August Liivik (until 1936 Liiver; 26 January 1903 – 3 May 1942) was an Estonian sport shooter. He was born in

Särevere Särevere () is a small borough in Türi Parish, Järva County in central Estonia. Middle distance runner Laine Erik (born 1942) was born in Särevere. Jalakäijate sild Särevere alevikus.jpg Särevere mõisa kuivati.jpg References

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Rural Municipality, Järva County. In 1927, he graduated from Tondi military school in Tallinn. He began his shooting career in 1926. In total, he won 18 medals at

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. From 1932 to 1939, he was a member of Estonian national shooting team. Following the

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during

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, Liivik was arrested by Soviet authorities on 12 August 1940. He was executed in 1942 in a prison camp in

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1903 births 1942 deaths Estonian male sport shooters Estonian people executed by the Soviet Union People who died in the Gulag Estonian Gulag detainees People from Türi Parish Sportspeople from Järva County 20th-century Estonian sportspeople {{Estonia-sportshooting-bio-stub