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Tallest strongman and wrestler. 1881–1904 Wrestling: Jorge González: Argentina: 232 cm 7 ft 7 in Tallest Wrestler in WWE history. 1966–2010 Basketball: Manute Bol: Sudan: 231 cm 7 ft 7 in Retired professional basketball player. Tied as tallest player in NBA history. 1962–2010 Basketball: Gheorghe Mureșan: Romania: 231 cm 7 ft 7 in
Jorge González (31 January 1966 – 22 September 2010) [6] [7] was an Argentine professional wrestler, basketball player and actor best known for his appearances in World Championship Wrestling under the ring name El Gigante and in the World Wrestling Federation under the ring name Giant Gonzalez.
Tolulope "Jordan" Omogbehin [3] (born May 16, 1994) is a Nigerian professional wrestler and former college basketball player. He is signed to WWE , where he performs under the ring name Omos . He also performed in Pro Wrestling Noah , where he is a former GHC Tag Team Champion and a member of the stable Team 2000X .
Christopher J. Taylor (June 13, 1950 – June 30, 1979) was an American super-heavyweight wrestler. He competed in freestyle and Greco-Roman events at the 1972 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal in the freestyle.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 1 February 2025. French wrestler and actor (1946–1993) For the film, see André the Giant (film). André the Giant André in 1989 Birth name André René Roussimoff Born (1946-05-19) 19 May 1946 Coulommiers, France Died 28 January 1993 (1993-01-28) (aged 46) Paris, France Children 1 Professional ...
Abandoning life on the ranch, Beaupré began touring. He displayed his strength by bending iron bars and lifting horses onto his shoulders. He toured from Winnipeg to Montreal and stayed for a time in California. [1] While in Montreal, on March 25, 1901, Beaupré wrestled Louis Cyr, a famous French Canadian strongman. The match was very short ...
In 2007, Karelin, alongside Buvaisar Saitiev, were voted the best wrestlers in the history of the sport by FILA. [22] Four times he was awarded the "Golden Belt" as the best wrestler of the planet by FILA – in 1989, 1990, 1992, and 1994. [23] [24] Karelin was named a Hero of the Russian Federation in 1996.
Humphrey, who at the time was working on a farm where he was known for his uncommon strength, began his wrestling career in 1953 by wrestling a bear for 28 minutes. [5] For about eight years, Humphrey wrestled a number of matches, some of them televised, often against Haystacks Calhoun who regularly weighed over 600 lb (270 kg) himself.