Bill Kazmaier

Quick Facts

Full Name	Bill Kazmaier
Occupation	Bodybuilder
Date Of Birth	Dec 30, 1953(1953-12-30)
Age	71
Birthplace	Burlington
Country	United States
Birth City	Wisconsin
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Bill Kazmaier Biography

Bill Kazmaier is one of the most popular and richest Bodybuilder who was born on December 30, 1953 in Burlington, Wisconsin, United States. He was awarded the World’s Strongest Man title three consecutive times between 1980 and 1982, and then went on to broadcast the event for ESPN.

Jim Thorpe‘s success at multiple sports inspired him to wrestle in the WCW and try out for the Green Bay Packers in 1981.’s success in a variety of sports inspired him to join the WCW and to try his hand at The Green Bay Packers in 1981.

In 1974 Kazmaier had a “spiritual awakening” after reading a Bible verse in Psalms 40 while at the Madison YMCA. He is known to be a devoted Christian, crediting much of his success and exceptional strength to “the power of Jesus Christ.” He lives in Auburn, Alabama and has a son, Eric.

At the 1978 Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) National Championships in Los Angeles, California, Kazmaier squatted 782 lbs, bench pressed 534 lbs, and deadlifted 804 lbs in the 275-pound weight class, which immediately placed him in the top rank in his first national powerlifting appearance. In 1979 at age 25, he set a world record with a bench press of 622 lbs on the way to winning his first IPF World Powerlifting Championship in Dayton, Ohio. His winning lifts included an 865 lbs squat, the 622 lbs bench press and an 804 lbs deadlift for a 2292 lbs total. He repeated the success in 1983 by first winning the United States Powerlifting Federation (USPF) National Powerlifting Championships in July and later the IPF World Championship in November for a second time. He won this IPF World Championship despite two major injuries. He had a severe pectoral injury, from which he never recovered completely, and shortly before the IPF Championships, had torn his hip flexors in the squat.

He was raised by one sister, a brother and an half-brother.

Bill Kazmaier Net Worth

Bill Kazmaier is one of the richest Bodybuilder from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Bill Kazmaier 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He played football for two seasons at the Wisconsin-Madison University.

He was twice IPF World Powerlifting Champion, winning in 1979 with 110 kg and again in 1983 with 125kgs.

William Kazmaier (born December 30, 1953) is an American former world champion powerlifter, world champion strongman and professional wrestler. During the 1970s and 1980s, he set numerous powerlifting and strongman world records, and won two International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) World Championships and three World’s Strongest Man titles. In the 1980s, Kazmaier became famous for his claim to be “the strongest man who ever lived” by equaling and surpassing spectacular and versatile feats of strength of famous strongmen of the 20th century. He is widely considered to be one of the all-time greatest competitors in strength competitions.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Bill Kazmaier height 6 ft 2 in Bill weight 148 kg & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Bill Kazmaier Dating?

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During Kazmaier’s title defense at the 1981 World’s Strongest Man he won the squat event with 969 lbs (440 kg) (on a smith machine) for a world record, just after tearing his pectoralis major muscle while bending cold rolled steel bars in the bar bend event before. After this tear, he lost more than one- hundred pounds off his bench press, making his 1983 IPF world championship win all that much more significant. Following his win in the squat he went on to win the silver dollar deadlift with a 940 lbs (426.4 kg) lift. Of 11 events he had five wins, two second places, one third and a fourth. His wins included the log lift, deadlift, squat, loading race and engine race.

Facts & Trivia

Bill Ranked on the list of most popular Bodybuilder. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Bill Kazmaier celebrates birthday on December 30 of every year.

In the 1982 World’s Strongest Man competition Kazmaier won the first three events. A notable performance in this WSM was his 1055 lbs silver dollar deadlift.

Top Facts about Bill Kazmaier

1. Bill Kazmaier is a retired American strongman and powerlifter.
2. He won the World’s Strongest Man competition three times.
3. Kazmaier set multiple world records in powerlifting and strongman events.
4. He was known for his incredible strength, particularly in the bench press and deadlift.
5. Kazmaier also competed in professional wrestling for a brief period of time.
6. He has been inducted into both the International Sports Hall of Fame and the World’s Strongest Man Hall of Fame.
7. Kazmaier currently works as a motivational speaker and fitness consultant.
8. He is considered one of the greatest strongmen of all time.
9. Kazmaier stands at 6’3″ tall and weighed around 350 pounds during his prime.
10. His feats of strength continue to inspire athletes around the world today.

Where is Bill Kazmaier now?

Kazmaier then opened, and continues to operate, S.W.A.T. gym in Opelika, Alabama.

Who is the strongest men of all time?

Zydrunas Savickas – Powerlifter, Strongman In our opinion, he’s the strongest man of all time. You just can’t argue with these numbers: Savickas has won the Arnold Strongman Classic seven times (2003–08, 2014), which is considered a truer test of pure strength than the better-known WSM competition.

How old is Bill Kazmaier now?

68 years (December 30, 1953)

Who was the first person to Deadlift 1000 pounds?

Andrew Bolton (born 22 January 1970) is an English powerlifter and strongman who was born in Dewsbury, Yorkshire. He is the 1st man to deadlift 1,000 pounds. First man to ever deadlift 1,000 lbs.