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Rulon Gardner

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Rulon Gardner

American Greco-Roman wrestler, 2000 Olympic champion and 2004 Olympic bronze medalist

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2 sourced records. Each exercise has a top recorded mark and its evidence. Check the date, age, effort and method before you compare.

Rulon Gardner bench press

Rulon Gardner's recorded bench press is 450 lb. Latest year of a range: 2004. This was a working set. The source at montana.edu gives this mark. Source type: interview. Confidence is medium.

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Olympic Greco-Roman wrestling champion preparing for the 2004 Games; 120 kg class

Source quote and limits
“training had him benching 450 pounds”

Rulon Gardner’s Seven Steps to Success — Montana LTAP Matters, Spring 2007

Page 2 of this university newsletter recaps Gardner’s public speech and explicitly places these training loads by 2004. The supported year is stored; exact workout date, reps, bodyweight, equipment and maximum status are unknown. The 120 kg class is a competition limit. The source was published in Spring 2007. The PDF text and rendered page were checked.

  1. 2004

    • Bench press450 lb

      Working setOlympic Greco-Roman wrestling champion preparing for the 2004 Games; 120 kg class

      Said in an interview, montana.edu2004medium confidence

      Quote and details
      “training had him benching 450 pounds”

      Rulon Gardner’s Seven Steps to Success — Montana LTAP Matters, Spring 2007

Rulon Gardner Squat (variation not stated)

Rulon Gardner's recorded Squat (variation not stated) is 500 lb. Latest year of a range: 2004. This was a working set. The source at montana.edu gives this mark. Source type: interview. Confidence is medium.

Olympic Greco-Roman wrestling champion preparing for the 2004 Games; 120 kg class

Source quote and limits
“500 pounds doing squats”

Rulon Gardner’s Seven Steps to Success — Montana LTAP Matters, Spring 2007

Page 2 of this university newsletter recaps Gardner’s public speech and explicitly places these training loads by 2004. The supported year is stored; exact workout date, reps, bodyweight, equipment and maximum status are unknown. The 120 kg class is a competition limit. The source was published in Spring 2007. The PDF text and rendered page were checked. Squat variation is unstated. A February 8, 2004 Washington Post report corroborates 500 lb: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/2004/02/08/off-the-mat-ready-for-more/938f47d7-700e-4622-a371-0fd3a934d134/ .

  1. 2004

    • Squat (variation not stated)500 lb

      Working setOlympic Greco-Roman wrestling champion preparing for the 2004 Games; 120 kg class

      Said in an interview, montana.edu2004medium confidence

      Quote and details
      “500 pounds doing squats”

      Rulon Gardner’s Seven Steps to Success — Montana LTAP Matters, Spring 2007

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Photo: U.S. Army, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped.