Karl Kõiv, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Karl Kõiv

Date of Birth: 03-Dec-1894

Place of Birth: Tartu, Livonia Governorate, Sweden

Date of Death: 24-Apr-1972

Profession: athlete

Nationality: Estonia

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Karl Kõiv (3 December 1894 – 24 April 1972) was an Estonian featherweight weightlifter who won a silver medal at the 1922 World Weightlifting Championships and placed seventh at the 1920 Summer Olympics.
In 1922–25 he headed the weightlifting section of the Estonian Sports Union.
Later he worked as a weightlifting coach and referee, and in this capacity attended the 1936 Summer Olympics.