Andrew Raynes

Andrew Raynes, known as Stumpy, is an English former strongman, powerlifter and bodybuilder born on 7 April 1973. He began in bodybuilding as a junior in 1990 and won NABBA junior titles in the north east and across Britain, then took the NABBA Mr England overall title in 1998 and the amateur Mr Universe short class in 1998 and 1999. He moved to powerlifting with the World Powerlifting Congress, winning junior British and European titles in 1995 and the British title in 1996. From 2000 he competed in strongman, including Britain's Strongest Man and England's Strongest Man, and reached the final of the 2001 World's Strongest Man, placing tenth. He was coached by 1989 World's Strongest Man winner Jamie Reeves at a gym in Sheffield, and listed Bill Kazmaier, Jon Pall Sigmarsson and Mike Tyson as his heroes.