Greatest Strength Athletes of All Time  23 items ranked 
				
				
				
					Olympic Weightlifting, Powerlifting and Strongman
				
				
				
				
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						Bill Kazmaier
						
 
					 
					
						3 consecutive World's Strongest Man titles
					
				 
				
					39  points - added 14 years ago by carnydrew -  
					
					
						 
					 
				 
				
				
		   		
	   		 
			
				
					
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						Jón Páll Sigmarsson
						
 
					 
					
						4-time World's Strongest Man
					
				 
				
					38  points - added 14 years ago by carnydrew -  
					
					
						 
					 
				 
				
				
		   		
	   		 
			
				
					
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						Ed Coan
						
 
					 
					
						Greatest Powerlifter of All Time
					
				 
				
					35  points - added 14 years ago by carnydrew -  
					
					
						 
					 
				 
				
				
		   		
	   		 
			
				
					
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						Vasily Alekseyev
						
 
					 
					
						8 Gold medals at Olympic Weightlifting World Championships
					
				 
				
					34  points - added 14 years ago by carnydrew -  
					
					
						 
					 
				 
				
				
		   		
	   		 
			
				
					
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						Kirk Karwoski
						
 
					 
					
						American Powerlifter, 7-time National Champion, 6-time World Champion, Greatest deep squat of all time.
					
				 
				
					29  points - added 14 years ago by carnydrew -  
					
					
						 
					 
				 
				
				
		   		
	   		 
			
				
					
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						Magnús Ver Magnússon
						
 
					 
					
						4-time World's Strongest Man
					
				 
				
					19  points - added 14 years ago by carnydrew -  
					
					
						 
					 
				 
				
				
		   		
	   		 
			
				
					
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						Mark Henry
						
 
					 
					
						American Olympic Weightlifter
					
				 
				
					15  points - added 13 years ago by guest -  
					
					
						 
					 
				 
				
				
		   		
	   		 
			
				
					
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						Mariusz Pudzianowski
						
 
					 
					
						4-time World's Strongest Man
					
				 
				
					10  points - added 14 years ago by carnydrew -  
					
					
						 
					 
				 
				
				
		   		
	   		 
			
				
					
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						Naim Süleymanoğlu
						
 
					 
					
						7 Gold medals at Olympic Weightlifting World Championships 
					
				 
				
					10  points - added 14 years ago by carnydrew -  
					
					
						 
					 
				 
				
				
		   		
	   		 
			
				
					
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						Žydrūnas Savickas
						
 
					 
					
						2-time World's Strongest Man
					
				 
				
					9  points - added 14 years ago by carnydrew -  
					
					
						 
					 
				 
				
				
		   		
	   		 
			
				
                                        
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						Yurik Vardanyan
						
 
					 
					
						7 Gold medals at Olympic Weightlifting World Championships
					
				 
				
					9  points - added 14 years ago by carnydrew -  
					
					
						 
					 
				 
				
				
		   		
	   		 
			
				
                                        
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						Paul Anderson
						
 
					 
					
						American Powerlifter
					
				 
				
					6  points - added 14 years ago by carnydrew -  1 comment  
											
						
					
					
						 
					 
				 
				
				
		   		
	   		 
			
				
                                        
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						Magnus Samuelsson
						
 
					 
					
						1998 World's Strongest Man 
					
				 
				
					5  points - added 14 years ago by carnydrew -  
					
					
						 
					 
				 
				
				
		   		
	   		 
			
				
                                        
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						John Davis
						
 
					 
					
						2 -time Gold medalist in Olympic Weightlifting 
					
				 
				
					5  points - added 14 years ago by carnydrew -  
					
					
						 
					 
				 
				
				
		   		
	   		 
			
				
                                        
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						Andy Bolton
						
 
					 
					
						English Powerlifter. First man to deadlift 1000 lbs.
					
				 
				
					4  points - added 13 years ago by guest -  
					
					
						 
					 
				 
				
				
		   		
	   		 
			
				
                                        
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						Brian Shaw
						
 
					 
					
						American Strongman
					
				 
				
					4  points - added 14 years ago by carnydrew -  
					
					
						 
					 
				 
				
				
		   		
	   		 
			
				
                                        
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						Ted Arcidi
						
 
					 
					
						First man to Bench Press over 700 lbs.
					
				 
				
					3  points - added 13 years ago by guest -  
					
					
						 
					 
				 
				
				
		   		
	   		 
			
				
                                        
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						Pyrros Dimas
						
 
					 
					
						3 time Olympic Gold Medal winner
3 time World Championship Gold Medal winner
					
				 
				
					2  points - added 12 years ago by guest -  
					
					
						 
					 
				 
				
				
		   		
	   		 
			
				
                                        
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						Anthony Clark
						
 
					 
					
						First man to bench press 800 lbs.
					
				 
				
					1  point - added 13 years ago by guest -  
					
					
						 
					 
				 
				
				
		   		
	   		 
			
				
                                        
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						Ken Patera
						
 
					 
					
						American Powerlifter
					
				 
				
					1  point - added 13 years ago by guest -  1 comment  
											
						
					
					
						 
					 
				 
				
				
		   		
	   		 
			
				
                                        
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						Steve Hampton
						
 
					 
					
						He IS Hampton!!! 
					
				 
				
					1  point - added 14 years ago by carnydrew -  
					
					
						 
					 
				 
				
				
		   		
	   		 
			
				
                                        
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						Mike Bridges
						
 
					 
					
						Powerlifter
					
				 
				
					1  point - added 14 years ago by carnydrew -  
					
					
						 
					 
				 
				
				
		   		
	   		 
			
				
                                        
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						Harold "Ironbear" Collins
						
 
					 
					
						World's Strongest Native American
					
				 
				
					0  points - added 13 years ago by guest -  
					
					
						 
					 
				 
				
				
		   		
	   		 
		 
			
                        
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