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I'M GOING TO PUMP YOU UP! featuring Doug Hepburn and weightlifting



Doug Hepburn

Induction Year:  1966

Sport:  Weightlifting

Category:  Athlete


Did You Know?

Doug Hepburn entered competition in 1948, and set an unofficial Canadian record (pressing 300lbs.) at his first competition.

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Facts and Figures:
  • He took the U.S. Open title in 1947, by pressing 345lbs and won the World Heavyweight title, in Stockholm, Sweden lifting a total of 1030lbs.
  • At the 1954 Western Zone British Empire Games Weightlifting Trials, Hepburn broke the world press record with a lift of 381 lbs.

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