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10K. 1.2M views 7 years ago. Paul Edward Anderson was an American weightlifter, strongman, and powerlifter. He is an Olympic gold medalist, World Champion and two-time National Champion in...
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...
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.
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. He bench-pressed 625 lbs. (284 kg.), squatted with 1,200 lbs. (544 kg.), dead-lifted 820 lbs. (372 kg.), and did three repetitions in the squat with 900 lbs. (408 kg.)
In 1957, Paul Anderson solidified his title as “The World’s Strongest Man” by lifting 6,270 in a backlift. The Guinness Book of World Records entry was; “Greatest Lift. The greatest weight ever raised by a human being is 6,270 lbs. in a back lift (weight lifted off trestles) by 364- lb. Paul Anderson (U.S.) (b. 1932), the 1956 Olympic ...
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. He bench-pressed 625 lbs. (284 kg.), squatted with 1,200 lbs. (544 kg.), dead-lifted 820 lbs. (372 kg.), and did three repetitions in the squat with 900 lbs. (408 kg.)
Mar 29, 2023 · Paul Anderson, King of the Squat World (1955) and Olympic (1956) weightlifting champion, and holder of all the world records at the time, Paul Anderson was probably the strongest man who ever walked the face of the earth. About Paul Anderson | Paul Anderson Memorial Park
