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Splaine became the first person to lift the Dinnie Stones more than fifty times, a feat he went on to achieve a total of 67 times from 1973 to 1990. Most of those lifts were done at a body weight of 65 kg (143 lb). Brett Nicol is the current record holder for lifting the Dinnie Stones
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in 1979, a feat which was not matched by any woman for the next 39 years until Leigh
Holland-Keen in 2018 (both assisted with straps). In January 2019, Emmajane Smith lifted the stones without straps, making her the first woman to do so. In June 2019, Finland's Annika Eilmann lifted the stones
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Finland holds the women's record in this with a time of 10.31 seconds, also set in 2019. Kevin Faires holds the record with the Rogue replica Dinnie stones with 41.31 seconds while Gabi Dixon holds the women's record with 6.86 seconds, both achieved during 2023 Rogue Record Breakers.
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without straps and also held them, making her the first woman to do so. In
October 2019, Chloe Brennan at a bodyweight of 64 kg (141 lb) lifted the stones (unassisted partial lift) and became the lightest lifter to put the wind beneath the stones. In May 2019,
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style carry until dropping them. Picking up of the stones this way is more challenging than the original method because it makes the range of motion of the lift longer and takes the wider sumo stance out of the equation. This record, with the original stones, is held by
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October, 1963. Jack Shanks (1972), Syd Strachan, Jim Splaine, Imlach Shearer (1973) and Jim Fraser (1978) all managed to lift them unassisted (raw grip). 10 women have also managed to lift the stones. The first was
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Potarch Bridge distance of 17 ft
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