Caine Eckstein
Born (1985-11-16) 16 November 1985
NationalityAustralian

Caine Eckstein (born 16 November 1985) is an Australian Ironman surf lifesaving champion with his brother Shannon Eckstein.[1][2]

Career

In 2014, Eckstein broke the Guinness World Record for most pull-ups in 24 hours, completing 4,210 pull-ups.[3][4] After subsequently losing the record, in 2016 he regained it after completing 7,620.[5][6][7][8]

In 2022, Eckstein won a fourth title The Coolangatta Gold.[9] Later that year, on 5 June 2022, Eckstein achieved the most pull ups (1131) in one hour by a male at the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.[10]

On 13 August 2022 at Pacific Fair shopping centre, Eckstein again set the Guinness World record for most pull-ups in 8hrs to 4710.

References

  1. Gold Coast Bulletin
  2. "Five Time Coolangatta Gold Winner Caine Eckstein Switches Codes to Race Hawaii Ironman World Championship". 10 September 2012.
  3. "Caine Eckstein breaks 12- and 24-hour pull-up records on Today". Guinness World Records. 7 October 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  4. "Caine Eckstein breaks Guinness World Record: Most pull-ups in 24 hours". TODAY.com.
  5. "Ironman Smashes Pull-Up World Record". www.nbnnews.com.au. NBN News. 16 June 2016.
  6. "Australian Sets Pullup Record". Men's Journal.
  7. "Gold Coast ironman reclaims world record in pull-ups arms race". ABC News. 16 June 2016.
  8. "Pull-Up Record Broken for the Third Time in Five Weeks". ABC News.
  9. "Caine Eckstein wins his fourth Coolangatta Gold and his third in a row". Fox Sports. 7 November 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  10. "Most pull ups in one hour (male)". Guinness World Records. 5 June 2022.


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