Anthony Clark (powerlifter)

Anthony Wayne Clark, who lived from 15 September 1966 to 22 May 2005, was an American powerlifter, holder of the world record for the reverse-grip bench press and a member of the York Barbell Hall of Fame. By the age of 13 he was lifting 110 pound cement weights. In 1986 he became the first teenager to bench press 600 pounds, using a reverse grip on the bar, and in 1992 he was the first lifter to bench press 700 pounds with the reverse grip. On 25 September 1993 at the USPF Northwest Open he broke his own world record with a 735 pound lift. He often called himself the World's Strongest Man afterwards and toured for a time performing feats of strength.