England's Eddie Hall becomes first person to deadlift 500kgTVNZ Watch Eddie Hall deadlift 500kg at the World Deadlift Championships. English strongman Eddie Hall shocked crowds at the World Deadlift Championships by becoming the first person ever to deadlift 500kg - and it 'nearly killed' him. Big Love The Beast #strongman #proteindynamix #500kg #halfondeadlift A video posted by Eddie hall (@eddie_hall_strong) on Jul 9, 2016 at 12:20pm PDT"That nearly killed me," Hall told the Yorkshire Evening Post. Hall held the last world record which he set a few months ago by lifting 465kg. Hall achieved the feat in front of a vociferous crowd at the Leeds Arena in the north of England.

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