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Bill Kazmaier

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William Kazmaier, born on 30 December 1953, is an American former powerlifter, strongman and professional wrestler. During his career he set 40 world records across powerlifting and strongman and won two International Powerlifting Federation World Championships and three World's Strongest Man titles. In the 1980s he became famous for claiming to be the strongest man who ever lived, by matching and surpassing feats of strength of famous strongmen of the twentieth century. He won the World Muscle Power Classic, Le Defi Mark Ten International and World Strongbow championships, and was inducted into the International Sports Hall of Fame in 2017.

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1953 1
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5+ 1
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is an American former powerlifter
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    born December 30, 1953
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    won two International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) World Championships and three World's Strongest Man titles
  • Lead, nationality
    is an American former powerlifter
  • Plays: Powerlifting, Lead, sport
    is an American former powerlifter, strongman and professional wrestler
  • Plays: Strongman, Lead
    is an American former powerlifter, strongman and professional wrestler
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