Georg Lurich

Estonian professional wrestler and strongman (1876-1920)

ゲオルク・ルーリヒ

Born

22 April 1876, Väike-Maarja

Died

22 January 1920, Armavir

Citizenship

Russian Empire, Estonia

Sport

weightlifting, amateur wrestling, professional wrestling, strength athletics

Occupation

weightlifter, professional wrestler, amateur wrestler, sportsperson, athlete

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.

External links

• Wikipedia
• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q958031 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.