer Olympics People from Viljandi Parish Sportspeople from Viljandi County Road incident deaths in Estonia 20th-century Estonian sportsmen {{Estonia-wrestling-bio-stub