John Brzenk

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John Brzenk
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Data
Surname John Brzenk
Additions to names "The Golden Boy", "The Perfect Storm"
height 185 cm
Fighting weight 90 kg
birth July 15, 1964
McHenry , Illinois , USA
Announced from Mesa , Arizona

John Brzenk (born July 15, 1964 in McHenry , Illinois ) is an American professional arm wrestler . He competes in the Ultimate Armwrestling League and is the reigning UAL champion in the right arm (heavyweight class). In 2015 he won the heavyweight division in the right arm of the World Armwrestling League. Brzenk is highly regarded by experts and in 2000 he was named "Greatest Armwrestler of All Time" by the Guinness Book of Records .

biography

John Brzenk's father, John Brzenk Sr., was also an arm wrestler and Brzenk attributes some of the muscularity of his forearms to his genetics. He armwrestled in his school for about five years. When he was in eighth grade, he broke his arm while arm wrestling with a friend of his father's. At the age of 16 he took part in his first tournament. He was named "Giant Crusher" because he was able to hit opponents that were significantly heavier than him.

Brzenk began his career in 1982. At the age of 18, he won his first world title in 1983 on the ABC show Wide World of Sports . His heaviest opponent weighed 300 kg (660 lbs). Brzenk defeated him. Brzenk lost only one super match in his entire career and only a handful of arm wrestlers could ever beat him, but only later in his career when he was of advanced age. The best known of these are Devon Larratt and Alexey Voyevoda . In addition to arm wrestling, he works as a mechanic at Delta Air Lines . He says this does not affect his arm wrestling as the work is not physical. During his career he has competed for over $ 80,000 at times.

Brzenk won four world championships in the heavyweight division until 1994 and was nicknamed "Superman" because he was able to defeat much tougher opponents. In 1995 he won the World Middleweight Championship. In 1986 he won the arm wrestling tournament of the same name, Over The Top , organized to promote the Sylvester Stallone film Over The Top , which made a significant contribution to the establishment of arm wrestling as a sport in Germany . He then received a brief appearance in the film in 1987 . The documentary "Pulling John", produced by Navid Khonsari and directed by Vassiliki Khonsari and Sevan Matossian, shows Brzenk's legendary career as an arm wrestler and accompanies him to competitions around the world for four years while he is considering retiring from professional arm wrestling .

Dimensions

Confirmed measurements of John Brzenk are a height of 185 cm (6'1), a weight between 91 kg (200 lb) and 102 kg (225 lb) depending on weight class, a circumference in the right forearm of 41 cm (16 inches) and 34 cm (13.5 inches) in the left forearm and an upper arm circumference of 44.5 cm. Brzenk is of the opinion that practicing arm wrestling is the best exercise. He finds training with weights less important.

successes

Legend : R = right arm; L = left arm

A1 Russian Open:

  • 2015 - R - 2nd place
  • 2014 - R - 3rd place

AAA Stand-Up National Titles :

  • 1984 - R200 lbs (91 kg)
  • 1985 - R185 lbs (84 kg)
  • 1986 - R220 lbs (100 kg)
  • 1990 - R220 lbs (100 kg)

Arnold Classic Titles:

  • 2006 - R199 + (+90 kg)
  • 2007 - R199 + (+90 kg)

AWI World Titles:

  • 1986 - Pro Super Heavyweight
  • 1987 - Pro Light Heavyweight
  • 1988 - Pro Light Heavyweight
  • 1995 - Pro Light Heavyweight
  • 2001 - Pro Super Heavyweight

Carling O'Keefe International Titles:

  • 1989 - R 200 lbs (91 kg), R 231+ lbs (+105 kg)

Forsa Tropical International Titles:

  • 1998 - R198 lbs (90kg), R243 + lbs (+110 kg), L198 lbs (+90 kg)

GNC Pro Performance Title:

  • 2002 - R198 lbs (+90 kg)

GOLDEN BEAR Titles: SUPERMATCH (Absolute Champion)

  • R1994

Pro tournament

  • R90 + kg: 1990, 1994, 1998
  • R90 kg: 1990

Harley Pull Titles:

  • 2000 - R220 lbs (100 kg) + Harley Winner
  • 2001 - R220 lbs (100 kg)
  • 2002 - R198 lbs (90 kg), L198 lbs (90 kg)
  • 2009 - R225 lbs (102 kg), L225 lbs (102 kg) + Harley Winner

Main Event Titles:

  • 1998 - R220 lbs (100 kg)

Mike Gould Classic Titles:

  • 2006 - R220 lbs (100 kg), L220 lbs (100 kg)
  • 2010 - R220 lbs (100 kg)

Mohegan Sun PAC World Titles:

  • 2005 - R198 lbs (90 kg), L198 lbs (90 kg)
  • 2006 - R242 lbs (110 kg), R243 + lbs (+ 110 kg)
  • 2007 - R198 lbs (90 kg), L198 lbs (90 kg)

Over the Top World Title:

  • 1986 - Winner of the Truckers Division in the Heavyweight class

Reno Reunion Titles:

  • 1999 - R200 lbs (91 kg), R230 lbs (104 kg), R231 + lbs (+105 kg), L200 lbs (91 kg)
  • 2000 - R198 lbs (90 kg), R242 lbs (110 kg), R243 + lbs (+110 kg), L198 lbs (90 kg), L242 lbs (110 kg)
  • 2001 - R198 lbs (90 kg), R242 lbs (110 kg), R243 + lbs (+110 kg), L198 lbs (90 kg)
  • 2002 - R198 lbs (90 kg), R242 lbs (110 kg), R243 + lbs (+110 kg), L198 lbs (90 kg), L242 lbs (110 kg)
  • 2003 - R233 + lbs (+101 kg)
  • 2006 - R242 lbs (110 kg), R243 + lbs (+110 kg)
  • 2006 - R242 lbs (110 kg), R243 + lbs (+110 kg)

ROTN Titles:

  • 2007 - R215 lbs (98 kg), L215 lbs (98 kg)
  • 2008 - R242 lbs (110 kg), L242 lbs (110 kg)
  • 2009 - R199 + lbs (+90 kg)

Sands International Wrist Wrestling / Armwrestling Titles:

  • 1988 - R190 lbs (86 kg)
  • 1989 - R190 lbs (86 kg), R215 lbs (98 kg)

Sherkston Beaches International Titles:

  • 1987 - R200 lbs (91 kg), R201 + lbs (+91 kg)

SuperStar Showdown Titles:

  • 2004 - R199 + lbs (+90 kg)
  • 2005 - R198 lbs (90 kg)

Ultimate Armwrestling (Las Vegas) Titles:

  • 2004 - R242 lbs (110 kg)
  • 2005 - R198 lbs (90 kg), L198 lbs (90 kg)
  • 2006 - R242 lbs (110kg), R243 + lbs (+110 kg)

Ultimate Armwrestling League Titles:

  • 2011 - R200 lbs (91 kg)

USAA National Pro-Am Titles:

  • 1996 - R200 lbs (91 kg), R201 + lbs (+91 kg)
  • 1997 - R198 lbs (90 kg), R242 lbs (110 kg), R243 + lbs (+110 kg), L198 lbs (90 kg)
  • 1998 - R242 lbs (110 kg), R243 + lbs (+110 kg)
  • 1999 - R198 lbs (90 kg), R242 lbs (110 kg), R243 + lbs (+110 kg), L198 lbs (90 kg), L242 lbs (110 kg)
  • 2000 - R242 lbs (110 kg), R243 + lbs (+110 kg), L242 lbs (110 kg), L243 + lbs (+110 kg)
  • 2001 - R242 lbs (110 kg), R243 + lbs (+110 kg), L242 lbs (110 kg), L243 + lbs (+110 kg)
  • 2002 - R198 lbs (90 kg), R242 lbs (110 kg), R243 + lbs (+110 kg), L198 lbs (90 kg), L242 lbs (110 kg)
  • 2003 - R242 lbs (110 kg), R243 + lbs (+110 kg)
  • 2004 - R242 lbs (110 kg), R243 + lbs (+110 kg), L242 lbs (110 kg)
  • 2005 - R242 lbs (110 kg)
  • 2006 - R242 lbs (110 kg), R243 + lbs (+110 kg)
  • 2007 - R242 lbs (110 kg), R243 + lbs (+110 kg)
  • 2009 - R242 lbs (110 kg), R243 + lbs (+110 kg), L242 lbs (110 kg), L243 + lbs (+110 kg)
  • 2010 - R242 lbs (110 kg), R243 + lbs (+110 kg)

USAF Unified National Title:

  • 2005 - R220 lbs (100 kg)

WAF World Championship Titles:

  • 1999 - L100 kg, Supermatch Winner

WAL Titles

  • 2015 - R: Heavyweight Champion

World Wristwrestling Championship (Petaluma) Titles:

Heavyweight Division

  • R: 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1996, 1998, 2001

Light Heavyweight Division

  • R: 1998, 2001
  • L: 1998, 2001

Middleweight Division

  • R - 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1996, 1998, 2001
  • L - 1996, 1998, 2001

Lightweight Division

  • R - 1984

WPAA World Title:

  • 1985 - Middleweight

Yukon Jack National / World Titles:

Heavyweight Division

  • R: 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993,

Middleweight Division

  • R: 1995, 1996.

Zloty Tur / Nemiroff World Cup Titles:

Open Cat.

  • R: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009

Cat. 95 kg

  • R: 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
  • L: 2007, 2009

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ John Brzenk profiles. In: walunderground.com. Retrieved June 26, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Perfect Storm John Brzenk . Theual.com. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
  3. ↑ Ed Graney: Ed Graney: Top arm wrestler quashes myths . In: Las Vegas Review-Journal , June 20, 2009. Retrieved December 5, 2017. 
  4. ↑ a b Pulling John . Pulling John. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
  5. ↑ Guinness World Records: Guinness World Records 2000 ( en ). Bantam, May 2, 2000, ISBN 9780553582680 .
  6. ↑ Bruce Lowitt: Defending champ says it's not all in the arm. In: St. Petersburg Times. July 16, 1992, accessed August 11, 2010 .
  7. ^ Gary Hamilton-Irvine: Broken bones common for arm wrestlers. In: New Zealand Herald. June 13, 2015, accessed March 19, 2016 .
  8. ^ Glenn Stout, JR Moehringer: The Best American Sports Writing 2013 . Ed .: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 2013, ISBN 0-547-88457-5 (English, google.com ).
  9. ↑ a b c MR. EXCITEMENT: THE IRRESISTIBLE FORCE OF JOHN BRZENK. In: walunderground.com. World Armwrestling League, July 29, 2015, accessed July 1, 2020 .
  10. ↑ Doug Robinson: Over-the-top sport has quiet champ. In: The Deseret News. August 14, 1994, accessed December 5, 2017 .
  11. ^ Triangle Publications (ed.): Television Guide . January 1, 2006 (English, google.com ).
  12. ↑ Tullian Tchividjian, Nick Lannon: It Is Finished: 365 Days of Good News . Ed .: David C Cook. 2015, ISBN 978-1-4347-0899-1 (English, google.com ).
  13. ↑ a b Brzenk, 4 others seek arm wrestling titles. In: The Deseret News. September 13, 1996, accessed August 11, 2010 .
  14. ↑ Bob Calhoun: Straight to DVD: "Pulling John," arm wrestling's holy grail. (No longer available online.) Salon.com, May 14, 2010, archived from the original on July 26, 2010 ; Retrieved August 11, 2010 .
  15. ↑ Watch The The Greatest Arm Wrestler In History Take On His Toughest Opponents. In: Business Insider. Retrieved March 19, 2016 .
  16. ↑ Perfect Storm John Brzenk. In: theual.com. Ultimate Armwrestling League, accessed July 1, 2020 .
  17. ↑ profiles - John Brzenk, United States. In: worldofarmwrestling.com. Retrieved July 1, 2020 .
  18. ↑ John Brzenk: Arm Wrestling. In: ifitandhealthy.com. October 20, 2007, accessed July 1, 2020 .
  19. ↑ Results: A1 Russian Open 2014 • Arm wrestling . Xsportnews.com. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
personal data
SURNAME Brzenk, John
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American arm wrestler
DATE OF BIRTH July 15, 1964
PLACE OF BIRTH McHenry , Illinois