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Kristjan Palusalu

1908 - 1987

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Kristjan Palusalu (until 1935 Kristjan Trossmann, 10 March [O.S. 26 February] 1908 – 17 July 1987) was an Estonian heavyweight wrestler and Olympic winner. Palusalu became the first and only wrestler in Olympic history ever to win both the Greco-Roman and freestyle heavyweight events. Palusalu was born in Varemurru village, Saulepi Parish, Lääne County (now Matsi village, Lääneranna Parish, Pärnu County) as one of eight children to Jüri and Liisu Trossmann. He is best remembered for winning two gold medals at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kristjan Palusalu is the 98th most popular wrestler (down from 71st in 2019), the 113th most popular biography from Estonia (up from 122nd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Estonian Wrestler.

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Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Kristjan Palusalu ranks 98 out of 1,027. Before him are Jigjidiin Mönkhbat, Brock Lesnar, Billy Gunn, Stephanos Christopoulos, Mithat Bayrak, and Ryback. After him are Dutch Mantel, Bill Goldberg, Wilfried Dietrich, İsmail Ogan, Kofi Kingston, and Enrico Porro.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1908, Kristjan Palusalu ranks 205. Before him are Anna Sipos, Władysław Raginis, Marcel Langiller, Gualberto Villarroel, Joseph Keilberth, and Arthur O'Connell. After him are Marina Semyonova, Kočo Racin, Eugen Suchoň, Joshua Logan, Myrtle Bachelder, and Ugo Pignotti. Among people deceased in 1987, Kristjan Palusalu ranks 139. Before him are Ivo Lapenna, Arkady Raikin, Charles Malik, Norman McLaren, Viktor Nekrasov, and Gilberto Freyre. After him are Jaroslav Bouček, Gerald Moore, Gustav Knuth, M. G. Ramachandran, Antonio Sastre, and Arne Borg.

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In Estonia

Among people born in Estonia, Kristjan Palusalu ranks 113 out of 351. Before him are Juhan Aavik (1884), Paavo Järvi (1962), Amandus Adamson (1855), Ants Laikmaa (1866), Miina Härma (1864), and Alfred Schmidt (1898). After him are Hella Wuolijoki (1886), Otto Tief (1889), Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann (1805), Artur Kapp (1878), Oskar Luts (1887), and Pavel Schilling (1786).

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Among WRESTLERS In Estonia

Among wrestlers born in Estonia, Kristjan Palusalu ranks 3. Before him are George Hackenschmidt (1877), and Eduard Pütsep (1898). After him are Martin Klein (1884), Johannes Kotkas (1915), 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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