Ottley Russell Coulter (June 6, 1890 - December 17, 1976) was an American strongman, circus performer, weightlifter and police officer.

He was a co-founder of the American Continental Weightlifting Association, and the author of a book about strength athletics.

[4] To discourage the use of firearms, Coulter taught hand-to-hand combat in the police department.

[1][4] In the 1920s, he co-founded the American Continental Weightlifting Association with George F. Jowett and David P.

[3] Coulter wrote articles in Strength, a magazine published by Alan Calvert, in the 1920s.