Georg Lurich

Georg Lurich
Lurich, circa 1895
Birth nameGeorg Luri
Born(1876-04-22)22 April 1876
Väike-Maarja, Governorate of Estonia, Russian Empire
Died20 January 1920(1920-01-20) (aged 43)
Armavir, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
Professional wrestling career
Debut1895

Georg Lurich (22 April [O.S. 10 April] 1876 – 20 January 1920) was an Estonian Greco-Roman wrestler and strongman of the early 20th century. Lurich was also the trainer of Estonian wrestlers and weightlifters Georg Hackenschmidt and Aleksander Aberg.

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