Cheick Sanou
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Iron Biby |
| Nationality | Burkinabé |
| Born | April 20, 1992 Burkina Faso |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
| Weight | 374 lb (170 kg) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Strongman |
| Competition record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Strongman | ||
Representing  Burkina Faso
| ||
| Giants Live Tour Finals
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| World Log Lift Championship | ||
| 1st | 2018 | |
| 1st | 2019 | |
| Canada's Strongest Man | ||
| 3rd | 2015 | |
| Powerlifting | ||
| Junior World Powerlifting Congress, bench press | ||
| 1st | 2014 | |
Cheick "Iron Biby" Sanou (Cheick Ahmed al-Hassan Sanou) (born 1992) is a strongman from Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.[1] He is the 2018 and 2019 World Log Lift Champion and holds the Guinness World record for most overhead presses (of a person) in one minute.[2]
Early life
Cheick Sanou was born in Burkina Faso and was a large child who was bullied at school; he earned the nickname "Biby" at an early age. He had early interests in sprinting, gymnastics and basketball.[3] At age 17 he attended college in Moncton, Canada, and began weightlifting.[4] In 2013, at age 21, Biby entered and won his first powerlifting competition.[5] He said that after his strongman successes his nickname changed to "Iron Biby".[6]
Career achievements
- 1st Place World Powerlifting Championship (junior class) (2014), both in bench press (217.5 kg) and deadlift (307.5 kg) at age 22[7]
- 4th Place Giants Live World Tour Finals Manchester 2017
- African Record 213 kg Log lift Personal Best 2018
- 1st Place World Log Lift Championship 2018 (213 kg)
- 3rd Place Ultimate Strongman Junior World Championships[8]
- 1st Place, log lift, Europe Strongest Man 2019 (220 kg)[9]
- Tied for 5th place in Giants Live World Tour Finals Manchester 2019[10]
- On March 1, 2020, he posted an unofficial overhead lift of 240kg (529lbs).[11]
References
- ^ "From bullied to beloved: Burkina Faso's strongest man". 2018-11-26.
- ^ "Most overhead presses of a person in one minute (Male)".
- ^ MacJob, Gbolahan Peter (February 2018). "From fat-shamed boy to one of world's strongest men". BBC News.
- ^ https://barbend.com/iron-biby-22kg-overhead-press/
- ^ "Meet Cheick Sanou, the Guinness World Record Holder for Most Overhead Presses".
- ^ "Giants Live".
- ^ https://worldpowerliftingcongress.com/wp-content/uploads/results/archive/2014%20WPC%20Worlds.htm
- ^ https://www.ultimatestrongman.tv/usas-hadge-fights-back-to-win-world-championship/#comment-11315
- ^ "Burkinabé Iron Biby crowned 2019 World Champion of Log Lift". 2019-04-09.
- ^ "Giants Live".
- ^ https://fitnessvolt.com/iron-biby-529lb-standing-military-press/