Ryan Vierra

Ryan Neil Vierra (August 23, 1968 – February 26, 2021) was an American world champion Highland Games competitor. He was a five-time winner of the World Highland Games Championships, he was also an 11 time US national champion. Vierra set 346 games records, 4 world records, 10 North American & American records and 6 world championship records. He died on February 26, 2021 in his home in Denair, California, at the age of 52, having been suffering from prostate cancer for 13 months.

• 16 lbs open stone 59.5 ft (18.1 m)
• 17 lbs open stone 58.5 ft (17.8 m).
• 22 lbs Braemar stone 47.0 ft (14.3 m).
• 26 lbs Braemar stone 39.7 ft (12.1 m).
• 16 lbs hammer throw 156.5 ft (47.7 m).
• 22 lbs hammer throw 121.7 ft (37.1 m).
• 28 lbs for distance 931⁄2 ft.
• 56 lbs for distance 49.21⁄2 ft.
• 16 lbs sheaf toss 37.0 ft (11.3 m).
• 20 lbs sheaf toss 35.0 ft (10.7 m).
• 56 lbs weight for height 16.0 st. (18.0 1 sp)
• Caber toss (23 ft × 130 lbs) 12:00 × 2

• Donanun stones for time 21.4 sec
• 98 lbs stone for distance 15.11 ft (4.61 m).
• 125 lbs stone for distance 12.9 ft (3.9 m).
• Flint stone (press overhead) 374 lbs.

• Power clean: 385 pounds
• Power snatch: 245 pounds (stopped going heavy in 1992)
• Jerk: 374 pounds
• Squat: 640 pounds (for a double -just knee raps and a belt)
• Jump shrugs: 600 × 2
• Deadlift: 535 pounds (stopped after high school, 1986)
• Bench press: 410 pounds

• 1st place - 254
• 2nd place - 60
• 3rd place - 19
• 4th place - 6
• 5th place - 4
• 7th place - 1