[2] He was inducted into the International Powerlifting Federation Hall of Fame in 1980.
[3] Gant set his first world record in 1974 by deadlifting 524.5 pounds (238 kg) at a bodyweight of 123 pounds (56 kg) at the Flint Olympian Games.
In 1985, he became the first person in human history to deadlift five times his own bodyweight - lifting 661 pounds (300 kg) at a bodyweight of 132 pounds (60 kg).
He holds the world records for deadlifting in both the 123- and 132-pound weight classes.
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