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After retiring from powerlifting in 1976, Reinhoudt was invited to the 1977 World's Strongest Man contest. While being on a hardcore diet, he had just lost 125 lbs of body weight from 365 to 239. [4] So he declined but vowed to compete in the following year. He competed in the following three competitions from 1978 to 1980.
He won weightlifting gold medals in the 1953 World Weightlifting Championships as well as the 1954 British Empire Games in the heavyweight division. He is also known as the first man to bench press 400, 450, 500, and 550 pounds (raw). During the 1950s he was publicly known as the "world's strongest man" for his many feats of strength.
The World's Strongest Man is an international strongman competition held every year. Organized by American event management company IMG , a subsidiary of Endeavor , it is broadcast in the US during summers and in the UK around the end of December each year. [ 1 ]
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The 2024 World’s Strongest Man contest in Myrtle Beach, SC, will now air on television for the first time. Here’s how to watch the beachside action.
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This was his 7th consecutive world record in the Log Lift, not including his world record in the Giant Wooden Log Lift set at the 2010 World's Strongest Man contest. [ 21 ] In September 2011, Savickas lost his WSM crown to Brian Shaw at the 2011 World's Strongest Man contest at Wingate University , North Carolina , coming in second place for ...
Brian Shaw (born February 26, 1982) is an American retired professional strongman who is widely regarded as one of the greatest strength athletes of all-time. [7] He won the 2011, 2013, 2015, and 2016 World's Strongest Man, making him one of only five men to win the World’s Strongest Man four times or more.