Caine Eckstein Explained
Caine Eckstein (born 16 November 1985) is an Australian Ironman surf lifesaving champion with his brother Shannon Eckstein.[1] [2]
Career
In 2014, Eckstein broke the Guinness World Record for most pull-ups in 24 hours, completing 4,210 pull-ups.[3] [4] After subsequently losing the record, in 2016 he regained it after completing 7,620.[5] [6] [7] [8]
In 2022, Eckstein won a fourth title The Coolangatta Gold.[9] Later that year, on 5 June 2022, Eckstein achieved the most pull ups (1131) in one hour by a male at the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.[10]
On 13 August 2022 at Pacific Fair shopping centre, Eckstein again set the Guinness World record for most pull-ups in 8hrs to 4710.
Notes and References
- http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2013/09/16/458230_surf-lifesaving.html Gold Coast Bulletin
- Web site: Five Time Coolangatta Gold Winner Caine Eckstein Switches Codes to Race Hawaii Ironman World Championship. 10 September 2012.
- Web site: 2014-10-07 . Caine Eckstein breaks 12- and 24-hour pull-up records on Today . 2022-07-14 . Guinness World Records . en-GB.
- News: Caine Eckstein breaks Guinness World Record: Most pull-ups in 24 hours . TODAY.com . en.
- News: Ironman Smashes Pull-Up World Record. NBN News . www.nbnnews.com.au . 16 June 2016 . en-AU.
- News: Australian Sets Pullup Record . Men's Journal.
- News: Gold Coast ironman reclaims world record in pull-ups arms race. ABC News. 16 June 2016.
- News: Pull-Up Record Broken for the Third Time in Five Weeks. ABC News . en.
- Web site: 2010-11-07 . Caine Eckstein wins his fourth Coolangatta Gold and his third in a row . 2022-07-14 . Fox Sports . en.
- Web site: Most pull ups in one hour (male) . Guinness World Records . 5 June 2022 . en-gb.
