Florian Trimpl (born 9 July 1979) is a German

strongman In the 19th century, the term strongman referred to an exhibitor of strength or similar circus performers who performed feats of strength. More recently, strength athletics, also known as strongman competitions, have grown in popularity. These ...

competitor and entrant to the

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 Decem ...

competition on multiple occasions.

Biography

Florian Trimpl began competing in strongman tournaments in 2004 at the age of 24. Trimpl rose to international attention with podium finishes in Germany's Strongest Man, culminating in winning that title in 2009. He did not affiliate to the IFSA but instead participated in the

World Strongman Cup The World Strongman Cup Federation ("WSCF") was a worldwide organisation within strength athletics that claimed to be the sport's organising body with the aim of making "the Strongman Sport more popular and accessible for a wide range of the peop ...

tours from 2005 onwards. This international exposure led to a 2007 invitation to the prestigious

. His win in the qualifying heats of that tournament in the Hercules Hold event, in a group containing

Mark Felix Mark Felix (born 17 April 1966) is a Grenadian-English strongman (strength athlete), strongman competitor and regular entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition. He has competed at a record 17 World's Strongest Man contests, reaching the ...

who has a claim to having the strongest grip in the world, is the achievement he has stated he is most proud of.' He went on to participate in two more World's Strongest Man finals in 2008 and 2009.

Strongman competition record

* 2005 ** 10. – World Strongman Cup 2005: Nuremberg * 2006 ** 2. –

Germany's Strongest Man Germany's Strongest Man (german: Stärkster Mann Deutschlands) is an annual strongman competition held in Germany and featuring exclusively German athletes. Heinz Ollesch holds the record for most wins with 12 wins. Top 3 placings {, class="wik ...

** 9. – World Strongman Cup 2006: Wiedeń ** 10. – World Strongman Cup 2006: Podolsk * 2007 ** 11. – World Strongman Cup 2007: Ryga ** 5. – World Strongman Cup 2007: Moskwa ** 11. – World Strongman Cup 2007: Dartford ** 2. –

* 2008 * competitor World strongest man Malta ** 4. –

** 9. – WSM Super Series 2008: Lysekil * 2009 ** 1. –

** 9. –

Europe's Strongest Man Europe's Strongest Man is an annual strength athletics competition which began in 1980. The event is held in various locations throughout Europe, and features exclusively European strongman competitors. Mariusz Pudzianowski holds the record for ...

** 1.platz deutschlandcup/Riedenburg 3. Platz Truck pull/ingolstadt 4.platz deutschlandcup/Lüchow 3.platz internationaler strongmancup obertrum Österreich 1.platz deutschlandcup/Waging finale Teilnehmer World strongest man/Charlotte USA 2010 3.platz deutschlandcup/riedenburg 3.platz internationale süddeutsche strongman Meisterschaft/Bad Birnbach 3.platz internationaler Stockerpoint Cup 2.platz deutschlandcup/freital 4.platz deutsche Meisterschaft/waging am See

References

External links

Florian Trimpl on gfsa-strongman.de
{{DEFAULTSORT:Trimpl, Florian 1979 births Living people German strength athletes