About Derek Boyer

Derek Boyer, Gladiator

Australia’s greatest ever strength athlete, undefeated in Australian Strong Man competition for fifteen years straight. 1997-2012

Strength Specialist, 8 times World Strongest Man competitor and finalist, Martial Artist, TV Personality, movie actor and life coach. As seen in cinema, Transworld International Sports, ESPN, Fox Sports, MTV, Euro Sports, variety shows worldwide and all major Australian television networks.

SPORTING CREDITS

Derek Boyer, WSM Then and Now
Derek Boyer, Sumo wrestling
  • World’s Strongest Man – 8 times competitor and finalist – 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2011
  • Masters World Strongest Man championship – 2012- champion
  • Australia’s Strongest Man- undefeated in every competition in Australia – 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
  • Australian Sumo Champion (Heavy weight) – 2010
  • Oceania Sumo Champion (Open) – 2011
  • Australian Powerlifting Champion – 1992, 1993, 1994, 1999, 2008, 2009, 2010

GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS

Derek Boyer, Guinness -,car flip
Derek Boyer, Guinness - truck pull
Derek Boyer, Guinness - crucifix hold
  • Heaviest Truck Pulled Over 30m – 30 tonnes
  • Heaviest Truck Pulled Over 30m – 42 tonnes
  • Heaviest Truck Pulled Over 30m – 48 tonnes
  • Heaviest Truck Pulled Over 30m – 52 tonnes
  • Most Amount of Bench Presses of  > 110kg in 1 minute – 126 reps
  • Crucifix Hold (10 kg in each hand) – 1 min 52 sec
  • Flipped a car ten times in 3 minutes and 54 seconds
  • Carried on shoulders 300kg load over 20 meters in 6.68 seconds
  • Carried V8motor weighing 190kg over 20 meters in 21 seconds

WORLD STRENGTH RECORDS

Derek Boyer, World Strength Records
Derek Boyer, World Strength Records - strongman
Derek Boyer, World Strength Records - truck pull
  • Heaviest RoadTrain Pulled- 80 tonnes for 2.15 metres
  • Heaviest RoadTrain pushed- 120 tonnes for 60 centimeters
  • Farmers Walk- 160kg in each hand over 50m – 32sec
  • Heaviest Stone Lifted- 1,100 kg

AUSTRALIAN STRENGTH RECORDS

  • Heaviest Weight ever lifted – 1,100kg
  • Heaviest Deadlift ever – 370k

T.V / MOVIE APPEARANCES

Big brother
Housos vs Authority
The Footy Show
AFL The Footy Show
Fox Sports
Euro Sport
ESPN
Celebrity Splash
MTV
  • Channel  7 Gladiator Series  –  ‘THUNDER’
  • AFL Footy Show guest appearances as Australia’s Strongest Man
  • NRL Footy Show guest appearances as Australia’s Strongest Man
  • Sinbad & the Minotaur main cast ‘AKOOM’
  • Housos Vs Authority SBS T.V series/ featured movie main cast ‘BUBBLES’
  • DOA Hollywood Blockbuster movie main cast ‘BAYMAN’
  • Big Brother – The nastiest intruder ever
  • Celebrity Splash – Australian celebrity
  • Australia Smashes Guinness World Records  Tv program ,featured athlete
  • Transworld World Strongest Man 15 years featured athlete ‘The Island Warrior’
  • ESPN  15 years World’s Strongest Man
  • Grandprix featured athlete ‘The Island Warrior’
  • Eurosport featured athlete
  • Fox sports featured athlete
  • MTV guest appearance Road Rules ‘Island Warrior’