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America's Strongest Man
Strength athletics in the United States refers to the various strongman events throughout United States and North America in the sport of strength athletics in association with the World's Strongest Man ("WSM") contest. America has both an amateur and a professional sanctioning body. Pro/Amateur organizations American Strongman Corporation ("ASC") is the sole sanctioning body for all professional American strength athletes and organizes the annual America's Strongest Man contest, as well as the NAS US Amateur National Championships, the winner of which receives their pro card to compete in professional contests. North American Strongman ("NASM") organizes the majority of the amateur contests in the United States, and holds pro qualifier events and national championship events throughout the year with men's, woman's, teen's and master's divisions as well as lightweight and heavyweight classes similar to ASC. United States Strongman is a relatively new organization. America's Strong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strongman (strength Athlete)
In the 19th century, the term strongman referred to an exhibitor of strength or similar circus performers who performed feats of strength. More recently, strength athletics, also known as strongman competitions, have grown in popularity. These competitions are now composed of a variety of events in which competitors have to move the highest weights possible, the winner being the one having the highest tally across all events. Description In the first half of the 20th century, strongmen would perform various feats of strength such as the bent press (not to be confused with the bench press, which did not exist at the time), supporting large amounts of weight held overhead at arm's length, steel bending, chain breaking, etc. They needed to have large amounts of wrist, hand, and tendon strength for these feats, as well as prodigious oblique strength. In the late 20th century the term ''strongman'' evolved to describe one who competes in strength athletics – a more modern e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Brown (strongman)
Ken Brown or Kenny Brown may refer to: * Ken Brown (filmmaker) (born 1944), American filmmaker, photographer, cartoonist, and designer *Ken Brown (footballer) (born 1934), England and West Ham United football player, later Norwich City manager * Ken Brown (golfer) (born 1957), Scottish golfer and BBC golf broadcaster * Ken Brown (ice hockey) (born 1948), Canadian ice hockey player *Ken Brown (musician) (1940–2010), English guitarist for The Quarrymen *Ken Brown (linebacker, born 1962), American football player *Ken Brown (linebacker) (born 1971), American football player * Ken Brown (wide receiver) (born 1965), American football player *Ken Brown (running back) (1945–2001), American football running back *Ken Brown (offensive lineman) (born 1954), American football offensive lineman *Ken Brown (basketball) Kendrick Shamar Brown (born October 24, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for KB Trepça of the Kosovo Basketball Superleague. He plays at the point guard p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon Andersen
Jon Andersen-Reel, normally referred to simply as Jon Andersen (born January 8, 1972) is an American professional wrestler, bodybuilder, and former professional strongman competitor. Andersen has wrestled for Pro Wrestling Revolution based in California, Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) in Mexico and Japanese promotions Inoki Genome Federation (IGF) and New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). Professional wrestling career Early career (2003-2009) Andersen trained for his professional wrestling career in the All Pro Wrestling (APW) Bootcamp, making his debut in 2003. From 2003 until 2007 he wrestled only part-time to focus on his bodybuilding and strongman career and primarily for APW. By 2008 he began making regular appearances for California-based Pro Wrestling Revolution (PWR) promotion as a "Special feature" due to his enormous size. He also worked tours of Japan, wrestling for Antonio Inoki's Inoki Genome Federation (IGF) in both 2008 and 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve MacDonald (strongman)
Steve MacDonald (born 1969) is a strongman competitor from Pittsburgh. Steve has competed in the IFSA organization as well as the Arnold Strongman Classic. Steve set a world record on the stone for height at the 2007 Arnold Strongman Classic, lifting a 522 lb (237 kg). Atlas Stone. Steve won America's Strongest Man in 2006, his career best win. Personal Records * Bench Press - *Deadlift - *Atlas Stones - stone(world record) References , colspan="3" style="text-align:center;", America's Strongest Man , - , style="width:30%; text-align:center;", Preceded by:Van Hatfield Van Hatfield (born September 13, 1971) is an American professional strongman competitor and powerlifter from Mapleton, Utah.http://www.americanstrongman.com/athletes/detail.asp?AthleteID=45 Van won America's Stronge ... , style="width:40%; text-align:center;", First (2006) , style="width:30%; text-align:center;", Succeeded by: Derek Poun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 living within the city limits, it is the eighth most populous city in the Southeast and 38th most populous city in the United States according to the 2020 U.S. census. It is the core of the much larger Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to more than 6.1 million people, making it the eighth-largest metropolitan area in the United States. Situated among the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains at an elevation of just over above sea level, it features unique topography that includes rolling hills, lush greenery, and the most dense urban tree coverage of any major city in the United States. Atlanta was originally founded as the terminus of a major state-sponsored railroad, but it soon became the convergence point among several rai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Van Hatfield
Van Hatfield (born September 13, 1971) is an American professional strongman competitor and powerlifter from Mapleton, Utah.http://www.americanstrongman.com/athletes/detail.asp?AthleteID=45 Van won America's Strongest Man in 2004, his career best win. Van came in 2nd at the IFSA Strongman World Team Championships in 2005 with team Pan-America with teammates Travis Ortmayer, Geoff Dolan and Jon Andersen. Van competed in the 2007 IFSA Strongman World Championship The International Federation of Strength Athletes (IFSA or IFSA Strongman) was an international governing body for strongman competition. IFSA operated from 1995-2007 and was based in Glasgow, Scotland. History Origins In 1995, David Webster, ...s, finishing in eighth place. References , colspan="3" style="text-align:center;", America's Strongest Man , - , style="width:30%; text-align:center;", Preceded by: Steve Kirit , style="width:40%; text-align:center;", First (200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Kirit
Steve Kirit (born 1972) is an American professional strongman competitor. Steve is a 2-time winner of America's Strongest Man. Steve competed twice in the Arnold Strongman Classic, finishing 5th in 2003 and 9th in 2004. Steve competed in the World's Strongest Man in 2002, 2003 and 2004. Steve trained with fellow strongman competitor Steve MacDonald. Steve finished 7th in the first IFSA World Cup Championships in 2004. Had nine 1st place victories and five 2nd-place finishes as a pro, and finished in the top 5 in the USA in 3 of the 4 U.S. Nationals he appeared in. Steve retired from professional competition in 2006. References , colspan="3" style="text-align:center;", America's Strongest Man , - , style="width:30%; text-align:center;", Preceded by:Brian Schoonveld , style="width:40%; text-align:center;", First (2002–03) , style="width:30%; text-align:center;", Succeeded by:Van Hatfield Van Hatfield (born September 13, 1971) is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kokomo, Indiana
Kokomo ( ) is a city in Indiana and the county seat of Howard County, Indiana, United States. It is the principal city of the Kokomo, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Howard County, the Kokomo-Peru CSA, which includes Howard and Miami counties, as well as the North Central Indiana region consisting of six counties anchored by the city of Kokomo. Kokomo's population increased from 45,468 at the 2010 census to 59,604 in th2020 census Named for the Miami Ma-Ko-Ko-Mo who was called "Chief Kokomo", Kokomo first benefited from the legal business associated with being the county seat. Before the Civil War, it was connected with Indianapolis and then the Eastern cities by railroad, which resulted in sustained growth. Substantial growth came after the discovery of large natural gas reserves, which produced an economic boom in the mid-1880s. Among the businesses which the boom attracted was the fledgling automobile industry. A significant number of technical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Perry
Johnny Perry (October 24, 1972 – November 21, 2002) was a professional strongman competitor and professional wrestler from Zebulon, North Carolina, US. Perry finished fourth in the 2002 World's Strongest Man competition. Death A few months after the 2002 World's Strongest Man Championship, Perry died abruptly on November 21, 2002, from heart failure due to enormous size caused by steroid use. He was ranked fourth in the world by the International Federation of Strength Athletes The International Federation of Strength Athletes (IFSA or IFSA Strongman) was an international governing body for strongman competition. IFSA operated from 1995-2007 and was based in Glasgow, Scotland. History Origins In 1995, David Webster, ... at the time of his death. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Perry, Johnny 1972 births 2002 deaths American strength athletes People from Zebulon, North Carolina Professional wrestlers from North Carolina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maryland Heights, Missouri
Maryland Heights is a second-ring north suburb of St. Louis, located in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 27,472 at the 2010 census. The city was incorporated in 1985. Edwin L. Dirck was appointed the city's first mayor by then County Executive Gene McNary. Mark M. Levin served as City Administrator from August 1985 to 2015. Geography Maryland Heights is located at (38.719551, −90.447467). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Government The City of Maryland Heights is a third-class statutory city. It is governed by a mayor who serves a four-year term and a city council made up of eight members. The city is divided into four wards. Two council-people are elected from each ward to serve on a city council for two-year terms. The city has offered internships in public administration since 1986. Demographics 2020 census In 2020, there were 28,284 people living in the city. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whit Baskin
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Whit may refer to: * Whit or Whitsun, another name for the holy day of Pentecost * Whit (given name) * Whit (novel), by Iain Banks * WHIT, a radio station licensed to Madison, Wisconsin, United States, which holds the call sign WHIT beginning 2009 * WCSY (AM), a radio station licensed to South Haven, Michigan, United States, which held the call sign WHIT from 2005 to 2009 * WHKF, a radio station licensed to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States, which held the call sign WHIT from 1987 to 1988 See also * Whit's Diner, a historic diner in Framingham, Massachusetts * Whit Rock, off the coast of Graham Land, Antarctica * Whitt (other) Whitt is a surname. Whitt may also refer to: * Whitt Clement, American politician * Whitt L. Moreland (1930–1951), a U.S. Marine posthumous recipient of the Medal of Honor for his sacrifice during the Korean War * Whitt, Texas Whitt is an un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil Pfister
Phil Pfister (born May 15, 1971) is an American former strongman competitor and winner of the 2006 World's Strongest Man competition on September 23, 2006 in Sanya, China. He was the first American to win since Bill Kazmaier in 1982. Pfister stands and weighs . Prior to 2006, Pfister's previous best finishes in the World's Strongest Man were fourth place in 1998 in Tangier, and fourth place again in 2001 in Victoria Falls. He placed fourth at the 2007 and 2008 WSM contests, and seventh in 2009. While qualifying for his 4th-place finish in , during an event known as the |
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