Aleksander Kreek
Estonian athletics competitor (1914-1977)
Aleksander Kreek (21 July 1914 – 19 August 1977) was an Estonian track and field athlete who specialised in the shot put. He was the 1938 European champion in the shot put – one of only two Estonian men to achieve the feat, alongside Arnold Viiding. He was twice a medallist at the International University Games (1937 and 1939).
His personal best was 16.40 m (53 ft 9+1⁄2 in), which was an Estonian record at the time. He was a four-time national shot put champion, and also a one-time discus throw champion.
Career
Born in Lihula, Lääne County, he reached international class in the mid-1930s, competing in the sport while at military school. After receiving his first international call-up in 1936, he had his first successes in the 1937 season. He won the gold medal at the 1937 International University Games, retaining the title for Estonia which Arnold Viiding had won two years previously. That year, he also won the first of his four Estonian national titles in the shot put. Kreek's best throw of 15.90 m (52 ft 1+3⁄4 in) was enough to rank him sixth globally that season.
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