Johannes Kotkas

Olympic athlete

1915 – 1998

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Who was Johannes Kotkas?

Johannes Kotkas was an Estonian amateur wrestler who won the gold medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics for the Soviet Union.

Kotkas was born in Tartu. He won the gold medal at the 1938, 1939 and 1947 European Championship. At the 1953 World Championship Kotkas won the silver medal

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Born
Feb 3, 1915
Kambja
Died
May 8, 1998
Tallinn

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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