Lamar Gant

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

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