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Johan Olin

1883 - 1928

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Johan Fredrik "John" Olin (30 June 1883 – 3 December 1928) was a Finnish wrestler who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He won the silver medal in the heavyweight class. In 1916, Olin captured a claim to the World Heavyweight championship after a controversial bout with Joe Stecher in Springfield, Massachusetts. On 12 December 1916, in one of the great forgotten matches and upsets in wrestling history, he defeated Stecher. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Johan Olin is the 391st most popular wrestler (down from 342nd in 2024), the 467th most popular biography from Finland (up from 488th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Finnish Wrestler.

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Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Johan Olin ranks 391 out of 1,027. Before him are Shota Khabareli, Artur Taymazov, Shinsuke Nakamura, Tadahiro Nomura, Norbert Növényi, and Carístico. After him are Tye Dillinger, David Khakhaleishvili, Almudena Muñoz, Shohei Ono, Shamil Khisamutdinov, and David Douillet.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1883, Johan Olin ranks 275. Before him are Lesley Ashburner, Francis X. Bushman, Margaret Morse Nice, Cyril Burt, Pauline Frederick, and Compton Mackenzie. After him are Leo Goodwin, Seán Mac Diarmada, Mary Forbes, Polly Moran, Elsie Ferguson, and Ralph Morgan. Among people deceased in 1928, Johan Olin ranks 123. Before him are James Whitbread Lee Glaisher, Antonín Sova, Gonzalo Córdova, George Siegmann, Lewis Howard Latimer, and Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin. After him are C. B. K. Beachcroft, Johan Ludvig Heiberg, Nora Bayes, Tursunoy Saidazimova, Crystal Eastman, and Ezra Meeker.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Johan Olin ranks 467 out of 751. Before him are Niklas Moisander (1985), Pihla Viitala (1982), Krista Kosonen (1983), Carita Holmström (1954), Marco Casagrande (1971), and Hannu Siitonen (1949). After him are Nina Åström (1962), Raimo Helminen (1964), Roope Latvala (1970), Risto Laakkonen (1967), Jarkko Nieminen (1981), and Jani Soininen (1972).

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Among WRESTLERS In Finland

Among wrestlers born in Finland, Johan Olin ranks 15. Before him are Kaarlo Koskelo (1888), Hermanni Pihlajamäki (1903), Arvo Haavisto (1900), Kelpo Gröndahl (1920), Martti Nieminen (1891), and Tony Halme (1963). After him are Pertti Ukkola (1950), Harri Koskela (1965), Jouko Salomäki (1962), Marko Yli-Hannuksela (1973), and Petra Olli (1994).

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