Don Reinhoudt
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| Birth name | Donald C. Reinhoudt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | March 6, 1945 Brocton, New York, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | July 3, 2023 (aged 78) Pomfret, New York, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Powerlifter, strongman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Donald C. Reinhoudt (March 5, 1945 – July 3, 2023) was an American powerlifter and strongman. He won the IPF World Powerlifting Superheavyweight Championship four consecutive times (1973–1976), and won the World's Strongest Man in 1979.
Widely considered to be one of the greatest powerlifters of all time, Reinhoudt set over forty powerlifting records throughout his career and held all four of the powerlifting records in his day. His world record raw total of 2,391 pounds (1,085 kg), set in 1975, stood for 38 years.