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About Thomas Inch
- Thomas Inch (27 December 1881 in Scarborough, England – 12 December 1963) held the titles of Britain's Strongest Youth and Britain's Strongest Man.He is known for the Thomas Inch dumbbell, known as "172", a dumbbell that weighs 172 lbs and 9 ounces(78.27kg).
- It was extremely difficult to lift, partly due to its weight, but primarily because its handle was very thick (2 3/8 inches(6cm) in diameter) making it difficult to hold on to without an outstandingly strong grip.
- There were allegations that there was a hole in the original 'bell, in which Thomas would place a nail, allowing him to arrest any rotation whilst lifting it.
- On 22 June 2002 Olympic Weightlifter and champion powerlifter Mark Henry completed a successful one-hand clean and jerk of the dumbbell.In 1909 Inch, still only a middleweight, refused to compete in a weightlifting match against the Austrian strongman Max Sick (Maxick), who had recently arrived in London.
- However, by 1910 Inch had become a heavyweight and so relinquished his middleweight title to Edward Aston, and a competition was quickly arranged against Sick.Pro Wrestler Justin Gamache portrayed Sir Thomas Inch in the silent feature film Silent Times.
- It is directed by Christopher Annino and Geoff Blachette and was released in Italy on 14 September 2018.
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