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Eamonn Keane
Irish primary school teacher and endurance weightlifter

Eamonn Keane

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Eamonn Keane is an Irish primary school teacher from Louisburgh, County Mayo who specialises in endurance weightlifting.

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His bench press record is mentioned in the 2005 edition of Guinness World Records. and later mentioned in the 2008 book "World's Stupidest Athletes" by Barb Karg and Rick Sutherland. and in the 2013 book "Weight Lifting and Weight Training" by Noah Daniels

Eamonn was the subject a special documentary called ‘Éamonn Ó Cathain – An Fear Iarainn’ on Ireland's Irish Language Station TG4 released 6 November 6, 2011. In the documentary, Eamonn goes in search of his ultimate goal in weightlifting by attempting to become the only man ever to achieve a career "grand slam" of world records in 12 different endurance weightlifting disciplines.

His 13th record was ratified in December 2011.

One of his records was included in Guinness World Records 2012, mentioning his arm-curled weight in an hour.

Four of his records were included in Guinness World Records 2013, pertaining to the most weighted lifted in an hour in the bench press, barbell row, dumbbell row and lateral raise.

He is also included in the 2015 edition.

Guinness World Records

Records setSum of weight liftedDate#Notes
Bench press most weight in hour138,480 kg (305,300 lb)22 July 200311,280 reps with 200 lb and 493 reps with 100 lb
Arm curl most weight in hour51,314.8 pounds20072?Beaten 12 May 2011 by Robert Natoli who curled a 47-pound barbell 1,277 times. Eamonn would get this record back in May 2012.
Dumbbell row most weight in hour32,730 kg (72,157 lb)30 March 20103?1,119 repetitions of a 15 kg dumbbell with his left arm and 1,063 repetitions with his right
Rear lateral raise most weight in hour32,500 kg (71,650 lb)6 October 20104?
Lateral raise most weight in hour19,600 kg (43,210 lb)1 February 20115?
Incline fly most weight in hour40,600 kg (89,508 lb)28 September 20116? or 132030 reps of 10 kg dumbbells
Front raise most weight in hour18,830 kg (41513 lb)12 October 20117 or 14
Arm curl most weight in hour50,320 kg (110,936 lb 9 oz)31 May 20128 or 15
Upright row most weight in hour34,300 kg (75 618.56 lb)24 July 20129 or 16
Arm curl most weight in minute3,600 kg (7,937 lb)18 November 201210-14 or 17-2130 reps of a 120 kg weight
Barbell row most weight in hour36,348 kg (80,133 lb 9.92 oz)1,056 lifts of a 120 kg weight
Bench press most weight in minute6,960 kg (15,344 lb)
Deadlift most weight in minute5,520 kg (12,170 lb)
Squat most weight in minute4,200 kg (9,259 lb)35 reps of a 120 kg weight
See #Challenger for record contestment.
barbell row most weight in minute4,700 kg (10,361.73 lb)8 December 201215-17 or 22-2447 lifts of a 100 kg barbell
See #Challenger for record contestment.
standing barbell press most weight in minute4,000 kg (8,818 lb)
standing barbell press most weight in hour68,500 kg (151,016.6 lb)40 reps of a 100 kg weight
Deadlift most weight in hour115,360 kg (254,325 lb 4.58 oz)14 July 201318 or 25
Front raise most weight in minute1,215 kg (2,678.62 lb)16 October 201319-22 or 26-2954 lifts in total, 27 with each arm, of 22.5 kg dumbbells.
See #Challenger for record contestment.
Incline fly most weight in minute2,160 kg (4,761 lb 15.84 oz)48 lifts using two 22.5 kg dumbbells
See #Challenger for record contestment.
Lateral raise most weight in minute1,575 kg (3,472 lb 4.48 oz)35 lifts with two 22.5 kg dumbbells
Rear lateral raise most weight in minute1,845 kg (4,067.53 lb)41 lifts with two 22.5 kg dumbbells

He has also previously held world weightlifting records in at least 4 other categories.

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