Hjalmar Lundin
Hjalmar Lundin circa 1913
Hjalmar Lundin (1871–1941) was a Swedish wrestler and strongman who was for many years the undefeated champion of New York.[1]
Biography
Lundin was from the Roslagen area in Sweden and 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.[1] 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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' ...