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Bill Kazmaier
Statistics
Ring name(s)	Bill Kazmaier
Billed height	6 ft 3 in (1. 91 m)
Billed weight	350 lb (160 kg)
Born	December 30, 1953
Resides	Wisconsin
Debut	1990

Bill Kazmaier (born December 30, 1953 in Burlington, Wisconsin) is a powerlifter and strongman from the United States. The pound or pound-mass (abbreviation lb, lbm, or sometimes in the United States #) is a unit of Mass Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Wisconsin ( or wɪˈskɑnsɨn (French Ouisconsin) is one of the fifty United States of America, located in the north central part of the United States Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Burlington is a city mostly in Racine County, but partially in Walworth County and Kenosha County in the U Powerlifting is a strength Sport, consisting of three events the squat, the Bench press, and the Deadlift. In the 19th century the term strongman referred to an exhibitor of strength (before strength sports were codified into Weightlifting, Powerlifting etc The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Kazmaier played football at the University of Wisconsin-Madison from 1973-1974 before leaving school to pursue powerlifting full-time. In 1979, Kazmaier won the American powerlifting championship and the IPF world powerlifting championship. The International Powerlifting Federation is an international governing body for the sport of Powerlifting as recognized by the General Association of International Sports He won the IPF world championship again in 1983. In 1981, Kazmaier became the second person to bench press over 300 kg (661 lb) in competition (the first being Jim Williams, who benched 306. The bench press is a Strength training exercise in which while lying on his back the person performing the bench press lowers a weight to the level of the chest then 5 KG in 1972). The 1981 event was the same competition in which he totaled 1,100 kg (2,425 lb), which was the IPF superheavyweight record total for 23 years and his career best. The 300 KG bench was raw but there is no solid evidence supporting the claim that his squat was raw (in a singlet). There has been claims on powerlifting/strength forums saying he used a marathon squat suit on the other hand.

Kazmaier won the World's Strongest Man title three times, in 1980, 1981, and 1982. The World's Strongest Man is perhaps the best-recognized annual international event in Strength athletics. ^[1] After these victories, he was not invited back to compete in the WSM contest again until 1988, when he finished second to Jón Páll Sigmarsson^[2] He finished fourth in his final WSM appearance in 1989. Jón Páll Sigmarsson ( April 28 1960 &ndash January 16 1993) was a Strongman, a powerlifter, a bodybuilder ^[3] In recent years, he has appeared on ESPN as a commentator on World's Strongest Man broadcasts. ESPN, originally an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an American Cable television network dedicated to

Kazmaier also wrestled briefly for World Championship Wrestling in 1991. He received several shots at Lex Luger's WCW World Heavyweight Championship but failed to win the title. Lawrence Wendell Pfohl (born June 2, 1958) 5 time United States Heavyweight Champion, He held the title until NWA's first Pay-per-view The World Championship Wrestling (WCW World Heavyweight Championship was a Professional wrestling world championship in World Championship Wrestling He also briefly teamed with Rick Steiner, only to lose to The Enforcers in a tournament final for the WCW World Tag Team Championship. Robert Rechsteiner (born March 9, 1961 in Bay City Michigan) better known by his Ring name Rick Steiner, is an American The Enforcers were a Professional wrestling Tag team consisting of Arn Anderson and Larry Zbyszko. The World Championship Wrestling (WCW Tag Team Championship was a Professional wrestling world tag team championship in World Championship Wrestling This match can be found here: *Steiner & Kazmaier vs The Enforcers, Anderson & Zbysko

Later, Kazmaier opened a fitness club in Auburn, Alabama. Auburn is a city in Lee County, Alabama, United States. It is the largest city in eastern Alabama with a 2007 population of 54348 The gym closed in 2005. After Kaz Fitness Center in Auburn, AL closed in 2005, Kazmaier opened, and continues to operate, S. W. A. T. gym in Opelika, AL.

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World's Strongest Man
Preceded by: Don Reinhoudt	First (1980)	Succeeded by: Himself
Preceded by: Himself	Second (1981)	Succeeded by: Himself
Preceded by: Himself	Third (1982)	Succeeded by: Geoff Capes

The World's Strongest Man is perhaps the best-recognized annual international event in Strength athletics. Don (Donald C Reinhoudt (born March 6, 1945) is a powerlifter and strongman from Brocton, New York. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Geoffrey Lewis Capes (born 23 August 1949) is a former British and twice Commonwealth Games Shot put champion and former two-time winner of the

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