Tom Magee
| Tom Magee | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Tom Magee July 1, 1958 Winnipeg, Canada |
| Occupation | Strongman, Powerlifting, Professional wrestling, Actor |
| Height | 6 ft 4.5 in (1.94 m) |
| Weight | 275 pounds (125 kg) |
| Title | Canada's Strongest Man |
| Competition record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Strongman | |||
Competitor for  Canada
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| World's Strongest Man | |||
| 2nd | 1982 World's Strongest Man | ||
| 4th | 1983 World's Strongest Man | ||
| 5th | 1985 World's Strongest Man | ||
| Canada's Strongest Man | |||
| 1st | 1982 | ||
| 1st | 1983 | ||
| 1st | 1988 | ||
| Le Defi Mark Ten Challenge | |||
| 1st | 1984 | ||
| 1st | 1985 | ||
| 1st | 1986 | ||
| 3rd | 1988 | ||
| Powerlifting | |||
| Competitor for Canada
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| IPF World Powerlifting Championships | |||
| 2nd | 1981 | 125kg | |
| 1st | 1982 | +125kg | |
| Canadian National Powerlifting Championships | |||
| 1st | 1981 | 125kg | |
| 1st | 1982 | 125kg | |
Tom Magee (born July 1, 1958) is a world champion powerlifter and strongman competitor from Winnipeg, Canada.[1]
Early life
In his early years, Tom Magee was involved in martial arts until he turned 19. Then he went to powerlifting and bodybuilding. Magee has a strong background in boxing and held a black belt in karate.[2]
Strongman/Powerlifting/Bodybuilding career
Magee became Canadian National Powerlifting Champion in 1981 and 1982. In 1982 he also won the IPF World Powerlifting Championships in Munich, Germany in the +125 kg super heavyweight division.
Tom starred in a documentary film chronicling his training and victory at the 1982 IPF World Championships entitled Tom Magee: Man of Iron. Magee was originally planning on competing in the 125 kg heavyweight division, but decided last minute to move up to the super heavyweight class (275 lbs. and over). Magee weighed in at just 1 pound over the weight limit at 276 lbs and was the lightest man in the weight class.
Magee placed second in the 1982 World's Strongest Man, fourth in the 1983 World's Strongest Man and fifth at the 1985 World's Strongest Man competitions.[1] He is also a three-time winner of Canada's Strongest Man in 1982, 1983 and 1988 who won the Le Defi Mark Ten Challenge three consecutive times, from 1984 to 1986.
Magee set a world record with a 535 kilograms (1,179 lb) partial deadlift from 18" off the floor during the 1983 World's Strongest Man competition.[3]
In 1984 Magee competed as a bodybuilder to win the Mr. British Columbia bodybuilding title.
Pro Wrestling/Acting career
Magee also had a brief career as a professional wrestler in the late 1980s, wrestling for the WWF and in Japan.[4] Magee was more physically impressive than perhaps anyone competing at the time in professional wrestling, and like many of his other contemporaries was looking to turn his good looks, well built body and athleticism into a career. The man who chose to train Magee was the legendary Stu Hart.[2]
His first match was on February 22, 1986 in the main event of a major All Japan show, where he took on Riki Choshu. Dave Meltzer of The Wrestling Observer Newsletter said of his first match: "He was the greatest combination of strength and agility the business had ever seen".[2] After a match against Bret Hart, which was so well received, that WWF-CEO Vince McMahon was ready to groom Magee to be the next Hulk Hogan due to his impressive physique and athletic abilities. Magee was given the nickname "MegaMan" and became a runner up for the Pro-Wrestling Illustrated Rookie of the Year award in 1986, which was won by Lex Luger.[2]
In mid 1987, the WWF began to see Magee as a failed experiment, and another young bodybuilder became the new golden boy of Vince McMahon, Jim Hellwig who came over from Texas where he competed as The Dingo Warrior.[2]
Magee left wrestling quietly in 1989 and appeared in several movies in 1990 and 1991, most notably a film titled Stone Cold, involving a fight scene with the film's lead actor Brian Bosworth.[2]
Later, Magee worked as a trainer at the world famous Gold's Gym in Venice Beach, California.
Personal Records
Powerlifting Competition Records:
done in official Powerlifting full meets[2]
- Squat - 390 kilograms (860 lb) in 80s squat suit
- Bench press - 260 kilograms (573 lb) raw
- Deadlift - 372 kilograms (820 lb) raw
World's Strongest Man Records:
- Cement Block Lift (Squat on Smith Machine) - 955 pounds (433 kg) 1982
- WSM Cheese Deadlift - 535 kilograms (1,179 lb) winning lift 1983 (partial deadlift with wrist straps from 18" off the floor with high bending bar)
References
External links
- Tom Magee at the Internet Movie Database