Ed Coan

Ed Coan
Born Edward Ignatius Coan
(1963-07-24) July 24, 1963
Residence Chicago Chicago, Illinois
Nationality American
Occupation Powerlifter
Known for Strength athletics
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight 220lb (99kg)
Competition record
Powerlifting
Representing  United States
USPF Senior National Championships
1st 1988
1st 1989
1st 1990
1st 1991
1st 1993
1st 1994
1st 1995
IPF World Championships
1st 1984
1st 1988
1st 1989
1st 1993
1st 1994
1st 1995
USPF Mountaineer Cup
3rd 1999
1st 2000
1st 2001

Edward "Ed" Ignatius Coan (born July 24, 1963) is an American powerlifter. He is widely regarded throughout the powerlifting world as the greatest powerlifter of all time.[1][2][3] Coan has set over 71 world records in powerlifting.[4]

Records

Throughout his active career in international powerlifting competition Ed Coan has set over 71 world records in powerlifting.[5] He became the lightest person to cross the 2,400 lb. barrier in the powerlifting total (a sum of three lifts: the deadlift, bench, and squat). He set an all-time powerlifting record total at 2,463 pounds, even though at the time he was not in the heaviest weight class.

Coan's best result in a drug tested international competition is 1,035 kg (2,282 lbs) in the 100 kg weight class at the 1994 IPF Senior World Championships.[6] establishing a new world record at the time. Today Coan is widely acknowledged and regarded a legend in the world of powerlifting and spends much of his time mentoring young lifters coming into the sport.[7]

Coan's best single ply lifts:

      Total: 2504 lbs (1135.79 kg)

Other lifts

His best competition lifts as a 220 lb lifter:

Squat - 961 lbs, Bench - 584 lbs, Deadlift - 901 lbs (2446 pounds total) later surpassed by Shawn Frankl with 2,540, and the in turn by Matt Kroc with 2,551 in 2009 (1003 squat, 810 dead, 738 bench) 25 April 2009 in the UPA Powerlifting Nationals in Dubuque, Iowa

Drug ban

Coan has failed drug testing through the IPF three times. He was temporarily suspended in 1985 for the use of Deca-Durabolin, an anabolic steroid.[9]

In 1989, he was suspended due to a positive drug test.[10]

In 1996, at the IPF Men's Open World Championships in Salzburg, Austria, he tested positive again and was issued a lifetime ban from the IPF.[11] Because this positive drug test occurred in a competition in which he placed first, his name and results have been retroactively removed from the 1996 results.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.ishof.net/#!bio-edward/c22j6
  2. ↑ http://www.criticalbench.com/Ed-Coan.htm
  3. ↑ http://irishstrongman.com/ed-coan-usa-powerlifter/
  4. ↑ http://www.ishof.net/#!bio-edward/c22j6
  5. ↑ "Interview With Famous Powerlifter Ed Coan" Retrieved October 4, 2009
  6. ↑ "1994 IPF Worlds Results"]
  7. ↑ http://irishstrongman.com/ed-coan-usa-powerlifter/
  8. ↑
  9. ↑ "Atlas Speaks" Retrieved January 1, 2012
  10. ↑ "Atlas Speaks" Retrieved January 1, 2012
  11. ↑ Retrieved January 1, 2012
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