Jouko Ahola
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Jouko Ahola (born 1 December 1970 in Hämeenlinna) is a Finnish strongman and actor. He won the 1997 and 1999 World's Strongest Man, and finished second in 1998.[1] Ahola won the Europe's Strongest Man contest twice in 1998 and 1999, and finished fourth in 1996.[1] Jouko won the World's Strongest Team in 1997 and 1999, and was second in 1998.[1] Jouko was a very successful strongman competitor, at 6' 1" (1.85 m) and 270 lbs (122.5 kg), corresponding to a BMI of 35.8, which is low by WSM standards.[2]
After his strongman career, Ahola has directed his focus towards films. So far, his most notable roles have been in Kingdom of Heaven and Invincible.[3] He also serves as a judge and event organizer for the World's Strongest Man contest.[4]
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- Ahola set world records for Hercules hold (45.7 sec, 197 kg) and Atlas Stone (215 kg).[2]
- Is one of only seven men to be a repeat champion, in the World's Strongest Man competition.[2]
- He regards Arnold Schwarzenegger as his role model.[2]
- His nickname is "Jokke."[2]
- His name is often misspelled as Juoko Ahola, Finnish for "Does Ahola drink?"[2]
- Ahola also made a cameo appearance on the second season of The Dudesons TV series, which aired worldwide in 2008.
- Ahola stars in Werner Herzog's 2001 film Invincible as early 20th century Jewish strongman Zishe Breitbart.[3]
- Jouko Ahola played a former world wrestling champion in Alvaro Brechner's 2009 film Bad day to go fishing, (Mal día para pescar). The film premiered at Cannes Film Festival.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c http://www.davidhorne-gripmaster.com/strongmanresults.html
- ^ a b c d e f http://www.dlc.fi/~gold-cam/jokke.html
- ^ a b http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0014261/
- ^ http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2005/May/Joukos_Back.html
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Ahola, Jouko |
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| Date of birth |
1 December 1970 |
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Hämeenlinna, Finland |
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Hämeenlinna, Finland
