Lamar Gant (born 1957) is an American former Powerlifting. He competed with idiopathic scoliosis. He was inducted into the International Powerlifting Federation Hall of Fame in 1980. International Powerlifting Federation IPF: Hall of Fame
Gant set his first world record in 1974 by deadlifting 524.5 pounds (238 kg) at a bodyweight of at the CANUSA Games. In 1985, he became the first person in human history to deadlift five times his own bodyweight - lifting at a bodyweight of . He holds the world records for deadlifting in both the 123- and 132-pound weight classes. Powerlifting Records Database His best lifts at 123 pounds are RAW bench press and deadlift; at 132 pounds are squat (in training), raw bench press, and deadlift.
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