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Martin Klein

1884 - 1947

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Martin Klein (12 September 1884 – 11 February 1947) was an Estonian wrestler who competed for the Russian Empire at the 1912 Summer Olympics. He won the silver medal in the middleweight class, becoming the first Olympic medalist born in the territory of modern Estonia. In the semi-final against the reigning world champion Alfred Asikainen, the two grappled for 11 hours and 40 minutes on a sunny day outdoors, until Klein managed to pin Asikainen. Klein was so exhausted from the bout – the longest wrestling match ever recorded – that he was unable to wrestle for the gold the next day, leaving Swedish wrestler Claes Johansson with the gold medal. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Martin Klein is the 112th most popular wrestler (down from 62nd in 2019), the 127th most popular biography from Estonia (down from 114th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Estonian Wrestler.

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Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Martin Klein ranks 112 out of 1,027. Before him are Bayram Şit, Braun Strowman, Olle Anderberg, Väinö Kokkinen, Charlotte Flair, and Antonino Rocca. After him are Road Dogg, Buddy Rogers, Ignazio Fabra, Verner Weckman, Mijaín López, and Hamit Kaplan.

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Among people born in 1884, Martin Klein ranks 160. Before him are Harrison Ford, Leo Frank, Harald Hansen, Vasily Agapkin, Yahya Kemal Beyatlı, and Ömer Seyfettin. After him are David Bergelson, Alfredo Baldomir, Daniel Varoujan, Frederick Lorz, Konstantinos Tsaldaris, and Arthur Ransome. Among people deceased in 1947, Martin Klein ranks 152. Before him are Urban Gad, Maxwell Perkins, Max Berg, José Pardo y Barreda, Eugène Lanti, and Amadeo García. After him are George Henry Peters, Walter Kaufmann, Max Dessoir, Ellsworth Huntington, Martin Mutschmann, and Georg Schnéevoigt.

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In Estonia

Among people born in Estonia, Martin Klein ranks 127 out of 351. Before him are Johan Pitka (1872), Emma Asson (1889), Vaino Väljas (1931), Rudolf Tobias (1873), Juhan Smuul (1922), and Carl Friedrich Schmidt (1832). After him are Gustav Ernesaks (1908), Jaan Kikkas (1892), Friedebert Tuglas (1886), Eno Raud (1928), Juhan Liiv (1864), and Anna Haava (1864).

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Among WRESTLERS In Estonia

Among wrestlers born in Estonia, Martin Klein ranks 4. Before him are George Hackenschmidt (1877), Eduard Pütsep (1898), and Kristjan Palusalu (1908). After him are 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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