Strongman

The Strongman sport as we know it today began in the nineteenth century in Europe.

In 1995, David Webster, a Scotsman who later received an OBE for his services to sport and head coordinator of the World's Strongest Man from its inception, and his colleague Dr Douglas Edmunds, seven-times Scottish shot and discus champion and twice world caber champion, along with representatives from the competitors in strength athletics including Jamie Reeves, Ilkka Kinnunen and Marcel Mostert formed a governing body called the International Federation of Strength Athletes ("IFSA").

which followed the same three-attempt format but used a wider variety of events, akin to strongman competition.

Strongman is often incorrectly used to describe a person who does powerlifting, weightlifting or bodybuilding.

is an annual strongwoman contest

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is a powerlifter and professional strongman competitor from Canada

is a former world champion powerlifter, strongman and Olympic Weightlifter from France

Luke Bernard Stoltman (born 22 November 1984) is a Scottish strongman.

of London, was a famous strongman of the 18th century

Thomas Magee (born July 1, 1958) is a Canadian former world champion powerlifter and strongman competitor from Winnipeg, Manitoba.

better known by her stage name Vulcana, was a Welsh strongwoman

Donna Moore (born 1980) is a British strongwoman.

Forbes Cowan (born 16 October 1964) is a Scottish former strongman competitor and multiple entrant to the World's Strongest Man.

(born 10 June 1951) is a former strongman and world champion Powerlifter from the Netherlands

(born Andrzej Drzewiecki, 9 November 1947) is a former athlete, weightlifter and strongman from England

(born 15 June 1974) is a South African strongman competitor and entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition

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is a Norwegian professional strongman competitor

Cheick Ahmed al-Hassan Sanou, also known as Iron Biby, is a Burkinabe strongman.

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a retired professional strongman from Canada who competed actively in the sport of strongman from 2007 to 2015

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Raivis Vidzis (born 22 March 1976) is a Latvian retired strongman competitor.

Adam Bishop is a retired English professional strongman.

Aivars Šmaukstelis (born 20 September 1987) is a Latvian strongman.

Andrus Murumets (born 20 July 1978) is an Estonian strongman and entrant to the World's Strongest Man contest.

Mark Westaby (born 17 April 1965) is a British strongman competitor, notable for being a repeat competitor at the World's Strongest Man.

Rauno Heinla (born 7 June 1982) is an Estonian professional strongman competitor.

is a strongman competitor from Wales.

Anderson competed in the 1979 World's Strongest Man contest at the age of 42

was an American vaudeville trapeze artist and strongwoman

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is a former strongman competitor and powerlifter from Nova Scotia Canada

is a British former coal miner, strongman and professional wrestler

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is a Russian professional strongman and former Russian Marine

is an Iranian Strongman and Powerlifter

is a Norwegian-born American strongman and a grip strength specialist

is an English former strongman, powerlifter, and bodybuilder

Andrés Guðmundsson (born 17 April 1965) is an Icelandic Strongman and Highland Games competitor.

Bjørn Andre Solvang (born 10 July 1987) is a Norwegian Strongman from Hedmark.

is a German strongman competitor from Rastatt

Manfred Hoeberl (German: [ˈmanfrɛt ˈhøːbɐl]; born 12 May 1964) is an Austrian former strongman, powerlifter and bodybuilder.

was a Polish strongman, catch wrestler, and professional wrestler

is a former strongman competitor from Finland

is famous for being the winner of Britain's Strongest Man contest in 2005

is a Russian weightlifter, powerlifter, strongman and boxer

is an American professional strongman competitor

is a powerlifter and strongman competitor from Sweden

Ilkka Nummisto (April 24, 1944, June 29, 2019) was a Finnish sprint canoer who competed from 1960s to 1970s and a Strongman who competed from 1980s to 1990s.

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was a performing oldtime strongman from the island of Malta

is a strongman competitor from Ogre, Latvia

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is an Estonian professional strongman competitor

is a Canadian strongman competitor from Kapuskasing, Ontario.

is an English strongwoman competitor and a police woman from Kent.

is a professional strongman competitor from Ukraine.

was an Irish strongman competitor and social media personality.

As a strongwoman performer, she is particularly known for her log lift performance

Kelvin de Ruiter is a competitive strongman from the Netherlands

was an American powerlifter and strongman

a former American professional strongman competitor

is a former professional strongman competitor from South Africa

a South African strongman competitor from Krugersdorp

former shot putter, strongman, and Highland Games competitor

is a professional strongman from Lumberton, Texas

a Welsh strongwoman and grip athlete

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Russian strongman

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is a Scottish Highland Games competitor and strongman

is an Iranian strongman competing for Iran in international strongman competitions

was a sportsman, strongman, wrestler and champion dog breeder

is an Iranian-born Armenian retired strongman in Germany and former bodybuilder

is a retired American professional strongman competitor

is a Norwegian strongman from Krokstadelva

Sean Eamon O'Hagan (born 1990) is an Irish professional strongman.

born 3 April 1948) is a Russian circus strongman and rehabilitation specialist

Young competed in the inaugural World's Strongest Man contest in 1977, finishing second to weightlifter Bruce Wilhelm.

was a Canadian strongman of Greek ancestry

was a strongman and powerlifter from Egmond aan Zee in the Netherlands

was an American policeman and strongman.

is a professional Strongman competitor from Wauwatosa, Wisconsin.

is an Iranian strongman, bodybuilder and power athlete

is a strongman from Germany

is a Ukrainian strongwoman from Donetsk

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professional wrestler, strongman, and star of Barnum and Bailey

is a competitive Strongman and Powerlifter from Iceland

is a strongman and armwrestler from Trengereid outside Bergen, Norway

former athlete and strongman competitor

is an American retired professional wrestler, Olympic weightlifter, and strongman competitor.

Rob Dixon (born 1964) is a British former strongman competitor

was a French-Canadian logger, strongman, and folk hero of the working man

Russian bodybuilder, powerlifter, strongman, master of Sambo, and personal trainer

is a leading Ukrainian strongman competitor

is a Strongman from New Zealand

Kristin Rhodes née Danielson is an American strongwoman

is a Canadian Strongman

He is also a former Olympic weightlifter and Strongman.

is a former Strongman athlete from Denmark

is an Icelandic former strongman competitor and junior world champion powerlifter

is an English strongman and powerlifter

is a performing strongman from Malta

Jarek Dymek (born January 21, 1971) is a Polish former strongman competitor.

is a professional strongman from Georgia

was a British strongman famous for being the winner of Britain's Strongest Man contest in 2002.

is an American retired Strongman.

Oliver Thompson (born 2 January 1980) is an English mixed martial artist and retired strongman.

(born January 8, 1972) is an American professional wrestler, bodybuilder, and former professional strongman competitor

is a former strongman and Highland Games athlete from the Netherlands.

Russ Bradley (born 17 November 1965) is a British strongman competitor

Vytautas Lalas (born 21 July 1982) is a Lithuanian professional strongman.

He is widely known as the "strongest man in Donbas" and "the strongest man in Ukraine".

is a Puerto Rican-American strongwoman competitor

and a strongman from Prague

Zach Hadge is an American strongman who won the 2016 Arnold Strongman Classic in the amateurs category.

is a Ukrainian strongman

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is a Lithuanian male weightlifter and strongman competitor from Marijampolė

Mykhailo Starov is a competitive Strongman from Ukraine.

a former strongman from the Netherlands

is a former strongman from the Faroe Islands

is a Norwegian strongman competitor

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is a strongman competitor from Kuopio, Finland

is the winner of Britain's Strongest Man contest in 2003

is a strongman competitor from Sweden

Patrick "Paddy" Haynes (born 1 July 1997) is a strongman competitor and personal trainer from the United Kingdom.

Tony "The Strongman" Farrugia, is a performing oldtime strongman from the isle of Malta

professional strongman competitor and national champion powerlifter

is an American professional strongman competitor and powerlifter

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is a Finnish Strongman from Joensuu

Robert began competing in strongman in 2002

was a Polish catch wrestler, professional wrestler and strongman

is a former Dutch powerlifter, strongman, and Highland Games athlete

is an Icelandic strongman and a finalist of the World's Strongest Man competition

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currently professional strongman competitor and entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition

is an Icelandic strongman from Reykjavík

In 2003 Jovanović entered his first Strongman competition

Jimmy Laureys (born 7 July 1981) is a Belgian powerlifter and strongman competitor.

(born November 27, 1966) is a strongman from Germany.

Darren Sadler (born 22 March 1980) is a British former strongman competitor.

Christian Savoie (born 25 March 1976) is a leading Canadian strongman competitor and entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition on multiple occasions.

Henning Thorsen (born October 20, 1959) is a former strongman and powerlifter from Denmark.

Karl Gillingham (born February 6, 1965) is an American professional strongman and powerlifter.

Kevin Nee (born August 21, 1985) is an American professional Strongman athlete.

Berend Veneberg (born 5 November 1963 in Den Ham) is a former strongman and powerlifter from the Netherlands.

Vidas Blekaitis (born 14 April 1972) is a Lithunanian strongman.

Robert Oberst (born December 20, 1984) is an American former strongman, and athlete.

Simon Sulaiman (born 1972) is a Syrian-born Dutch strongman competitor and entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition.

Evan Singleton is an American strongman and former professional wrestler.

was a butcher, strongman and powerlifter from Katwijk, Netherlands

is a Lithuanian former professional strongman and powerlifter

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former professional strongman competitor and actor

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is a South African former powerlifter and strongman

is an Icelandic former strongman, powerlifter and a strength sports promoter

is an American world champion powerlifter and strongman competitor

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is an Icelandic Strongman and Powerlifter

is a former world champion powerlifter and strongman competitor from Richmond, Virginia

is a British former strongman and powerlifter

world champion strongwoman

is a Slovenian professional strongman and powerlifter

is a British former Strongman, Weightlifter, Powerlifter and Bodybuilder

is an Icelandic strongman and powerlifter

is an American former powerlifter, strongman and professional wrestler

is an Icelandic former strongman and powerlifter

performed in vaudeville and sideshows as a strongman

regular participant in the Arnold Strongman Classic

is a Finnish former strongman and powerlifter

is a Norwegian former strongman, powerlifter and bodybuilder

Dave Waddington is a former powerlifter and strongman from Ohio, United States.

Nederlands powerlifter en voormalig Sterkste Man-deelnemer

draaide vanaf 2003 mee in het nationale Sterkste Man

Sterkste Man van Nederland 2014, 2016, 2017 en 2018

die jaren achtereen de Sterkste Man van Friesland was

tweevoudig Sterkste Man van Nederland

polski strongman

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Thompson's strongman journey began in 2015.

is a Swedish Strongman and Powerlifter from Kiruna

a professional strongman

is an Iranian former Strongman and Powerlifter

American bodybuilder and strongwoman

Iranian strongman and powerlifter

is an Icelandic retired powerlifter and a strongman from Kópavogur.

is an Iranian strongman

is an escapologist and strongwoman

is an Iranian strongman and powerlifter

is an Iranian Strongman, competing for Iran in international strongman competitions

is a strongman competitor from Pittsburgh.

Adrian Smith (born 18 March 1964) is a former strongman competitor from Great Britain

was a French strongman with a career spanning the late 19th and early 20th centuries

a member of the strongman act The Montague Brothers

is an Icelandic professional strongman and an actor

is an American professional wrestler, strongman and actor

British retired strongman competitor

Polish strongwoman