Kaljo Raag, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Kaljo Raag

Date of Birth: 03-Jun-1892

Place of Birth: Kirumpää, Võru County, Estonia

Date of Death: 10-Apr-1967

Profession: singer

Nationality: Estonia

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Kaljo Raag

  • Kaljo-Feliks Raag (3 June 1892 – 10 April 1967) was an Estonian heavyweight weightlifter who won a bronze medal at the 1922 World Championships and placed seventh at the 1924 Summer Olympics.
  • He won the national heavyweight title in 1925 and 1927 and set six national records.After retiring from competitions Raag acted as a weightlifting coach, referee and official.
  • Besides wrestling he was known as a singer and theater actor.
  • He performed as an actor at the Valga theatre from 1919 until 1922 and as a choral singer and soloist at the Estonia Theatre from 1928 until 1933.
  • He appeared in two Estonian silent films: Õnnelik korterikriisi lahendus (1924), directed by Konstantin Märska, and Tšeka komissar Miroštšenko (1925), directed by Paul Sehnert.

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