Tom Magee
| Tom Magee | |
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| Born |
Tom Magee July 1, 1958 Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Occupation | Strongman, Powerlifting, Professional wrestling |
| Years active | 1986-1990 (wrestler) 1990–1993 (actor) |
| Height | 6 ft 4.5 in (1.94 m) |
| Weight | 275 lb (125 kg) |
| Title | Strongest Man in the World |
| Competition record | ||
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| Strongman | ||
Representing  Canada
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| TWI World's Strongest Man Contest | ||
| 2nd | 1982 World's Strongest Man | |
| 4th | 1983 World's Strongest Man | |
| 5th | 1985 World's Strongest Man | |
| Defi Mark 10 Canadian Nationals | ||
| 1st | 1988 | |
| Le Defi Mark Ten Challenge, International | ||
| 1st | 1984 | |
| 1st | 1985 | |
| 1st | 1986 | |
| 3rd | 1988 | |
| Powerlifting | ||
| Representing Canada
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| IPF World Powerlifting Championships | ||
| 2nd | 1981 | 125kg |
| 1st | 1982 | +125kg |
| Canadian National Powerlifting Championships | ||
| 1st | 1981 | 125kg |
| 1st | 1982 | 125kg |
Tom Magee (born July 1, 1958) is a Canadian world champion powerlifter and strongman competitor from Winnipeg, Manitoba.
In his early years, Tom Magee was involved in martial arts until he turned 19. Then he went to powerlifting and bodybuilding. Magee has a strong background in boxing and held a black belt in karate.
Magee became Canadian National Powerlifting Champion in 1981 and 1982. In 1982 he also won the IPF World Powerlifting Championships in Munich, Germany in the +125 kg super heavyweight division.
Tom starred in a documentary film chronicling his training and victory at the 1982 IPF World Championships entitled Tom Magee: Man of Iron. Magee was originally planning on competing in the 125 kg heavyweight division, but decided last minute to move up to the super heavyweight class (275 lbs. and over). Magee weighed in at just 1 pound over the weight limit at 276 lbs and was the lightest man in the weight class.
Magee placed second in the 1982 World's Strongest Man Tom Magee is the only Canadian to have reached this position, fourth in the 1983 World's Strongest Man and fifth at the 1985 World's Strongest Man competitions. He won the Le Defi Mark Ten Challenge International three consecutive times, from 1984 to 1986.
Magee set a world record with a 535 kilograms (1,179 lb) partial deadlift from 18" off the floor during the 1983 World's Strongest Man competition.
In 1984 Magee competed as a bodybuilder to win the Mr. British Columbia bodybuilding title.
Magee also had a brief career as a professional wrestler in the late 1980s, wrestling for the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) and in Japan. The man who chose to train Magee was the legendary Stu Hart. He wrestled in 1985 in Stampede Wrestling.
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