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| Birth name | Georg Karl Julius Hackenschmidt | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | August 1, 1877 Dorpat, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire (now Tartu, Estonia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | February 19, 1968 (aged 90)[1] London, England[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Billed height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Billed weight | 100 kg (220 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trained by | Ferdinand Gruhn Georg Lurich | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debut | 1898 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1911 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Georg Karl Julius Hackenschmidt (1 August 1877[4] – 19 February 1968) was an Estonian[5][6][7] strongman, amateur and professional wrestler, writer, and sports philosopher who is recognized as professional wrestling's first world heavyweight champion. Hackenschmidt began his professional career in Tallinn (Reval), Estonia (then part of the Russian Empire), and after an 1899 tournament in Paris was often referred in the media by the moniker "The Russian Lion".[4] He lived most of his middle age and later life in London, England.[8]
He is believed to be the creator of the professional wrestling version of the bear hug as well as the person who popularised the hack squat; additionally, Hackenschmidt is also attributed as the creator of the bench press.[9] He was known for his impressive strength, fitness, and flexibility. Later in life, he wrote many books on physical culture, training and philosophy.
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Ükswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Paramonov, Riho (1 December 2017). "Kõige kuulsam eestlane". Ajakiri Sport (in Estonian). Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ^ "Hackenschmidt, Georg". Eesti spordi biograafiline leksikon (ESBL) (in Estonian). 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ^ Markie, Arnie. The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives. pg. 340. Simon and Schuster, 2004. ISBN 0-684-80663-0
- ^ "Hackenschmidt's Great Strength Due To Work". Classic Wrestling Articles. 30 August 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.