Ed Coan

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Ed Coan
Born (1963-07-24) July 24, 1963
Residence Chicago Chicago, Illinois
Occupation Powerlifter
Known for Strength athletics
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight 220lb (99kg)
Competition record
Powerlifting
Competitor for  United States
USPF Senior National Championships
1st 1988
1st 1989
1st 1990
1st 1991
1st 1993
1st 1994
1st 1995
IPF World Championships
1st 1984
1st 1988
1st 1989
1st 1993
1st 1994
1st 1995
USPF Mountaineer Cup
3rd 1999
1st 2000
1st 2001

Edward "Ed" Coan (born July 24, 1963) is an American powerlifter. He has been described as "the greatest powerlifter in the history of the sport".[1]

Records

Ed Coan has set over 70 world records in powerlifting.[2] He became the lightest person to cross the 2,400 lb. barrier in the powerlifting total (a sum of three lifts: the deadlift, bench, and squat). He set an all-time powerlifting record total at 2,463 pounds, even though at the time he was not in the heaviest weight class.

Coan's best result in a drug tested international competition is 1,035 kg (2,282 lbs) in the 100 kg weight class at the 1994 IPF Senior World Championships.[3] This at the time was a world record.

Coan's best single ply lifts:

  • Squat - 1019 lbs (~462 kg)
  • Bench press - 584 lbs (~265 kg)
  • Deadlift - 901 lbs (~409 kg) [4] raw by today's standards with only singlet and belt

      Total: 2504 lbs (1135.79 kg)

Other lifts

His best competition lifts as a 220 lb lifter:

Squat - 961 lbs, Bench - 584 lbs, Deadlift - 901 lbs

  • The squat and deadlift attempts were as follows: 959 lbs and 898 lbs. After the competition the plates and barbell were weighed and the weight came out to be 961 and 901 lbs, respectively.  
  • Note that Ed Coan's lifts were completed under IPF Rules. Single layered suits and standard 2 meter knee wraps.

Drug ban

Coan has failed drug testing through the IPF three times. The first time he was temporarily suspended in 1985 for the use of Deca-Durabolin, an anabolic steroid.[5]

In 1989, he was once again suspended due to a positive drug test.[6]

In 1996, at the IPF Men's Open World Championships in Salzburg, Austria, he tested positive once again and was issued a lifetime ban from the IPF.[7] Because this positive drug test occurred in a competition in which he placed first, his name and results have been retroactively removed from the 1996 results.

References

  1. ↑ "Ed Coan is..." Retrieved October 4, 2009
  2. ↑ "Interview With Famous Powerlifter Ed Coan" Retrieved October 4, 2009
  3. ↑ "1994 IPF Worlds Results"]
  4. ↑
  5. ↑ "Atlas Speaks" Retrieved January 1, 2012
  6. ↑ "Atlas Speaks" Retrieved January 1, 2012
  7. ↑ Retrieved January 1, 2012

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