Tarmo Mitt
Tarmo Mitt | |
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| Born | Tarmo Mitt 22 May 1977[1] |
| Other names | "The Mountain" |
| Occupation | Strongman |
| Height | 6 ft 4.5 in (1.94 m) |
| Competition record | ||
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 Tarmo Mitt | ||
| Strongman | ||
Representing  Estonia
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| World's Strongest Man
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| World Strongman Federation World Team Cup | ||
| 1st | 2008 (with Janne Virtanen) | |
| World Strongman Cup | ||
| 3rd | Overall World Strongman Cup 2005 | |
| 2nd | Overall World Strongman Cup 2006 | |
| 3rd | Latvia 2007 | |
| 1st | Asian World Cup 2011 | |
| 2nd | Latvia 2011 | |
| 1st | Belarus 2011 | |
| WSM Super Series | ||
| 2nd | 2008 Sweden Super Series | |
| Estonia's Strongest Man | ||
| 1st | 1999 | |
| 1st | 2000 | |
| 1st | 2001 | |
| 3rd | 2002 | |
| 1st | 2003 | |
| 1st | 2004 | |
| 1st | 2006 | |
| Belarus Strongman Cup | ||
| 1st | Stage 2 Minsk 2010 | |
| Estonian Tartu Strongman Open | ||
| 1st | 2010 | |
Tarmo Mitt (born on 22 May 1977 Estonia) is a professional strongman competitor and regular entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition. He was a finalist, finishing inside the top ten, in four consecutive years from 2006-2008.
Strongman career
Mitt was 20 when he started training and competing in strongman competitions and within 2 years had won his national championships. By 2005 he had become recognised as won of the world's leading competitors with podium finishes in the World Strongman Cup happening regularly. He was invited to the World's Strongest Man finals and made the final in 2005. Despite being in the WSM final on four consecutive occasions from 2005 to 2008, he did make the starting line-up for the 2009 event, instead being given the first reserve spot. He counts this as his biggest disappointment whilst training as a strongman.[2] In the 2007 final he tore his biceps and this led to his tenth place, although he was still in the final.
Recently, Tarmo won the second stage of the Belarus Strongman Cup held in Minsk, Belarus on Sept. 11, 2010.[3] Tarmo also won the Estonian Tartu Strongman Open on Nov. 27, 2010.[4]
Tarmo's favorite strongman events are the Hercules hold and Atlas stones, with the squat being his weakest event.
Personal Records
- Squat: 320 kg (704 lbs.)
- Bench press : 225 kg (495 lbs.)
- Deadlift : 335 kg (737 lbs.)
References
- ^ Profile on Archive of 2008 www.theworldsstrongestman.com
- ^ Profile on 2009 WSM site
- ^ http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2010/Sep/Tarmo_Mitt_Wins_Belarus_Strongman_Cup_in_Minsk.html
- ^ http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2010/Nov/Tarmo_Mitt_Wins_Estonian_Tartu_Strongman_Open.html
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