Derek Boyer (born 14 June 1969) is a

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an-Australian world champion

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, former professional

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competitor and

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Strongman and powerlifting

Boyer has competed seven times in the

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contest, reaching the finals in 1997."Biography"
strongestman.billhenderson.org He is the reigning 12 time Australia's Strongest Man, winning from 2000–2011. Boyer goes by the nickname "The Island Warrior". He has won numerous

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titles in Australia. Boyer currently holds the

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for heaviest truck pulled, after he pulled a

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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.

Personal records

* Seefeld whitestone carry – for (1999 AFSA Austria Full Strength Challenge) (World Record) * Replica

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carry (for speed) – ''(86% of the original)'' for 35 metres in 18.40 seconds (1998 World Strongman Challenge) (World Record)

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

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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 '' Gladiators'' in 2008. 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. As of July 2023, Boyer still holds this record. Boyer was featured on the SBS program ''

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'' 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 ''

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'' and in 2014, he was featured on 7mate's '' Bogan Hunters'' as a celebrity judge.

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

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. He stated that he will be focusing on powerlifting and

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, and he won the Heavyweight category in the 2010 Australian Sumo Championships. However, he came out of retirement just six months later.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Boyer, Derek 1969 births Living people Australian male film actors Fijian strength athletes Australian strength athletes Australian powerlifters Fijian male film actors Fijian emigrants to Australia Australian male television actors Sportspeople from Lautoka Fijian people of British descent Fijian sumo wrestlers Australian sumo wrestlers Sportspeople from the Gold Coast, Queensland Male actors from the Gold Coast, Queensland