Karl Utsar (born 4 October 1945) is an

Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...

n weightlifter. He was born in Väljaküla, Pärnu County. He started his weightlifting exercising under the guidance of Karl Kiisa. He won a gold medal and two bronze medals at

1971 European Weightlifting Championships The 1971 European Weightlifting Championships were held at the Universiada Hall in Sofia, Bulgaria from June 19 to June 27, 1971. This was the 50th edition of the event. There were 123 men in action from 23 nations. Medal summary Medal table R ...

. In 1970 he won Soviet Union Championships. He is 6-times Estonian champion. 1970–1971 he was a member of Soviet Union national team, and 1964–1980 a member of Estonian national team. In 2012 he was awarded the memorial medal of

European Weightlifting Federation The European Weightlifting Federation (EWF) was founded in 1969, and is the body governing and organizing the European Weightlifting Championships. The EWF is a "recognized continental body" under the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) ...

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Living people 1945 births Estonian male weightlifters People from Saarde Parish Sportspeople from Pärnu County {{estonia-weightlifting-bio-stub