Brad Gillingham

Brad Gillingham is an American world champion powerlifter and strongman competitor from Minnesota, born on 26 April 1966. He is a 6 time IPF World Powerlifting Champion and a 14 time USAPL National Powerlifting Champion, and has won 34 major events. He set IPF open world records in the 120+ kg class with deadlifts of 395 kg and 397.5 kg in 2011, an IPF open classic deadlift record of 375 kg in 2013, and 16 IPF masters world records. He was inducted into the International Powerlifting Federation Hall of Fame in 2006, the same year as the North American federation hall of fame. He is part of the First Family of Strength with his late father Gale Gillingham and his brothers Wade and Karl, co-owns Jackal's Gym in Marshall, Minnesota, and coaches elite powerlifters.