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Andrus Murumets

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Andrus Murumets
Personal information
Born (1978-07-20) 20 July 1978 (age 46)
Ahja,[1] Estonia
Occupation(s)Strongman, police officer[2]
Employer(s)Estonian Police and Border Guard Board
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
SpouseMerilyn
ChildrenMartin, Emma
Medal record
Strongman
Representing  Estonia
Arnold Strongman Classic
3rd 2007
4th 2008
7th 2009
IFSA World Championships
4th 2005
5th 2006
5th 2007
Strongman Champions League
3rd 2008 Serbia
2nd 2008 Netherlands
1st 2008 Bulgaria
1st 2009 Overall
2nd 2009 Serbia
1st 2009 Finland
1st 2009 Slovakia
Fortissimus
9th 2008
7th 2009
Europe's Strongest Man (IFSA)
3rd 2005
2nd 2007
Estonia's Strongest Man
1st 2002
2nd 2003
2nd 2004
1st 2005
1st 2006
1st 2007
1st 2009

Andrus Murumets (born 20 July 1978[1]) is an Estonian strongman and entrant to the World's Strongest Man contest. He reached 5th in the World Rankings according to the IFSA rankings in 2008.

Andrus competed in the IFSA World Championships in 2005 finishing 4th, 5th in 2006[3] and 5th in 2007.[3] Andrus has competed in the Arnold Strongman Classic 3 times, his best finish was 3rd in 2007.[4] In 2009 he became the overall champion of the Strongman Champions League.[5]

He has been described by Svend Karlsen as having the strongest grip in the world.[6] Having competed in 40 International strongman competitions and winning 6 of them, Andrus is among the 50 most decorated strongmen of all time.[7]

Murumets lives near Tallinn in Üksnurme, Saku Parish.[8] Since May 2011 Murumets is working as a police officer.[2]

Personal records

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Broke Magnus Samuelsson's record and was later surpassed by Laine Snook.
  • Captains of Crush – No.3 gripper (127 kg (280 lb)/ RGC 149 of pressure))
  • Timber Carry – 392 kg (864 lb) on a 11.4m course in 7.35 seconds (World Record)
  • Farmer's Walk – 160 kg (353 lb) per hand on a 50m course in 43.60 seconds (Former World Record)
  • Atlas Stone – 220 kg (485 lb) over 4 ft bar (2007 Arnold Strongman Classic)
  • Log press – 185 kg (408 lb)
  • Axle press – 190 kg (419 lb)

References

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  1. ^ a b "Andrus Murumets' profile" (in Estonian). Rammumees.ee. Retrieved 19 June 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Rammumees Murumets vahetas ebainimlikud raskused politseimundri vastu" (in Estonian). Postimees. October 2011. Retrieved 1 Oct 2011.
  3. ^ a b "IFSA World Championships 2006 - Reykjavik, Iceland - Page 3 - Physical Advancement". Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
  4. ^ "The Arnold Strongman Classic - Results". Archived from the original on 2010-04-14. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
  5. ^ "Rankings 2010". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
  6. ^ IMG Media production; presenters Svend Karlsen interviewed by Zöe Salmon; commentators were Paul Dickenson and Colin J L Bryce (2010-02-02). "Bravo coverage of 2009 World's Strongest Man; episode 5". World's Strongest Man 2009. Valletta, Malta. 20 minutes in. Bravo.
  7. ^ "Athletes, Men". Strongman Archives. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Sakus elab rahvusvaheliselt tuntud rammumees" (in Estonian). Saku vald. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 19 June 2010.
  9. ^ Rolling Thunder: Andrus Murumets Sets a New World Record at the IFSA All Strength Challenge by Randall J. Strossen, Ph.D. - ©2008 IronMind