List of strongmen
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This list of strongmen
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Strongman (strength athlete)
In the 19th century, the term strongman referred to an exhibitor of strength or circus performers of similar ilk who displayed feats of strength such as the bent press , supporting large amounts of...
is a list of people who are notable for their achievements in strength athletics
Strength athletics
Strength athletics, more generally known as strongman competitions, is a sport which tests competitors' strength in a variety of different ways. Some of the disciplines are similar to those in powerlifting and some powerlifters have also successfully competed in strongman competitions...
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A- Aleksander AbergAleksander AbergAleksander Richard "Leks" Aberg was a famous Estonian professional Greco-Roman and free-style wrestling World Champion of the early 20th century...
- Otto AcronOtto AcronOtto Acron is an Australian strongman.-Early life:Otto Acron was born 12 May 1935 as Alexander James Alsop in Sydney, Australia to Lilly Elizabeth and James Gess Alsop. He had two brothers, Ken his older and Ian his younger brother. His father worked on the railways as a boilermaker...
- Jouko AholaJouko AholaJouko Ahola is a Finnish strongman and actor. He won the 1997 and 1999 World's Strongest Man, and finished second in 1998. Ahola won the Europe's Strongest Man contest twice in 1998 and 1999, and finished fourth in 1996. Jouko won the World's Strongest Team in 1997 and 1999, and was second in 1998...
- Bill Anderson (strongman)
- Paul Edward AndersonPaul Edward AndersonPaul Edward Anderson was a weightlifter, strongman, and powerlifter.- Biography :Anderson was born in Toccoa, Georgia, United States of America....
- Apollon (strongman)Apollon (strongman)Appolon , born Louis Uni, was a French strongman, especially famous for his grip strength.Born in Marsillargues, Uni was a friend and protegé of academic and champion of physical education Edmond Desbonnet. Uni appeared in the silent film Mare Nostrum.He died in Evreux.-External links:*...
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- Gerard BenderothGerard BenderothGerard Benderoth is an American strongman.He is tall and weighs . He was a New York City Police Officer for over a decade. He took part in the response to the September 11 attacks in 2001 and was at ground zero for 3 days straight recovering bodies...
- Benedikt MagnússonBenedikt MagnússonBenedikt Magnússon , known by his nickname "Benni", is a strongman and powerlifter from Iceland.-Strongman and powerlifting:...
- Raimonds BergmanisRaimonds BergmanisRaimonds Bergmanis is a fomer Olympic weightlifting champion and retired strongman competitor from Latvia....
- Nick BestNick BestNick Best is an American professional strongman competitor and powerlifter.-Powerlifting:Prior to competing in strongman, Best won the USAPL National Powerlifting Championships in the 125kg class in 1996 and 1997, as well as the WDFEF World Powerlifting Championships in 1996.-Strongman:Best holds...
- Ryan BakkeRyan BakkeRyan Bakke is an American strongman.He is 6'2" and weighs 285 lbs.-Achievements:* 2006 - Arizona's Strongest Man 2nd* 2007 - Arizona's Strongest Man 1st* 2008 - America's Strongest Man 15th-References:...
- Jerry BlackwellJerry BlackwellJerry Blackwell was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name "Crusher" Jerry Blackwell. Blackwell competed in the 1979 World's Strongest Man contest, but withdrew early in the competition due to an injury...
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- Andy BoltonAndy BoltonAndy Bolton is an English powerlifter and strongman who was born in Dewsbury, Yorkshire. Andy is best known for being the first man to lift a 1,000 lb...
- Zishe BreitbartZishe BreitbartSiegmund Breitbart , also known popularly as Zishe or Sische Breitbart , was a Polish-born circus performer, vaudeville strongman and Jewish folklore hero...
- Colin BryceColin BryceColin Bryce is a former Great Britain Olympic bobsledder and strongman now working as a television presenter and producer...
- BybonBybonBybon or Bybon son of Phola was a famous ancient Greek weight lifter. A block of red sandstone weighing 143.5 kg was found at Olympia, with the carved inscription "Bybon son of Phola, has lifted me over [his] head with one hand." The stone has a section carved out as a hand grip.The stone is...
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- Geoff CapesGeoff CapesGeoffrey Lewis Capes is a former athlete, strongman and professional Highland Games competitor...
- Cees de VreugdCees de VreugdCees de Vreugd, also known as "Kees de Vreugd" was a butcher, strongman and powerlifter from Katwijk, the Netherlands. He finished 3rd at the World's Strongest Man games in 1985....
- Georges ChristenGeorges ChristenGeorges Christen is a Luxembourgish strongman. He holds several Guinness World Records, including the fastest hot water bottle inflated by lung power. Other records involve train-towing and plane-pulling.-External links:*...
- Ed CoanEd CoanEd Coan is an American powerlifter. He has been described as "the greatest powerlifter in the history of the sport" and the "powerlifting equivalent of Michael Jordan."-Records:...
- Franco ColumbuFranco ColumbuFranco Columbu is an Italian actor, former bodybuilder and World's Strongest Man competitor.-Bodybuilding:Columbu was born in Ollolai, Sardinia . Starting out his athletic career as a boxer, Columbu progressed into the sport of Olympic Weightlifting, powerlifting and later bodybuilding, winning...
- Forbes CowanForbes CowanForbes Cowan is a former leading Scottish strongman competitor and multiple entrant to the World's Strongest Man...
- Louis CyrLouis CyrLouis Cyr was a famous Canadian strongman with a career spanning the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His recorded feats, including lifting 500 pounds with one finger and carrying 4,337 pounds on his back, show Cyr to be, according to former International Federation of BodyBuilding & Fitness...
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- Donald DinnieDonald DinnieDonald Dinnie was a Scottish strongman, born at Balnacraig, Birse, near Aboyne, Aberdeenshire. He has been recognized as "The Nineteenth Century's Greatest Athlete"...
- Jarek DymekJarek DymekJarek Dymek is a strongman competitor from Malbork, Poland. He is a training partner of 5 time World's Strongest Man champion Mariusz Pudzianowski. In 2005 Jarek won Europe's Strongest Man, his career best win. Jarek has competed in the World's Strongest Man 8 times, making the finals 5 times. His...
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- Gregor EdmundsGregor EdmundsGregor Edmunds is a Scottish Highland Games competitor and strongman. Gregor is a winner of the World Highland Games Championships, Highlander Challenge, and Scotland's Strongest Man....
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- Mark FelixMark FelixMark Felix is a strongman competitor and regular entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition...
- Lou FerrignoLou FerrignoLouis Jude "Lou" Ferrigno is an American actor, fitness trainer/consultant, and retired professional bodybuilder. As a bodybuilder, Ferrigno won an IFBB Mr. America title and two consecutive IFBB Mr. Universe titles, and appeared in the bodybuilding documentary Pumping Iron...
- Dominic FiliouDominic FiliouDominic Filiou is a Canadian strongman. Filiou is best known for competing in the 2005, 2006, and 2007 World's Strongest Man competitions. In 2005 he finished third in the finals, a career best. In 2006 and 2007 he was eliminated during the qualifying heats...
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- John B. GagnonJohn B. GagnonJohn B. Gagnon was a strongman performer in the 1920s. At one time, he claimed the unofficial title of "World's Strongest Man."-World's Strongest Man contest:...
- Karl GillinghamKarl GillinghamKarl Gillingham is a Professional Strongman and powerlifter from Minnesota.-Strongman career:...
- Hugo GirardHugo GirardHugo Girard is a Canadian strongman. Girard is a Strongman Super Series world Champion, a four-time World Muscle Power champion and a six-time Canada's Strongest Man.-Strength career:Prior to his career as a strongman competitor, Girard worked as a bouncer in a popular Quebec City...
- Hermann GörnerHermann GörnerHermann Görner, was a famous German strongman. Görner performed in various countries and achieved feats of strength rarely matched to this day, most notably in lifts requiring exceptional gripping strength.-Early years:...
- Mick GoslingMick GoslingMick Gosling is famous for being the winner of Britain's Strongest Man contest in 2005. He is the brother of fellow strongman and former holder of the title "Britain's Strongest Man", Richard Gosling....
- Richard GoslingRichard GoslingRichard Gosling is the winner of Britain's Strongest Man contest in 2003. He currently lives in Cannock, England.-Injury:...
- Angus Graham (strongman)Angus Graham (strongman)Angus Graham was a strongman born circa 1812 on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland and died at Habost in the Port of Ness in the year 1896. Throughout life Angus achieved a name for himself as a man of outstanding physical strength. He was widely reported to be the strongest man on Lewis and possibly...
- Great AntonioGreat AntonioAntonio Barichievich, known as the Great Antonio , was a Croatian-Canadian strongman and eccentric.-Early life:He was born Anton Baričević in Zagreb, Croatia...
- Joe GreensteinJoe GreensteinJoseph L. Greenstein, better known as "The Mighty Atom", was a 20th century strongman.Greenstein was born in Suvalk, Poland in 1893. As a child he suffered from respiratory ailments, and at age 14, a team of doctors predicted he would die from tuberculosis...
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H- Georg HackenschmidtGeorg HackenschmidtGeorg Karl Julius Hackenschmidt was an early 20th-century Estonian strongman and professional wrestler, and the first free-style heavyweight champion of the world. He launched his professional career in Russia and lived most of his life in London, England, where he gained the nickname of 'The...
- Jarno HamsJarno HamsJarno Hams is a strongman from the Netherlands. He was six times Holland's Strongest Man And participated in the World's Strongest Man in 2002 and 2003, but failed to qualify for the finals both times...
- Arild HaugenArild HaugenArild "Hulk" Haugen is a strongman and professional boxer from Sirdal, Norway. He currently lives in Sandnes, Rogaland.Haugen stands tall and weighs approximately . He is capable of squatting , a deadlift of , and a bench press of...
- Lars HedlundLars HedlundLars Hedlund is a former strongman from Sweden. Set a world record for bench press in 1979 . He competed in three World's Strongest Man contests...
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- Manfred HoeberlManfred HoeberlManfred Hoeberl is a former strongman and Powerlifter who was known as having the largest arms in the world during the early-mid 1990's...
- Terry HollandsTerry HollandsTerry Hollands , is one of the world's leading strongman competitors and was Britain's Strongest Man .-Early life:...
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- Marc IliffeMarc IliffeMarc Iliffe was a British strongman famous for being the winner of Britain's Strongest Man contest in 2002.-Career:Iliffe was acknowledged as being extremely dedicated to the sport of strength athletics...
- Konstiantyn IlinKonstiantyn IlinKostiantyn Ilin is a leading Ukrainian strongman competitor and entrant to the World's Strongest Man.-Biography:Born in Chernivtsi, Ukraine, Ilin took to strongman competition relatively late at the age of 30...
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- Louis-Philippe JeanLouis-Philippe JeanLouis-Phillipe Jean is a Canadian strongman competitor and entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition on multiple occasions.-Strongman career:...
- Nathan Jones (wrestler)Nathan Jones (wrestler)Nathan Boyce Jones is an Australian actor, powerlifting champion, strongman, and retired professional wrestler...
- Milan Jovanović (Powerlifting)Milan Jovanovic (Powerlifting)Milan "Strongman" Jovanović is a former WPA and GPC world powerlifting champion and a strongman competitor. He is sometimes known by the nickname Ribcracker. He is also a writer and blogger.-Sporting career:...
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- Svend KarlsenSvend KarlsenSvend Karlsen is a former Norwegian strongman, powerlifter, and IFBB professional bodybuilder.-Powerlifting/Bodybuilding:...
- Ervin KatonaErvin KatonaErvin Katona, is a leading Serbian strongman competitor and regular entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition.- Biography :...
- Bill KazmaierBill KazmaierBill Kazmaier is a former powerlifter, strongman and professional wrestler from the United States. He is widely considered to be one of the all-time greatest competitors in strength competitions...
- Riku KiriRiku KiriRiku Kiri is a Finnish sportsman, best known for competing in the World's Strongest Man competition, narrowly missing out on capturing the title on more than one occasion...
- Alexander KlyushevAlexander KlyushevAlexander Klyushev is a leading strongman competitor and entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition.-Early life and career:...
- Mikhail KoklyaevMikhail KoklyaevMikhail Koklyaev is a six-time Russian National Weightlifting champion, strongman competitor and powerlifter.He was born in 1978 in Chelyabinsk, Russia...
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- Lars RørbakkenLars RørbakkenLars Rørbakken is a strongman and armwrestler from Trengereid outside Bergen, Norway.-Armwrestling:- External links :* * *...
- Jimmy LaureysJimmy LaureysJimmy Laureys is a Belgian powerlifter and strongman competitor.-Biography:Jimmy was known as king kong at school due to his size. He began training seriously at the age of 15 and by 17 was powerlifting...
- Signor LawandaSignor LawandaSignor Lawanda born Hugh David Evans, was a nineteenth-century circus performer and strongman renowned for his strength.-Biography:...
- Georg LurichGeorg LurichGeorg Lurich was a Estonian Greco-Roman wrestler and strongman of the early 20th century. Lurich was also the trainer of fellow countryman wrestler and weightlifter Georg Hackenschmidt and Aleksander Aberg.-Early life:...
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- Angus MacAskillAngus MacAskillAngus Mòr MacAskill, frequently referred to as Giant MacAskill or Black Angus , was a Scottish-Canadian giant, and is the world's largest "true" giant...
- Magnús Ver MagnússonMagnús Ver MagnússonMagnús Ver Magnússon is a former powerlifter and strongman competitor from Egilsstaðir, Iceland. Magnus won the title of World's Strongest Man four times ....
- Jimmy MarkuJimmy MarkuJimmy Marku is an Albanian-born British strongman competitor.-Early life:Jimmy Marku was born 27 August 1974 in Albania...
- Jesse MarundeJesse MarundeJesse Marunde was an American strongman athlete who placed second in the 2005 World's Strongest Man competition....
- John MatuszakJohn MatuszakJohn Daniel "Tooz" Matuszak was an American football defensive lineman in the National Football League who later became an actor. He was the first draft pick of 1973 and played most of his career with the Oakland Raiders until he retired after winning his second Super Bowl in 1981...
- Tarmo MittTarmo MittTarmo Mitt is a professional strongman competitor and regular entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition...
- Joseph MontferrandJoseph MontferrandJoseph "Jos" Montferrand was a French-Canadian logger, strong man and hero of the working man, who was the inspiration for the legendary Ottawa Valley figure Big Joe Mufferaw....
- Andrus MurumetsAndrus MurumetsAndrus Murumets is an Estonian strongman and entrant to the World's Strongest Man contest. He reached 5th in the World Rankings according to the IFSA rankings in 2008. Andrus competed in the IFSA World Championships in 2005 finishing 4th, 5th in 2006 and 5th in 2007...
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- Kevin NeeKevin NeeKevin Nee is an American professional Strongman athlete. He is notable as being the youngest person ever to reach the finals in the World's Strongest Man in 2007 at age 21....
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- Brian OldfieldBrian OldfieldBrian Oldfield is a former American athlete and personality of the 1970s and early 1980s. A standout shot putter, Oldfield is credited with making the rotational technique popular. With his "Oldfield spin," he set the indoor and outdoor world records in the sport many times...
- Travis OrtmayerTravis OrtmayerTravis Ortmayer is an American Professional Strongman athlete from Cypress, Texas. Travis is the owner of Athletic Nation gym...
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- David OstlundDavid OstlundDavid Ostlund is an American Professional Strongman athlete from Minneapolis, Minnesota. He grew up in Edina, Minnesota and attended Edina High School. Ostlund was a member of the Edina track and field team and competed in the shot put and discus events...
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- Ted van der ParreTed van der ParreTed van der Parre is a former strongman from the Netherlands who won the World's Strongest Man contest in 1992 and was 4th in 1991. He also participated in 1994 when he finished 8th, having to drop out after the second event due to a calf injury...
- Ken PateraKen PateraKen Patera is a former professional wrestler, Olympic weightlifter, and Strongman competitor.-Weightlifting/Strongman career:Patera is a former Olympic weightlifter and American powerlifter...
- Jessen PaulinJessen PaulinJessen Paulin is a Canadian Strongman. A resident of Gatineau, Quebec, Paulin is known for being a multiple-Quebec's Strongest Man champion and a two-time Canada's Strongest Man in 2005 and 2006 succeeding, multiple-time champion and former World Champion Hugo Girard who was in rehabilitation...
- Igor PedanIgor PedanIgor Pedan is a Russian strongman who is best known for competing in the IFSA Strongman World Championships. He won the title Absolute Champion of Russia in 2004. Igor was born in Ukraine, currently he resides in Moscow, and competes for Russia. He won the 3rd competition of the United Strongman...
- Johnny PerryJohnny PerryJohnny Wade Perry Jr. was a professional strongman competitor from Zebulon, North Carolina. Perry is best known for finishing fourth in the finals in the 2002 World's Strongest Man competition.-Death:...
- Stefán Sölvi PéturssonStefán Sölvi PéturssonStefán Sölvi Pétursson is a leading strongman competitor and entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition.-Career:...
- Phil PfisterPhil PfisterPhil Pfister , is a leading American strongman competitor, winning the 2006 Met-Rx World's Strongest Man competition and its $41,000 grand prize on September 23, 2006 in Sanya, China. He is the first American to win since Bill Kazmaier in 1982...
- Ivan PoddubnyIvan PoddubnyIvan Maximovich Poddubny also spelled Piddubny was a Russian Empire and Soviet wrestler of Ukrainian Cossack descent. He began his sports career around 1900 and his career lasted for about forty years....
- Derek PoundstoneDerek PoundstoneDerek Poundstone Derek Poundstone Derek Poundstone (born on September 28, 1981, 6'1" (1,85m), 341 lb is an American professional strongman athlete from Waterbury, Connecticut....
- Mariusz PudzianowskiMariusz PudzianowskiMariusz Zbigniew Pudzianowski is a Polish former strongman and current mixed martial artist...
- Ivan PutskiIvan PutskiJózef Bednarski , is a Polish former professional wrestler and bodybuilder. He is known by the ring name Ivan Putski and was given the nicknames "The Polish Hammer" and "Polish Power"....
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R- Flemming Rasmussen (strongman)Flemming Rasmussen (strongman)Flemming Rasmussen is a former strongman competitor and powerlifter from Denmark. He competed in the World's Strongest Man contest several times, finishing in 5th place in 1995, 4th in 1996, and 2nd in 1997...
- Jamie ReevesJamie ReevesJamie Reeves is a former coal miner, strongman and professional wrestler. As a strongman, he won the 1989 World's Strongest Man, was World Muscle Power champion, and also had numerous other titles including Europe's Strongest Man and Britain's Strongest Man...
- Don ReinhoudtDon ReinhoudtDon Reinhoudt is a powerlifter and strongman from Brocton, New York. After obtaining a degree in finance, Don worked as an accountant and a youth worker during his professional career.-Athletics:...
- Joe RollinoJoe RollinoJoseph "Joe" Rollino was a decorated World War II veteran, weightlifter, and strongman. The son of Italian immigrants, Rollino dubbed himself the world's strongest man in the 1920s, moving with his back during the prime of his career.-Early life and career:Rollino was born and raised in Coney...
- Glenn RossGlenn RossGlenn Ross known by his nickname "Big Daddy", is a Northern Irish International Strongman and Powerlifter who has represented Ireland and the UK in several World's Strongest Man competitions and various World Grand Prix and European Team competitions...
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- Darren SadlerDarren SadlerDarren Sadler was a British strongman competitor, winner of the World Strongman Challenge in the under 105 kg category, and notable for being a repeat competitor at the World's Strongest Man despite his comparatively small stature.-Early life:Darren Sadler was born on 22 March 1980 in...
- Magnus SamuelssonMagnus SamuelssonMagnus Samuelsson , is a Swedish strongman and winner of the 1998 World's Strongest Man contest in Morocco...
- Eugen SandowEugen SandowEugen Sandow , born Friedrich Wilhelm Müller, was a Prussian pioneering bodybuilder in the 19th century and is often referred to as the "Father of Modern Bodybuilding".-Early life:...
- Žydrūnas SavickasŽydrunas SavickasŽydrūnas Savickas is a professional strongman and is widely considered one of the all-time greatest athletes in the history of the sport...
- Arthur SaxonArthur SaxonArthur Saxon , born Arthur Hennig and nicknamed "The Iron-Master", was a strongman and circus performer from the late 19th century into the early 20th century...
- Laurence ShahlaeiLaurence ShahlaeiLaurence Shahlaei is a British strongman competitor, winner of the England's Strongest Man title at 2009 and repeat competitor at the World's Strongest Man.-Early life:...
- Brian Shaw (strongman)Brian Shaw (strongman)Brian Shaw is a professional strongman competitor and winner of the 2011 World's Strongest Man competition.-Early life:...
- Jón Páll SigmarssonJón Páll SigmarssonJón Páll Sigmarsson was a strongman, a powerlifter , and a bodybuilder from Iceland who won the World's Strongest Man Competition four times . In 1984 Jón won the Icelandic bodybuilding title in the +90 kg. class...
- Manjit Singh (strongman)Manjit Singh (strongman)Manjit Singh is a strongman originally from India, who moved to Leicestershire in 1977. He holds a number of Guinness World Records for feats of strength concerned with pulling large obstacles...
- Richard SkogRichard SkogHenning Nikolai Isdahl alias Richard Skog weighs 170 kilograms and is a strongman competitor from Norway. Before life as strongman he was part of the Norwegian Armed Forces. He has been a part of the World's Strongest Man competition for 4 straight years in 2007-2010, but has yet to qualify for...
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- Gary Taylor (strongman)Gary Taylor (strongman)Gary Taylor is a former strongman competitor, Olympic Weightlifter, powerlifter and bodybuilder from Wales.-Strength sports:...
- Oli ThompsonOli ThompsonOli Thompson made his MMA debut on 3 Feb 2009, defeating Ashley Pollard by a second round arm triangle choke. He has continued to fight since then, On 26 March 2011, after amassing a record of 7-2-0, with his only losses coming to future UFC heavyweight Rob Broughton and former UFC fighter Joe...
- Stojan TodorchevStojan TodorchevStojan Todorchev is a leading strongman competitor and entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition.- Biography :...
- Tom MageeTom MageeTom Magee is a former Canadian powerlifter and strongman competitor from Winnipeg, Canada.-Strongman/Powerlifting:Tom was the 1982 IPF World Powerlifting Champion in the +125kg division....
- Warren Lincoln TravisWarren Lincoln TravisWarren Lincoln Travis was the first famous strongman in the United States and a world champion back and hip lifter, who performed feats of strength on Coney Island in the first quarter of the 20th century.-Feats of strength:...
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- Berend VenebergBerend VenebergBerend Veneberg is a former strongman from the Netherlands. He finished 5th at the World's Strongest Man games in 1993, 9th in 1998, 6th in 1999, 1st at Europe's Strongest Man in 2000 and won Holland's Strongest Man 7 times.- Biography :Veneberg was born in Den Ham, Overijssel...
- Vasyl VirastyukVasyl VirastyukVasyl Virastyuk , is a strongman competitor from Ukraine.Vasyl Virastyuk competed in the finals of the World's Strongest Man contest in 2003 and 2004. He finished third in 2003 behind then-defending champion Mariusz Pudzianowski and runner-up Zydrunas Savickas...
- Janne VirtanenJanne VirtanenJanne Virtanen is a strongman from Espoo, Finland. Janne earns his living as a carpenter in Finland....
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- Sebastian WentaSebastian WentaSebastian Wenta is a shot putter, strongman and Highland Games competitor from Poland. Wenta's athletic career started with volleyball, and he eventually moved onto the shot put and discus throw. He began competing in strongman in 2005 and has quickly risen through the ranks...
- Marshall WhiteMarshall WhiteMarshall White is an American Professional Strongman athlete from Pagosa Springs, Colorado. Marshall was born in Houston, Texas and now lives in Pagosa Springs, Colorado with his wife Rachel, whom he married in 2005...
- Martin WildauerMartin WildauerMartin Wildauer is a leading Austrian strongman competitor and entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition.-Biography:...
- Bruce WilhelmBruce WilhelmBruce Wilhelm is a weightlifter and strongman from the United States. He is a two-time winner of the World's Strongest Man competition in 1977 and 1978 and the author of numerous strength-related articles and books. He was a member of the executive board of the United States Olympic Committee...
- Ab WoldersAb WoldersAb Wolders is a former strongman and world champion Powerlifter from the Netherlands. He was runner-up at the World's Strongest Man competition on two occasions, placing second to Jón Páll Sigmarsson in 1984 and to Jamie Reeves in 1989...
- Simon WulfseSimon WulfseSimon Wulfse is a strongman from the Netherlands. He finished 3rd at the World's Strongest Man games in 1983. Simon won the Europe's Strongest Man title in 1983, his career best finish. Simon finished 1st in Holland's Strongest Man in 1982, and 3rd in 1984. Simon also finished 3rd at the 1986 and...
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- Bob Young (American football)Bob Young (American football)Robert Allen Young was an American football offensive guard who played 16 seasons in the National Football League, mainly for the St. Louis Cardinals, where he and other Cardinal offensive linemen are credited with introducing modern weightlifting/powerlifting into the training regime of the NFL....
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- Wout ZijlstraWout ZijlstraWout Zijlstra is a former strongman and Highland Games athlete from the Netherlands. He competed in the World's Strongest Man competition on two occasions.- Biography :...
See also
- List of strongman competitions
- List of male professional bodybuilders
- List of female bodybuilders