Andrus Murumets

Andrus Murumets is an Estonian strongman born on 20 July 1978, a regular entrant to the World's Strongest Man contest. He reached fifth in the 2008 IFSA world rankings and finished fourth at the 2005 IFSA World Championships, fifth in 2006 and fifth in 2007. He took part in the Arnold Strongman Classic three times, with a best finish of third in 2007, and in 2009 he became overall champion of the Strongman Champions League. Svend Karlsen has described him as having the strongest grip in the world. Across 40 international strongman competitions he won six, which places him among the 50 most decorated strongmen of all time. He holds world records in the timber carry and the arm over arm car pull and lives near Tallinn in Saku Parish, where he has worked as a police officer since May 2011.