Career
Between 1923 and 1926 he set eight official world records. In 1924, he became the first person to clean and jerk more than 400 pounds, using the non-revolving barbells of that time. In 1930, he became the first person to complete an overhead lift of the Apollon Railway Carolina Wheels, an awkwardly-shaped 166 kg (366 lb) barbell-shaped set of train wheels used by the stage strongman Louis Uni, and the predecessor of "Apollon"s Axle".
In 1932 Rigoulot turned professional and worked as a strongman in the circus, an actor and singer in the theater.
As a professional wrestler he was billed as "l"homme le plus fort dans le monde" ("the strongest man in the world") and had matches with Henri DeGlane and Strangler Lewis. As a driver, he competed in the 1937 Le Mans race.
During World World War II he was imprisoned after hitting a Nazi officer In 1953 he became sports director at the Cognac Distillery Ricard.