Gregg Ernst (born September 30, 1961), is a former Strongman competitor and Powerlifter from Nova Scotia Canada.
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| Birth name | Gregg Ernst | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | September 30, 1961 Lunenburg, Nova Scotia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Strongman Powerlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6ft (1.83m ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Strongman career
editErnst is best known for competing in the 1991 and 1992 World's Strongest Man competitions, finishing 6th and 7th respectively.[1] Gregg began lifting at age 12 when his father bought him a set of weights for Christmas.[2] By age 21, Ernst was a powerlifting world champion, winning the Atlantic Powerlifting Championships in 1982 and 1983.[2] Gregg also won Canada's Strongest Man in 1990 & 1991, and the Nova Scotia Farmer's Walk in 1988 and 1989.[2] Gregg once backlifted 2422 kg (app. 5,340 lbs.) of two cars on a platform to set a world record for live weight backlifting in July 1993. This record still stands today.[2][3][4] At the 1992 World's Strongest Man contest in Iceland, Ernst set a world record in the Husafell Stone carry, carrying the 410 lb. stone 70 meters, narrowly edging Andrés Guðmundsson's near two full revolutions around the original pen.[4] The record stood for 25 years until the emergence of Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson.
Ernst is also a blacksmith and a beef farmer, plays several instruments,[3] and sang professionally with his four oldest sons.[5]
Personal Records
edit- Squat – 750 pounds (340 kg)
- Deadlift – 800 pounds (360 kg)
- Bench Press – 510 pounds (230 kg)
References
edit- ^ "Strongman History. - BodybuildingForYou - Bodybuilding Forums". www.bodybuildingforyou.com. Archived from the original on 22 November 2006. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ a b c d David Webster, Sons of Samson – Volume 2, page 78, (Ironmind Enterprises Inc: Nevada City), ISBN 0-926888-06-4
- ^ a b "Gregg Ernst".
- ^ a b "Canadian Gregg Ernst World Record back lift & Hussefelt Stone".
- ^ oneblood.ca