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It was on June 12th, 1957 when Paul Anderson backlifted 6270 pounds — a well-documented and still-unbroken feat. Paul Anderson, of course was a noted Olympic Gold Medal Winner and Strongman.
Aug 16, 1994 · Paul Anderson, the gentle Georgia giant who overcame a childhood kidney disorder to win the Olympic gold medal in weight lifting as a super heavyweight in 1956 and then began a barnstorming ...
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Nov 18, 2002 · Georgia-born Paul Anderson was an amateur weightlifter and professional strongman who gained widespread recognition in the 1950s and 1960s as the strongest man in the world. He became a national, world, and Olympic heavyweight champion, and a worldwide icon for strength and size.
He won his gold medal at Melbourne in 1956, however, in a surprisingly close competition with Humberto Selvetti of Argentina. In fact, Selvetti and Anderson tied in weight lifted but Anderson was declared the winner based on lighter bodyweight. Anderson later set many records as a powerlifter.
In June 1955, Paul Anderson went to Moscow as the least known of six American weightlifters who were to meet the Russians in the first athletic competition held solely between the two countries since World War II. The Russians were visibly disappointed when he stepped off the plane as a replacement for the injured American champion heavyweight.
Aug 15, 1994 · Biography. Many people consider Paul Anderson to be the strongest man who ever lived. He had a short but meteoric career in Olympic-style lifting, winning the U.S. Championship in the heavyweight class in 1955 and then, later in the year, taking the world title by a margin of 37.5 kg. – unheard of in world competition.
Jul 17, 2012 · Anderson, who won a weightlifting gold medal in the heavyweight category at the Melbourne Olympics, was the subject of a 1969 U.S. Journal piece by Calvin Trillin. Though not nearly as tall as...
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