Jamie Reeves

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Jamie Reeves
Personal information
Born (1962-05-03) 3 May 1962 (age 61)
Sheffield, Yorkshire England
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight150 kg (331 lb)
Medal record
Strongman
Representing  Great Britain
World's Strongest Man
3rd 1988 World's Strongest Man
1st 1989 World's Strongest Man
2nd 1992 World's Strongest Man
(joint with Magnús Ver Magnússon)
Pure Strength
2nd 1988 w/Mark Higgins
3rd 1989 w/Mark Higgins
Representing  England
World Muscle Power Championships
2nd 1989 World Muscle Power Champs
2nd 1991 World Muscle Power Champs
1st 1992 World Muscle Power Champs
1st 2000 World Muscle Power Champs
World Strongman Challenge
1st 1992
3rd 1993
3rd 1998
World's Strongest Team
1st 1995
4th 1997
European Muscle Power Championships
1st 1991
1st 1992
Britain's Strongest Man
1st 1988
1st 1989
1st 1992
1st 1998
England's Strongest Man
1st 1987
1st 1988
1st 1989
1st 1992
1st 1993
1st 1994
1st 1995
1st 1996
1st 1997
World Mighty Man
1st 1992
3rd 1993
Europe's Strongest Man
1st 1988
1st 1989
Battle of the Giants
3rd 1989
European Hercules
2nd 1991
3rd 1996
Other Grand Prix & Internationals
2nd Hresysti 1991
2nd Kraftur Tournament 1989
1st Lithuania Grand Prix (IFSA) 1998
British Muscle Power Championship
1st 1994
1st 1996
National Truck Pulling Championships
1st (ASA/Bristol Street Motors) 1986

Jamie Reeves (born 3 May 1962)

World Muscle Power champion,[1] and also had numerous other titles including Europe's Strongest Man and Britain's Strongest Man.[1]
Following retirement from competitive sport he continued to be involved in strength athletics as a referee, event promoter and coach.

Early life

Reeves was born in 1962 in

Number 8 in the rugby union side that won the under-15 Yorkshire Cup.[1]
He went on to become a colliery blacksmith's welder before his success as a strongman led him to give up that profession.

Strongman

When Reeves saw

David Webster in order to find the successor to the retired Capes.[1] He won the title, the equivalent that year of Britain's Strongest Man. Underlining his calibre, he then broke Thomas Topham's 274-year-old record by harness lifting three beer barrels weighing a total of 845 kg.[1]

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