Grip Strength Athletes - modern era

Since the early 80's and very much with the USAWA/IAWA and David Horne at the fore we have seen grip competitions pretty much every year. A number of athletes not all competing and not limited to the following list, have become more well known than their compatriots.

Among them are:
 * David Horne
 * Richard Sorin
 * John Brookfield
 * Jedd Johnson
 * Paul Knight
 * Steve Gardener
 * Wade Gillingham
 * feel free to add to the list here

It's worth stating that, thanks to the efforts of some of the names above, we have many, many more athletes competing in grip competitions and attempting feats of strength than ever before. Additionally most of the abov are in the habit of mentioning other names from the same short list when asked about who they admire and so forth. A telling statement.

Athletes from the strength community who areknown for world class grips include:
 * Brian Shaw
 * Laurence Shahlaei
 * Mark Felix
 * Andy Bolton

Add any additional info you see fit but start to link to the athletes pages on grip wikia