Lamar Gant
Lamar Gant | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1957 (age 68–69) |
| Occupation | Powerlifter |
| Known for | Powerlifting |
| Height | 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) |
| Competition record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Powerlifting | ||
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| IPF World Championships | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 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 |
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1973 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]
| Lift / Weight class | 123 pounds (56 kg) | 132 pounds (60 kg) |
|---|---|---|
| Squat | 518.1 pounds
235 kg |
595.2 pounds
270 kg |
| Bench Press | 308.6 pounds
140 kg |
352.7 pounds
160 kg |
| Deadlift | 639.3 pounds
290 kg |
683.4 pounds
310 kg |
References
- ↑ Gant, Lamar (2023). Out of the Shadows. Pittsburgh: Dorrance Publishing Co. p. 1. ISBN 979-8-88683-201-3.
- ↑ Terry Todd (October 22, 1984). "He Bends But He Doesn't Break". Sports Illustrated.
- ↑ International Powerlifting Federation IPF: Hall of Fame
- ↑ Powerlifting Records Database
- ↑ "Lamar Gant". www.openpowerlifting.org. Retrieved July 4, 2026.