Gregg Ernst

Gregg Ernst (born September 30, 1961), is a former Strongman competitor and Powerlifter from Nova Scotia Canada.

Gregg Ernst
Born
Gregg Ernst

(1961-09-30) September 30, 1961
Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
OccupationStrongman Powerlifting
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Competition record
Strongman
Representing  Canada
World's Strongest Man
6th 1991 World's Strongest Man
7th 1992 World's Strongest Man
Canada's Strongest Man
1st 1990
1st 1991
Nova Scotia Farmer's Walk
1st 1988
1st 1989
Powerlifting
Representing  Canada
Atlantic Powerlifting Championships
1st 1982 +125kg
1st 1983 +125kg

Strongman career

Ernst is best known for competing in the 1991 and 1992 World's Strongest Man competitions, finishing 6th and 7th respectively.[1] Gregg began lifting at age 12 when his father bought him a set of weights for Christmas.[2] By age 21, Ernst was a powerlifting world champion, winning the Atlantic Powerlifting Championships in 1982 and 1983.[2] Gregg also won Canada's Strongest Man in 1990 & 1991, and the Nova Scotia Farmer's Walk in 1988 and 1989.[2] Gregg once backlifted over two tons (app. 5,340 lbs.) of two cars on a platform to set a world record for live weight backlifting in 1993. This record still stands today.[2][3][4] At the 1992 World's Strongest Man contest in Iceland, Ernst set a world record in the Husafell Stone carry, carrying the 418 lb. stone 70 meters.[4]

Ernst is also a blacksmith and a beef farmer, plays several instruments,[3] and sang professionally with his four oldest sons.[5]

Personal Records
  • Squat – 750 pounds (340 kg)
  • Deadlift – 800 pounds (360 kg)
  • Bench Press – 510 pounds (230 kg)
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References
  1. http://www.bodybuildingforyou.com/forums/powerlifting-strongman/40270-strongman-history.html%5B%5D
  2. David Webster, Sons of Samson – Volume 2, page 78, (Ironmind Enterprises Inc: Nevada City), ISBN 0-926888-06-4
  3. http://strongestman.billhenderson.org/bios/ernst.html
  4. http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?topic=250575.0
  5. oneblood.ca
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