Pierre GasnierPierre Gasnier was the quintessential Oldtime Strongman: BIlled as the "French Hercules," He performed feats of strength for the Barnum and Bailey circus in the late 1890's: tearing decks of cards, bending horseshoes, breaking chains, and lifting his special "challenge weight" globe dumbbell shown here.
The dumbbell had a handle of 2" in diameter and weighs 236 French Livres (which equals 260 pounds) Gasnier weighed only 138 pounds at a height of 5'3" yet was able to lift the weight with ease, a feat that such other noted strongmen such as Sebastian Miller, Hans Beck, and Franz "Cyclops" Bienkowski could not duplicate.
Labels: Bent Press, Challenge Weight, Circus Strongman, Cyclops, Franz Bienkowski, French Strongman, Globe Dumbbell, Hans Beck, Oldtime Strongman, Pierre Gasnier, Sebastian Miller
posted by John Wood @ Thursday, February 07, 2008
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