Florian Trimpl

Florian Trimpl is a German strongman, born on 9 July 1979, who entered the World's Strongest Man contest several times. He began competing in 2004, aged 24, and rose to international attention with podium finishes at Germany's Strongest Man, a title he won in 2009. He did not join the IFSA but took part in the World Strongman Cup tours from 2005, and that exposure brought an invitation to the World's Strongest Man in 2007. The achievement he says he is proudest of is winning the Hercules Hold event in his qualifying heat that year, in a group that included Mark Felix. He went on to compete in the World's Strongest Man finals in 2008 and 2009, which were the last competitions he entered. He also placed ninth at Europe's Strongest Man in 2009.