Nick Best
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Nick Best(born 1969) is an American
professional strongman
competitor and powerlifter.
world record for the 125 kg, 75 m Farmer's Walk, with a time of 47.3 seconds.
Nick won the All-American Strongman Challenge
in 2010, his career best win.
Nick competed in the 2010 World's Strongest Man
, his first time in the competition and qualified for the finals and finished in 6th place overall.
Nick recently finished second at the Strongman Super Series
Swedish Grand Prix on Dec. 17, 2010 behind Brian Shaw
.
Nick recently placed second at the 2011 All-American Strongman Challenge
on Jan. 30th which earned him an invite to the 2011 Arnold Strongman Classic
, where he took 7th place.
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professional strongman
Strongman
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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 the IFSAIFSA
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world record for the 125 kg, 75 m Farmer's Walk, with a time of 47.3 seconds.
Nick won the All-American Strongman Challenge
All-American Strongman Challenge
The All-American Strongman Challenge is a leading competition in strength athletics that takes place within the annual Californian FitExpo. Although North America has a number of prestigious strongman events determining the "Strongest Man in America", the "Strongest Man in Canada" and the...
in 2010, his career best win.
Nick competed in the 2010 World's Strongest Man
2010 World's Strongest Man
The 2010 World's Strongest Man was the 33rd edition of World's Strongest Man and was held at Sun City, South Africa from Sept. 15–22. 2009 champion Zydrunas Savickas won his second consecutive title, Brian Shaw placed second moving up a spot from 3rd the previous year, and Mikhail Koklyaev placed...
, his first time in the competition and qualified for the finals and finished in 6th place overall.
Nick recently finished second at the Strongman Super Series
Strongman Super Series
The Strongman Super Series, known from 2005 to 2008 as the World's Strongest Man Super Series and reverting in 2009 to the World Strongman Super Series, is a sequence of grand prix events in the sport of strength athletics...
Swedish Grand Prix on Dec. 17, 2010 behind Brian Shaw
Brian Shaw (strongman)
Brian Shaw is a professional strongman competitor and winner of the 2011 World's Strongest Man competition.-Early life:...
.
Nick recently placed second at the 2011 All-American Strongman Challenge
All-American Strongman Challenge
The All-American Strongman Challenge is a leading competition in strength athletics that takes place within the annual Californian FitExpo. Although North America has a number of prestigious strongman events determining the "Strongest Man in America", the "Strongest Man in Canada" and the...
on Jan. 30th which earned him an invite to the 2011 Arnold Strongman Classic
Arnold Strongman Classic
The Arnold Strongman Classic is one of the highest profile events featuring strength athletes in the world. Created by Dr. Terry Todd, it is an offshoot of the Arnold Sports Festival which takes place annually in Columbus, Ohio, USA.-History:...
, where he took 7th place.