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Residence
  
Turenki Finland

Name
  
Janne Virtanen

Weight
  
130 kg (290 lb)


Height
  
196 cm (6 ft 5 in)

Occupation
  
Carpenter Strongman

Role
  
Strongman

Janne Virtanen Janne Virtanen Competing at World Strongman Federation This Weekend


Born
  
16 November 1969 (age 54) (
1969-11-16
)
Espoo, Finland

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Janne Virtanen (born 16 November 1969) is a Finnish former strongman who won the World's Strongest Man championship in 2000. He was runner-up in 1999 and finished third in 2001. His other championships include four-time Finland's Strongest Man (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001), Beauty and the Beast (2000), Helsinki Grand Prix (2000), and the Turkey Grand Prix in 2002 in Istanbul. Following his second consecutive failure to reach the final of the World's Strongest Man in 2007, he announced his retirement but entered into the third qualifying heat of the competition in 2008. He currently earns his living as a carpenter in Finland.

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Personal Records

  • Deadlift: 365 kg (804 lbs)
  • References

    Janne Virtanen Wikipedia