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Riku Kiri

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Riku Kiri, born in Kotka, Finland, on 5 April 1963, is a Finnish former strongman and powerlifter best known for competing in the World's Strongest Man contest, where he narrowly missed the title on more than one occasion. Several strength analysts and historians regard him as the strongest man never to win World's Strongest Man. Over his career he competed in 28 international strongman competitions and won 14 of them, including the Europe's Strongest Man title three times.

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1963 1
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5+ 1
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is a Finnish former strongman and powerlifter
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    born April 5, 1963 in Kotka, Finland
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    he has won 14 of them
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    is a Finnish former strongman and powerlifter
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    is a Finnish former strongman and powerlifter
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    is a Finnish former strongman and powerlifter
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