POWERLIFTING LEGENDS

THE GOAT!JON KUC IS THE GOAT!

870 DEADLIFT AT 242, A WORLD RECORD SET ALMOST 30 YEARS AGO…..

Career Profile….

Jan 1969 Florida Open Power Meet , Daytona Beach, Florida: 242lb // 405bp-550sq-605dl-1560tot, 1st

Nov 1971 World Championships (AAU) York, Pennsylvania: SHW // 955 kg (342,5sq-240bp-372,5dl) , 3rd

Mar 1972 Superstar Invitational , Scranton : SHW //1012,5 kg (365kg sq- 262,5kgbp- 385kg dl )
21. May 72 Cincinatti: SHW//392,5kg- 265kg-385kg Total: 1042,5kg
11. Nov 72 World Championships (AAU) Harrisburg: SHW// 410 kg-272,5kg- 382,5 – tot 1065 kg ,1st

1974 US-Senior Nationals , Fort Worth/Texas: 242 // 320 kg -215 kg- 370 kg- tot 905kg 1st.
1974 Nov IPF World Championships: 242// 385kg dl – tot 937,5 , 1st

4. May 1979, Hawaii: 242 // 342,5kg -220kg -387,5 (no belt)- 950 kg 1st.
1979 Senior Nationals, Bay St.Louis: 242 // 950 kg – (347,5- 235- 367,5) 1st
4.Nov.79 IPF World Championships: 352,5 kg -222,5 kg -390 kg DL (WR) (missed 410kg 3rd) – 965 WR 1st

19. March 80 Hawaii International Powerlifting Championships: 242 // 392,5kg DL (WR)- 977,5 kg (WR) tot 1st
1980 US Senior Nationals, Madison,Wisconsin: 242// 960kg (365-227,5-367,5)1st
Nov 80 IPF World Championships, Arlington, TX: 242// 377,5 kg sq – 227,5kg- 395 kg DL (WR)- 1000 kg (WR) 1st
Nov 80 : stopped taking steroids ( ref.: John Kuc speaks on Powerlifting )

ADFPA
31.Jul.83 ADFPA Senior Nationals , Allentown,Pa: 242// 327,5- 197,5-365 = 890 1st

1984 ADFPA Senior Nationals Wilkes Barre, Pa : 275//.352,5sq 200 bp -342,5 dl- 895 kg.

11 May 85 ADFPA Pennsylvania State Championships: 275// 388kg dl ( more than the exististing IPF WR)

Jul 1985 ADFPA Senior Nationals : 275 missed 390 kg dl twice, 900kg tot 1st . Wilkes-Barre, PA.

1986 ADFPA- Senior Nationals: 877,5kg (330-190-357.5) 1st ,

1988 Bob Gaynor announced the retirement of John Kuc

ED COAN

He has been described as “the greatest powerlifter in the history of the sport” and the “powerlifting equivalent of Micheal Jordan.”
http://www.powerliftingwatch.com/node/12044

Personal Records

LAMAR GANT

THE CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS, ONLY MAN IN POWERLIFTING HISTORY TO WIN 15 WORLD CHAMPIONS AND TO PULL MORE THEN 5 TIMES. BODYWEIGHT

CAREER HIGHLIGHT:

15 TIME WORLD CHAMPION

DEADLIFT – BOTH WORLD RECORDS STAND TODAY!

683 @132   WR!

638@123    WR!

MIKE BRIDGES

18 time National/14 time World Champion Powerlifter

DOUG YOUG

1975 Sr. National Champion @ 242: 705-534-688=1929

1975 IPF World Champion @ 242: 699-529-699=1929

1976 Sr. National Champion @ 242: 710-555-735=2000

1976 IPF World Champion @ 242: 705-562-738=2005

1977 Sr. National Champion @ 242: 722-556-738=2017

1977 IPF World Champion @ 242: 699-545-710=1956

Doug Young also made a 612 lb bench press record in 1978


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