Lamar Gant

Lamar Gant (born 1957 in Fort Collins, Colorado) is an American world record-holding powerlifter. He competed with idiopathic scoliosis.[1] He was inducted into the International Powerlifting Federation Hall of Fame in 1980.[2]

Lamar Gant
Born	1957
Nationality	American
Occupation	Powerlifter
Known for	Powerlifting
Height	5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)

Competition record
Powerlifting
Representing  United States
IPF World Championships
	1975 Birmingham	– 56 kg
	1976 York	– 56 kg
	1977 Perth	– 56 kg
	1978 Turku	– 60 kg
	1979 Dayton	– 56 kg
	1980 Arlington	– 60 kg
	1981 Calcutta	– 60 kg
	1982 Munich	– 56 kg
	1983 Goteborg	– 56 kg
	1984 Dallas	– 56 kg
	1986 The Hague	– 60 kg
	1987 Fredrikstad	– 60 kg
	1988 Perth	– 60 kg
	1989 Sydney	– 60 kg
	1990 The Hague	– 60 kg
	1973 Harrisburg	– 56 kg

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.[3] 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. Terry Todd (October 22, 1984). "He Bends But He Doesn't Break". Sports Illustrated.
2. International Powerlifting Federation IPF: Hall of Fame
3. Powerlifting Records Database