Rauno Heinla

Rauno Heinla is an Estonian professional strongman competitor, born on 7 June 1982 in Tartu, and regarded as one of the best deadlifters in the world. He started in strongman in 2000 at a local contest, won his first national title as Estonia's Strongest Man in 2008 and went on to win that title six times, more than any other Estonian. In a career of more than 22 years he has entered over 45 international competitions. In 2020 he broke the world record for repetitions with a 400 kilogram deadlift, and at the 2022 World Deadlift Championships he lifted 476 kilograms, the heaviest deadlift in competition by anyone over 40. He has pulled 1,000 pounds or more more times than all but two lifters, in both conventional and sumo styles, and in December 2023 he won his first Masters title at the Official Strongman Games.