- Derek Boyer
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Derek Boyer 
Born 14 June 1969
Lautoka, Viti Levu, FijiOccupation Strongman Powerlifting Actor Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Weight 305 pounds (138 kg) Title Australia's Strongest Man Website http://www.derekboyer.com/ Competition record Strongman Competitor for FijiWorld's Strongest Man Qualified 1996 9th 1997 Qualified 1998 Qualified 1999 Qualified 2000 Qualified 2001 Qualified 2002 Qualified 2007 Fortissimus 10th 2009 Australia's Strongest Man 1st 2000 1st 2001 1st 2002 1st 2003 1st 2004 1st 2005 1st 2006 1st 2007 1st 2008 1st 2009 1st 2010 1st 2011 Fit X Strongman Championships 1st 2011 Derek Boyer (born 14 June 1969 in Lautoka, Fiji Islands) is a Fijian-Australian actor, powerlifter, and strongman competitor.
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Strongman/Powerlifting
Derek has competed 7 times in the World's Strongest Man contest, reaching the finals in 1997.[1] Derek is the reigning 12 time Australia's Strongest Man, winning from 2000–2011.[2]
Derek goes by the nickname "The Island Warrior".[3] Derek has won numerous powerlifting titles in Australia.[4]
Derek 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. Derek captured his 11th straight Australia's Strongest Man title on 5 June 2010.[5]
Acting/television
Derek has portrayed Bayman in DOA: Dead or Alive and promoted the steel products company Orcon, as Orcon's "Man of Steel", featuring Orcon's trackside promotional efforts at V8 Supercars events where Orcon has been a sponsor of race teams, Larkham Motor Sport, WPS Racing and Ford Performance Racing. Derek has recently taken on the role of 'Thunder' in the revived version of the Australian television sports entertainment series Gladiators. He specializes in strength events like Duel, Whiplash and Sumo Ball, where he can use his weight advantage ideally.
Derek appeared on Channel nine's The Footy Show (AFL) on 19 August 2010 and with Shane Crawford attempted the world record for the most bench presses (weight had to be over 100 kg) in a minute. With no practice at all he achieved 116 with the record standing at 121. In a later attempt on the record on 23 September on The Footy Show, Boyer managed to break the record completing 126 bench presses.
Retirement/return to competition
On 14 Sept. 2010, Derek temporarily retired from strongman competition in a letter sent to Federation of Australian Strength Competitors (FASC) president Bill Lyndon. He stated that he will be focusing on powerlifting and sumo wrestling in the future, although he quickly came out of retirement just 6 months later.[6]
Derek came out of retirement and won the Australian Fit X Strongman CHampionships on 12 March 2011.[7]
Recently, Derek won the 2011 Australia's Strongest Man and earned an invite to compete at the 2011 World's Strongest Man contest in North Carolina, USA.[8] This will mark Derek's eighth appearance in WSM.[9]
References
- ^ http://strongestman.billhenderson.org/bios/boyer.html
- ^ Aussiepower official site
- ^ http://strongestman.billhenderson.org/bios/boyer.html
- ^ http://strongestman.billhenderson.org/bios/boyer.html
- ^ http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2010/Jun/Derek_Boyer_Wins_Australiaxs_Strongest_Man.html
- ^ http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2010/Sep/Derek_Boyer_Retires_From_Strongman.html
- ^ http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2011/Mar/Derek_Boyer_Wins_Fit_X_Strongman_Championships.html
- ^ http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2011/Jul/Derek_Boyer_Wins_Australiaxs_Strongest_Man-Headed_to_Worldxs_Strongest_Man.html
- ^ http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2011/Jul/Derek_Boyer_Wins_Australiaxs_Strongest_Man-Headed_to_Worldxs_Strongest_Man.html
Preceded by
Grant EdwardsAustralia's Strongest Man
2000-2011Succeeded by
incumbantExternal links
Categories:- 1969 births
- Living people
- Australian film actors
- Fijian strength athletes
- Australian strength athletes
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