Sunday, November 01, 2009
David ProwseA look at David "Darth Vader" Prowse at the time when he was the Heavyweight lifting champion of Britain. On this particular occasion, he was going to attempt to lift 700 pounds to break his own deadlift record of 678 pounds but the stage he was on was deemed unsafe for supporting such a heavy weight. Prowse lifted 530 pounds and performed several other feats of strength as an exhibition instead. Wag Bennett and John O' Farrel are shown judging on either side.
Labels: Barbell, Barbell Deadift, British Strongman, David Prowse, Deadlift, Wag Bennett
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Sunday, September 07, 2008
David Prowse Lifts The Dinnie StonesFor over a century the only man to lift the famed Dinnie Stones was Donald Dinnie himself. The, in 1964, British strongman David Prowse came along and changed history.
To this day, the 6'7" Prowse is still the tallest man to lift the 785-pound stones (totalled together.) Prowse went on to play Darth Vader in a little film called Star Wars.
Labels: British Strongman, Challenge Weight, David Prowse, Dinnie Stones, Donald Dinnie, Famous Stones, Stone Lifting
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Wednesday, November 28, 2007
David ProwseBefore he was Darth Vader in the Star Wars movies, David Prowse was the British Heavyweight lifting Champion in 1962, 1963 and 1964.
At 6' 7 and 265 pounds, he deadlifted 678-1/4 pounds, jerked 335 pound behind the neck as well as competed in bodybuilding, Olympic Weightlifting and tossed the caber in the Highland Games.
He also was the first man other that Donald Dinnie to lift the Dinnie Stones (which he did in 1964.) Prowse also once owned the Inch Dumbbell.
Labels: British Champion, Caber Tossing, David Prowse, Deadlift, Highland Games, Inch Dumbbell, Jerk, Oldtime Strongman, Olympic Weightlifting
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