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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 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

Among wrestlers, Martin Klein ranks 47 out of 700Before 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.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1884, Martin Klein ranks 119Before 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 125Before 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.

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In Estonia

Among people born in Estonia, Martin Klein ranks 93 out of 310Before 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).

Among WRESTLERS In Estonia

Among wrestlers born in Estonia, Martin Klein ranks 3Before 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).