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Johannes Kotkas

1915 - 1998

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Johannes Kotkas (3 February 1915 – 8 May 1998) was a heavyweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Estonia who won a gold medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics. He held the European title in 1938, 1939 and 1947 and placed second at the 1953 world championships. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Johannes Kotkas is the 120th most popular wrestler (down from 68th in 2019), the 134th most popular biography from Estonia (down from 120th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Estonian Wrestler.

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Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Johannes Kotkas ranks 120 out of 1,027. Before him are Buddy Rogers, Ignazio Fabra, Verner Weckman, Mijaín López, Hamit Kaplan, and Kalle Anttila. After him are Aydin Ibrahimov, Brutus Beefcake, Kurt Pettersén, Drew McIntyre, Kustaa Pihlajamäki, and Ted DiBiase.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1915, Johannes Kotkas ranks 178. Before him are Helmut Wick, Josef Zeman, Dario Mangiarotti, Taheyya Kariokka, Mario Echandi Jiménez, and John C. Lilly. After him are Luise Krüger, Jóhann Hafstein, Sargent Shriver, Regina Ghazaryan, Garrett Hardin, and Hasse Ekman. Among people deceased in 1998, Johannes Kotkas ranks 196. Before him are Louis Hostin, William Gaddis, Mikio Oda, Marion Donovan, Manuel Álvarez, and Maurice Schumann. After him are Wanda Jakubowska, Théodore Sindikubwabo, Kvitka Cisyk, Norberto Méndez, Nicolas Bouvier, and Nagarjun.

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In Estonia

Among people born in Estonia, Johannes Kotkas ranks 134 out of 351. Before him are Gustav Ernesaks (1908), Jaan Kikkas (1892), Friedebert Tuglas (1886), Eno Raud (1928), Juhan Liiv (1864), and Anna Haava (1864). After him are Friedrich Robert Faehlmann (1798), Arnold Meri (1919), Anne Veski (1956), Johannes Käbin (1905), Jaak Panksepp (1943), and Jüri Ratas (1978).

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Among WRESTLERS In Estonia

Among wrestlers born in Estonia, Johannes Kotkas ranks 5. Before him are George Hackenschmidt (1877), Eduard Pütsep (1898), Kristjan Palusalu (1908), and Martin Klein (1884). After him are Voldemar Väli (1903), Osvald Käpp (1905), Heiki Nabi (1985), Indrek Pertelson (1971), Baruto Kaito (1984), Martin Padar (1979), and Epp Mäe (1992).

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