Konstantine Janashia (born 30 August 1990) is a pro-strongman from
Georgia
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. In 2016, Janashia became the first Georgian to reach the
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 Decembe ...
final, where he placed fourth.
Career
Janashia started his sporting career in
rugby
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and was part of the local junior team. He started weightlifting at the age of 18 and would soon receive an invite to his first strongman contest from his national federation after noticing his size and strength.
In August 2016, Janashia made his first appearance at the
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 Decembe ...
competition. He made it past the qualifying heats to the finals and placed fourth overall in the competition.
In April 2017, Janashia made his first appearance at
Europe's Strongest Man
Europe's Strongest Man is an annual strength athletics competition which began in 1980. The event is held in various locations throughout Europe, and features exclusively European strongman competitors. Mariusz Pudzianowski holds the record for mos ...
, where he placed fourth. In May 2017, he returned to the
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 Decembe ...
competition, made it to the finals and placed eighth overall. In September 2017, he took part in the World Deadlift Championships as part of the Giants Live Tour Final. He pulled for 5 reps, with
JF Caron
Jean-François Caron (born June 29, 1982) is a Canadian strongman and powerlifter from Les Hauteurs, Quebec, Canada.
Powerlifting
Caron holds a world record in the deadlift for the WPA Powerlifting organization. Caron deadlifted on March 14, ...
matching him. He would go on to place second overall in the Tour Final.
In April 2018, Janashia returned to
Europe's Strongest Man
Europe's Strongest Man is an annual strength athletics competition which began in 1980. The event is held in various locations throughout Europe, and features exclusively European strongman competitors. Mariusz Pudzianowski holds the record for mos ...
and placed second behind
Hafthor Bjornsson. Later that month, he competed at the
2018 World's Strongest Man competition and placed ninth overall.
In April 2019, Janashia competed at the
2019 Europe's Strongest Man competition and set a new Georgian Record in the Log Lift, lifting . He placed third in the overall competition.
In June 2019, he competed at the
2019 World's Strongest Man competition and made it to the finals. However, he had to withdraw due to a tricep tear, settling for tenth place.
In September 2020, Janashia took part in the second season of the
World's Ultimate Strongman
World's Ultimate Strongman is an annual strength athletics competition which began on October 26, 2018. The event has a number of rival and parallel competitions, including the World's Strongest Man, the Arnold Strongman Classic and the Giants L ...
Feats of Strength series against Rauno Heinla to break the Deadlift for Repetitions record, with the record standing at for 5 reps. However, Janashia only managed to pull 2 reps while Heinla broke the record by pulling 6 reps. In November 2020, Janashia was unable to compete at the
2020 World's Strongest Man competition due to testing positive for
COVID-19
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.
Personal records
''Done in official strongman competition:''
* Deadlift (with straps and suit) – for 5 reps (2017 World Deadlift Championships)
* Deadlift (with straps and suit) – for One Rep Max (2017 World's Strongest Man)
* Log Lift – (2019 Europe's Strongest Man)
* Keg Toss – (2021 World's Strongest Man)
* 18-Inch Deadlift (with straps and suit) – (2018 World's Ultimate Strongman)
* Hummer Tire Deadlift (with straps and suit) – (2021 Shaw Classic)
* Axle Press – (2017 Europe's Strongest Man)
See also
*
List of strongmen
This list of Strongman (strength athlete), strongmen is a list of people who are renowned for their feats of strength.
Ancient Greeks
* Bybon, early 6th century BC weight lifter
* Milo of Croton, 6th century BC wrestler, reputed to have carried ...
References
1990 births
Living people
Male athletes from Georgia (country)
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