Martin Klein (wrestler)
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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.[1] He won the silver medal in the middleweight class, becoming the first Olympic medalist born in the territory of modern Estonia.[2] In the semifinal against the reigning world champion Alfred Asikainen,[3] 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.[4]
For other people named Martin Klein, see Martin Klein (disambiguation).
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Nationality | Estonian |
Born | 12 September 1884 Tarvastu, Kreis Fellin, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire |
Died | 11 February 1947 (aged 62) Tarvastu, Estonia |
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Weight | 75–80 kg (165–176 lb) |
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Sport | Greco-Roman wrestling |
Club | Sanitas, St. Petersburg |
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