Andy Bolton (born January 22, 1970) is an English powerlifter and strongman who was born in Dewsbury, Yorkshire. Andy is best known for being the first man to lift a 1,000 lb. deadlift in a powerlifting competition.Bolton won his first competitive competition in 1991 when he was twenty-one years of age, at a local powerlifting event called the BAWLA Yorkshire Junior Championships. Bolton has since competed in the WPO/WPC He is the current World Powerlifting Organization "world record holder" (1273 kg/2806 lb). Bolton also holds the current WPO world records in the squat (550.5 kg/1213 lb) and previous holder of the deadlift (457.5 kg/1009 lb), and was the first to demonstrate a deadlift of over a thousand pounds.
Bolton has also competed in strongman contests. His strongman accomplishments include placing fifth in the 2002 Arnold Strongman Classic.
Andy Bolton appeared in October 2010 at Elizabethtown High School at "The Night of the Living Dead" Deadlift competition.
