Robert Oberst

Robert Oberst is an American former strongman, born on 20 December 1984 in Santa Cruz, California. He played football at Aptos High School and at Western Oregon University, tried for the NFL, then worked as a nightclub bouncer before a friend introduced him to strongman, earning his pro card after four months of training. He was a finalist at the 2013 and 2018 World's Strongest Man, finishing ninth and eighth, and placed eighth at the 2014 Arnold Strongman Classic. He held the American log lift record of 465 lb (211 kg) from 2015 to 2019, won the New Braunfels Strongman competition in 2017, and announced his retirement on 2 December 2022. In 2023 he made his television acting debut in the third season of The Righteous Gemstones.