Georges Christen
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Georges Christen | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 December 1962 |
| Occupation | Strongman |
| Known for | Holding 23 Guinness World Records |
| Website | www |
Georges Christen (born 21 December 1962 in Luxembourg City) is a Luxembourgish strongman. He holds 23 Guinness World Records, including the fastest hot water bottle inflated by lung power. Other records involve tearing up phonebooks, train-towing and plane-pulling.
Christen first entered the public eye when, in December 1982 when he was 19 years old, he bent 250 carpenter's nails (each about 20 cm × 7 mm) within 72 minutes and 55 seconds, surpassing the previous record of 50 nails.[1]
He began performing public strength stunts, such as tearing phone books, bending nails, pulling vehicles by teeth, and rolling up frying pans.[2]
Career, records, and feats
As of 2022, Christen was credited with 26 strength records.[1] Among his Guinness World Records is the fastest 10 m carrying a table (with weight) in the mouth, completed in 6.57 seconds on 18 June 2009 in Beijing.[3]
In November 2022, during former Microsoft CEO Bill Gates’ visit to Luxembourg, Christen was reported to have lifted Gates using his teeth, in addition to other classic feats such as tearing a phonebook and bending a frying pan.[4]
