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'''Derek Boyer''' (born 14 June 1969) is a Fijian-Australian world champion powerlifter, former professional strongman competitor and actor.
==Strongman and powerlifting== Boyer has competed seven times in the World's Strongest Man contest, reaching the finals in 1997.<ref name=boyerbio>[http://strongestman.billhenderson.org/bios/boyer.html "Biography"] strongestman.billhenderson.org</ref> He is the reigning 12 time Australia's Strongest Man, winning from 2000–2011.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.aussiepower.biz/ |title=Aussiepower official site |access-date=30 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100818055556/http://www.aussiepower.biz/ |archive-date=18 August 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Boyer goes by the nickname "The Island Warrior".<ref name=boyerbio/> He has won numerous powerlifting titles in Australia.<ref name=boyerbio/>
Boyer 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. He captured his 11th straight Australia's Strongest Man title on 5 June 2010.<ref name="wsm 2010">{{Cite web|url=http://www.ironmind.com/news/Derek-Boyer-Wins-2010-Australias-Strongest-Man/|title=Derek Boyer Wins 2010 Australia's Strongest Man|website=www.ironmind.com|accessdate=31 January 2020}}</ref>
===Personal records=== * Seefeld whitestone carry – {{convert|160|kg|lb|abbr=on|0}} for {{convert|90.73|m|ftin}} (1999 AFSA Austria Full Strength Challenge) (World Record)<ref name="srstones2">{{cite web|url=https://strengthrecord.com/strongman-world-records/#S8 |title=STRENGTH RECORD, Section 08 - Stonelifting (Irregular stones) |website=www.strengthrecord.com |access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref> * Replica Húsafell Stone carry (for speed) – {{convert|160|kg|lb|abbr=on|0}} ''(86% of the original)'' for 35 metres in 18.40 seconds (1998 World Strongman Challenge) (World Record)<ref name="srstones2"/>
==Acting and television== Boyer 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. He took on the role of 'Thunder' in the revived version of the Australian television sports entertainment series ''Australian Gladiators'' in 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gladiatorstv.com/international/australia/gladiators/thunder.php |title=Thunder |publisher=Gladiators |access-date=2 January 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/reality-tv/gladiators-star-thunder-says-he-would-crush-any-of-the-contestants-on-ninja-warrior/news-story/74c3e186f22beccce4c35a043fe1f7f6 |title=Gladiators' star Thunder says he would crush any of the contestants on Ninja Warrior |publisher=news.com.au |date=7 July 2017 |access-date=2 January 2023}}</ref> He specialized in strength events like Duel, Whiplash and Sumo Ball, where he used his weight advantage.
Boyer appeared on Channel Nine's ''The Footy Show'' (AFL) on 19 August 2010 and, with Australian rules footballer Shane Crawford, attempted the world record for the most bench presses (weight had to be over 105 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'', again with Crawford, Boyer managed to break the record by completing 126 bench presses despite Crawford weighing about 9 kilograms more than the minimum requirement and raising $10,000 for charity in the process.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vercalendario.info/en/what/guinness-records-for-most_bench_presses_of_a_person_in_one_minute.html |title=Most bench presses of a person in one minute |access-date=2 January 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Shane Crawford's GUINNESS WORLD RECORD - Most Bench Pressed | date=8 December 2010 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3DiQKA30Mc |access-date=2023-07-19 |language=en}}</ref> As of July 2023, Boyer still holds this record.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-09-23 |title=Most bench presses of a person in one minute |url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/most-bench-presses-of-a-person-in-one-minute |access-date=2023-07-19 |website=Guinness World Records |language=en-gb}}</ref>
Boyer was featured on the SBS program ''Housos'' as Bubbles, a prisoner who takes a shine to the "white meat" of Dazza Jones, and reprised his role in season 7 of cult Australian TV show ''Pizza'' in 2021. Boyer appeared on a 2012 episode of ''Big Brother Australia'' and in 2014, he was featured on 7mate's ''Bogan Hunters'' as a celebrity judge.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.jbhifi.com.au/movies-tv-shows/movies-tv-shows-on-sale/tv-comedy/bogan-hunters-series-1/581216/ |title=Bogan Hunters - Series 1 |date=17 July 2014 |accessdate=9 November 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141223071513/https://www.jbhifi.com.au/movies-tv-shows/movies-tv-shows-on-sale/tv-comedy/bogan-hunters-series-1/581216/ |archivedate=23 December 2014 }}</ref>
==Retirement and return to competition== On 14 September 2010, Boyer 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,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ironmind.com/news/Derek-Boyer-Retires-From-Strongman |title=Derek Boyer Retires From Strongman |publisher=IronMind |date=14 September 2010 |access-date=2 January 2023}}</ref> and he won the Heavyweight category in the 2010 Australian Sumo Championships.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sumoaustralia.wordpress.com/athlete-profiles/ |title=DEREK BOYER |publisher=Sumo Australia |access-date=2 January 2023}}</ref> However, he came out of retirement just six months later.
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{Official website}} *{{IMDb name|name=Derek Boyer|id=1815349}}
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