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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 semifinal 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Martin Klein has received more than 8,073 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Martin Klein is the 62nd most popular wrestler (down from 47th in 2019), the 114th most popular biography from Estonia (down from 93rd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Estonian Wrestler.

Memorability Metrics

  • 8.1k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.75

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.84

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.66

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Martin Klein ranks 62 out of 1,027. Before him are Randy Orton, Olle Anderberg, Carl Westergren, Yaşar Doğu, Emil Väre, and Jigjidiin Mönkhbat. After him are Rey Mysterio, Hamit Kaplan, Lou Thesz, Bertil Antonsson, Shozo Sasahara, and Johannes Kotkas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1884, Martin Klein ranks 145. Before him are Vadym Meller, Zofia Nałkowska, Yahya Kemal Beyatlı, Harry Langdon, Dobri Bozhilov, and Nicholas Charnetsky. After him are Fritz Noether, Joseph Pholien, Forrest Smithson, Ludwik Hirszfeld, Sophie Liebknecht, and Frederick Grace. Among people deceased in 1947, Martin Klein ranks 144. Before him are Urban Gad, Rudolf Noack, Max Dessoir, Amadeo García, Wilhelm Heye, and Ian Hamilton. After him are Johannes Winkler, Tefta Tashko-Koço, Harry Carey, Eugène Lanti, Ture Rangström, and Jean-Richard Bloch.

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In Estonia

Among people born in Estonia, Martin Klein ranks 114 out of 351. Before him are Otto Tief (1889), Eno Raud (1928), Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann (1805), Oskar Luts (1887), Carl Friedrich Schmidt (1832), and Juhan Smuul (1922). After him are Mart Siimann (1946), Jaak Panksepp (1943), Jakob Hurt (1839), Johannes Käbin (1905), Johann Köler (1826), and Johannes Kotkas (1915).

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Among WRESTLERS In Estonia

Among wrestlers born in Estonia, Martin Klein ranks 3. Before him are George Hackenschmidt (1877), and Eduard Pütsep (1898). After him are Johannes Kotkas (1915), Kristjan Palusalu (1908), Voldemar Väli (1903), Osvald Käpp (1905), Indrek Pertelson (1971), Baruto Kaito (1984), Heiki Nabi (1985), Martin Padar (1979), and Epp Mäe (1992).

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