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The Guinness Book of World Records (1985 edition) lists his feat of lifting 6,270 lb (2,840 kg) in a back lift as "the greatest weight ever raised by a human being". [12] Anderson turned professional after the 1956 Summer Olympics, and thus many of his feats of strength, while some are credible, were neither done under rigorous enough ...
Jul 31, 2023 · The greatest weight ever raised by a human being is 6,270 lbs. in a back lift (weight lifted off trestles) by 364- lb. Paul Anderson (U.S.) (b. 1932), the 1956 Olympic heavyweight champion, at...
It was on June 12th, 1957 when Paul Anderson backlifted 6270 pounds — a well-documented and still-unbroken feat. Paul Anderson, of course was a noted Olympic Gold Medal Winner and Strongman.
Why would any man crawl under a platform loaded with weights weighing almost three tons more than himself, then try to backlift it? Paul Anderson says he was motivated to try it to prove he was the strongest man in the world after someone had shown him a copy of the 1956 Guinness Book of […]
Then came the fateful day. On 12 June 1957, according to Paul’s later claims, he performed a feat that has received more publicity, particularly among the non-lifting public, than any other lift in history—his backlift of 6,270 pounds.
Jul 21, 2023 · On 12 June 1957, according to Paul’s later claims, he performed a feat that has received more publicity, particularly among the nonlifting public, than any other lift in history—his...
His show-stopper, raising on his back a table loaded with eight men, was really a “light” weight for Paul. The Guinness Book of World Records (1985 edition) lists his feat of lifting 6,270 pounds in a back lift as “the greatest weight ever raised by a human being.”
