Hjalmar Lundin

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]

Hjalmar Lundin circa 1913
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.

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. Arkiv Digital, Husby-Sjuhundra (AB) AI:22 (1881-1891) Image 440 / page 30 (AID: v85827.b440.s30, NAD: SE/SSA/1517)
  2. 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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