László Fekete (born 1958, in

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strongman Strongman is a competitive strength sport which tests athletes' physical strength and endurance through a variety of heavy lifts and events. Strongman competitions are known for their intensity, pushing athletes to their physical and mental limit ...

from

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. He was ten times Hungaria's Strongest Man from 1988 to 1997 and 1992 Europe's Strongest Man champion. He participated in 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 Decemb ...

finals in

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, emerging fifth in 1989 and sixth in 1990. Between 1991-2001 in parallel with World's Strongest Man, Fekete organised the World's Natural Strongest Man mini series (also known as László Classic) in Hungary in which he also participated. His son Miklós also competed alongwith athletes representing Sweden, France, Australia, England and Canada. A prolific stone-lifter, Fekete is known for his skills across many different lifts. Before turning into strength sports, Fekete was a

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of thr ...

player and

millstone Millstones or mill stones are stones used in gristmills, used for triturating, crushing or, more specifically, grinding wheat or other grains. They are sometimes referred to as grindstones or grinding stones. Millstones come in pairs: a s ...

thrower.

Personal records

Deadlift The deadlift is a strength training exercise in which a weight-loaded barbell is lifted off the ground to the level of the hips, with the torso perpendicular to the floor, before being placed back on the ground. It is one of the three powerlifting ...

– ''Raw'' (1999 World's Strongest Man) * Elevated

– ''Raw'' (1997 European Open) * Log press – (2003 Holland Grand Prix) * Manhood Stone (Max Atlas Stone) – over 4 ft 2 in bar (2003 World's Strongest Team) (Former World Record) :→ ''The first man to load a 500 lb Atlas stone. Fekete has broken this world record a total of 4 times ever since he did it first with in 1998, followed by in 1999, and in 2001.'' * Atlas stones – 5 stones in 21.13 seconds (1999 IFSA Finland Grand Prix) * Atlas stone forward carry – for 25 metres in 19.91 seconds (1998 IFSA Hungary Grand Prix) (World Record) * Stone to shoulder – x 5 times (1999 IFSA Hungary Grand Prix) * Rock press – (1998 IFSA Hungary Grand Prix) *

Keg toss Keg-tossing (or keg toss) is a traditional strength sport that involves the heaving of a standard half-barrel beer keg or a similar implement. The basic technique involves swinging the keg in a pendulum like manner and releasing when it is at its a ...

– over (1999 IFSA Hungary Grand Prix) * Weight over bar – over (1992 Europe's Strongest Man) (Former World Record)

International results

* 1992 Europe's Strongest Man – 1st place * 1998 IFSA Hungary Grand Prix – 3rd place * 1999 IFSA Hungary Grand Prix – 4th place * 2001 Atlantic Giant – 4th place * 1989 World's Strongest Man – 5th place * 1999 Atlantic Giant – 5th place * 1990 World's Strongest Man – 6th place

National results

* 1988-1997 Hungary's Strongest Man (10 x times Champion) * 1989-1991 Hungarian Toldi Miklós race winner * 1998-2004 Hungarian Strongest Man race winner

Honours

* 1991 Hungarian perpetually Toldi Miklós rank * 1991-1992-1993 the best adult sport man in Komárom-Esztergom county * 1993 The best sport man of the town of

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* 1994 Sport glory prize * 1994-2004 The best extreme sport man on Komárom-Esztergom county * 2002 Hungarian Republic merit Knight Cross

References

External links

Personal website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fekete, László 1958 births Living people Hungarian strength athletes Knight's Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary (civil)