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Otto Acron Circus Strongman
Otto Acron –May 12, 1935, born Alexander James Alsop in Sydney Australia. When he was 14 a friendly boxing match which damaged his brain and took years to heal. The challenge he set himself to recover mentally as well as physically. To build his body to perform extraordinary feats. To stand the weight of a car running over him. To lift a 3,000 lb car completely off the ground. To carry 1000 pounds horse up a 14 foot ladder.
In 1955 he worked on fairgrounds throughout New South Wales. bending iron bars, breaking chains and taking on all commers in boxing tents.
In 1959 he joined Bullens Circus and traveled Australia and New Zealand with his act of carrying a 1,000lb horse up a 14 ft ladder.
In 1961 he joined Boswell Brother's Circus in South Africa
BOSWELL BROTHERS PRESS RELEASE OTTO ACRON From Australia comes Acron, the World’s sensational strong-man. Boswell’s are indeed fortunate to feature him in their 1961 National Circus. His appearances in Australia have been nothing short of stupendous – running over a greatly extended tour for many months. Here is a man who proves his strength. Feats such as that performed by Acron have not been seen or equalled over the past 60 years… not since the days of the late William Pagel. His amazing act include lifting a horse off the ground, several feet in the air; holding at bay two lorries, one with each of his fantastically strong arms and he has used Elephants too, as tests of his remarkable strength, for another of his feats is to have two elephants attempting to move him from the centre of the ring. Left:Boswell Poster
BYVOEGSEL TOT DIE BURGER (newspaper)
Otto Acron, the Australian strength giant, weighs only 185 lbs, but shows in the South African circus that he possesses greater strength than the “Immortals” of the past.
In the summer of '62 he worked for Circus Arnardo in Norway and in the summer of '63 worked for circus Toni Boltini in The Netherlands. Their he got married and worked in the Nethlands, Belgium Germany in Boltini Circus and fairground
In 1974 he returned to Australia with his family, where he kept performing stunts up untill his seventies.
At the age of 61.Otto entered the Guinness Book of World Records for the second time
FRASER COAST CHRONICLE Saturday, June 21, 1997 ACRON HOLDS PLANES World strongman record An exhausted and red-faced Otto Acron of Hervey Bay had enough energy left to throw up his arms in jubilation yesterday after he set a world record of strength and determination. In front of an apprehensive Hervey Bay crowd, Otto, 61, held two Air Fraser Island Cessna 300 hp planes for more than 15 seconds, blitzing his previous Guinness Book of Records performance of two 178 hp planes for 10 seconds. Yesterday Otto had to hold the planes for only five seconds while they revved at 1800 rpm but because he is an over-achiever, Otto’s new record is 2100rpm for 15 seconds. Right: Flashback to June 1997: The strain of two 300hp planes revving at 2100 rpm for 15 seconds from opposite directions shows on Otto’s face.
Daily Mirror Thursday,May 6,1976 Walsh puts his trust in Otto. Mike Walsh had better not give any lip to Otto Acron when that weight-lifter- com-strongman appear as a guest on his Channel 10 program tomorrow Otto plans to lift a mini car on a wooden platform above his head-and Mike's too. The total weight. Otto tells me,it is about 800kg which,I suppose is a piece of cake to a man who has broken chains and carried horses up ladders.
- ^ Otto Acron.com