Jaan Talts

Jaan Talts
Talts at the 1972 Olympics
Personal information
NationalityEstonian
Born (1944-05-19) 19 May 1944
Massiaru, Estonia
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
SportWeightlifting
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
1972 Munich-110 kg
1968 Mexico City-90 kg
World Championships
1970 Columbus-110 kg
1972 Munich-110 kg
1968 Mexico City-90 kg
1969 Warsaw-110 kg
European Championships
1968 Leningrad-90 kg
1969 Warsaw-110 kg
1970 Szombathely-110 kg
1972 Constanţa-110 kg

Jaan Talts (born 19 May 1944) is a former Estonian weightlifter. He competed for the Soviet Union at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics and won a silver and a gold medal, respectively. Throughout his career, Talts won two world and four European titles and set approximately 40 world records.