Jamie Reeves
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Born | Sheffield, Yorkshire England | 3 May 1962||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 150 kg (331 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jamie Reeves (born 3 May 1962)
Early life
Reeves was born in 1962 in
Strongman
When Reeves saw
This performances culminated in an invitation to the 1988 World's Strongest Man where he finished third on his first attempt, to Jón Páll Sigmarsson and Bill Kazmaier. The following year he won the competition in San Sebastián[1] again excelling in gripping events, seen as his speciality. He was injured for the next two competitions and on his return in 1992 came second equal with Magnús Ver Magnússon. Domestically, he won the British Muscle Power Championships and Britain's Strongest Man on numerous occasions and in total was nine times England's Strongest Man.
Powerlifting
Jamie's best results in IPF or WPC powerlifting competition are:
- Squat – 362.5 kilograms (799 lb) (IPF)
- Bench press – 272.5 kilograms (601 lb) (done at WPC Push-Pull exhibition meet in 1994 in England)[2]
- Deadlift – 367.5 kilograms (810 lb) (IPF)
- All lifts performed "raw" (no power suits or bench shirts)
Retirement
After retiring from strength sports, Jamie became an International Federation of Strength Athletes judge, and ran his own gym.[3]
Statistics
- Height: 6 ft 3 in (190.5 cm)
- Weight: 322 lb (146 kg).
- BMI: 40.2
- Chest: 60 inches
- Biceps: 22 inches
References
- ^ ISBN 0-926888-06-4
- ^ "World's strongest man at large!".
- ^ Lamont, Tom (15 November 2009). "What do strongmen do next?".