Eamonn_Keane_(weightlifter)

Eamonn Keane (weightlifter)

Eamonn Keane (weightlifter)

Irish teacher and athlete

Eamonn Keane is an Irish primary school teacher from Louisburgh, County Mayo who specialises in endurance weightlifting.

Media coverage

His bench press record is mentioned in the 2005 edition of Guinness World Records.[1] and later mentioned in the 2008 book World's Stupidest Athletes by Barb Karg and Rick Sutherland[2] and in the 2013 book Weight Lifting and Weight Training by Noah Daniels.[3]

Eamonn was the subject of a Cogar documentary called Éamonn Ó Cathain – An Fear Iarainn on Ireland's Irish Language Station TG4 released 6 November 2011. In the documentary, Eamonn goes in search of his ultimate goal in weightlifting by attempting to become the only man ever to achieve a career "grand slam" of world records in 12 different endurance weightlifting disciplines.

His 13th record was ratified in December 2011.[4]

One of his records was included in Guinness World Records 2012, mentioning his arm-curled weight in an hour.[5]

Four of his records were included in Guinness World Records 2013, pertaining to the most weighted lifted in an hour in the bench press, barbell row, dumbbell row and lateral raise.[6]

He is also included in the 2015 edition.[7]

Guinness World Records

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He has also previously held world weightlifting records in at least 4 other categories.[citation needed]

References

  1. [1]
    Guineess Book of World Records. 2005. p. 240.
  2. [2]
    page 174
  3. [3]
    page 97
  4. [4]
    "The 'Ironman' strikes again - Louisburgh's Eamonn Keane sets his 13th world record" published 28 December 2011 by Edwin McGreal of The Mayo News:
    "The powerlifting legend set his latest Guinness world record in the Louisburgh GAA club gym on September 28, but only had it officially ratified by Guinness World Records last week."
  5. [5]
    Page 497 of Guinness World Records 2012
  6. [6]
    Page 147 of Guinness World Records 2013
  7. [7]
    Page 105 of Guinness World Records 2015
  8. [8]
    Heaviest weight lifted in one hour bench press
  9. [9]
    55-Year-Old Sets Weight-Lifting World Record:
    The previous holder of the title was Eamonn Keane of Ireland, who set the record in 2007 by lifting 51,314.8 pounds over the course of 60 minutes.
  10. [10]
    Most weight lifted by dumbbell rows in one hour
  11. [11]
    Most weight lifted by rear lateral laises in one hour
  12. [12]
    Most weight lifted by lateral raises in one hour
  13. [13]
    Most weight lifted by incline dumbbell flyes in one hour by an individual
  14. [14]
    Most weight lifted by dumbbell front raises in one hour
  15. [15]
    Arm curls, most weight in one hour (individual)
  16. [16]
    Most weight lifted by barbell upright row in one hour by an individual
  17. [17]
    Arm curls, most weight in one minute (individual)
  18. [18]
    Most weight lifted by barbell rows in one hour
  19. [19]
    Heaviest weight lifted in one minute bench press
  20. [20]
    Heaviest deadlift in one minute (individual)
  21. [21]
    Most weight squat lifted in one minute
  22. [22]
    Most weight lifted by barbell rows in one minute (individual)
  23. [23]
    Most weight lifted by barbell press standing in one minute by an individual
  24. [24]
    Most weight lifted by barbell press standing in one hour by an individual
  25. [25]
    Heaviest deadlift in one hour (male)
  26. [26]
    Most weight lifted by dumbbell front raises in one minute
  27. [27]
    Most weight lifted by incline dumbbell flyes in one minute (individual)
  28. [28]
    Most weight lifted by lateral raises in one minute
  29. [29]
    Most weight lifted by rear lateral raises in one minute
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