Jeff Dabe

Jeff Dabe
BornJune 1963 (age 61)[1]
NationalityAmerican
Other namesPopeye
Anaconda
Occupation(s)Heavy equipment operator
Arm wrestler
Known forLarge hands and arms
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]

Jeff Dabe (born June 1963)[3] is an American heavy machine operator and professional arm wrestler, noted for his oversized upper extremities.

Biography

Dabe was born in June 1963[4] and lives in Stacy, Minnesota.[4] He works as a heavy equipment operator and runs a hobby farm.[5][6] Jeff and his wife Gina have three children.[7]

Dabe is noted for his oversized limbs. In 2022, his forearm measured a girth of 20 inches (51 cm) and his ring finger of 5 inches (13 cm). His limb size is notably not a consequence of gigantism or elephantiasis.[8]

Dabe has been arm wrestling since 1981,[5] and was given the nickname Popeye early in his arm-wrestling endeavors.[8] In 1996, Dabe injured his right elbow in an arm-wrestling match and stopped competing.[4] In 2012,[4] at the age of 48,[8] he returned to the sport, wrestling only with his left arm[8] and becoming the Minnesota state arm wrestling champion.[8]

He is the 2021 International Federation of Arm Wrestling's world champion.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Pro arm wrestler shares his story". YouTube. 2 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Jeff Dabe". goldsarm.com. 2024-01-21. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
  3. ^ "Pro arm wrestler shares his story". YouTube. 2 February 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d "Jeff Dabe is an arm wrestler who looks like a human Popeye". News.com.au. 7 Aug 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Sunday Q&A: Jeff Dabe, professional arm wrestler". Star Tribune. 4 July 2015. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
  6. ^ "World Armwrestling League | Competitors". World Armwrestling League. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
  7. ^ "Meet The Champion Arm Wrestler Who's Minnesota's Very Own 'Popeye'". The Huffington Post. 2015-08-12. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
  8. ^ a b c d e f Glover, Maury (2022-02-09). "Minnesota man with sizeable arms becomes arm wrestling champ". FOX 9. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
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