Arnold Luhaäär

Arnold Luhaäär
Personal information
Born October 20, 1905 (1905-10-20)
Mõisaküla, Estonia
Died January 19, 1965 (1965-01-20) (aged 59)
Tallinn, Estonia
Medal record
Men's Weightlifting
Olympic Games
1928 Amsterdam Heavyweight
1936 Berlin Heavyweight

Arnold Luhaäär (October 20, 1905 in Mõisaküla – January 19, 1965 in Tallinn) was an Estonian weightlifter who won the bronze medal for his native country in the Men's Heavyweight Weightlifting at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany.

Luhaäär's Olympic medals are currently on display at the Mõisaküla Museum in Mõisaküla, Viljandimaa, Estonia where he grew up.

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