Courtenay strongman Sean Hayes made a huge impact at the 2022 King/Queen of the Throne competition in Surrey at the beginning of the month.

Courtenay strongman Sean Hayes made a huge impact at the 2022 King/Queen of the Throne competition in Surrey at the beginning of the month.

Hayes completed a 560-kilogram, that’s 1,235 lbs, lift in the silver dollar deadlift event.

The silver dollar deadlift is a common strongman variation of a deadlift that uses boxes at the ends of a standard barbell to hold the weight rather than putting plates on the bar. In the infancy of the event, in the 1980s, silver dollars were actually used for the weight.

Hayes’s lift set a world record in the event, breaking the previous mark by 10 kg.

Hayes will be part of the 2022 Comox Valley Strength Festival, June 11th, at Lewis Park in Courtenay. Get details at https://www.theraven.fm/calendar/event/2022-comox-valley-strength-festival/