About Karl Kullisaar
Lived 1905 – 1942 (aged 36–37). Karl Kullisaar was an Estonian amateur wrestler and sportsperson.
Karl Kullisaar (16 November 1905 – 1 March 1942) was an Estonian wrestler and sports figure.
He was born in Salla Rural Municipality, Virumaa.
He started his wrestling exercising in Tallinna Kalev. He won bronze medal at 1930 European Wrestling Championships. 1930–1938 he won 8 times Estonian wrestling championships.
He was also a sport coach.
Following the Soviet occupation of the Estonia in 1940, Kullisaar was arrested by the NKVD on 24 December 1940 in Tallinn. He died at the Unzhlag prison camp, Gorky Oblast, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.
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Who was Karl Kullisaar?
Estonian amateur wrestler and sportsperson (1905-1942)
When was Karl Kullisaar born?
Karl Kullisaar was born in 1905 in Salla Rural Municipality.
When did Karl Kullisaar die?
Karl Kullisaar died on 1 March 1942 in Unzhlag.
What was Karl Kullisaar's occupation?
Karl Kullisaar was an amateur wrestler and sportsperson.
What nationality was Karl Kullisaar?
Karl Kullisaar was Estonian.
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