Dimitar Savatinov (born 5 May 1980) is an

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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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and the former American

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 ...

record holder with . He also previously held the world record for the Max Dumbbell press with .

Career

Savatinov was a high school wrestler and continued wrestling while at the Bulgarian Army. In 2006, he came to the United States and while working at

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, pursued powerlifting. He entered his first local strongman contest in 2009. In 2014 and 2015, he won

America's Strongest Man Strength athletics in the United States refers to the various strongman competitions organized throughout United States and North America with the elements of all of strength athletics taken into account. United States has held a preeminent positio ...

becoming only the fifth man to win the title twice. In 2015 he secured fourth place at 2015

Arnold Strongman Classic The Arnold Strongman Classic is an annual competition featuring strength athletes from all over the world, determining who is the Strongest Man in the World. Created by Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jim Lorimer and Terry Todd, it is an offshoot of t ...

and 7th place in

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 ...

. In 2015 and 2016, he also secured sixth place in Europe's Strongest Man.

Personal records

''(Equipped and with straps)'' – (Former American Record) *

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''(Raw with straps)'' – *Elevated Axle

''(Equipped and with straps/ 18 inches off the floor)'' – (Unofficial World Record) * Squat ''(Raw with wraps)'' – *

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– *Log press – *Shoulder press ''(push press)'' – *Circus Dumbbell press – (Former World Record) * Cyr Dumbbell press (for reps) – x 6 reps (Joint-World Record) * Max Atlas stone – as a part of a 5 stone run

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