Don Reinhoudt
| Don Reinhoudt | |
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| Born |
March 6, 1945  Brocton, New York
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| Occupation | powerlifting, strongman |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 357 lb (162 kg) active |
| Competition record | ||
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| Strongman | ||
| Representing United States
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| World's Strongest Man | ||
| 2nd | 1978 World's Strongest Man | |
| 1st | 1979 World's Strongest Man | |
| 9th | 1980 World's Strongest Man | |
| Powerlifting | ||
| Representing United States
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| IPF World Powerlifting Championships | ||
| 1st | 1973 | +110kg |
| 1st | 1974 | +110kg |
| 1st | 1975 | +110kg |
| 1st | 1976 | +110kg |
| AAU US National Powerlifting Championships | ||
| 1st | 1974 | +110kg |
| 1st | 1975 | +110kg |
| 1st | 1976 | +110kg |
| AAU World Powerlifting Championships | ||
| 3rd | 1972 | +110kg |
Donald C. Reinhoudt (born March 5, 1945) is a former world champion powerlifter and strongman from the United States. He is the first and only 4 time-in-a-row IPF World Powerlifting Superheavyweight Champion (1973 - 1976), having held all 4 of the 4 powerlifting records in his day. Reinhoudt was the first man to break the 2400 pound total record in powerlifting, which was performed raw by today's standards, beating the legendary Jon Cole in 1975. Setting and breaking over forty powerlifting records throughout his career, he is widely considered to be one of the very best powerlifters of all time. Reinhoudt still holds the world record for the highest raw total in history at 2391 lbs. In his later years he competed in some of the early World's Strongest Man contests and won 1979's competition, beating a young soon-to-be 3 times in a row World's Strongest Man Bill Kazmaier.
At Fredonia High School, Reinhoudt was an All-League basketball player, an All-Western New York football player and an All-Western shot putter.
Reinhoudt began lifting weights when he was an 18-year-old defensive end at Parsons College, a small Division II college in Iowa. Reinhoudt not only played college football for four years, but was also on the varsity track team.
He competed in six Olympic weightlifting competitions, including the 1967 Junior Nationals.
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