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Date of Birth: Jan. 17, 1946
Height: 5'6"
Weight (1999): 190 pounds
When you ask people who have been involved in powerlifting for a while who they think the top ten powerlifters of all time are, the list varies. However, there is a consensus by everyone that Larry Pacifico belongs on that list. His accomplishmnets in the iron game have taken on legendary status. He won nine straight world powerlifting championships. During his 18 years of competition, he won a total of 102 competitions. Pacifico has set 54 World Records in his career. He was probably the last powerlifter to be featured in Sports Illustrated. Bill Kazmaier once reminisced "The first time I went to powerlifting meet and saw Larry, I think he was probably six or seven on his World Championships and he was pretty much-how would you say?-a god in powerlifting. He could go to any class that he wanted to. He could pretty much lift whatever weight on the day he wanted to." Don Reinhoudt also said of Larry, "I look at Larry, an idol to all of us here-nine time champion and Larry will always be the legend of all time to us." In addition to being a nine-time world powerlifting champion, Larry Pacifico has always given back to the sport that he loves so much. He owns a gym and does personal training all day. American Strength Legends is proud to present a profile of "Mr. Powerlifting" Larry Pacifico.
Best Lifts
Competition Squat: 832 pounds
Competition Bench: 592 pounds (no bench shirt)
Competition Deadlift: 771 pounds
Competition Total: 2061 pounds
Best Exhibition Lifts
Squat: 885 pounds
Bench: 610 pounds
Deadlift: 815 pounds
Push press off the racks: 440 pounds
Standing press: 315 pounds in 1968
Snatch: 270 pounds in 1968
Clean and Jerk: 320 pounds in 1968
The Nine Consecutive World Powerlifting Titles
(N.B., all weights are in kilograms IPF kilo to pound conversion chart)
| Year |
Place |
Weight |
Squat |
Bench |
Deadlift |
Total |
| 1971 |
New York |
90kg |
282.5 |
232.5 |
297.5 |
812.5 |
| 1972 |
Harrisburg |
110kg |
317.5 |
260.0 |
317.5 |
895.0 |
| 1973 |
Harrisburg |
110kg |
340.0 |
247.5 |
317.5 |
905.0 |
| 1974 |
New York |
100kg |
317.5 |
255.0 |
307.5 |
880.0 |
| 1975 |
Birmingham, England |
100kg |
292.5 |
247.5 |
317.5 |
857.5 |
| 1976 |
New York |
90kg |
312.5 |
185.0 |
317.5 |
815.0 |
| 1977 |
Perth, Australia |
100kg |
340.0 |
252.5 |
335.0 |
927.5 |
| 1978 |
Turku, Finland |
100kg |
345.0 |
222.5 |
337.5 |
905.0 |
| 1979 |
Dayton |
100kg |
347.5 |
242.5 |
315.0 |
905.0 |
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