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Johan Richthoff

1898 - 1983

Johan Richthoff

Johan Cornelius "Snövit" Richthoff (30 April 1898 – 1 October 1983) was a Swedish wrestler. He competed in the freestyle heavyweight division at the 1924, 1928 and 1932 Summer Olympics and won gold medals in 1928 and 1932; he shared fourth place in 1924. Richthoff was born to a fisherman in a family of six, and trained in football and athletics before changing to wrestling. Besides his Olympic medals, he won the European titles in light-heavyweight freestyle in 1929 and 1930, and in Greco-Roman wrestling in 1930. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Johan Richthoff is the 74th most popular wrestler (up from 125th in 2019), the 506th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 816th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Swedish Wrestler.

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Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Johan Richthoff ranks 74 out of 1,027. Before him are R-Truth, Chris Benoit, The Great Khali, Giant Baba, Jimmy Snuka, and Ivar Johansson. After him are Eduard Pütsep, Chiyonofuji Mitsugu, Rudolf Svensson, Wade Barrett, Kevin Nash, and Roddy Piper.

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R-Truth
1972 - Present
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 68
Chris Benoit
1967 - 2007
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 69
The Great Khali
1972 - Present
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 70
Giant Baba
1938 - 1999
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 71
Jimmy Snuka
1943 - 2017
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 72
Ivar Johansson
1903 - 1979
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 73
Johan Richthoff
1898 - 1983
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 74
Eduard Pütsep
1898 - 1960
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 75
Chiyonofuji Mitsugu
1955 - 2016
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 76
Rudolf Svensson
1899 - 1978
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 77
Wade Barrett
1980 - Present
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 78
Kevin Nash
1959 - Present
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 79
Roddy Piper
1954 - 2015
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 80

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1898, Johan Richthoff ranks 146. Before him are Grace Moore, Luís Carlos Prestes, Helene Engelmann, Eero Lehtonen, Joe Spence, and Walther von Hünersdorff. After him are Mikhail Koltsov, Eduard Pütsep, Maria Klenova, Helen B. Taussig, Ira Sprague Bowen, and Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz. Among people deceased in 1983, Johan Richthoff ranks 124. Before him are Oddbjørn Hagen, Juan Carlos Zabala, Cathy Berberian, Raymond Massey, Gunta Stölzl, and Ernst Degner. After him are Fatma Begum, Adrian Boult, Herman Kahn, Werner Egk, José Iraragorri, and Gabrielle Roy.

Others Born in 1898

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Grace Moore
ACTOR
1898 - 1947
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 140
Luís Carlos Prestes
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1990
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 141
Helene Engelmann
SKATER
1898 - 1985
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 142
Eero Lehtonen
ATHLETE
1898 - 1959
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 143
Joe Spence
SOCCER PLAYER
1898 - 1966
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 144
Walther von Hünersdorff
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1898 - 1943
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 145
Johan Richthoff
WRESTLER
1898 - 1983
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 146
Mikhail Koltsov
WRITER
1898 - 1940
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 147
Eduard Pütsep
WRESTLER
1898 - 1960
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 148
Maria Klenova
GEOLOGIST
1898 - 1976
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 149
Helen B. Taussig
PHYSICIAN
1898 - 1986
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 150
Ira Sprague Bowen
PHYSICIST
1898 - 1973
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 151
Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz
WRITER
1898 - 1939
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 152