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    His recorded feats, including lifting 500 pounds (227 kg) (1/4 ton) with one finger and backlifting 4,337 pounds (1,967 kg) (2 tons), show Cyr to be, according to former International Federation of BodyBuilding and Fitness chairman Ben Weider as stated in 2000, the strongest man ever.

  3. Jul 31, 2023 · Cyrs claim as the world’s strongest man stems from his 1895 backlift in Boston. Placing sixteen men on a platform lying across his back, Cyr completed a backlift totalling over 4,000...

  4. 1.7M views 7 years ago. ...more. Louis Cyr, was a famous French Canadian strongman with a career spanning the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His recorded feats, including lifting 500 p...

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  5. Apr 20, 2024 · Perhaps his most astounding record, which still stands unbroken, is the back lift of 4,337 pounds (about 1,967 kilograms) during a performance in Montreal in 1895. This feat was documented and remains one of the heaviest lifts ever recorded. Techniques and Training.

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  6. Oct 17, 2019 · Twenty-six-year-old Hector Decaire made the claim that he was the world’s new strongest man. In February 1906, Cyr came out of retirement to put the young pup in his place. In front of a crowd of 4,000 in Montreal the two men did four lifts each.

  7. Nov 21, 2013 · 35. Louis Cyr: The Canadian Colossus. Much like “What’s the best Beatles album?”, “Is Tom Cruise an alien?” and “At what point in the Harry Potter film series it acceptable to mentally undress Hermione Granger?”, the question “Who is the strongest man of all time?” is an oft-debated topic.

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    His recorded feats, including lifting 500 pounds (227 kg) with one finger and backlifting 4,337 pounds (1,967 kg), show Cyr to be, according to former International Federation of BodyBuilding and Fitness chairman Ben Weider as stated in 2000, the strongest man ever.

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