Lamar Gant

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Lamar Gant
Born1957 (age 6768)
NationalityAmerican
Occupation Powerlifter
Known forPowerlifting
Height5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)
Competition record
Powerlifting
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
IPF World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1975 Birmingham 56 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1976 York 56 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1977 Perth 56 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1978 Turku 60 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1979 Dayton 56 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1980 Arlington 60 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1981 Calcutta 60 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1982 Munich 56 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1983 Goteborg 56 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1984 Dallas 56 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1986 The Hague 60 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1987 Fredrikstad 60 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1988 Perth 60 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1989 Sydney 60 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1990 The Hague 60 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg1973 Harrisburg 56 kg

Lamar Gant (born 1957) is an American former powerlifter. [1] He competed with idiopathic scoliosis. [2] He was inducted into the International Powerlifting Federation Hall of Fame in 1980. [3]

Gant set his first world record in 1974 by deadlifting 524.5 pounds (238 kg) at a bodyweight of 123 pounds (56 kg) at the Flint Olympian Games. In 1985, he became the first person in human history to deadlift five times his own bodyweight - lifting 661 pounds (300 kg) at a bodyweight of 132 pounds (60 kg). He holds the world records for deadlifting in both the 123- and 132-pound weight classes. [4] His best lifts at 123 pounds are 314 pounds (142 kg) RAW bench press and 638 pounds (289 kg) deadlift; at 132 pounds are 595 pounds (270 kg) squat 615 pounds (279 kg) (in training), 352.5 pounds (159.9 kg) raw bench press, and 688 pounds (312 kg) deadlift.

References

  1. Gant, Lamar (2023). Out of the Shadows. Pittsburgh: Dorrance Publishing Co. p. 1. ISBN   979-8-88683-201-3.
  2. Terry Todd (October 22, 1984). "He Bends But He Doesn't Break". Sports Illustrated .
  3. International Powerlifting Federation IPF: Hall of Fame
  4. Powerlifting Records Database