Estonian wrestler and coach (born 1884)

Martin Klein

Martin Klein 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.

Born

1884

September 12

Died

1947

Era

1880s

Country

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1884 Born
1947 Died

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The world in 1947

When Martin departed

april 1 The only mutiny in the history of the Royal New Zealand Navy begins.
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