Manfred Hoeberl

Competition record
Strongman
Representing Austria
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Europe's Strongest Man
European Hercules
World Strongman Challenge
Austria's Strongest Man
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European Muscle Power Championships
World Muscle Power Championships
Strongest Man on Earth
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Manfred Hoeberl
Manfred Hoeberl
Born	Manfred Hoeberl; 12 May 1964 (age 60); Graz, Austria
Occupation	Strongman Powerlifter
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Title	7 times Austria's Strongest Man; 2 times Europe's Strongest Man

Manfred Hoeberl (born 12 May 1964) is an Austrian former strongman and powerlifter who was known as having the largest arms in the world during the early-mid 1990s.^[1] Hoeberl was born in the same town as bodybuilding legend and former Governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger.^[2]

Life and career

Hoeberl won the Europe's Strongest Man Competition twice (1993, 1994) and was runner up at the 1994 World's Strongest Man competition. Hoeberl competed in the World's Strongest Man finals in 1991, and 1993 as well, finishing 8th, and 4th respectively.^[3]

Hoeberl won Austria's Strongest Man 7 times, from 1989-1994 & 1996.^[4]

In the early 1990s Hoeberl claimed to have the largest arms in the world. At the 1994 Arnold Schwarzenegger Classic, bodybuilding journalist Joe Roark measured Hoeberl's upper arm to be 25.75 inches (654 mm) cold. Right after Hoeberl curled a 150 lb. dumbbell for several reps and was re-measured at 26 inches pumped. After the measurement Roark claimed Hoeberl was the first man in history to have an upper arm girth three times the size of his wrist circumference.^[5]

Shortly after this, Hoeberl co-wrote his first book 10 Minutes to Massive Arms.^[6]

Hoeberl was officially certified on the No. 3 Captains of Crush gripper in 1997.^[7]

Personal Records

Bench Press: 628 pounds (285 kg) raw^[8]
Squat: 794 pounds (360 kg) raw^[9]
Deadlift: 860 pounds (390 kg) raw^[10]

Car crashes and retirement

Shortly after the 1994 World's Strongest Man contest, Hoeberl was involved in a near fatal car crash in which he broke several limbs, and fractured his hip in 8 places. After months of rehabilitation, Hoeberl returned to strongman competition, although he never again competed in the World's Strongest Man. A severe biceps injury sustained during the 1997 European Hercules contest forced him into retirement.^[11]

Hoeberl was involved in a second near fatal crash in 2002.^[12] Hoeberl was involved in a head-on collision with a truck while riding a motorcycle at 80 miles per hour.^[13] Due to his injuries Hoeberl is no longer weight training, he is quoted as saying "I am kinda lucky to be alive".^[14]

References

[1] ttp://strongestman.billhenderson.org/bios/manfred.html

[2] ttp://strongestman.billhenderson.org/bios/manfred.html

[3] World's Strongest Man History Archived 2009-01-22 at the Wayback Machine

[4] ttp://www.davidhorne-gripmaster.com/strongmanresults.html

[5] IRON GAME HISTORY The Roark Report Measuring the Arm of Manfred Hoeberl

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[7] ttp://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Main/captainsofcrush3.html

[8] ttp://vikingstrength.com/2012/01/18/manfred-hoeberls-25-inch-guns-bodybuilder-strongman-1990s/

[9] ttp://vikingstrength.com/2012/01/18/manfred-hoeberls-25-inch-guns-bodybuilder-strongman-1990s/

[10] ttp://vikingstrength.com/2012/01/18/manfred-hoeberls-25-inch-guns-bodybuilder-strongman-1990s/

[11] ttp://strongestman.billhenderson.org/bios/manfred.html

[12] ttp://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2005/Dec/Manfred_Hoeberl_Looking_Good_and_Doing_Well.html

[13] ttp://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2005/Dec/Manfred_Hoeberl_Looking_Good_and_Doing_Well.html

[14] ttp://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2005/Dec/Manfred_Hoeberl_Looking_Good_and_Doing_Well.html

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