Tomasz Kowal

Tomasz Kowal, nicknamed Góral, is a Polish strongman born on 28 November 1980 who won the Polish Strongman Eliminate Your Opponent championship in 2008. He trained kickboxing first and began strength training at the age of fourteen. In 2000 he placed sixth in the Najsilniejszy Polak contest run by a radio programme, and he has trained as a strongman since 2001, making his competition debut in 2004. He took part in the 2007 Polish Strongman Cup, Eliminate Your Opponent Cup. He lives in Krynica-Zdrój in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship. The Polish article lists his height as 180 cm, his weight as 130 kg, a squat of 330 kg, a bench press of 240 kg and a deadlift of 390 kg.