Victor Delamarre - STRENGTH FIGHTER

“Notre race canadienne-française, surtout dans nos campagnes, est demeurée
une race robuste et forte, parce qu’elle est une race jeune, frugale,
profondément morale et chrétienne. Dans la région saguenéenne, particulièrement,
il n’est pas rare de rencontrer des hommes doués d’une force physique
remarquable. ” (Source : ” Victor De Lamarre, le roi de l’haltère “, C. de la
Roche, 1924)

Taylor-made for Strength
His corpse was studied by a local university and they found had a spinal width of 4 inches, twice as large as
contemporary strongmen and that his tendons had
been twice the size of a normal human’s. Thicker tendons from birth means a MUCH
greater strength potential.

VICTOR DELAMARRE

Date of Birth: September 24, 1888
Place of Birth: Lac St. Jean, Quebec
Date of Passing: March 13, 1955
Height: 5’4″, 5’5″, 5’6″ or 5’8″ depending of the source
Weight: 154 or 178 lbs depending of the source
Sport: Weightlifting

Highlights

1914
Lifted world record weight of 309.5 lbs with one hand overhead holding it for 3 seconds.
Lifted 201 pounds with one finger
Lifted platforms with 60 people weighing 7000 lbs

1931
Reported to have had 1,500 bouts as a pro wrestler