Friday, October 26, 2007

  • Charles Rigoulot

    • Charles Rigoulot

    Charles Rigoulot was one of France's greatest weightlifters and easily one of the strongest men of all time. He won a Gold medal at the 1924 Olympic Games, Cleaned and Jerked the famous Apollon Wheels and could snatch 255 pounds with one arm.

    At 24 years of age, his measurements were as follows:

    Weight: 230 pounds
    Height: 5'7-3/4"
    Chest: 49"
    Waist: 37"
    Thighs: 27-1/2"
    Calf: 17-1/2"
    Neck: 18-1/2"
    Biceps: 17-1/2"
    Forearm: 14-1/2"

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    Posted by John Wood @ Friday, October 26, 2007

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