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Andy Hug

1964 - 2000

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Andreas "Andy" Hug (7 September 1964 – 24 August 2000) was a Swiss karateka and kickboxer who competed in the heavyweight division. Considered to be one of the greatest heavyweight kickboxers of all time, Hug was renowned for his ability to execute numerous kicking techniques rarely seen in high-level competition. Although he was usually smaller than his opponents, standing at 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) and being barely a heavyweight, weighing around 98.0 kg (216.1 lb; 15.43 st) in his prime, he made up for his lack of size with his tremendous athleticism and speed. A southpaw, his trademark kicks included the axe kick and the "Hug Tornado", a low spinning heel kick targeting his opponents' thighs. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Andy Hug is the 21st most popular martial arts (down from 14th in 2019), the 266th most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 209th in 2019) and the most popular Swiss Martial Arts.

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Among MARTIAL ARTS

Among martial arts, Andy Hug ranks 21 out of 179. Before him are Mirko Cro Cop, Kenwa Mabuni, Hélio Gracie, Chōjun Miyagi, Fedor Emelianenko, and Cynthia Rothrock. After him are Randy Couture, Hironori Ōtsuka, Motobu Chōki, Higaonna Kanryō, Billy Blanks, and Koichi Tohei.

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Among people born in 1964, Andy Hug ranks 104. Before him are Bertrand Cantat, Crispin Glover, Rosen Plevneliev, Oleh Protasov, Kaspar Capparoni, and Banana Yoshimoto. After him are Mary-Louise Parker, Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg, Doro, Christian Louboutin, Elle Macpherson, and Michael Rummenigge. Among people deceased in 2000, Andy Hug ranks 108. Before him are John Ljunggren, Gisèle Freund, John O'Connor, Christian Marquand, Terence McKenna, and Leonidas Pyrgos. After him are Kemal Sunal, Hendrik Casimir, Domingos da Guia, Bernhard Wicki, Aristidis Konstantinidis, and Claude Autant-Lara.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Andy Hug ranks 266 out of 1,015. Before him are Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf (1956), Prince Sixtus of Bourbon-Parma (1886), Bertha Wegmann (1847), Henri Schwery (1932), Wiborada (900), and Moritz Leuenberger (1946). After him are Jacques-Laurent Agasse (1767), Matilda of Habsburg (1253), Daniel Peter (1836), Doris Leuthard (1963), Hugo Koblet (1925), and Abraham Trembley (1710).

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Among MARTIAL ARTS In Switzerland

Among martial arts born in Switzerland, Andy Hug ranks 1. 

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