Gary Taylor (born 14 October 1961) is a Welsh former world's strongest man champion (1993). Competing in bodybuilding, Olympic weightlifting, and strongman.
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| Born | 14 October 1961 Cardiff, Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Strongman, Olympic Weightlifting, Bodybuilding, Powerlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | Evan Taylor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Strength sports
editA former weightlifter, powerlifter, and bodybuilder, Taylor competed at 6" (183 cm) and approximately 295 lbs (134 kg) during his strongman career.[1] He competed in weightlifting at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, taking second in the snatch in the 110 kg class.[2]
Gary is best known for winning the 1993 World's Strongest Man contest in Orange, France.[1] He also finished 3rd in 1991, 5th in 1992, and 6th in 1995.[1]
Taylor was extraordinarily strong on the Behind-The-Neck push press. At Brian Batcheldor's Strength Seminar in Birmingham in 1995, he performed an incredible Behind-The-Neck push press of 272.5 kg (600.75 lb) (judged by David Webster, the organizer of the World's Strongest Man competitions).[citation needed]
Gary suffered a career-ending knee injury during the tire flip event at the 1997 Europe's Strongest Man contest. The injury was so severe that it forced Gary to retire from strongman competition permanently.[citation needed]
Personal Records
edit- Bench Press – 235 kg (518 lb) raw.
- Squat – 405 kg (892 lb)
- Deadlift – 357 kg (786 lb) raw, no wrist straps.
- Behind-the-Neck Push Press – 210 kg (462 lb) winning lift at 1995 World's Strongest Man Final
- Behind-the-Neck Push Press – 267.5 kg 1994
Retirement/later years
editTaylor, now retired from competition, worked within the PE department (he was a senior officer) at Aylesbury Young Offenders Institute, a prison for Category A (highest and most considered dangerous), as well as being the Senior Gym Officer and rugby coach for Ampthill youth rugby team. He moved to Littlehey Prison Cat-C/YOI as a Security Governor. Gary currently does commentating and event organizing for the annual UK's Strongest Man contest.[citation needed]
World's Strongest Man results
edit- 1991 World's Strongest Man – 3rd
- 1992 World's Strongest Man – 5th
- 1993 World's Strongest Man – Winner
- 1994 World's Strongest Man – Qualified
- 1995 World's Strongest Man – 6th
References
edit- ^ a b c "Gary Taylor". strongestman.billhenderson.org.
- ^ Olympic results Archived 14 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine