Claim: Ed Coan set an all-time powerlifting record (even though he was not in the heaviest weight class) of 2463 pounds for deadlift, bench and squat totals, although his best result in a drug-tested competition was 2,282 pounds.
Evidence: He set an all-time powerlifting record total at 2,463 pounds, even though at the time he was not in the heaviest weight class. Coan's best result in a drug tested international competition is 1,035 kg (2,282 lbs) in the 100 kg weight class at the 1994 IPF Senior World Championships. Squat - 1019 lbs (~462 kg) Bench press - 584 lbs (~265 kg) Deadlift - 901 lbs (~409 kg) raw by today's standards with only singlet and belt Total: 2463.6 lbs (1117.5 kg)