Lamar Gant (born 1957) is an American former powerlifter. 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 Flint Olympian 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
+Best lifts overall (single ply)Lift / Weight class123 pounds (56 kg)132 pounds (60 kg)Squat518.1 pounds 235 kg595.2 pounds 270 kgBench Press308.6 pounds 140 kg352.7 pounds 160 kgDeadlift639.3 pounds 290 kg683.4 pounds 310 kg
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