Pasman Mark (1909-1942)

Personal data
SurnamePasman
NameMark
Birth year1909
Birth month4
Birth day25
Birth placeRezhitsa
Death year1942
SexM

Pasman(Passmann) Mark (25 April 1909, Rezhitsa, Vitebsk Governorate – 1942) — wrestler, strongman acrobat, circus performer.

Mark Pasman was born into a physician's family, he inherited his physical strength and passion for sport from his father. By the age of five, he could already swim and ride horseback with ease. He began his athletic career at age 11 as a featherweight boxing champion. At 15, he switched to wrestling and weightlifting, quickly gaining renown in these disciplines.

At 18, he became a professional wrestler and achieved significant success on international stages. He won the European championship in freestyle wrestling in 1938 (Budapest) and secured a major title in the Soviet Union (Mariupol, 1935). In 1941, he performed as a strongman acrobat at the Riga Circus.

During World War II, he was deported to the ghetto, where he served in the Jewish police. He was killed.

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