Career
He missed the 1932 games because Estonia could not afford sending a full team to Los Angeles during the Great Depression. Besides his Olympic medals he placed third at the 1938 World Championships and set a world record in the clean and jerk in 1937. After retiring from competitions he worked as a sports official and referee.
Since 1992 an annual weightlifting tournament has been held in his hometown of Mõisaküla in his honor.