REMEMBER THIS? That time a guy from Searchmont lifted over 500 lbs

Powerlifting might not be a sport we typically associate with Sault Ste. Marie. But at the age of 22 Karl Hult walked into a gym and started lifting weights. Hult was a Searchmont resident and worked as an engineer for Beatrice Foods in Sault Ste. Marie.

In 1986 Hult was part of 10 member Canadian team which competed in Olso, Norway. Hult earned his spot on the team by winning the 100-kilogram division at the Canadian Masters. At the Canadian Masters he set 5 new records which included 551 lb. and 586 Ib. in squats, 363Ib and 374 Ib. in bench and a total lift of 1,467 Ib.

In 1996 at the age of 50 Hult was still active in weightlifting and competitions. According to Hult the most he ever benched was 560 pounds unofficially and 501 pounds officially. Hult spent approximately 30 years competing across Canada and the world because of the love of his sport and the challenge to lift more. A far cry from the 22-year-old young man who walked into a gym and picked up some weights.

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