Kristjan Palusalu
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Born | Varemurru (now Matsi, Pärnu County), Estonia (then Russian Empire) | 10 March 1908||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 17 July 1987 Tallinn, Estonia | (aged 79)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 110 kg (243 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Greco-Roman Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Sport Tallinn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Anton Ohaka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kristjan Palusalu (until 1935 Kristjan Trossmann, 10 March [
Palusalu was born in Varemurru village, Saulepi Parish, Lääne County (now Matsi village, Lääneranna Parish, Pärnu County) as one of eight children to Jüri and Liisu Trossmann. He is best remembered for winning two gold medals at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. He was given the honor of carrying the Estonian flag to the Olympiastadion. The triumph was celebrated across Estonia with Palusalu and other Estonian athletes touring the country by rail giving speeches. A third of the inhabitants of Tallinn turned out to greet him and the Estonian government granted him a farm.[3]
After the
He was imprisoned, but then was allowed to return to his homeland, which was then under
Palusalu was married to Ellen Saidla. The couple had a son, Jüri Palusalu.
Legacy
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The international Kristjan Palusalu Memorial in Greco-Roman wrestling is held in Estonia from 1988.
References
- ^ Kristjan PALUSALU - Olympic Wrestling Freestyle, Wrestling Greco-Roman | Estonia, olympic.org
- ISBN 978-1-57607-800-6.
- ^ Daimar Lell, Kalle Voolaid. "Every Nation Has Her Own Olympics: The Estonian Example" (PDF). la84foundation.org. Retrieved 20 December 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Helsingin Sanomat newspaper 13 May 2007
- ^ et:Kristjan Palusalu#Edaspidi
- ISBN 978-9985-70-103-4.
External links
- Kristjan Palusalu at the International Wrestling Database (alternate link)
- Kristjan Palusalu at Olympedia
- Kristjan Palusalu at Olympics.com
- Kristjan Palusalu at the Estonian Olympic Committee (archived)
- Kristjan Palusalu at ESBL (in Estonian)