词条 | Martin Klein (wrestler) |
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BiographyKlein was born to a farmer and started training in wrestling only in his twenties. He left home aged 17 to work as a sailor, but after two years, together with his brother, signed up to a factory in Saint Petersburg, which was then the capital of the Russian Empire. Seeking additional incomes, he became a night-shift guardian in a wrestling club and in this way was introduced to the sport.[3] In 1910 Klein won his first title, at St. Petersburg Championships in the unlimited class. Besides the 1912 Olympics, he also competed at the 1913 World Championships, but withdrew due to a hand injury. The same year he won the Russian heavyweight title. During World War I he served in the Russian army and later took part in the Estonian War of Independence. In 1919 he became a wrestling coach and prepared Estonian wrestlers for the 1920 Olympics. At those Games he was also offered a place as a competitor, but refused in favor of his younger teammates. Klein continued coaching and competing in wrestling in Estonia until 1937. He died as a consequence of a hernia, which he developed when moving logs and was buried in the Tarvastu cemetery. Since 1962 an international Martin Klein Memorial in Greco-Roman wrestling is held in Viljandi, Estonia.[3] References1. ^{{cite web|title=Exhibition "For the First Time in London" introduces London 2012 Games and the Estonian Olympic history|url=http://ukinestonia.fco.gov.uk/en/news/?view=News&id=756041682|publisher=British Embassy, Tallinn|accessdate=11 June 2012}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Klein, Martin}}2. ^Asikainen represented Finland, which was then part of the Russian Empire, but was competing as a separate team, under the Russian flag. 3. ^1 2 {{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/kl/martin-klein-1.html |title=Martin Klein Olympic Results |accessdate=2013-05-21 |work=sports-reference.com}} 11 : 1884 births|1947 deaths|People from Viljandi Parish|People from the Governorate of Livonia|Estonian male sport wrestlers|Wrestlers at the 1912 Summer Olympics|Russian male sport wrestlers|Olympic wrestlers of Russia|Olympic silver medalists for Russia|Olympic medalists in wrestling|Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics |
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