Heinz Ollesch (born November 27, 1966) is a

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

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...

. He won Germany's Strongest Man 12 times, and participated in 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 Decemb ...

finals in 1995 and 1997.

Biography

Ollesch was born in

Rosenheim Rosenheim () is a city in Bavaria, Germany. It is an independent city located in the centre of the Rosenheim (district), district of Rosenheim (Upper Bavaria), and is also the seat of its administration. It is located on the west bank of the Inn ...

Bavaria Bavaria, officially the Free State of Bavaria, is a States of Germany, state in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the list of German states by area, largest German state by land area, comprising approximately 1/5 of the total l ...

and grew up in Lehen,

Großkarolinenfeld Großkarolinenfeld (spelled with the German ß) is a municipality in the district of Rosenheim in Bavaria in Germany. It is located at the Munich–Rosenheim railway. The Großkarolinenfeld station is served about once per hour by local trai ...

, starting with

strength training Strength training, also known as weight training or resistance training, is exercise designed to improve physical strength. It is often associated with the lifting of Weightlifting, weights. It can also incorporate techniques such as bodyweigh ...

1984 and doing international Strongman contests since 1994. In the same year he was invited to the

for the first time but did not make it past the qualifying heats. In 1994 he also became Germany's Strongest Man for the first time, a feat he would repeat to 2004. A year later he was invited again and made it to the final where he finished fourth, his best result at the World's Strongest Man. He would participate for several more years in the tournament but only managed to reach the final again in 1996 where he would finish sixth. The same year he finished second in

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 mo ...

. In 2006 he was Germany's Strongest Man for the last time. He managed a podium finish on three occasions at the

World Strongman Challenge The World Strongman Challenge was one of the most enduring annual strongmen competitions, running in various guises for twenty years, with only two years break. In that time it attained the position of one of the most prestigious strongman contest ...

, third in 1995 and second in 1997 and 2000. Ollesch played a supporting role in the Thai movie ''

Tom-Yum-Goong ''Tom-Yum-Goong'' ( Thai: ต้มยำกุ้ง, ) is a 2005 Thai martial arts film directed by Prachya Pinkaew and stars Tony Jaa in the lead role. Pinkaew also directed Jaa's prior breakout film '' Ong-Bak''. As with ''Ong-Bak'', the fig ...

''.

Honours

*12 times Germany’s Strongest Man (1994–2004 and 2006) *4th place

(1995) *6th place

(1997)

Personal records

* Wheelbarrow carry (with straps) – (15m course) in 14.38 seconds (1995 Strongest Man on Earth) (World Record) *

Keg Toss Keg-tossing (or keg toss) is a traditional strength sport that involves the heaving of a standard half-barrel beer keg or a similar implement. The basic technique involves swinging the keg in a pendulum like manner and releasing when it is at its a ...

– over (2000 Beauty and the Beast)

References

External links

Personal website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ollesch, Heinz 1966 births Living people German strength athletes Sportspeople from Rosenheim