1. George Gordienko was a Canadian professional wrestler and artist.
14 Facts About George Gordienko
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George Gordienko wrestled from 1946 to 1976 and was, according to Lou Thesz and other experts, one of the top legitimate wrestlers in the world.
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George Gordienko was rated the best heavyweight wrestler in the UK in 1963, and in 1970, won the annual Royal Albert Hall tournament in London.
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George Gordienko mostly wrestled as Stu Hart's tag team partner after returning to wrestling in 1953.
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George Gordienko won the Alberta Golden Jubilee tournament in 1955, defeating Adrien Baillargeon in the final.
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George Gordienko was ranked the top heavyweight wrestler in the Great Britain in 1963.
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In 1970, George Gordienko won the annual Royal Albert Hall tournament in London.
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George Gordienko then triumphed in winning the British Commonwealth heavyweight title.
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George Gordienko won New Zealand's version of the British Commonwealth Heavyweight Championship in 1968.
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George Gordienko competed for Stampede Wrestling, where he won the promotion's International Tag Team Championship and was later inducted into the company's hall of fame.
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George Gordienko wrestled all over the world, including the Middle East, Australia, India, and South Africa.
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George Gordienko competed under a variety of ring names, including Firpo Zyzbsko in India and Flash Gordon in British Columbia.
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George Gordienko retired in 1976 at age forty-eight after having his ankle broken by Roland Bock in Germany.
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George Gordienko was arrested for distributing communist literature, which caused him to be deported and sent back to Canada.