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Ivan Poddubny's 150th Birthday

Ivan Poddubny

Ivan Piddubny's 150th birthday

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Ivan Poddubny

Ivan Poddubny's 150th Birthday

Few professional wrestlers enjoy a career lasting over 40 years, and many fewer retire undefeated from every tournament in which they’ve competed Today’s Doodle celebrates a world champion Ukrainian wrestler who accomplished both—Ivan Piddubny  Ivan Piddubny was born on this day in 1871 in the small village of Krasenivka in what is now central Ukraine The young Piddubny developed his grit and brute strength by throwing haystacks into carts and plowing the land on his family farm After leaving home at 17 in search of a better life, Piddubny found work in the ports of the Crimean town of Feodosia While spectating a Greco-Roman wrestling match hosted by a touring circus that visited the port town, he decided to put his strength to the test  Piddubny requested to join a match and to everyone’s amazement, he defeated every opponent—including a handful of famous world-class contenders Piddubny joined the circus as an indomitable wrestler in 1897, marking the start of a whirlwind career entertaining audiences around the globe By 1906, he was the first wrestler to win two world championships The winning streak continued with six world titles that earned him prestigious names such as “The Champion of Champions  Happy birthday, Ivan Piddubny Here’s to an athlete who turned the world of wrestling upside-down!  Like, Share and Subscribe to Doodle Catalog

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