- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Paul Anderson
- Contributor to Resource:
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- Date of Original:
- 1955
- Subject:
- Athletes--United States
Weight lifters--United States
Strong men--United States - People:
- Anderson, Paul, 1932-1994
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Stephens County, 34.55394, -83.29343
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Georgia-born Paul Anderson was an amateur weightlifter and professional strongman who gained widespread recognition in the 1950s and 1960s as the strongest man in the world. He became a national, world, and Olympic heavyweight champion, and a worldwide icon for strength and size.
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/sports-outdoor-recreation/paul-anderson-1932-1994/anderson-lifting-up-boys_001/
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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