Gerrit Badenhorst
| Gerrit Badenhorst | |
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| Born |
10 October 1962  De Aar, Northern Cape
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| Residence | Bloemfontein, South Africa |
| Occupation | Strongman, Powerlifting |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 305 lb (138 kg) |
| Spouse(s) | Olivia Badenhorst |
| Competition record | ||
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| Strongman | ||
| Representing South Africa
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| World's Strongest Man | ||
| 4th | 1992 World's Strongest Man | |
| 8th | 1993 World's Strongest Man | |
| 4th | 1994 World's Strongest Man | |
| 2nd | 1995 World's Strongest Man | |
| 3rd | 1996 World's Strongest Man | |
| Qualified | 1997 World's Strongest Man | |
| Qualified | 1998 World's Strongest Man | |
| Qualified | 1999 World's Strongest Man | |
| 7th | 2000 World's Strongest Man | |
| IFSA Grand Prix's | ||
| 2nd | 1997 IFSA European Open | |
| 2nd | 1999 Hungary Grand Prix | |
| 1st | 1999 Holland Grand Prix | |
| World Strongman Challenge | ||
| 1st | 1993 | |
| World Mighty Man | ||
| 4th | 1992 | |
| 1st | 1993 | |
| South Africa's Strongest Man | ||
| 1st | 1989 | |
| 1st | 1990 | |
| 1st | 1992 | |
| 1st | 1993 | |
| 1st | 1994 | |
| 1st | 1995 | |
| 1st | 1998 | |
| 1st | 2001 | |
| Powerlifting | ||
| Representing South Africa
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| WPC World Powerlifting Championships | ||
| 1st | 1988 | +125kg |
| 1st | 1989 | +125kg |
| 1st | 1990 | +125kg |
Gerrit Badenhorst (born 10 October 1962) is a former WPC world champion powerlifter and professional strongman competitor from South Africa.
Badenhorst was born on 10 October 1962 in De Aar, Northern Cape, South Africa. As a sportsman he played rugby union, but excelled in the sports of weightlifting and powerlifting.
Before Badenhorst competed for South Africa internationally on the strongman stage, he first represented his country as a powerlifter. Between 1988 and 1990, Badenhorst won three world titles in the World Powerlifting Congress organization. In so doing, he broke world records in the squat at 450 kilograms (990 lb), and the deadlift at 402.5 kg (887.4 lb). He also broke the world record in the total (squat+bench press+deadlift) of 1102.5 kg (2431 lb).
At first His world titles and world records led to him being acclaimed the greatest ever powerlifter at the time, with his totals having beaten the likes of Lars Noren, Don Reinhoudt and Bill Kazmaier. However Kazmaier, Noren and Rienhound did not utilized bench shirts when posting their totals. Lars Noren Posted his 1092.5kg total in the 1988 IPF World Championship, which was Drug tested. Having reached the pinnacle of the sport of powerlifting, a lack of financial incentive led him to strongman competitions.
Badenhorst was eight times South Africa's Strongest Man. Badenhorst was also a seven time World's Strongest Man finalist, coming second at the 1995 World's Strongest Man and third at the 1996 World's Strongest Man contests.
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