Also known as
Georg Hackenschmidt · The Russian Lion
Description
Estonian-born strongman and wrestler, trained from 1898 at Vladislav
Krajewski's athletic club in Saint Petersburg. A leading European champion
around 1900, he worked the music halls of Paris, London and Vienna and lost
twice to Frank Gotch (1908, 1911).
Teachers (1)
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person
Vladislav Krajewski
sports_martial_artsWrestling
Probable
(1898–1901)
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“In 1898, Hackenschmidt trained at Krajewski's and was supported by Count
Georges de Ribeaupierre.”
— George Hackenschmidt - Wikipedia (English).
Wikipedia (English)link
history
info
“In March 1901, Hackenschmidt suffered the death of his mentor Krajewski, whom
he considered his second father.”
— George Hackenschmidt - Wikipedia (English).
Wikipedia (English)link
history
info
Sources
“Popular turn-of-the-century European wrestling champions included George
Hackenschmidt (1878–1968) and Stanley Zbyszko (Stanislaw Cyganiewicz,
1879–1967).”
— Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010).
Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation
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Identifiers
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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). George Hackenschmidt. In Martialis: Martial
Arts Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01M5JVVMHMWG9E5WZ70FHEJDTN - CC
BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
BibTeX
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title = {George Hackenschmidt}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage
Database}, year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url =
{https://martial.is/entity/01M5JVVMHMWG9E5WZ70FHEJDTN}, urldate =
{ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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