Professional Strongman/Weightlifter. A native of St. Cyprien de Napierville, Quebec, he was known as 'Canada's Strongest Man Who Ever Lived.' At 5'10, and 300lbs, he began entering competitions at the age of 17, when he faced another strongman named Michaud in Montreal, Quebec. His many remarkable feats, some true and some exaggerated, included lifting a 400lb granite boulder over his head, backlifting a platform while eighteen men stood atop of it, lifting 553lbs off the floor with one finger, and pushing a freight car up an incline. Two of his more greatest feats though were on December 10, 1891, in Montreal, Quebec, when he had four horses tied to each of his arms, and at the same time grooms whipped the horses so that they would pull while he restrained them. In 1895 he lifted 4,337 lbs on his back. He later competed more, but also decided to take up farming and run a tavern. He also managed to get married. He died from chronic nephritis at the age of 49, and was given a public funeral. The Louis-Cyr District of Montreal, Quebec, the Parc-Louis Cyr, and the Places des Hommes-Forts were all established in his memory. Two books entitled, "The Strongest Man In History," and "The Strongest Man That Ever Lived," were based on his life.
Professional Strongman/Weightlifter. A native of St. Cyprien de Napierville, Quebec, he was known as 'Canada's Strongest Man Who Ever Lived.' At 5'10, and 300lbs, he began entering competitions at the age of 17, when he faced another strongman named Michaud in Montreal, Quebec. His many remarkable feats, some true and some exaggerated, included lifting a 400lb granite boulder over his head, backlifting a platform while eighteen men stood atop of it, lifting 553lbs off the floor with one finger, and pushing a freight car up an incline. Two of his more greatest feats though were on December 10, 1891, in Montreal, Quebec, when he had four horses tied to each of his arms, and at the same time grooms whipped the horses so that they would pull while he restrained them. In 1895 he lifted 4,337 lbs on his back. He later competed more, but also decided to take up farming and run a tavern. He also managed to get married. He died from chronic nephritis at the age of 49, and was given a public funeral. The Louis-Cyr District of Montreal, Quebec, the Parc-Louis Cyr, and the Places des Hommes-Forts were all established in his memory. Two books entitled, "The Strongest Man In History," and "The Strongest Man That Ever Lived," were based on his life.
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