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Cyr lifted a 218-pound (99 kg) barbell with one hand (to Michaud's 158 pounds or 72 kg) and a weight of 2,371 pounds (1,075 kg) on his back, to his opponent's 2,071 pounds (939 kg) to win the title of strongest man in the country.
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James Woycke credited Cyr’s remarkable strength as an adult to his genetic heritage. Born in St. Cyprien, south of Montreal, in 1863,Cyr’s ancestry included farm workers and lumbermen.(1) His mother, Philomène Berger Cyr, was said to have been a strong woman in her own right. Christened Noé-Cyprien Cyr (he later changed his name to Louis) the young...
From 1881 to 1886, Cyr largely lived the life of a vagabond strongman, competing in strength shows and picking up seasonal work where possible. Predating Ronnie Coleman’s claim to the world’s scariest police officer, Cyr was part of the Montreal police force from 1883 to 1885. To put the oddity of Cyr’s employment with the police into context, the ...
The period 1881 to 1886 was very much a testing ground for Cyr. He built his strength and won the admiration of many but it was unlikely that many in the United States or Great Britain knew Cyr’s name at this time. Cyr’s fortunes changed dramatically in 1886 when Cyr teamed up with Richard K. Fox of the National Police Gazette.(9) Impressed with Cy...
Cyr’s story did not, sadly, have a happy ending. Achieving a jaw dropping backlift in 1896, Cyr retired from the lifting game soon after. Plagued by a series of health concerns, which some have linked to overeating and inactivity, Cyr was diagnosed with Bright’s Disease in the early 1900s.(17)In layman’s terms, Cyr had acute kidney inflammation whi...
Oct 17, 2019 · But, he had one massive exploit left in him. As happens, a younger lion rose to challenge the aging king. Twenty-six-year-old Hector Decaire made the claim that he was the world’s new strongest man. In February 1906, Cyr came out of retirement to put the young pup in his place. In front of a crowd of 4,000 in Montreal the two men did four ...
Louis Cyr, was a famous French Canadian strongman with a career spanning the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His recorded feats, including lifting 500 pounds (227 kg) with one finger and ...
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Regardless, young Cyr was soon recognized for his prodigious strength. Cyr's first professional strongman competition occurred in 1881, after his family returned to Quebec. There, at age 18, he won the unofficial Canada's Strongest Man title by lifting an unwieldy 480-pound (217 ¾ kg) granite boulder off the ground.
Nov 21, 2013 · It is the general consensus, however, the Cyr would have wiped the floor with Sandow, and Sandow, ever the astute businessman, and keen to keep his reputation as the world’s strongest man alive, was too shrewd to let this contest happen.
Dec 25, 2019 · For a handsome piece of cash, Louis Cyr was persuaded to take on the title of, “the strongest man in the world.” And this wasn’t hype. It was true. Louis performed at exhibitions in Quebec and abroad. His fame spread throughout the land. He was a great hero like Jos Montferrand, except he was stronger. He was idolized by an adoring public.
