Flemming Rasmussen (born 12 March 1968) is a former

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competitor and

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from

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. He competed in the

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contest several times, finishing in 5th place in 1995 and 4th in 1996. His best result came in 1997 when he finished 2nd, but he had been leading by four points over eventual champion

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before the final two events. However, sixth place finishes in both of the final two disciplines allowed Ahola to overturn the deficit. Flemming won the title of Denmark's Strongest Man 7 times from 1995-2000 and in 2003, and won the

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Powerlifting Powerlifting is a strength sport that consists of three attempts at maximal weight on three lifts: squat, bench press, and deadlift. As in the sport of Olympic weightlifting, it involves the athlete attempting a maximal weight single-lift effor ...

title in 1993 and 1994. Before competing as a strongman, Rasmussen was Danish

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champion.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rasmussen, Flemming 1968 births Living people Danish powerlifters Danish strength athletes People from Silkeborg Sportspeople from the Central Denmark Region