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Martin Klein (Russian: Мартин Клейн; September 12, 1884 – February 11, 1947) was an Estonian/Russian wrestler who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.
He won the silver medal in the middleweight class. In a hostile semifinal against Finn Alfred Askiainen (Finland was under Russian domination since 1908 but was allowed to compete under their own flag, much to the Russians irritation), the two grappled for 11 hours until finally the Russian managed to pin the Finn. But Klein was so exhausted that he was unable to wrestle for the gold the next day, and a Swede got it by default.
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