John Kuc

John Kuc is an American retired powerlifter who, during the 1970s and 1980s, set numerous national and world records and won three International Powerlifting Federation world championships along with many national titles. He became known as the first man to squat over 900 pounds and total 2,300 pounds in a major international competition, doing so at the AAU World Powerlifting Championships on 11 November 1972 with a 905 pound squat and a 2,350 pound total, raw with ace bandages and under stricter judging than an earlier local meet in Phoenix. His official bests include a 600 pound bench press and an 870.8 pound deadlift, for a career aggregate of 2,375.8 pounds.