Fredrick Hatfield

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Fredrick Hatfield
Born (1942-10-21) October 21, 1942
Residence United States Williamstown, Massachusetts
Other names "Dr. Squat"
Occupation Powerlifter, Teacher
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight 220 pounds (100 kg) in 1986
Competition record
Powerlifting
Competitor for  United States
IPF World Games[1]
Silver 1981 100kg
IPF World Powerlifting Championships[2]
1st 1983 100 kg
1st 1986 110 kg
USPF National Championships[2]
2nd 1981 100 kg
2nd 1983 100 kg
3rd 1984 100 kg
2nd 1985 110 kg
2nd 1986 110 kg
AAU National Championships[2]
3rd 1977 82.5 kg

Fredrick C. Hatfield (born October 21, 1942), nicknamed Dr. Squat, is an American world champion powerlifter and PhD holder in sports sciences.[3] He is also the co-founder and president of the International Sports Sciences Association,[4] an organization of fitness experts which certifies personal fitness trainers from around the world.

Academic career

Hatfield was born in Williamstown, Massachusetts in 1942.[3] He was raised in a Connecticut orphanage until 1961, when he graduated from Cromwell High School. He served in the United States Marine Corps until 1964, when he enrolled in Southern Connecticut State University.

Upon graduating, Hatfield earned his Bachelor of Science degree in health, physical education and recreation.[3] He then attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he earned his Master's degree in the social sciences of sport. He went on the earn his PhD in psychology, sociology and motor learning from Temple University in Philadelphia.

Hatfield held positions at Newark State College, Bowie State University, and the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He taught undergraduate students, and conducted research in sport psychology. He has written over 60 books, some of them best-sellers.[5]

Accomplishments in powerlifting

As a powerlifter, Hatfield won 2 IPF World Powelifting Championships titles in 1983 and 1986.[4] At the age of 45, he set a squat world record by lifting 1014 pounds in the 110 kg weight class. .[5]

Personal Records[6]
Squat 1014 pounds
Bench 523 pounds
Deadlift 766 pounds
Snatch 275 pounds
Clean and Jerk 369 pounds

References

  1. ↑ http://www.powerlifting-ipf.com/fileadmin/data/results/worlds/worldgames/World_Games_1981_2001.pdf
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 http://en.allpowerlifting.com/lifters/USA/hatfield-fred-7237/
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Biography from DrSquat.com
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Fredrick Hatfield, profile from ISSAOnline.com
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Dr. Squat on Bodybuilding.com
  6. ↑ http://drsquat.com/home/images/stories/wl1.jpg

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