Jimmy Marku, born Xhimi Marku in Lac, Albania, on 27 August 1974, is an Albanian-born British strongman competitor who built his career in England. He won England's Strongest Man in 2006, 2007 and 2008, and in 2008 added the Britain's Strongest Man title, beating the defending champion Terry Hollands only days after a car crash. He placed second and third at the UK's Strongest Man, took part in the 2007 World's Strongest Man qualifying round and earned an invitation to the 2008 contest. He is remembered for his showman's manner and for world records in the keg drop squat and the car flip. A 2011 conviction ended in a prison sentence.
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is an Albanian-born British strongman competitor
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he participated in the qualifying round of the 2007 World's Strongest Man contest
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