Born on October 17, 1932 in Toccoa, Georgia in the US, Paul Anderson is still to this day considered the strongest man in the world – who ever lived. He died on August 15, 1994 – two months shy of his 62 birthday. He is listed in the Guinness Book of World Record as the man who backlifted a 6,270 pound weight. This record is still unbroken to this day.
At 5 feet and 11 inches tall and constantly weighing 350 to 375 pounds, Anderson became famous because of his amazing strength. He began weight training during his teens on his own within his family’s backyard to gain size and strength so he would be able to play in his high school football team. He later attended Furman University for one year on a football scholarship, before moving to Elizabethton, Tennessee with his parents. In Elizabethton, he first met weightlifter Bob Peoples, who would greatly influence him in squat training and introduce him around weightlifting circles.
Anderson joined the American team for the 1957 Melbourne Olympics and won the gold medal for Men’s weightlifting. During his competing year, he broke 18 American records, 8 world records, and retired unbeaten and unchallenged.
His best lifts of his career include an 1206 pound squat, a 627 pound bench press, a 380 pound one arm press, a 600 pound push press, and a 575 pound jerk press.
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