1884 - 1947
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 7,733 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Martin Klein is the 47th most popular wrestler (up from 53rd in 2019), the 93rd most popular biography from Estonia (down from 90th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Estonian Wrestler.
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Among wrestlers, Martin Klein ranks 47 out of 700. Before him are Terry Funk, Lou Thesz, The Great Khali, Ibrahim Moustafa, The Ultimate Warrior, and Kevin Nash. After him are József Csatári, Hamit Kaplan, Rudolf Svensson, Yasuhiro Yamashita, Kristjan Palusalu, and Mithat Bayrak.
1944 - 2023
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 41
1916 - 2002
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 42
1972 - Present
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 43
1904 - 1968
HPI: 50.11
Rank: 44
1959 - 2014
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 45
1959 - Present
HPI: 49.97
Rank: 46
1884 - 1947
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 47
1943 - 2021
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 48
1934 - 1976
HPI: 49.64
Rank: 49
1899 - 1978
HPI: 49.55
Rank: 50
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 51
1908 - 1987
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 52
1929 - 2014
HPI: 49.13
Rank: 53
Among people born in 1884, Martin Klein ranks 119. Before him are Burrill Bernard Crohn, Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV, Phraya Manopakorn Nititada, David Bergelson, Agus Salim, and Axel Ljung. After him are Jack Greenwell, Maciej Rataj, Willem Marinus Dudok, Leo Frank, Solomon Lefschetz, and Zofia Nałkowska. Among people deceased in 1947, Martin Klein ranks 125. Before him are Attilio Ferraris, Elias Katz, Georg Kolbe, Léon-Paul Fargue, Elena Văcărescu, and Rosalia Zemlyachka. After him are Princess Maria Immaculata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Leevi Madetoja, Fyodor Dan, Emil Racoviță, Gyula Károlyi, and Martin Mutschmann.
1884 - 1983
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 113
1884 - 1940
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 114
1884 - 1948
HPI: 50.05
Rank: 115
1884 - 1952
HPI: 50.03
Rank: 116
1884 - 1954
HPI: 49.99
Rank: 117
1884 - 1938
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 118
1884 - 1947
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 119
1884 - 1942
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 120
1884 - 1940
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 121
1884 - 1974
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 122
1884 - 1915
HPI: 49.80
Rank: 123
1884 - 1972
HPI: 49.79
Rank: 124
1884 - 1954
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 125
1904 - 1947
HPI: 50.78
Rank: 119
1901 - 1947
HPI: 50.36
Rank: 120
1877 - 1947
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 121
1876 - 1947
HPI: 50.15
Rank: 122
1864 - 1947
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 123
1876 - 1947
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 124
1884 - 1947
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 125
1874 - 1947
HPI: 49.72
Rank: 126
1887 - 1947
HPI: 49.71
Rank: 127
1871 - 1947
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 128
1868 - 1947
HPI: 49.39
Rank: 129
1871 - 1947
HPI: 49.31
Rank: 130
1879 - 1947
HPI: 49.11
Rank: 131
Among people born in Estonia, Martin Klein ranks 93 out of 310. Before him are Ester Mägi (1922), Ita Ever (1931), Jaan Poska (1866), Oskar Luts (1887), Mart Laar (1960), and Harald Tammer (1899). After him are Hella Wuolijoki (1886), Ants Antson (1938), Otto Tief (1889), Johan Pitka (1872), Jüri Järvet (1919), and Betti Alver (1906).
1922 - 2021
HPI: 50.08
Rank: 87
1931 - 2023
HPI: 50.06
Rank: 88
1866 - 1920
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 89
1887 - 1953
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 90
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 91
1899 - 1942
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 92
1884 - 1947
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 93
1886 - 1954
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 94
1938 - 2015
HPI: 49.71
Rank: 95
1889 - 1976
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 96
1872 - 1944
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 97
1919 - 1995
HPI: 49.55
Rank: 98
1906 - 1989
HPI: 49.44
Rank: 99
Among wrestlers born in Estonia, Martin Klein ranks 3. Before him are George Hackenschmidt (1877) and Eduard Pütsep (1898). After him are Kristjan Palusalu (1908), Johannes Kotkas (1915), Voldemar Väli (1903), Osvald Käpp (1905), Indrek Pertelson (1971), Heiki Nabi (1985), and Martin Padar (1979).
1877 - 1968
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 1
1898 - 1960
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 2
1884 - 1947
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 3
1908 - 1987
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 4
1915 - 1998
HPI: 48.18
Rank: 5
1903 - 1997
HPI: 45.96
Rank: 6
1905 - 1995
HPI: 45.71
Rank: 7
1971 - Present
HPI: 33.80
Rank: 8
1985 - Present
HPI: 30.78
Rank: 9
1979 - Present
HPI: 23.60
Rank: 10