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Eduard Pütsep

Eduard Pütsep, Estonian wrestler and actor (died 1960)

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Born
October 21, 1898
Died
August 22, 1960
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1898

About Eduard Pütsep

Eduard Pütsep was an Estonian wrestler. He competed in Greco-Roman wrestling in the 1920, 1924 and 1928 Olympics and won a gold medal in the bantamweight division in 1924, becoming the first Olympic champion in wrestling from Estonia. In 1928 he placed sixth in Greco-Roman and ninth in freestyle wrestling. Next year he finished fourth at the world championships, and in 1922 won a silver medal.

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Eduard Pütsep timeline

  1. He competed in Greco-Roman wrestling in the 1920, 1924 and 1928 Olympics and won a gold medal in the bantamweight division in 1924, becoming the first Olympic champion in wrestling from Estonia.
  2. Next year he finished fourth at the world championships, and in 1922 won a silver medal.

The world when Eduard Pütsep was born

Eduard Pütsep was born in 1898. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineSpanish-American War — US gains territories
  • Technology milestoneMarie & Pierre Curie discover radium
  • World population~1.58B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam McKinley
  • U.S. population71.0M

1898 versus 2026

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Measure18982026
Population71.0M341 million

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