Ok the next two up will be Riku Kiri and O.D. Wilson . I'm looking all over the net for info and pics so if you have anything to add it would be most appreciated, especially for O.D.
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01-05-2004, 02:41 PM #91Contrarian Tide
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01-05-2004, 02:45 PM #92Contrarian Tide
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RIKU KIRI (Finland)
Height-6ft4/6ft5
Weight-300-350lbs
Riku is a Finnish Strength Legend, infact he's a World Strength Legend! Riku Kiri had bags and bags of functional strength (real-world strength with various objects etc), the strength feats Riku did at exhibitions/seminars
are unmatchable, far too many world records to list. Iron Bar Bends, Bricklifts, breaking tiles/paving slabs with bare hands, smashing nails through boards with bare hands (despite leeding). Riku holds all the world
records in super strength tests such as Backlift (unsure of weight and format), One Arm Deadlift (300kg/660lbs), Front Squat (340kg/750lbs), Leg Press (1400kg/3000+lbs), Hack Squat (unsure of weight and format).
Riku has very naturally strong hips and fingers, he has done 220kg for 22 reps in the Bench Press (500lbs). Riku has officially Bench Pressed more than Kaz, sticter than Kaz, while younger than Kaz, while lighter than Kaz, with much longer arms than Kaz, it was 302.5kg (670lbs) RAW! Riku attempted 320kg (700lbs) RAW Bench Press on the same night but the judges didn't count
it because it touched the racks on the way up. Riku has Deadlifted 352.5kg (almost 800lbs) for 7 full reps RAW! Riku has also Deadlifted 380kg (840lbs) RAW 4 full reps RAW! Riku unfortunately hasn't gone any lower than 4 reps
since he stopped Powerlifting in 1990 at 26 years old, otherwise he'd of lifted HUGE weights in the Powerlift's with no suits or shirts.
Riku has done a High Bar Close Stance Raw Pause Squat with 380kg (840lbs) and that is absolutely amazing strength in the thighs and all-round explosiveness.
Riku Kiri is my tip for the strongest man ever, he reps with loads of weight attached to his belt in chins and dips at the gym, for his long arms and bodymass that's just unreal! Riku Kiri is also a talented Strongman, he has never lost a competition outside of the World's Strongest Man contest unless
he had to pull out injured, he'd often win competitions by massive
point margins and whenever there was a really heavy event he'd always win. In terms of shifting heavy stuff (heavy Farmer's Walk, heavy Sled Dragging, heavy Wheelbarrow, heavy Cart Push, heavy Loading, heavy Atlas Stones, heavy
Super Yoke, heavy Truck Pulls etc) there is nobody who came anywhere near him, the heavier the objects the better it suited Riku Kiri! He never lost in man against man events (Pole Push, Tug of War, Sumo Wrestling, Harness Pull opposite directions, Rugby/Football Sled Push). His Tug of War and Dragging strength was out of this world. He is super super strong. He also
has all the Power Stairs and Duck Walk world records, not to mention Car Roll and Tire Flip, not to mention Rocklift to chest as well. He is also the strongest overhead thrower of all time outside of the Highland Games events.
Kazmaier once said that Kiri would be the only guy he wouldn't brush aside at his best. When all is said and done Riku Kiri was one strong son of a bitch!
-once again thanks to Turbo ChargeLast edited by BigKazWSM747; 01-06-2004 at 07:39 PM.
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01-05-2004, 02:49 PM #93Contrarian Tide
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some more pics of riku...
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01-05-2004, 02:50 PM #94Contrarian Tide
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deadlifting at a WSM competition (with various injuries at the time)
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another pic...
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01-05-2004, 02:53 PM #96Contrarian Tide
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easily putting an atlas stone on the platform.
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competing in the hercules hold (another one of his good events). Riku is considered to be one of the strongest men to never win the WSM.
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01-05-2004, 04:22 PM #99Injured
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Hey this is an awesome thread. The mods should make this a sticky.
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PM Deciever about it and maybe he'll make it one.Originally posted by Rookie
Hey this is an awesome thread. The mods should make this a sticky.
I'll be adding O.D. Wilson tomorrow."Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac." -Henry Kissinger
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01-06-2004, 01:03 PM #101Contrarian Tide
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-special thanks once again to Turbo Charge for the info on O.D. Wilson (which seems very hard to come by)
O.D WILSON (USA)
Height-6ft5
Weight-400+lbs
"I don't know as much about O.D Wilson other than that O.D was the first man to break Kaz's PL total only for the judges to disqualify him (for reasons I'm unsure).
O.D is renowned as the strongest Sqautter of all time ahead of Paul Anderson because O.D did 455kg (1000lbs) for a double rock bottom and RAW! The difference between O.D and Paul Anderson was that Paul Anderson was 5ft9 with short legs and O.D was 6ft5 with long legs, probably making O.D abit stronger at Squatting (he had to lift further). O.D could also Deadlift over 400kg (880lbs) with straight legs and RAW! O.D could also Snatch more weight than he could Clean&Jerk, this was with awful technique as well.
He had tons of raw natural strength and would often manhandle things in Strongman competitions. O.D only started strength training at 33 years old and unfortunately died at 37 years old while his strength was still improving (RIP)! Kaz once said that O.D had the potential to lift more weight than anybody ever."
other notes...
O.D. placed 2nd in the 1990 WSM contest and lost by a mere .5 points! This was due to his poor placing in the final endurance event. He placed 4th the following year and likely would have placed much higher but he was injuried during the contest,Last edited by BigKazWSM747; 01-06-2004 at 07:39 PM.
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01-06-2004, 01:07 PM #102Contrarian Tide
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O.D. deadlifting the apperatus...
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01-06-2004, 01:10 PM #103Contrarian Tide
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pulling a truck...
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01-06-2004, 01:13 PM #104Contrarian Tide
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carrying a large barrell...
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01-06-2004, 07:34 PM #105Contrarian Tide
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Next up is Doug Hepburn
"He was considered the strongest man in the world at one time, and for good reason. Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Douglas Ivan Hepburn (1926-2000) would overcome a clubfoot impediment on his way to setting his first Canadian weightlifting record, a clean and press of 327 1/2 lbs, in September 1950. At an exhibition two months later, Hepburn cleaned and pressed 341 lbs, benched pressed 400, and squatted 550.
By 1953, while preparing for the World Weightlifting Championships, Hepburn was bench pressing 450 for doubles and squatting 550 for triples in addition to his regular weightlifting movements. He would go on to win the heavyweight class over American weightlifting icon John Davis with lifts of 371 in the press, 297 in the snatch, and 364 in the clean and jerk.
Hepburn was the first man to officially bench 400, 450, and 500 lbs. Ultimately, he would pause 525, 550, and 560 lbs during the early to mid 1950's. This would be topped off by a touch and go with 580 using a collar to collar grip and a near miss with 600 lbs. He was also a great squatter: it was his 630 lb world record deep knee bend that Paul Anderson exceeded in late 1952. Doug would later improve to 760 lbs.
During his prime Doug weighed 280 and was reportedly capable of the following lifts:
Press off the rack: 440 lbs
Two-Hand Dumbbell Press: 175s
Press Behind The Neck: 350 lbs
Two Hand Barbell Curl: 260 lbs
Wide Grip Bench Press: 580 lbs
Jerk Press: 500 lbs
Crucifix: 200 lbs
Squat: 760 lbs
Deadlift without straps: 705 lbs
Deadlift with straps: 740 lbs
for various articles about Doug in magazines go here: http://www.americanpowerliftevolutio...ugHepburn.html"Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac." -Henry Kissinger
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another pic of doug...
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doug benching...
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doug squatting...
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next up is Dave Gauder. He is a strongman that specializes in pulling very heavy objects (like jets, trucks, etc.).
Dave is about 5'8" and weighs about 250.
here are some of Dave's records:
-Single-handedly, pulled the British Airways Concorde, all 101 tons a distance of forty feet along the runway at Heathrow Airport.
-Frustrated the take off of two Piper Cherokee 180 aircraft, one held back in each arm. Dave later broke this record himself in Japan.
-Held back two speedboats. One on each arm at the International Powerboat Grand Prix, London.
-Dave and his training partner, lifted completely off the ground in Covent Garden, London,
an 8 ton, (plus fuel) London Double Decker Bus.
This has been called by Guiness, as the "Greatest Lift in History".
-Appearing at the prestigious Edinburgh Military Tattoo Dave pulled a 42 ton Tank on the back of a transporter.
Every night! Plus two on saturdays! For a month!
-Pulled an American B52 Stratofortress Bomber, all 162 tons, for the RAF Benevolent Appeal at Boscombe Down.
-For the Gulf Appeal, Dave pulled a Chieftain Tank on the back of a transporter, plus 40 soldiers - 103 tons.
-At the Royal Show Stoneleigh, Dave lifted a Rascal Van off all it's wheels.
-In October 1992, Dave broke his existing record by lifting a Volvo estate off all four wheels - 1,900 kilos.
-At Heathrow, Dave is the only man ever to pull a 200 ton "Air Canada" Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet!
-On the Jonathan Ross Show..."Fantastic Facts" Dave frustrated the movement of two Harley Davidson motorcycles both at full throttle.
-On the Channel 4 "Big Breakfast Show" with Chris Evans "Live" to the nation Dave lifted a Vauxhall Frontera off all four wheels.
-In Scotland Dave set a new world record that had not been seen since the 1800's.
He held back two world champion Clydesdale Shire horses. One horse on each arm.
-Filmed live for the Central TV series "Its a living" Dave pulled off one of the most amazing feats of strength ever witnessed by the nation. He held onto two heritage jet aircraft at FULL THROTTLE for over thirty seconds as they attempted to take off in opposite directions.
- Fuji TV in Japan flew Dave out to pull the famous "Bullet Train" and 15 motorcars in a line.
-In conjuction with the nations Police Forces, Dave is taking a spectacular anti-car crime roadshow around the country during which he holds two Vauxhall Astra cars, one on each arm as they attempt to drive away in first gear at full throttle.
The message... "You don't have to go to these lengths to stop your car from being stolen!""Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac." -Henry Kissinger
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01-08-2004, 03:32 PM #111Contrarian Tide
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dave pulling an army truck
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holy **** dave's a beast
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very nice
ill post some pics of my cousin when i get back to my apartment
Brian Schoonveld
hasnt done anything overly special, but is great at the log and truck pulls...almost tied the WR log i think 2 years ago at the WSM, and unofficially broke the WR for truck pulls last year at the Golds Gym i was training at by pulling 60,000lbs 100feet...it was a fully loaded beer truck, 2 tri-axle dump trucks and a hummer or 3 chained together...ill have to pull the newspaper article up
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01-08-2004, 06:11 PM #114The Sardonicness
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Holy crap.Originally posted by BigKazWSM747
-In Scotland Dave set a new world record that had not been seen since the 1800's.
He held back two world champion Clydesdale Shire horses. One horse on each arm.
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Awesome, awesome, awesome, awesome, awesome thread.
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Originally posted by BigKazWSM747
-special thanks to Turbo Charge for the details...
RIKU KIRI (Finland)
Height-6ft4/6ft5
Weight-300-350lbs
Riku is a Finnish Strength Legend, infact he's a World Strength Legend! Riku Kiri had bags and bags of functional strength (real-world strength with various objects etc), the strength feats Riku did at exhibitions/seminars
are unmatchable, far too many world records to list. Iron Bar Bends, Bricklifts, breaking tiles/paving slabs with bare hands, smashing nails through boards with bare hands (despite leeding). Riku holds all the world
records in super strength tests such as Backlift (unsure of weight and format), One Arm Deadlift (300kg/660lbs), Front Squat (340kg/750lbs), Leg Press (1400kg/3000+lbs), Hack Squat (unsure of weight and format).
Riku has very naturally strong hips and fingers, he has done 220kg for 22 reps in the Bench Press (500lbs). Riku has officially Bench Pressed more than Kaz, sticter than Kaz, while younger than Kaz, while lighter than Kaz, with much longer arms than Kaz, it was 302.5kg (670lbs) RAW! Riku attempted 320kg (700lbs) RAW Bench Press on the same night but the judges didn't count
it because it touched the racks on the way up. Riku has Deadlifted 352.5kg (almost 800lbs) for 7 full reps RAW! Riku has also Deadlifted 380kg (840lbs) RAW 4 full reps RAW! Riku unfortunately hasn't gone any lower than 4 reps
since he stopped Powerlifting in 1990 at 26 years old, otherwise he'd of lifted HUGE weights in the Powerlift's with no suits or shirts.
Riku has done a High Bar Close Stance Raw Pause Squat with 380kg (840lbs) and that is absolutely amazing strength in the thighs and all-round explosiveness.
Riku Kiri is my tip for the strongest man ever, he reps with loads of weight attached to his belt in chins and dips at the gym, for his long arms and bodymass that's just unreal! Riku Kiri is also a talented Strongman, he has never lost a competition outside of the World's Strongest Man contest unless
he had to pull out injured, he'd often win competitions by massive
point margins and whenever there was a really heavy event he'd always win. In terms of shifting heavy stuff (heavy Farmer's Walk, heavy Sled Dragging, heavy Wheelbarrow, heavy Cart Push, heavy Loading, heavy Atlas Stones, heavy
Super Yoke, heavy Truck Pulls etc) there is nobody who came anywhere near him, the heavier the objects the better it suited Riku Kiri! He never lost in man against man events (Pole Push, Tug of War, Sumo Wrestling, Harness Pull opposite directions, Rugby/Football Sled Push). His Tug of War and Dragging strength was out of this world. He is super super strong. He also
has all the Power Stairs and Duck Walk world records, not to mention Car Roll and Tire Flip, not to mention Rocklift to chest as well. He is also the strongest overhead thrower of all time outside of the Highland Games events.
Kazmaier once said that Kiri would be the only guy he wouldn't brush aside at his best. When all is said and done Riku Kiri was one strong son of a bitch!
-once again thanks to Turbo Charge
He is my alltime favourite and imo the strongest man.
I actually got a chance to meet him once!
When he was planning a comeback just a couple of years ago (Europe's strongest man contest) I asked him for an autograph and at the same time I found out he was injured and he wasn't sure if he'd patricipate. So he didn't, and when the announcer didn't announce his name everyone started shouting asking "where is riku kiri?" but the last I heard is that he is still training hard and planning a comeback, we'll see.Th - And the iron rises...
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Bill Kaz quote: - "Badenhorst, Kiri, and Magnusson are all sidelined and no one seems to care. Why and how they were sidelined is something that's disputable and arguable, but they're not here. And Kiri's probably the strongest of the lot."
Dougie Edmunds quote - "Everybody knew deep down that Riku was the real strongest guy."
Gerrit Badenhorst quote - "When it comes to Real Power it is between me and Riku Kiri!"
Magnus ver Magnusson quote - "Riku is, maybe, the strongest guy since Kaz."
Jouko Ahola quote - "I think Gerrit and Riku had the strongest backs, whilst me and Magnus ver moved about better."Th - And the iron rises...
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any info on Mark henry. All I can find is info about him in the wwe, and nothing on his early powerlifting.
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He holds a few WDFPF records (World Drug Free Powerlifting Federation).
Squat: 951.5lb wr
Deadlift: 863.5lb wr
Total: 2332 wr
Doesn't say his best bench.
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