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Ottley Russell Coulter

Ottley Russell Coulter was an American strongman, circus performer, weightlifter and police officer. He was a co-founder of the American Continental Weightlifting Association, and the author of a book about strength athletics.

Early life
Coulter was born on June 6, 1890, in Parkman, Ohio. He attended Hiram College for two years and dropped out. ==Career==
Career
Coulter began his career as a circus performer from 1912 to 1916, including for the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. He also worked for US Steel. He was an early proponent of tracking progress in the performance of weight-lifters. In 1952, he authored of a book about strength athletics. ==Personal life and death==
Personal life and death
Coulter collected books and magazines related to physical culture. His collection is stored at the H.J. Lutcher Stark Center for Physical Culture and Sports. With his Scottish-born wife née Ethel Alexander,{{cite news |title=Deaths: Mrs Ottley Coulter |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/451302746/?terms=%22Ottley%2BCoulter%22 |accessdate=January 3, 2019 |work=Public Opinion |location=Chambersburg, Pennsylvania |date=April 28, 1972|page=11|via=Newspapers.com Coulter died on December 17, 1976, in Lemont Furnace, at age 86. He was buried in the Sylvan Heights Cemetery. ==Selected works==
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