| Nationality | Estonian |
|---|---|
| Sport | Weightlifting |
| Birth date | 23 August 1908 |
| Birth place | Omsk, Russia |
| Death date | 5 July 1939 (aged 30) |
| Death place | Tartu, Estonia[1] |
Olaf Luiga (23 August 1908 – 5 July 1939) was an Estonian weightlifter.[2] He competed in the men's light heavyweight event at the 1928 Summer Olympics.[3]
Luiga began training as a boxer at the Kalev Tallinn multi-sport club in 1924 with Valter Palm. From 1933 to 1939 he was a member of the board of the Kalev Weightlifting Department. He was a member of both the Estonian national weightlifting and wrestling teams. He died of cancer, aged 30, and was buried in Tallinn's Rahumäe cemetery.[1]
References
- ^ "Luiga, Olaf" (in Estonian). Eesti spordi biograafiline leksikon. 2011. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- ^ "Olaf Luiga". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Olaf Luiga Olympic Results". Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2019.