Peter Tregloan
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 October 1957 Redruth Cornwall |
| Occupation | Powerlifter, Strongman / Highland Games retired from lifting 2002 |
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight | 24 st (340 lb; 150 kg) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Cornwall UK |
| Retired | 2002 |
| Achievements and titles | |
| World finals | 9 |
| Personal best(s) | 457.5 kg squat world masters records. 275 kg bench, 402.5 kg dead lift Total 1072.5 |
| Competition record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Strongman | ||
Representing  Jersey
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| Britain's Strongest Man | ||
| 3rd | 1988 | |
| Powerlifting | ||
| IPF World Championships | ||
| 4th | 1988 | |
| EPF European Championships | ||
| 2nd | 1989 | |
| WPC World Championships | ||
| 2nd | 1990 | in Italy at World Championships
Template:CompetitionRecordFirst 1991 1992 1993 1994 Las Vagas WPC worlds 1991, 1992 Stone England, 1993 Macon France, 1994 Columbus Ohio |
| 1st | 1996 1998 1 | {{{2}}} 1996 Durban S.A., 1998 Graz Austria |
| 3rd | 2001 | open, 1st masters Captown S.A. |
| 1st | 2002 | |
| 1st | 2002 |
Masters |
Peter Tregloan (born 18 October 1957) is a former strongman and Powerlifter from Cornwall. He has won a number of titles including nine world championships in powerlifting and is the current world record holder in Squat, Deadlift and Total weight for the Masters age class.
Template:CompetitionRecordFirst 1991 1992 1993 1994 Las Vagas WPC worlds 1991, 1992 Stone England, 1993 Macon France, 1994 Columbus Ohio
Peter Tregloan was born in 1957 in Cornwall and grew up on family farm near Wendron. As a sportsman his early interests were Judo national champion and Rugby union Played for St Ives and Exeter. He went on to become a Professional wrestler and from the mid-eighties became a prominent Strongman and powerlifter, having taken up powerlifting in 1985. On the international stage his greatest sporting accolades have been associated with powerlifting and he is a nine times World Super heavyweight powerlifting Champion, with a number of world records to his name. For a number of years he competed within the ranks of the International Powerlifting Federation ("IPF") and its European arm the EPF, in the open (or over 125 kg) category. In 1987 he placed seventh in the world championships in Fredrikstad, Norway. The following year in Murnau, Germany he was sixth in the European Championships, but came fourth in the World Championships that year in Perth, Australia. Improving his total by 20 kg in the following world championships in Canada was to no avail due to a disqualification, but a 907.5 kg total in the 1989 Europeans in Lahti, Finland led to a silver medal. He moved federations in 1990 to the World Powerlifting Congress and came second to Gerrit Badenhorst in the 1990 World Championships in Pescara. He continued to improve and 1991 won first world title in Las Vagas, 1992 won worlds in Stone England, 1993 won Worlds in Macon France, 1994 won Worlds in Columbus Ohio, Won Worlds in by 1996 lifted a total of 1057.5 kg to take the world title in Durban. In 2001 was injured and was asked to lift in the open bad bench press led to a third-place finish in Open and first As a Master in Cape Town although in December of that year in Amberg, World Cup he set the world record for the Masters age category in Deadlift, Squat and Total. He returned to form in 2002 in Helsinki, where he won both the open and masters world championships then a month later lifted in World Cup in Innsbruck Austria won class and was best overall lifter of all weight classes, also set new world record in squat 457.5kg and total 1072.5kg
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