Career
He is widely regarded throughout the powerlifting world as the greatest powerlifter of all time. Coan has set over 71 world records in powerlifting. Throughout his active career in international powerlifting competition Editor Coan has set over 71 world records in powerlifting.
He became the lightest person to cross the 2,400 pounds 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. establishing a new world record at the time.
Today Coan is widely acknowledged and regarded a legend in the world of powerlifting and spends much of his time mentoring young lifters coming into the sport. Coan"s best single ply lifts:
Squat - 1019 lbs (~462 kg)
Bench press - 584 lbs (~265 kg)
Deadlift - 901 lbs (~409 kg) raw by today"s standards with only singlet and belt
Total: 2504 lbs (113579 kg)
Other lifts
His best competition lifts as a 220 lb lifter:
Squat - 961 lbs, Bench - 584 lbs, Deadlift - 901 lbs (2446 pounds total) later surpassed by Shawn Frankl with 2,540, and the in turn by Matt Kroc with 2,551 in 2009 (1003 squat, 810 dead, 738 bench) 25 April 2009 in the Universal Postal Union Powerlifting Nationals in Dubuque, Iowa
The squat and deadlift attempts were 959 lbs and 898 lbs, respectively.
After the competition the plates and barbell were weighed and the weight came out to be 961 and 901 lbs, respectively.
