Friday, February 17, 2012

Super Strong Man - Derek Boyer, Australia

Derek Boyer (born 14 June 1969 in Lautoka, Fiji Islands) is a Fijian-Australian actor, powerlifter, and strongman competitor.

Boyer has competed 7 times in the World's Strongest Man contest, reaching the finals in 1997. He is the reigning 12 time Australia's Strongest Man, winning from 2000–2011.

Boyer goes by the nickname "The Island Warrior". He has won numerous powerlifting titles in Australia.

Boyer currently holds the Guinness World Record for heaviest truck pulled, after he pulled a Kenworth K104 truck weighing 51,840 kg (114,287 lb - 51.84 metric tons) over a level 100 ft (30.48 m) course in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, on 6 March 2005. He captured his 11th straight Australia's Strongest Man title on 5 June 2010.