Jim Williams (powerlifter)

James Talbot Williams (February 25, 1940 – January 23, 2007) was an American powerlifter. He competed in powerlifting just prior to the formation of the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF). During the early-1970s, he set bench press national and world records in the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU). On November 9, 1972, he bench pressed of 675 lbs (with ace bandages on elbows/without a bench shirt). Jim Williams was the first man to bench press 300 kg (661.41 bs) in competition.