Hjalmar Lundin

Hjalmar Lundin (1871–1941) was a Swedish wrestler and strongman who was for many years the undefeated champion of New York City.

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. Despite his size, Lundin was regarded as a clean and speedy wrestler. On January 21, 1908 Lundin was defeated by World Champion Frank Gotch in Lowell, Massachusetts. In January 1910 Mitsuyo Maeda and Hjalmar Lundin took part in a wrestling tournament in Mexico City.

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