Hjalmar Lundin

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Hjalmar Lundin circa 1913
Broadside of Hjalmar Lundin Dated December 4, 1898
Broadside of Hjalmar Lundin dated December 4, 1898 promoting his athletic prowess, strengths and agility. Hjalmar Lundin offers anyone $100.00 if they can duplicate any lifting performed that night. Mr. C.J. Anderson of Duluth will perform following Mr. Lundin. Scan of the original as printed by Seipel & Huntley Printing of Duluth, Minnesota.

Hjalmar Emanuel Lundin (1870[1]–1941) was a Swedish wrestler and strongman who was for many years the undefeated champion of New York City.[2]

Biography[]

Lundin was born on 22 September 1870 in Husby-Sjuhundra[1] in the Roslagen area of Sweden. He was one of his country's wrestling pioneers. He later moved to the United States where he started out as a professional "giant" in Ringling Brothers circus.[2] Despite his size, Lundin was regarded as a clean and speedy wrestler.[3] On January 21, 1908 Lundin was defeated by World Champion Frank Gotch in Lowell, Massachusetts.[4] In January 1910 Mitsuyo Maeda and Hjalmar Lundin took part in a wrestling tournament in Mexico City.

Publication[]

  • On the Mat-and Off: Memoirs of a Wrestler (1937)

References[]

  1. ^ a b Arkiv Digital, Husby-Sjuhundra (AB) AI:22 (1881-1891) Image 440 / page 30 (AID: v85827.b440.s30, NAD: SE/SSA/1517)
  2. ^ a b Americans from Sweden. Lippincott. 1950. ... wrestler Hjalmar Lundin who was for many years the undefeated champion of New York. He had started out as a professional "giant" in Ringling Brothers' ...
  3. ^ "Many Extremes in Wrestling". Classic Wrestling Articles. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Gotch Defeats Hjalmar Lundin". Classic Wrestling Articles. Retrieved 1 January 2016.


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