Gregg Ernst
Personal information
Birth nameGregg Ernst
Born (1961-09-30) September 30, 1961
Canada Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
OccupationStrongman Powerlifting
Height6ft (1.83m )
Medal record
Strongman
Representing  Canada
World's Strongest Man
6th 1991 World's Strongest Man
7th 1992 World's Strongest Man
Canada's Strongest Man
1st 1990
1st 1991
Nova Scotia Farmer's Walk
1st 1988
1st 1989
Powerlifting
Representing  Canada
Atlantic Powerlifting Championships
1st 1982 +125kg
1st 1983 +125kg

Gregg Ernst (born September 30, 1961), is a former Strongman competitor and Powerlifter from Nova Scotia Canada.

Strongman career

Ernst is best known for competing in the 1991 and 1992 World's Strongest Man competitions, finishing 6th and 7th respectively.[1] Gregg began lifting at age 12 when his father bought him a set of weights for Christmas.[2] By age 21, Ernst was a powerlifting world champion, winning the Atlantic Powerlifting Championships in 1982 and 1983.[2] Gregg also won Canada's Strongest Man in 1990 & 1991, and the Nova Scotia Farmer's Walk in 1988 and 1989.[2] Gregg once backlifted 2422 kg (app. 5,340 lbs.) of two cars on a platform to set a world record for live weight backlifting in July 1993. This record still stands today.[2][3][4] At the 1992 World's Strongest Man contest in Iceland, Ernst set a world record in the Husafell Stone carry, carrying the 410 lb. stone 70 meters.[4] The record stood for 25 years.

Ernst is also a blacksmith and a beef farmer, plays several instruments,[3] and sang professionally with his four oldest sons.[5]

Personal Records

References

  1. ↑ "Strongman History. - BodybuildingForYou - Bodybuilding Forums". www.bodybuildingforyou.com. Archived from the original on 22 November 2006. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 David Webster, Sons of Samson – Volume 2, page 78, (Ironmind Enterprises Inc: Nevada City), ISBN 0-926888-06-4
  3. 1 2 "Gregg Ernst".
  4. 1 2 "Canadian Gregg Ernst World Record back lift & Hussefelt Stone".
  5. ↑ oneblood.ca
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