Jeff Dabe

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Jeff Dabe
BornJune 1963 (1963-06) (age 62) [1]
NationalityAmerican
Other namesPopeye
Anaconda
Occupation(s) Heavy equipment operator
Arm wrestler
Known forLarge hands and arms
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [2]

Jeff Dabe (born June 1963) [3] is an American heavy machine operator and professional arm wrestler, noted for his oversized upper extremities.

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Biography

Dabe was born in June 1963 [4] and lives in Stacy, Minnesota. [4] He works as a heavy equipment operator and runs a hobby farm. [5] [6] Jeff and his wife Gina have three children. [7]

Dabe is noted for his oversized limbs. In 2022, his forearm measured a girth of 20 inches (51 cm) and his ring finger of 5 inches (13 cm). His limb size is notably not a consequence of gigantism or elephantiasis. [8]

Dabe has been arm wrestling since 1981, [5] and was given the nickname Popeye early in his arm-wrestling endeavors. [8] In 1996, Dabe injured his right elbow in an arm-wrestling match and stopped competing. [4] In 2012, [4] at the age of 48, [8] he returned to the sport, wrestling only with his left arm [8] and becoming the Minnesota state arm wrestling champion. [8]

He is the 2021 International Federation of Arm Wrestling's world champion. [8]

References

  1. "Pro arm wrestler shares his story". YouTube . 2 February 2024.
  2. "Jeff Dabe". goldsarm.com. 2024-01-21. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
  3. "Pro arm wrestler shares his story". YouTube . 2 February 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Jeff Dabe is an arm wrestler who looks like a human Popeye". News.com.au . 7 Aug 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Sunday Q&A: Jeff Dabe, professional arm wrestler". Star Tribune . 4 July 2015. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
  6. "World Armwrestling League | Competitors". World Armwrestling League. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
  7. "Meet The Champion Arm Wrestler Who's Minnesota's Very Own 'Popeye'". The Huffington Post . 2015-08-12. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Glover, Maury (2022-02-09). "Minnesota man with sizeable arms becomes arm wrestling champ". FOX 9. Retrieved 2023-08-08.