WV - Strength sports capital of the world?

[agm]

As if the Heavy Events World Championships weren't enough, this fall the World's Strongest Man will be held in West Virginia.

[Sheaf daddy]

you got dates?

[agm]

No, not yet. It was just posted yesterday on Ironmind. There was an earlier story about a Phil Pfister stamp being released in Charleston on September 3, but that could be the starting date, or it could be done in advance. I'll keep checking Ironmind.

[S McCracken]

Here is the link

http://74.205.126.46/ironcms/morenewsv6 ... =2597#2597

[Mike Wills]

You really could make a case for WV being the strength capital of the world, especially on a per-capita basis. We have:

Brian Siders - Top powerlifter in the world (who isn't using hydraulic suits to lift the weight)
Phil Pfister - Winner of world's strongest man
Travis Bagent - Top left-handed arm wrestler and top-five right-handed arm wrestler in the world
Randy Barnes - Former world record holder in the shot put

If you go back a few years you also pick up Luke Iams, Mighty Chuckie Dunbar, and Willie Williams. We do alright in the strength world I guess.

[Clan SlyPorkers]

Oh oh, do PA...let's see...there's me, seriously, do we need anyone else? Ok, Arnold Palmer?.

[jcollins]

Wait, when did anyone beat Randy Barnes shot put mark? As far as I knew it he is the current world record holder in the shot put. Unless you are counting him out for drug violations, but he is the current record holder.

[Mike Wills]

I thought that the record got stripped...but I don't know much about T&F either.

[Beau Fay]

Yup, he still has it. 75'10" and change thrown at UCLA back in 1990!