His biggest opponent to date is a 660lbs arm wrestler, who John easily defeated.īy the early 2000s, John was already contemplating retirement as he was getting older and losing his endurance and the arm wrestlers from other parts of the old were catching up to him.
With his right forearm that’s 16 inches in circumference and his left that’s 3.5 inches, he won four world title in the heavyweight division by 1994.Īt 6’1″ and weighing around 90 kg, to say that, John Brzenk was a dominant arm wrestler would be an understatement, often during the matches, his opponents would be twice his size, but John would still find a way to beat them. He was only 18-years old when he achieved this feat. In 1983, John won his first world championship on ABC’s Wide World of Sports. He won his maiden tournament and was given the nickname ‘Giant Chrusher’ as he defeated opponents much bigger than him.Īt that time, it may have been unusual seeing a young boy with small stature defeating bigger man, but little did they know, John Brzenk would go on to secure his name in the history books. John Brzenk participated in his first Arm Wrestling tournament when he was only 16-years old and got into the sport because of his father Brzenk Sr, who was also an arm wrestler.
Widely regarded as the greatest Arm Wrestlers of all time, John Brzenk went on an undefeated streak of 25-years. If you follow Arm Wrestling, you must have heard of John Brzenk.
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