Nikolai Karklin
| Nikolai Karklin medal table |
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| silver | 1938 Tallinn | Semi-difficult |
Nikolai Karklin (born December 17, 1911 in Tamsalu , † August 21, 1999 in Montréal ) was an Estonian wrestler . He was runner-up in the Greco-Roman style in the light heavyweight division in 1938
Life
Nikolai Karklin grew up in Kändiv near Tamsalu. He attended primary school in Tamsalu. After finishing school, he became a factory worker at the age of 15. During this time he also got into wrestling. To get ahead in this sport he went to Tallinn (then Reval) and joined the Tallinn Sports Club "Sport" . He grew up to be an athletic athlete weighing around 95 kg. His bad luck, however, was that he was too light for the heavyweight class, which started at 87 kg body weight, but on the other hand had to work off about 8 kg if he wanted to start in the light heavyweight class, which led to a great loss of substance. He belonged to the Estonian top class from 1934 to 1939. After the Soviet occupation of his home country in 1940, he initially continued his wrestling career. After 1941, however, no results are known from him. Nikolai Karklin died in Canada . When and how he got there is not known.
Athletic career
In 1934 Nikolai Karklin was the first Estonian champion in Greco-Roman heavyweight wrestling. In the final battle he defeated Kristjan Palusalu , who was still called Christian Troßmann in 1934. The defeat that Karklin Troßmann brought in the final was Christian Troßmann's last defeat against an Estonian wrestler. As Kristjan Palusalu, he became a double Olympic champion in 1936. For economic reasons, Estonia only sent two wrestlers to the European Championships in Rome in 1934 ( Voldemar Väli and August Neo ). Nikolai Karklin wasn't there.
In 1935 Nikolai Karklin was Estonian runner-up in the Greco-Roman style in the heavyweight division behind Kristjan Palusalu and ahead of Johannes Kotkas .
In 1936 he was not at the start in the Estonian championship. After the Olympic Games in Berlin in 1936, he defeated the bronze medal winner in heavyweight Kurt Hornfischer from Germany on points at a tournament in Tallinn and finished second behind Kristjan Palusalu in this tournament
In 1937 Nikolai Karklin was again Estonian runner-up in the Greco-Roman heavyweight division behind Kristjan Palusalu.
In 1938 he was again Estonian runner-up in the heavyweight division in both styles, behind Johannes Kotkas. Since the Estonian silver medalist from the Olympic Games in Berlin in 1936 in the light heavyweight division August Neo 1938 was out of shape, Nikolai Karklin trained for the European Championship in the Greco-Roman style, which took place in Tallinn, in the light heavyweight division. Despite the huge weight loss, he was in good shape in Tallinn. After a bye in the 1st round he defeated Umberto Silvestri from Italy in the 2nd round , whom he shouldered after 18.44 minutes (the fight time was still 20 minutes at that time), then he won over Arnold's Kalnins from Latvia and Werner Seelenbinder from Germany each with 3-0 judges' votes on points. In the final battle he was defeated by the Swedish Olympic champion from 1936 Axel Cadier with a 1: 2 judge's vote. He became vice European champion.
In November 1938 Nikolai Karklin defeated Edvīns Bietags , also a silver medalist from 1936 in Berlin, in a match between his club and LAS Riga .
In March 1939, Nikolai Karklin defeated Finnish champions Pekka Mellavuo in an international match against Finland. In the same year he finished 2nd in the Estonian championship in the free style behind Johannes Kotkas and in the Estonian championship in the Greco-Roman style behind Johannes Kotkas and Klasen in 3rd place, both in the heavyweight division.
In 1940, after the incorporation of Estonia into the Soviet Union, Nikolai Karklin took part in the so-called “Absolute Championship” of the Soviet Union, in which the best Soviet heavy and light heavyweight wrestlers were allowed to start, among 14 participants behind Johannes Kotkas, Aaron Honscha, Konstantin Koberidze , Wladimir Matchkaljan and Jakob Kuzenko took 6th place.
literature
- Trade magazine athletics and weight training
- Documentation of FILA International Wrestling Championships 1896 to 1976, publisher FILA, 1976
Web links
- Profile of Nikolai Karklin at the Institute for Applied Training Science
- Short biography of Nikolai Karklin
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Karklin, Nikolai |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Estonian or Soviet wrestler |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 17, 1911 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tamsalu |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 21, 1999 |
| Place of death | Montréal |