Sebastian Wenta (born 1975), also known as Wentyl, is a former

shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's ...

ter,

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, and Highland Games competitor 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 populous ...

. Wenta's athletic career started with

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, and he eventually moved on to the

and discus throw. He began competing in strongman in 2005 and has quickly risen through the ranks. His biggest accomplishment to date is coming in second at the

2007 World's Strongest Man The 2007 World's Strongest Man was the 30th edition of World's Strongest Man and was won by Mariusz Pudzianowski from Poland. It was his fourth and record tying title. Sebastian Wenta from Poland finished second, and Terry Hollands from the United ...

contest. Wenta lives in

Tczew Tczew (, csb, Dërszewò; formerly ) is a city on the Vistula River in Pomerelia, Eastern Pomerania, Kociewie, northern Poland with 59,111 inhabitants (December 2021). The city is known for its Old Town and the Vistula Bridge, or Bridge of Tczew ...

, Poland and owns two sports outlets.

Physical stats

*Height: 6'7" *Weight: 330 lb *Biceps: 21 in *Chest: 61 in

Results

* 2005 **Bronze Medal - Mistrzostwa Europy Highland Games, Szkocja **2nd - Puchar Polski Strongman, Ostróda **1st - Puchar Polski Strongman, Golub-Dobrzyń **2nd - Międzynarodowe Zawody Strongman, Litwa **5th - United Strongman Series, Bangkok * 2006 **3rd - Drugi Pojedynek Gigantów, Łódź **1st - United Strongman Series, Kijów (

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) **1st - Puchar Świata Highland Games, Szkocja **3rd - United Strongman Series, Serbia **1st - United Strongman Series, Moskwa **1st - Europa vs USA Highland Games, Irlandia **1st - Polska vs Europa, Borne Sulinowo **3rd - Super Seria, Milin **2nd - Finał Pucharu Świata Highland Games, Szkocja **3rd - Mistrzostwa Polski, Września **6th -

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, Sanya, China **2nd - World Strongman Cup, Grodzisk Mazowiecki * 2007 **4th - Trzeci Pojedynek Gigantów, Łódź **2nd - World's Strongest Man, Anaheim, California, USA * 2008 **3rd -

Fortissimus The Fortissimus is a defunct event in strength athletics. The name means "the mightiest" and was a multi-event challenge at the end of which the winner is crowned as the "Strongest Man on Earth". It was set up to bring together the strongest compe ...

, Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Quebec, Canada * 2009 ** Carmunnock International Highland Games Champion, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom ** World Pipe Band Championships 2009, Winner of the Heavies

Personal Bests

Shot Put: 19.48 m or about and from 2001 (18th result in the Polish all-time table) ---- Source: http://www.zbjonik.republika.pl/at_08m.htm {{DEFAULTSORT:Wenta, Sebastian 1975 births Living people Polish strength athletes Polish male shot putters Polish male discus throwers People from Tczew Sportspeople from Pomeranian Voivodeship Lechia Gdańsk athletes