Johannes Kauba (28 September 1886 – 21 February 1939) was an Estonian sports figure.[1]
He was born in Rakvere. He studied at St. Petersburg University.[1]
He started his sport training in 1901 in Rakvere. Kauba excelled at weightlifting, wrestling, swimming, skiing, and racewalking. In St. Petersburg he was a member on sport club Palma, and he was one of the founder of sport club Wõimula (established in 1906). He was a member of Russian and St. Petersburg Olympic committee, and represented Russia in 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm. He also acted as a judge in wrestling, weightlifting, athletics, skiing, skating, swimming, and sport shooting.[1]
1922–1923 he was the chairman of Estonian Sport Association (Estonian: Eesti Spordi Liit). 1923–1933 he was active in sport organization EKRAVE Association (Estonian: EKRAVE Liit).[1]
He was chief editor of magazine Staadion.[1]