Dave Carter (powerlifter)

Dave Carter, born in Aldershot in Hampshire on 8 August 1947, is a British powerlifter who has been British, European and World Powerlifting champion, competing in the 125 kilogram deadlift and squat categories. He held the world deadlift record in most years between 1988 and 2007 and the European record in the same category in 1976 and from 1991 to 2007, and he has held 16 British titles. In 1994 he and Brian Smith reformed British powerlifting by setting up the properly regulated British Powerlifting Organisation, of which he is president, and he is also president of the World Powerlifting Federation. He works as a coach and as an independent financial adviser.