Paul Anderson (weightlifter)
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| Born | October 17, 1932 Toccoa, Georgia, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | August 15, 1994 (aged 61) Vidalia, Georgia, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9.5 in (177 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 304–380 lb (138–172 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse |
Glenda Garland
(m. 1959) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Olympic weightlifting, strongman, powerlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Paul Edward Anderson (October 17, 1932 – August 15, 1994) was an American weightlifter, powerlifter and strongman. He was an Olympic gold medalist, a world champion, and a two-time national champion in Olympic weightlifting. Anderson contributed significantly to the development of competitive powerlifting; due to his many world records and outstanding feats of strength, he has often been called "the strongest man who ever lived."