(1926-09-16)September 16, 1926 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Died
November 22, 2000(2000-11-22) (aged 74)
Occupation(s)
strongman, Olympic weightlifting, professional wrestling,
Height
5 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1.74 m)
Weight
300 lb (136 kg) active
Medal record
Representing Canada
Men's Weightlifting
World Weightlifting Championships
1953 Stockholm
+90 kg
British Empire Games
1954 Vancouver
+90 kg
Douglas Ivan Hepburn (September 16, 1926 – November 22, 2000) was a Canadian strongman and weightlifter. He won weightlifting gold medals in the 1953 World Weightlifting Championships as well as the 1954 British Empire Games in the heavyweight division. He is also known as the first man to bench press 400, 450, 500, and 550 pounds (raw). During the 1950s he was publicly known as the "world's strongest man" for his many feats of strength. Hepburn has been inducted into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame (1953), Canada's Sports Hall of Fame (1955), and the B.C. Sports Hall of Fame (1966).
ulcer at age 74. "Mighty DougHepburn - By Walter Wadas". Oliver, Greg (2005-12-09). "The reluctant career of strongman DougHepburn". SLAM! Wrestling. Archived...
Powerlifting's Greatest Bench Presser. p. 2. Leonard, Paul (15 August 2020). "DougHepburn: King of the Curl!". Retrieved 14 October 2022. Diana, Sam. Jim Williams:...
Joe Rollino Gunnar Salómonsson Ian Gordon Batchelor The Great Antonio DougHepburn Mat Tarzan Paul Anderson Otto Acron Jack Shanks Terry Todd John Massis...
(1944–1991, aged 46) had perforated ulcer and died on May 24, 1991. DougHepburn (1926–2000, aged 74) had a perforated ulcer and died on November 22,...
and strongman exhibitions. He is on record as the second man (after DougHepburn) to bench press 500 lb. As an actor, he made five films, all of which...
Hamilton Jarno Hams Arild Haugen Lars Hedlund Rauno Heinla Mark Henry DougHepburn Graham Hicks Manfred Hoeberl Mitchell Hooper Terry Hollands Marc Iliffe...
John Davis (USA) 1950: John Davis (USA) 1951: John Davis (USA) 1953: DougHepburn (CAN) 1954: Norbert Schemansky (USA) 1955: Paul Anderson (USA) 1957:...
his journey at Victoria, British Columbia. Fox was supported on his run by Doug Alward, who drove the van and cooked meals. Fox was met with gale-force winds...
operating in Canada and the United States that was founded by their father, Doug Ford Sr., who served as a Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) from 1995...
the Seattle territory from Bob Murray. Wrestlers from Toronto such as DougHepburn and Sky-Hi Lee wrestled for Watson in Seattle. Ken Kenneth ran the day-to-day...
event July 2, 1955 Stampede Week Calgary, Alberta Fritz Von Erich vs. DougHepburn July 9, 1956 Stampede Week Stampede Corral Calgary, Alberta Fritz Von...
John Davis (USA) 1950: John Davis (USA) 1951: John Davis (USA) 1953: DougHepburn (CAN) 1954: Norbert Schemansky (USA) 1955: Paul Anderson (USA) 1957:...
John Davis (USA) 1950: John Davis (USA) 1951: John Davis (USA) 1953: DougHepburn (CAN) 1954: Norbert Schemansky (USA) 1955: Paul Anderson (USA) 1957:...
John Davis (USA) 1950: John Davis (USA) 1951: John Davis (USA) 1953: DougHepburn (CAN) 1954: Norbert Schemansky (USA) 1955: Paul Anderson (USA) 1957:...
John Davis (USA) 1950: John Davis (USA) 1951: John Davis (USA) 1953: DougHepburn (CAN) 1954: Norbert Schemansky (USA) 1955: Paul Anderson (USA) 1957:...
John Davis (USA) 1950: John Davis (USA) 1951: John Davis (USA) 1953: DougHepburn (CAN) 1954: Norbert Schemansky (USA) 1955: Paul Anderson (USA) 1957:...
appearing with NWA San Francisco during the 1950s included strongman DougHepburn and National Football League players Art Michalik, Gene Lipscomb, Leo...
broad spectrum of sports. Individual sport winners include weightlifter DougHepburn in 1953, figure skater Kurt Browning in 1990 and 1991, and most recently...
John Davis (USA) 1950: John Davis (USA) 1951: John Davis (USA) 1953: DougHepburn (CAN) 1954: Norbert Schemansky (USA) 1955: Paul Anderson (USA) 1957:...
John Davis (USA) 1950: John Davis (USA) 1951: John Davis (USA) 1953: DougHepburn (CAN) 1954: Norbert Schemansky (USA) 1955: Paul Anderson (USA) 1957:...
John Davis (USA) 1950: John Davis (USA) 1951: John Davis (USA) 1953: DougHepburn (CAN) 1954: Norbert Schemansky (USA) 1955: Paul Anderson (USA) 1957:...
John Davis (USA) 1950: John Davis (USA) 1951: John Davis (USA) 1953: DougHepburn (CAN) 1954: Norbert Schemansky (USA) 1955: Paul Anderson (USA) 1957:...
John Davis (USA) 1950: John Davis (USA) 1951: John Davis (USA) 1953: DougHepburn (CAN) 1954: Norbert Schemansky (USA) 1955: Paul Anderson (USA) 1957:...
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