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Johannes Kotkas

Johannes Kotkas, Estonian wrestler and hammer thrower (died 1998)

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Born
February 3, 1915
Died
May 8, 1998
Zodiac sign
Aquarius
Birth year
1915

About Johannes Kotkas

Johannes Kotkas was a heavyweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Estonia who won a gold medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics. He held the European title in 1938, 1939 and 1947 and placed second at the 1953 world championships. Johannes Kotkas (3 February 1915 – 8 May 1998) was a heavyweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Estonia who won a gold medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics. Kotkas first trained in weightlifting and took up wrestling only in 1935, aged 20. He was also awarded the FILA Gold Star, the highest award by FILA.

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Johannes Kotkas timeline

  1. Johannes Kotkas (3 February 1915 – 8 May 1998) was a heavyweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Estonia who won a gold medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
  2. Kotkas first trained in weightlifting and took up wrestling only in 1935, aged 20.
  3. He held the European title in 1938, 1939 and 1947 and placed second at the 1953 world championships.

The world when Johannes Kotkas was born

Johannes Kotkas was born in 1915. 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.

Culture in 1915

  • Top movieThe Birth of a Nation
  • Best-selling book"The Turmoil" – Booth Tarkington

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJess Willard defeats Jack Johnson for heavyweight title in Havana
  • Top headlineLusitania sunk by German submarine — 1,198 die
  • Technology milestoneFirst transcontinental telephone call (Bell to Watson)
  • World population~1.75B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population98.4M

1915 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Johannes Kotkas's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19152026
Gas$0.25$3.45/gal
Movie ticket$0.10$11.95
Population98.4M341 million

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