The Strongman Who Fought Nazis

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Charles Rigoulot was what you would call an ‘old-timey strongman’. He was a French Olympic weightlifter, wrestler, and race car driver, singer, and actor. He even traveled with the circus, performing as an actual strongman. He was known for lifting a 261 lb. barbell over his head with just one arm. Between the years of 1923 and 1926, he set twelve world records. Though he had been named the ‘Strongest Man in the World’, he wasn’t very…