&sq=&lang=&file=File:Martin_Klein_and_Alfred_Asikainen.jpg) Martin Klein (right) vs. Alfred Asikainen at the 1912 Olympics | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
- ^ "Martin Klein". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- ^ "Exhibition "For the First Time in London" introduces London 2012 Games and the Estonian Olympic history". British Embassy, Tallinn. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
- ^ Asikainen represented Finland, which was then part of the Russian Empire, but was competing as a separate team, under the Russian flag.
- ^ "Martin Klein Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2013.