Žydrūnas Savickas

Savickas also set a new world record in the Log Lift with a lift of 216 kg. This was his 8th consecutive Log Lift world record.

Žydrūnas Savickas (born July 15, 1975) is a Lithuanian powerlifter and professional strongman.

Due to his 84 international wins in major international strongman competitions including four World's Strongest Man championships, eight Arnold Strongman Classic championships, two IFSA Strongman World Championships, and over 70 world records, he is widely regarded as the greatest strength athlete of all time.

Žydrūnas Savickas first became interested in strength sports after watching a Lithuanian strongman contest on TV in 1989.

Three years later, he took part in that same strongman contest and defeated a number of older and more experienced competitors.

At age 17, Savickas began to train in powerlifting.

In his second powerlifting contest, he broke all the Lithuanian records.

In 1998, Savickas won his first Lithuania's Strongest Man contest.

He would later go on to win this contest a total of 17 times, with the latest coming in 2022.

Savickas then competed in the 1998 and 2000 World's Strongest Man contests, but failed to qualify for the finals both times.

He won the silver medal in the World powerlifting championship in Japan with a total of 1020 kg, just 2.5 kg behind Brad Gillingham.

In 2001, a contest in the Faroe Islands dealt Savickas a major setback, as he tore both patellar tendons during the Conan's Wheel event.

Many believed that the extent of the injury meant that his career was over.

However, nine months later, Savickas won the Lithuanian powerlifting championships and a short time later, he also won the 2002 Lithuania's Strongest Man contest.

Savickas would go on to finish in 2nd place at the 2002 World's Strongest Man in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

He would finish in 2nd place five more times in 2003, 2004, 2011, 2013 and 2015 and 1st place at the 2009, 2010, 2012 and 2014 World's Strongest Man contests.

Savickas won the Arnold Strongman Classic six consecutive times from 2003 to 2008.

He had not competed at WSM since 2004.

Savickas won the IFSA European Championships in 2005 which qualified him for the IFSA World Championships.

In September 2005, he broke three world records and won the IFSA Strongman World Championships in Quebec, Canada.

In December 2005, Savickas won the IFSA World Team Championships with Team Europe and won the IFSA World Championships for the 2nd time in 2006 in Reykjavík, Iceland.

On October 24, 2005, Savickas represented Lithuania in a team competition with Vidas Blekaitis, Saulius Brusokas, and Vilius Petrauskas.

Team Lithuania placed 5th overall at the IFSA World's Strongest Nation contest in Ukraine.

In September 2007, Savickas finished in 3rd place at the last ever IFSA World Championships behind runner-up Mikhail Koklyaev and champion Vasyl Virastyuk in Geumsan, South Korea.

Savickas won 5 out of the 7 total contests during the inaugural 2008 Strongman Champions League season and won the 2008 overall title 58 points ahead of second-place finisher Ervin Katona.

He also set a new world record for the Giant Wooden Log Lift by lifting 210 kg. Savickas also won the World Log Lift Championships in 2008, 2009, and 2011 (no contest was held in 2010).

In June 2009, Savickas won Fortissimus after finishing runner-up in 2008 behind Derek Poundstone.

On October 3, 2009, Savickas won the 2009 World's Strongest Man competition ahead of defending champion and five-time winner Mariusz Pudzianowski.

On the set of Lo Show dei Record in Rome, Italy on April 1, 2010, Savickas set a record of 70 metres (229 ft 7 in) for the longest distance carrying a 300 kg yoke.

The record was part of the Italian TV series Lo Show dei Record. In June 2010, Savickas won the Europe's Strongest Man competition.

In September 2010, Savickas and Brian Shaw tied for points at the 2010 World's Strongest Man competition, but Savickas won the championship on countback.

During the SCL Finals in Sarajevo, Savickas set a new world record in the Log Lift with 215 kg. This was his 7th consecutive world record in the Log Lift, not including his world record in the Giant Wooden Log Lift set at the 2010 World's Strongest Man contest.

In April 2011, Savickas set a new Guinness World Record performing a 20-meter Farmer's Walk in 7.55 seconds with 150 kg implements in each hand.

The event was broadcast on the Guinness TV show in Europe.

Savickas won five Strongman Champions League events during the 2011/2012 season, in Finland in March 2011, Germany on April 16, 2011, the SCL Semi-finals in Canada in October 2011, Latvia in November 2011 and the SCL Finals in Sarajevo, Bosnia on February 7, 2012.

Ervin Katona won the overall championships, with Savickas as the runner-up.

In September 2011, Savickas lost his WSM crown to Brian Shaw at the 2011 World's Strongest Man contest at Wingate University, North Carolina, coming in second place for the fourth time.

Savickas won the 2012 Europe's Strongest Man contest on June 23, 2012, his second ESM title after winning in 2010.

Savickas won 11 of the 14 Strongman Champions League contests in the 2012 season and won the overall championships title.

During the SCL Holland event, Savickas set another world record in the Log Lift with a lift of 217.5 kg. This was Savickas' third Log Lift world record in 2012 and 9th consecutive Log Lift world record.