William Kazmaier | |
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 Kazmaier at Green Bay Packers training camp in 1981. | |
| Born | December 30, 1953 Burlington, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Nationality |  American |
| Other names | Kaz |
| Occupation(s) | Strongman, powerlifter, wrestler, sports commentator |
| Years active | 1978–1992 |
| Height | 6 ft 2.5 in (189 cm) |
| Children | 1 |
| Billed height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)[1] |
| Billed weight | 326 lb (148 kg)[1] |
| Billed from | Burlington, Wisconsin |
| Trained by | Brad Rheingans[1] Verne Gagne[1] |
| Debut | 1986[1] |
| Retired | 1992[1] |
| Competition record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Strongman | ||
Representing  United States
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| World's Strongest Man | ||
| 3rd | 1979 World's Strongest Man | |
| 1st | 1980 World's Strongest Man | |
| 1st | 1981 World's Strongest Man | |
| 1st | 1982 World's Strongest Man | |
| 2nd | 1988 World's Strongest Man | |
| 4th | 1989 World's Strongest Man | |
| World Muscle Power Championships | ||
| 3rd | 1985 | |
| 1st | 1988 | |
| 4th | 1989 | |
| 4th | 1990 | |
| 6th | 1992 | |
| World Strongman Challenge | ||
| 3rd | 1988 | |
| 2nd | 1990 | |
| Pure Strength | ||
| 2nd | 1987 | |
| 1st | 1988 w/Stuart Thompson | |
| 2nd | 1989 w/O.D. Wilson | |
| 1st | 1990 w/O.D. Wilson | |
| Iceland's Strongest Man | ||
| 1st | 1988 | |
| Scottish Power Challenge | ||
| 1st | 1984 | |
| 1st | 1985 | |
| 1st | 1986 | |
| 1st | 1987 | |
| 1st | 1988 | |
| 1st | 1989 | |
| Strongbow Strongman[2][3] | ||
| 1st | 1980 | |
| 1st | 1981 | |
| Le Defi Mark Ten Challenge | ||
| 1st | 1987 | |
| 2nd | 1990 | |
| Powerlifting | ||
| Representing United States
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| IPF World Powerlifting Championships[4] | ||
| 1st | 1979 | +110kg |
| 1st | 1983 | +125kg |
| USPF National Powerlifting Championships[4] | ||
| 1st | 1983 | +125kg |
| AAU National Powerlifting Championships[4] | ||
| 1st | 1978 | 125kg |
William Kazmaier (born December 30, 1953) is an American former world champion powerlifter, world champion strongman and professional wrestler. During the 1970s and 1980s, he set numerous powerlifting and strongman world records, and won two International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) World Championships and three World's Strongest Man titles. In the 1980s, Kazmaier became famous for his claim to be "the strongest man who ever lived" by equaling and surpassing spectacular and versatile feats of strength of famous strongmen of the 20th century. He is widely considered to be one of the all-time greatest competitors in strength competitions[5] and was inducted into the International Sports Hall of Fame in 2017.[6]
- ^ a b c d e f "William Kazmaier Cagematch Profile". Cagematch.com.
- ^ The 1980 Strongbow Contest
- ^ Bill Kazmaier Strongbow Superman Contest 1981
- ^ a b c "Bill Kazmaier Powerlifting statistics (incomplete)". en.allpowerlifting.com. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
- ^ "The Top Ten World's Strongest Men of All-Time". World's Strongest Man. July 8, 2010. Archived from the original on October 28, 2011. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
- ^ Dr. Robert Goldman (March 13, 2017). "2017 International Sports Hall of Fame Inductees". www.sportshof.org. Retrieved July 14, 2023.