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surnameSlutskov
nameMark
patronymAronovich
birth_year1915
birth_month3
birth_day18
birth_placeRiga
death_year1997
death_month12
death_day15
death_placeRiga

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Pasman Mark (1909-1942)

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surnamePasman
nameMark
birth_year1909
birth_month4
birth_day25
birth_placeRezhitsa, Vitebsk Governorate
death_year1942

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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