Charles Rigoulot

Charles Jean Rigoulot (3 November 1903 – 22 August 1962) was a French weightlifter, professional wrestler, racing driver, strongman and actor.

[2] In 1930, he became the first person to complete an overhead lift of the Apollon Railway Car Wheels, an awkwardly-shaped 166 kg (366 lb) barbell-shaped set of train wheels used by the stage strongman Louis Uni, and the predecessor of "Apollon's Axle".

[4] In 1925 Rigoulot turned professional and worked as a strongman in the circus, and an actor and singer in the theater.

[4] In the first year of his career as a professional weightlifter Rigolout took part in a show challenge against Ernest Cadine at the Cirque d'hiver in Paris.

During World War II he was imprisoned after hitting a Nazi officer and set free after France was liberated.