August Liivik

August Liivik (until 1936 Liiver; 26 January 1903 – 3 May 1942) was an Estonian sport shooter.[1]

He was born in Särevere Rural Municipality, Järva County. In 1927 he graduated from Tondi military school in Tallinn.[1]

He began his shooting career in 1926. In total, he won 18 medals at ISSF World Shooting Championships.[1]

1932–1939 he was a member of Estonian national shooting team.[1]

Following the Soviet occupation of Estonia during World War II, Liivik was arrested by Soviet authorities on 12 August 1940. He was executed in 1942 in a prison camp in Kirov Oblast, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.[1]

References
  1. "August_Liivik". www.esbl.ee. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
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