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Tobias Ide
Tobias Ide (born 1980) is a German strongman competitor and entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition. Biography Ide started with training in 1995. In 2006 he competed for the first time in the final of Germany's Strongest Man where he placed seventh. A year later he would finish in fourth place. In 2008 he became the strongest man of Germany. The same year he was invited for the World's Strongest Man. He finished last in his qualifying heat and did not qualify for the final. In 2009 he finished second behind Florian Trimpl in Germany's Strongest Man. Strongman competition record * 2006 ** 7. - Germany's Strongest Man Germany's Strongest Man (german: Stärkster Mann Deutschlands) is an annual strongman competition held in Germany and featuring exclusively German athletes. Heinz Ollesch holds the record for most wins with 12 wins. Top 3 placings {, class="wik ... * 2007 ** 4. - Germany's Strongest Man * 2008 ** 1. - Germany's Strongest Man ** Q. - 2008 World's Stro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated between the Baltic and North seas to the north, and the Alps to the south; it covers an area of , with a population of almost 84 million within its 16 constituent states. Germany borders Denmark to the north, Poland and the Czech Republic to the east, Austria and Switzerland to the south, and France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands to the west. The nation's capital and most populous city is Berlin and its financial centre is Frankfurt; the largest urban area is the Ruhr. Various Germanic tribes have inhabited the northern parts of modern Germany since classical antiquity. A region named Germania was documented before AD 100. In 962, the Kingdom of Germany formed the bulk of the Holy Roman Empire. During the 16th ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strongman (strength Athlete)
In the 19th century, the term strongman referred to an exhibitor of strength or similar circus performers who performed feats of strength. More recently, strength athletics, also known as strongman competitions, have grown in popularity. These competitions are now composed of a variety of events in which competitors have to move the highest weights possible, the winner being the one having the highest tally across all events. Description In the first half of the 20th century, strongmen would perform various feats of strength such as the bent press (not to be confused with the bench press, which did not exist at the time), supporting large amounts of weight held overhead at arm's length, steel bending, chain breaking, etc. They needed to have large amounts of wrist, hand, and tendon strength for these feats, as well as prodigious oblique strength. In the late 20th century the term ''strongman'' evolved to describe one who competes in strength athletics – a more modern e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World's Strongest Man
The World's Strongest Man is an international Strongman competition held every year. Organized by American event management company IMG, a subsidiary of Endeavor, it is broadcast in the US during summers and in the UK around the end of December each year. Competitors qualify based on placing in the top three at the four to eight Giants Live events each year. The current event sponsor is SBD Apparel. Previous sponsors include Tachi Palace, Coregenx, Commerce Hotel and Casino,http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2014/Mar/Žydrūnas_Savickas_Win_Worldxs_Strongest_Man.html DAF Trucks, Tonka, MET-Rx, and PartyPoker.com. The event has a number of rival and parallel competitions with which it is sometimes confused, including the Strongman Super Series, the now defunct IFSA Strongman World Championships (run from 2005 to 2007 after the International Federation of Strength Athletes parted company with WSM in 2004) and Strongman Champions League. History There are now s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 World's Strongest Man
The 2008 World's Strongest Man was the 31st edition of World's Strongest Man and was won by Mariusz Pudzianowski from Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou .... It was his fifth and record breaking title. Derek Poundstone from the United States finished second, and Dave Ostlund also from the United States finished third after finishing sixth the previous year. The contest was held at Charleston, West Virginia. Qualifying heats Heat 1 Heat 2 Heat 3 Heat 4 Heat 5 Final results References External links Official site {{World's Strongest Man 2008 in sports World's Strongest Man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Germany's Strongest Man
Germany's Strongest Man (german: Stärkster Mann Deutschlands) is an annual strongman competition held in Germany and featuring exclusively German athletes. Heinz Ollesch holds the record for most wins with 12 wins. Top 3 placings {, class="wikitable" !Year !Champion !Runner-Up !3rd Place , - , 1994 , , Heinz Ollesch , , , , , - , 1995 , , Heinz Ollesch , , , , , - , 1996 , , Heinz Ollesch , , , , , - , 1997 , , Heinz Ollesch , , , , , - , 1998 , , Heinz Ollesch , , , , , - , 1999 , , Heinz Ollesch , , , , , - , 2000 , , Heinz Ollesch , , , , , - , 2001 , , Heinz Ollesch , , Martin Muhr , , Carsten Kühn , - , 2002 , , Heinz Ollesch , , , , , - , 2003 , , Heinz Ollesch , , , , , - , 2004 , , Heinz Ollesch , , , , , - , 2005 , , Dieter Seidenkranz , , Franz Müllner , , Dietmar Zint , - , 2006 , , Heinz Ollesch , , Florian Trimpl , , Knut Handke , - , 2007 , , Igor Werner , , Florian Trimpl , , Raik Seume , - , 2008 , , Tobias Ide , , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strongman (strength Athlete)
In the 19th century, the term strongman referred to an exhibitor of strength or similar circus performers who performed feats of strength. More recently, strength athletics, also known as strongman competitions, have grown in popularity. These competitions are now composed of a variety of events in which competitors have to move the highest weights possible, the winner being the one having the highest tally across all events. Description In the first half of the 20th century, strongmen would perform various feats of strength such as the bent press (not to be confused with the bench press, which did not exist at the time), supporting large amounts of weight held overhead at arm's length, steel bending, chain breaking, etc. They needed to have large amounts of wrist, hand, and tendon strength for these feats, as well as prodigious oblique strength. In the late 20th century the term ''strongman'' evolved to describe one who competes in strength athletics – a more modern e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florian Trimpl
Florian Trimpl (born 9 July 1979) is a German strongman competitor and entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition on multiple occasions. Biography Florian Trimpl began competing in strongman tournaments in 2004 at the age of 24. Trimpl rose to international attention with podium finishes in Germany's Strongest Man, culminating in winning that title in 2009. He did not affiliate to the IFSA but instead participated in the World Strongman Cup tours from 2005 onwards. This international exposure led to a 2007 invitation to the prestigious World's Strongest Man. His win in the qualifying heats of that tournament in the Hercules Hold event, in a group containing Mark Felix who has a claim to having the strongest grip in the world, is the achievement he has stated he is most proud of.' He went on to participate in two more World's Strongest Man finals in 2008 and 2009. Strongman competition record * 2005 ** 10. – World Strongman Cup 2005: Nuremberg * 2006 ** 2. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Igor Werner
Igor Werner (born 22 March 1974) is a German strongman competitor and entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition. Biography Werner started with training in 1997. The first tournament he won as a strongman was the Newcomer Cup in Ditzingen 2001. In 2007 he became Germany's Strongest Man for the first time after placing second behind Heinz Ollesch the previous year. In 2008 he finished second behind Florian Trimpl in Germany's Strongest Man. the same year he was invited for the World's Strongest Man where he finished last in his qualifying heat and did not qualify for the final. In 2010 he became Germany's Strongest Man for the second time. Strongman competition record * 2006 ** 2. - Germany's Strongest Man Germany's Strongest Man (german: Stärkster Mann Deutschlands) is an annual strongman competition held in Germany and featuring exclusively German athletes. Heinz Ollesch holds the record for most wins with 12 wins. Top 3 placings {, class="wi ... * 2007 ** 1. - Ger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1980 Births
__NOTOC__ Year 198 (CXCVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sergius and Gallus (or, less frequently, year 951 '' Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 198 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire *January 28 **Publius Septimius Geta, son of Septimius Severus, receives the title of Caesar. **Caracalla, son of Septimius Severus, is given the title of Augustus. China *Winter – Battle of Xiapi: The allied armies led by Cao Cao and Liu Bei defeat Lü Bu; afterward Cao Cao has him executed. By topic Religion * Marcus I succeeds Olympianus as Patriarch of Constantinople (until 211). Births * Lu Kai (or Jingfeng), Chinese official and general (d. 269) * Quan Cong, Chinese general and advisor ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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