Kaljo-Feliks Raag (3 June 1892 – 10 April 1967) was an Estonian heavyweight weightlifter who won a bronze medal at the 1922 World Championships and placed seventh at the

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. He won the national heavyweight title in 1925 and 1927 and set six national records. After retiring from competitions Raag acted as a weightlifting coach, referee and official. Besides wrestling he was known as a singer and theater actor. He performed as an actor at the Valga theatre from 1919 until 1922 and as a choral singer and soloist at the

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from 1928 until 1933. He appeared in two Estonian silent films: ''Õnnelik korterikriisi lahendus'' (1924), directed by Konstantin Märska, and '' Tšeka komissar Miroštšenko'' (1925), directed by Paul Sehnert.

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* 1892 births 1967 deaths People from Võru Parish Sportspeople from Võru County People from Kreis Werro Olympic weightlifters for Estonia Weightlifters at the 1924 Summer Olympics Estonian male weightlifters Estonian male stage actors Estonian male film actors Estonian male silent film actors Estonian male musical theatre actors 20th-century Estonian male singers 20th-century Estonian male actors World Weightlifting Championships medalists {{Estonia-Olympic-medalist-stub