Leonhard Viljus

Leonhard Viljus (28 March 1904 – 17 January 1970) was an Estonian sport shooter.[1]

He was born in Kokora Rural Municipality. In 1927 he graduated from a military school.[1]

He won 4 medals at ISSF World Shooting Championships. He was 5-times Estonian champion in different shooting disciplines. 1933–1939 he was a member of Estonian national sport shooting team.[1]

During WW II he fought in Wehrmacht. In 1942 he got severely injured at Stalingrad. 1944 he returned to Estonia. Later he worked at Nõmmküla sovkhoz.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Leonhard_Viljus". esbl.ee. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
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