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lieutenant was the only time he finished within the podium at a World Wrestling Championship.
lieutenant was the only time he finished within the podium at a World Wrestling Championship.
In the semifinal he wrestled Estonian Martin Klein, who was representing Russia, for eleven hours and forty minutes on a blisteringly sunny day outdoors in the Stockholm Olympic Stadium. Asikainen lost by pin, and Klein ended up withdrawing from the final due to exhaustion, resulting in Johansson winning the gold medal by default. The bout between Asikainen and Klein remains the longest wrestling match in history.