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Born | Toccoa, Georgia, U.S. | October 17, 1932|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | August 15, 1994 Vidalia, Georgia, U.S. | (aged 61)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 9.5 in (177 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 360 lb (163 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse |
Glenda Garland
(m. 1959) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Olympic weightlifting, strongman, powerlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Paul Edward Anderson (October 17, 1932 – August 15, 1994) was an American weightlifter, powerlifter and strongman. He was an Olympic gold medalist, a world champion, and a two-time national champion in Olympic weightlifting.[3] Anderson contributed significantly to the development of competitive powerlifting and is widely considered one of the strongest humans in history.