Lamar Gant

Lamar Gant (born 1957) is an American former powerlifter.^[1] He competed with idiopathic scoliosis.^[2] He was inducted into the International Powerlifting Federation Hall of Fame in 1980.^[3]

Lamar Gant
Born	1957 (age 67–68) Flint, Michigan
Nationality	American
Occupation	Powerlifter
Known for	Powerlifting
Height	5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)

Competition record
Powerlifting
Representing  United States
IPF World Championships
	1975 Birmingham	– 56 kg
	1976 York	– 56 kg
	1977 Perth	– 56 kg
	1978 Turku	– 60 kg
	1979 Dayton	– 56 kg
	1980 Arlington	– 60 kg
	1981 Calcutta	– 60 kg
	1982 Munich	– 56 kg
	1983 Goteborg	– 56 kg
	1984 Dallas	– 56 kg
	1986 The Hague	– 60 kg
	1987 Fredrikstad	– 60 kg
	1988 Perth	– 60 kg
	1989 Sydney	– 60 kg
	1990 The Hague	– 60 kg
	1973 Harrisburg	– 56 kg

Gant set his first world record in 1974 by deadlifting 524.5 pounds (238 kg) at a bodyweight of 123 pounds (56 kg) at the Flint Olympian Games. In 1985, he became the first person in human history to deadlift five times his own bodyweight - lifting 661 pounds (300 kg) at a bodyweight of 132 pounds (60 kg). He holds the world records for deadlifting in both the 123- and 132-pound weight classes.^[4] His best lifts at 123 pounds are 314 pounds (142 kg) RAW bench press and 638 pounds (289 kg) deadlift; at 132 pounds are 595 pounds (270 kg) squat 615 pounds (279 kg) (in training), 352.5 pounds (159.9 kg) raw bench press, and 688 pounds (312 kg) deadlift.