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

Strongman career

Ernst is best known for competing in the 1991 and 1992 World's Strongest Man compe*ions, finishing 6th and 7th respectively. Gregg began lifting at age 12 when his father bought him a set of weights for Christmas. By age 21, Ernst was a powerlifting world champion, winning the Atlantic Powerlifting Championships in 1982 and 1983. Gregg also won Canada's Strongest Man in 1990 & 1991, and the Nova Scotia Farmer's Walk in 1988 and 1989. 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. At the 1992 World's Strongest Man contest in Iceland, Ernst set a world record in the Husafell Stone carry, carrying the 418:lb. stone 70 meters.

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

Personal Records

• Squat – 750 pounds (340:kg)
• Deadlift – 800 pounds (360:kg)
• Bench Press – 510 pounds (230:kg)

References

• http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/IGH/IGH0301/IGH0301a.pdf