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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kristjan Palusalu has received more than 51,258 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Kristjan Palusalu is the 52nd most popular wrestler (up from 64th in 2019), the 100th most popular biography from Estonia (up from 107th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Estonian Wrestler.

Memorability Metrics

  • 51k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.40

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.56

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.91

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Kristjan Palusalu ranks 52 out of 700. Before him are Kevin Nash, Martin Klein, József Csatári, Hamit Kaplan, Rudolf Svensson, and Yasuhiro Yamashita. After him are Mithat Bayrak, Randy Orton, Mustafa Dağıstanlı, Buddy Rogers, Bayram Şit, and Olle Anderberg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1908, Kristjan Palusalu ranks 198. Before him are Sucheta Kriplani, Arthur O'Connell, Arkhip Lyulka, Carlos Lleras Restrepo, Harald Reinl, and Lars-Erik Larsson. After him are Ahmad Shukeiri, Louis Jordan, Marina Semyonova, Kočo Racin, Ethel Merman, and Ștefan Barbu. Among people deceased in 1987, Kristjan Palusalu ranks 142. Before him are Viktor Nekrasov, M. G. Ramachandran, Richard Marquand, Gioacchino Colombo, Arne Borg, and Madeleine Carroll. After him are Woody Herman, Conny Plank, Georg Muche, Arturo Torres Carrasco, Ray Bolger, and Gerardo Diego.

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In Estonia

Among people born in Estonia, Kristjan Palusalu ranks 100 out of 310. Before him are Hella Wuolijoki (1886), Ants Antson (1938), Otto Tief (1889), Johan Pitka (1872), Jüri Järvet (1919), and Betti Alver (1906). After him are Paavo Järvi (1962), Jaan Teemant (1872), Ants Piip (1884), Juhan Kukk (1885), Erhard Schmidt (1876), and Valeri Karpin (1969).

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Among WRESTLERS In Estonia

Among wrestlers born in Estonia, Kristjan Palusalu ranks 4. Before him are George Hackenschmidt (1877), Eduard Pütsep (1898), and Martin Klein (1884). After him are Johannes Kotkas (1915), Voldemar Väli (1903), Osvald Käpp (1905), Indrek Pertelson (1971), Heiki Nabi (1985), and Martin Padar (1979).

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