List of strongmen
This list of strongmen is a list of people who are renowned for their feats of strength.
A
- Aleksander Aberg
- Otto Acron
- Jouko Ahola
- Bill Anderson (strongman)
- Paul Anderson
- Apollon (strongman)
- Charles Atlas — known as the "world's most perfectly developed man", his feats included bending iron bars and pulling a train with his bare hands.[2]
B
- Patrik Baboumian
- Gerrit Badenhorst
- William Bankier
- Matjaz Belsak
- Gerard Benderoth
- Raimonds Bergmanis
- Jason Bergmann
- Nick Best
- Adam Bishop
- Hafthór Júlíus Björnsson
- Jerry Blackwell
- Vidas Blekaitis
- Andy Bolton
- Zishe Breitbart
- Bybon
- Berke Uğur Tekin
- Mike Burke
C
- Jean-Francois Caron
- Geoff Capes
- Cees de Vreugd
- Georges Christen
- Ed Coan
- Jon Cole
- Franco Columbu
- Jamie "Little Fifty-Fifty" Corbould
- Forbes Cowan
- Louis Cyr
D
E
F
G
- John B. Gagnon
- Karl Gillingham
- Hugo Girard
- Leo Gomide
- Hermann Görner
- Mick Gosling
- Richard Gosling
- Angus Graham (strongman)
- Superstar Billy Graham
- Great Antonio
- Mike Greenstein
- Joe Greenstein
H
- Georg Hackenschmidt
- Eddie Hall
- Jarno Hams
- Arild Haugen
- Odd Haugen
- Lars Hedlund
- Rauno Heinla
- Mark Henry
- Doug Hepburn
- Graham Hicks
- Manfred Hoeberl
- Terry Hollands
I
J
- Louis-Philippe Jean
- Mike Jenkins — Arnold Strongman champion in 2012.[1]
- Nathan Jones (wrestler)
- Milan Jovanović (Powerlifting)
K
- Svend Karlsen
- Ervin Katona
- Bill Kazmaier
- Mateusz Kieliszkowski
- Riku Kiri
- Alexander Klyushev
- Mikhail Koklyaev
L
M
- Angus MacAskill
- Magnús Ver Magnússon
- Benedikt Magnússon
- Jimmy Marku
- Benjamin Marotte
- Jesse Marunde
- John Matuszak
- Milo of Croton — ancient Greek athlete, reputed to have carried a bull on his shoulders by practicing daily since it was a calf. He saved Pythagoras by supporting the roof of a hall when a pillar collapsed.
- Tarmo Mitt
- Joseph Montferrand
- Alex Moonen
- Andrus Murumets
- Tom Magee
- Martin Muhr- At 6 '2 and 293 pounds, Muhr was an athletic and powerful strongman, hailing from Bavaria, he placed 6th at the 2000 WSM.
N
- Kevin Nee
- Konstantin Nerchenko
- Oleksik Novikov
- Ilkka Nummisto
O
P
- Ted van der Parre
- Ken Patera
- Jessen Paulin
- Igor Pedan
- Johnny Perry
- Stefán Sölvi Pétursson
- Phil Pfister
- Ivan Poddubny
- Derek Poundstone
- Wayne Price
- Jerry Pritchett
- Mariusz Pudzianowski
- Ivan Putski
R
- Stanley Radwan
- Krzysztof Radzikowski
- Flemming Rasmussen (strongman)
- Jamie Reeves
- Don Reinhoudt
- Luke Richardson
- Joe Rollino
- Glenn Ross
- Kodi Rammurthy Naidu
S
- Darren Sadler
- Frank Saldo
- Monte Saldo
- Magnus Samuelsson
- Eugen Sandow
- Žydrūnas Savickas
- Arthur Saxon
- Laurence Shahlaei
- Brian Shaw (strongman)
- Mikhail Shivlyakov
- Jón Páll Sigmarsson
- Manjit Singh (strongman)
- Richard Skog
- Kumar Somesh
- Luke Stoltman
- Tom Stoltman
- Braun Strowman
T
V
W
Y
Z
See also
- List of strongman competitions
- List of male professional bodybuilders
- List of female professional bodybuilders
References
- ^ a b Randall J. Strossen (March 4, 2012), Mike Jenkins Wins the Arnold Strongman, IronMind
- ^ Meghan McCarthy (2007), Strong Man: The Story of Charles Atlas, A.A. Knopf, ISBN 9780375829406