Ed Coan
Ed Coan | |
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 Ed Coan in 2018 | |
| Born | Edward Ignatius Coan July 24, 1963 |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Powerlifter |
| Known for | Strength athletics |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Competition record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Powerlifting | ||
Representing  United States
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| USPF Senior National Championships | ||
| 1st | 1988 | |
| 1st | 1989 | |
| 1st | 1990 | |
| 1st | 1991 | |
| 1st | 1993 | |
| 1st | 1994 | |
| 1st | 1995 | |
| IPF World Championships | ||
| 1st | 1984 | |
| Disqualified | 1985 | |
| 1st | 1988 | |
| Disqualified | 1989 | |
| 1st | 1993 | |
| 1st | 1994 | |
| 1st | 1995 | |
| Disqualified | 1996 | |
| USPF Mountaineer Cup | ||
| 3rd | 1999 | |
| 1st | 2000 | |
| 1st | 2001 | |
Edward Ignatius "Ed" 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.[1]
In 2015, he was inducted into the International Sports Hall of Fame.[4]
Early career
[edit]Coan started out as a skinny kid being picked on at school, and decided to take up bodybuilding in his basement using old iso-kinetic cord machines. He eventually moved on to an Olympic weightlifting set owned by a friend, guided by the exercise instructions in Arnold Schwarzenegger's book: Education of a Bodybuilder.
He got the membership at the Chicago Health Club and after seeing Bill Kazmaier, started powerlifting with a friend and within six months, squatted 500 lb (227 kg).[5]
Powerlifting career
[edit]During 1991 Senior Nationals, he became the lightest person to cross the 2,400 lb (1,089 kg) barrier in the powerlifting total (a sum of three lifts: squat, bench, and deadlift). In 1998 World Championships, he set an all-time powerlifting record total at 2,463 lb (1,117 kg), in the 110 kg weight class.
Coan's best total in a drug tested international competition is 2,282 lb (1,035 kg) in the 100 kg weight class at the 1994 IPF Senior World Championships in South Africa,[6] establishing a new world record at the time. Although serving a lifetime ban from the IPF for doping, Coan is among the people still acknowledged and regarded a legend in the world of powerlifting and spends much of his time mentoring young lifters coming into the sport.[3]
Personal records
[edit]110 kg weight class, in single-ply equipment[7]
- Squat (w/wraps) – 1,019.6 lb (462.5 kg) (1999 Senior National Championships)
- Bench press – 573.2 lb (260.0 kg) (1998 World Championships, 1999 Senior National Championships, and 2000 Senior Nationals)
- → He has done 584.2 lb (265.0 kg) during training
- Deadlift – 887.3 lb (402.5 kg) (1998 World Championships)
- Total – 2,463.6 lb (1,117.5 kg) (1,003.1 + 573.2 + 887.3 lb (455.0 + 260.0 + 402.5 kg)) (1998 World Championships)
100 kg weight class, in single-ply equipment[7]
- Squat (w/wraps) – 964.5 lb (437.5 kg) (1987 World Championships)
- Bench press – 562.1 lb (255.0 kg) (1992 Senior National Championships)
- Deadlift – 901.0 lb (408.7 kg)[8] (1991 Senior Nationals)
- Total – 2,405.6 lb (1,091.2 kg) (959.0 + 545.6 + 901.0 lb (435.0 + 247.5 + 408.7 kg)) (1991 Senior Nationals)
Throughout his active career in international powerlifting competition Ed Coan has set over 71 world records in powerlifting.[9]
Drug ban
[edit]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.[10]
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. Coan is now suspended from IPF for life.[12]
In 2016, the IPF declared that due to Coan's suspension participating in his training seminars is a violation of WADA regulations and thus prohibited.[13]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "ISHOF | International Sports Hall of Fame | United States".
- ^ "Ed Coan".
- ^ a b "Ed Coan, USA – Powerlifter | Irish Strong Man".
- ^ Dr. Robert Goldman (March 13, 2015). "2015 International Sports Hall of Fame Inductees". www.sportshof.org. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
- ^ "ED Coan: the greatest powerlifter of all time". www.repelbullies.com. November 1, 2020. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
- ^ http://powerlifting-ipf.com/fileadmin/data/results/worlds/wormen1994.htm Archived 2012-01-04 at the Wayback Machine "1994 IPF Worlds Results"]
- ^ a b "Ed Coan". www.openpowerlifting.org. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
- ^ "Ed Coan - Deadlift 901 @ 220". YouTube.
- ^ "Interview With Famous Powerlifter Ed Coan" Retrieved October 4, 2009
- ^ a b "Atlas Speaks" Retrieved January 1, 2012
- ^ "IPF Men's Open Worlds 1996". www.powerlifting-ipf.com. Retrieved January 1, 2012.
- ^ "IPF Anti-Doping Rule Violation list" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-09. Retrieved 2017-07-21.
- ^ "Ed Coan Training Seminars in Sweden". IPF, International Powerlifting Federation. Retrieved 2017-07-21.