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  2. Angus MacAskill - Wikipedia

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    Angus MacAskill (1825 – 8 August 1863) was a Scottish-born Canadian giant. In its 1981 edition the Guinness Book of World Records stated he was the strongest man, the tallest non-pathological giant and the largest true giant in recorded history at 7 feet 9 inches (2.36 m), he also had the largest chest measurements of any non-obese man at 80 inches (203 cm).

  3. List of strongmen - Wikipedia

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    Mike Jenkins — Arnold Strongman champion in 2012. [ 2 ] Nathan Jones (born 1967), Australian actor, powerlifting champion, strongman and professional wrestler

  4. List of tallest people - Wikipedia

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    Angus MacAskill: United Kingdom: 236 cm: 7 ft 9 in: Tallest "true" giant (not due to a pathological condition) until Olivier Rioux matched his height. [56] 1825–1863 (38) Bob Wegner United States: 234 cm: 7 ft 8 in: Plays basketball, and is the world's tallest athlete. [77] born 1993 Neil Fingleton: United Kingdom: 232.6 cm: 7 ft 7.56 in

  5. Strongman - Wikipedia

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    Strongman is a competitive strength sport which tests athletes' physical strength and endurance through a variety of heavy lifts and events. Strongman competitions are known for their intensity, pushing athletes to their physical and mental limits. [1] In modern strongman, athletes compete to score points based on their relative position in an ...

  6. Category:Scottish strength athletes - Wikipedia

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    Angus Graham (strongman) M. Angus MacAskill; John McNiven (weightlifter) S. Luke Stoltman; Tom Stoltman; Y. Micky Yule This page was last edited on 11 March 2024 ...

  7. The strongman is the subject of a new documentary film, "Bending Steel," which follows his path to becoming a professional strongman as he trains for the big stage at Coney Island, ...

  8. Berneray, North Uist - Wikipedia

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    Berneray is the birthplace of the giant Angus MacAskill. Iain Eairdsidh MacAsgaill, a World War I veteran of the King's Own Cameron Highlanders, Western Australian bush poet in Scottish Gaelic, and highly important figure in 20th-century Scottish Gaelic literature, was born and raised on Berneray.

  9. Angus Graham (strongman) - Wikipedia

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    Angus Graham (Aonghas Greumach) (c. 1812 – 1896) was a strongman born on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland, and died at Habost in the Port of Ness. Throughout life Angus achieved a name for himself as a man of outstanding physical strength.