Cheick Sanou

Cheick Sanou, known by the nickname Iron Biby, is a strongman from Burkina Faso who has become one of the best-known overhead pressers in the sport. Born in Burkina Faso, he was a large child nicknamed Biby for his size, took an early interest in sprinting, gymnastics and basketball, and studied business administration at the University of Moncton in Canada, where he began weightlifting and won a junior powerlifting competition. He entered his first strongman contest in 2016, the Ultimate Strongman Junior World Championships, and placed third. Although he has not won a major multi-event contest, he has won the Giants Live World Log Lift Championship a record five times and set several log press and axle press world records, including a 231 kilogram log press in 2024.