Andrew Bolton (born 22 January 1970) is an English powerlifter and strongman who was born in Dewsbury, Yorkshire.[1] He is the first man to deadlift 1000 lbs/453.6 kg, doing so in 2006.
Andy Bolton | |
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| Born | Andrew Bolton 22 January 1970 |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Powerlifting, Strongman |
| Known for | First man to ever deadlift 1,000 lbs. |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Competition record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Powerlifting | ||
Representing  England
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| WPC World Powerlifting Championships | ||
| 1st | 2000 | 140kg |
| 1st | 2001 | +140kg |
| 1st | 2008 | +140kg |
| Strongman | ||
| Representing England
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| Arnold Strongman Classic | ||
| 5th | 2002 | |
| UK Strongman Docklands Challenge | ||
| 2nd | 1999 | |
Career
editBolton won his first powerlifting competition in 1991 when he was twenty-one years of age, at a local powerlifting event called the BAWLA Yorkshire Junior Championships. Bolton has since competed in the WPO/WPC. He is the current World Powerlifting Organization "world record holder" in the total (1273 kg/2806 lb).[2] Bolton also holds the current WPO world records in the squat (550.5 kg/1213 lb) and was the previous holder of the deadlift (457.5 kg/1008.6 lb),[2] and was the first to demonstrate a deadlift of over a thousand pounds.[3]
Bolton has also competed in strongman contests. His strongman accomplishments include placing fifth in the 2002 Arnold Strongman Classic.[4]
Powerlifting official competition records:
equipped
- Squat - 1213 lbs/550.5 kg (multi ply)
- Squat - 838 lbs/380 kg (single ply)
- Bench Press - 727.5 lbs/330 kg[5] (multi ply)
- Bench Press - 600.8 lbs/272.5 kg[6] (single ply)
- Deadlift - 1008.6 lbs/457.5 kg (multi ply)
raw
- Bench Press - 490.5 lbs/222.5 kg (raw)
- Deadlift - 964.5 lbs/437.5 kg (raw)
Deadlift
editBolton is best known for being the first man to lift a 1000 lbs/453.6 kg deadlift (equipped) in a powerlifting competition.[1] He first pulled 1003.1 lbs/455 kg at 2006 World Championships - WPO Semi-Finals, USA and then bettered it with 1008.6 lbs/457.5 kg at 2009 South East Qualifier and Novice Bash, England. He was not surpassed until 2011 when Benedikt Magnússon deadlifted 1015 lbs/460.4 kg raw.
Bolton appeared in October 2010 at Elizabethtown High School at "The Night of the Living Dead" deadlift competition where he deadlifted 964.5 lbs raw in only a pair of pants and a striking pair of socks.[7]
In 2012, Bolton published a deadlift training book Deadlift Dynamite in collaboration with Pavel Tsatsouline.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b Frank Leavers, Interview with Andy Bolton. andrew-bolton.com, 26 November 2007
- ^ a b World Powerlifting Organization World Records Archived 20 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine (.DOC). Retrieved 12 August 2007.
- ^ Lusher, Adam, "Today, Andy Bolton is mainly exercising his 'little' muscles...[dead link]", Sunday Telegraph, 8 January 2007. Retrieved 12 August 2007.
- ^ Official 2002 Results Arnold Classic Strongman Competition. Arnoldsstrongestman.com. Retrieved on 2012-06-21.
- ^ "Andy Bolton (M)". openpowerlifting.org. 2 October 2010. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- ^ "ALL TIME HISTORICAL MEN AND WOMEN'S POWERLIFTING WORLD RECORDS" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 June 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
- ^ Night of the Living Dead blog spot. Nightofthelivingdeadlift.blogspot.com. Retrieved on 2012-06-21.
- ^ Deadlift Dynamite review Archived 1 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine
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