Andy Bolton
| Andy Bolton | |
|---|---|
| Born | Andrew Bolton January 22, 1970  Dewsbury, Yorkshire |
| Residence | Leeds, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Powerlifting, Strongman |
| Known for | First man to ever deadlift 1,000 lbs. |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 350 pounds (160 kg) |
| Competition record | |||
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| Powerlifting | |||
| Competitor for England |
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| WPC World Powerlifting Championships | |||
| 1st | 2001 | ||
| Strongman | |||
| Competitor for England |
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| Arnold Strongman Classic | |||
| 5th | 2002 | ||
Andy Bolton (born January 22, 1970) is an English powerlifter and strongman who was born in Dewsbury, Yorkshire.[1] Andy is best known for being the first man to lift a 1,000 lb. deadlift in a powerlifting competition.[1]
[edit] Career
Bolton won his first competitive competition in 1991 when he was twenty-one years of age, at a local powerlifting event called the BAWLA Yorkshire Junior Championships. Bolton has since competed in the WPO/WPC He is the current World Powerlifting Organization "world record holder" (1273 kg/2806 lb).[2] Bolton also holds the current WPO world records in the squat (550.5 kg/1213 lb) and previous holder of the deadlift (457.5 kg/1009 lb),[2] and was the first to demonstrate a deadlift of over a thousand pounds.[3]
Bolton has also competed in strongman contests. His strongman accomplishments include placing fifth in the 2002 Arnold Strongman Classic.[4]
Boltons best competition lifts:
Squat: 1213 lbs/550.5 kg
Bench Press: 755 lbs/342.5 kg
Deadlift: 1009 lbs/457.5 kg
Andy Bolton appeared in October 2010 at Elizabethtown High School at "The Night of the Living Dead" Deadlift competition where he Deadlifted 965 lbs RAW.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ a b http://www.andrew-bolton.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5&Itemid=9
- ^ a b World Powerlifting Organization World Records (.DOC). Retrieved August 12, 2007.
- ^ Lusher, Adam, "Today, Andy Bolton is mainly exercising his 'little' muscles...", Sunday Telegraph, January 8th, 2007. Retrieved August 12th, 2007.
- ^ Official 2002 Results Arnold Classic Strongman Competition. Retrieved August 12, 2007.
- ^ Night of the Living Dead blog spot. Retrieved October 23, 2010
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