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Full Name
  
Riku Kiri

Role
  
Strongman

Height
  
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)

Spouse
  
Sari Kiri

Weight
  
320 lb (150 kg)(1994)

Residence
  
Helsinki, Finland

Name
  
Riku Kiri


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Born
  
April 5, 1963 (age 60) (
1963-04-05
)
Kotka, Finland

Occupation
  
Powerlifting, Strongman

Similar
  
Ilkka Nummisto, Janne Virtanen, Jouko Ahola

Riku kiri one of the strongest men ever


Riku Kiri (born April 5, 1963 in Kotka, Finland) is a Finnish former strongman and powerlifter, best known for competing in the World's Strongest Man competition, narrowly missing out on capturing the title on more than one occasion. He has been referred to as: "the strongest guy who has never won the World's Strongest Man competition."

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Riku Kiri Great Strongmen of the Past and Feats of Strength Page 4

Bench press 441 lbs 200 kg x 14 reps by riku kiri


Life and career

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The 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in), 145 kg (320 lb) Kiri is particularly noted for his static strength including a 300 kg (661.4 lb) single-arm deadlift at Brian Batcheldor's Strength Seminar in Birmingham in 1992 and an unofficial 302.5 kg (666.9 lbs) raw bench press at Brian Batcheldor's Strength Seminar in Birmingham in 1992 (both judged by David Webster, the organizer of the World's Strongest Man competitions). He squatted 440 kg in the Dutch Open strongman contest of 1995. He also bench pressed 290.0 kg (639.3 lb) raw in an official WPC meet along with many other records. At 19 years old in 1983, Riku held a World Record in powerlifting in the squat lift in IPF competition, 350 kg (125 kg weight category).

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In one of his first ever strongest man contests, he defeated reigning World's Strongest Man winner Jón Páll Sigmarsson, in 1985.

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For most of his appearances in World's Strongest Man competition, Kiri has been hampered by ankle injuries. Although Kiri placed 3rd and 2nd respectively in 1993 and 1996, ankle injuries plagued him during both contests. In reference to the Car Carry event in 1993, Kiri's coach, Markku Suonenvirta, famously said: "His ankle is broken but he's a tough guy." Kiri's ankle was in fact not broken but badly injured and weakened. In the 1996 WSM final event (Power Stairs) Kiri was about to go head to head with Magnus Ver Magnusson. However, just after the starter's whistle, Kiri dropped out due to another ankle injury. Kiri was also forced to drop out of the 1998 World's Strongest Man final due to an ankle injury, finishing in 6th place.

His background is in security work, and he holds shares in Gold's Gym-Helsinki.

He is cousin to Miss World Fitness - Connie Garner who lives in Australia.

Powerlifting

Training records:

  • Squat: 400 kilograms (880 lb) raw
  • Bench Press: 302.5 kilograms (667 lb) raw
  • Deadlift: 390 kilograms (860 lb) raw
  • Best deadlift set: 7 x 352.5 kilograms (777 lb), 4 x 380 kilograms (840 lb) raw
  • Total: 1,092.5 kilograms (2,409 lb) raw
  • References

    Riku Kiri Wikipedia