Georg Lurich | |
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Born | Väike-Maarja, Governorate of Estonia, Russian Empire | 22 April 1876
Died | 20 January 1920 Armavir, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic | (aged 43)
Professional wrestling career | |
Debut | 1895 |
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.