Jarek Dymek (born January 21, 1971) is a

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former

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 ...

competitor. He competed 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 ...

event eight times, making the finals five times; his best finish was fourth in

2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

. In the same year he won

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 ...

, his career best win. Dymek is also a three-time winner of the

World's Strongest Team World's Strongest Team is an annual 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, pus ...

event, with his team-mate being five-time World's Strongest Man champion

Mariusz Pudzianowski Mariusz Zbigniew Pudzianowski (; born 7 February 1977), also known as "Pudzian" and "Dominator", is a Polish people, Polish mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist and former Strongman (strength athlete), strongman competitor. With Strongman#In ...

, for whom he is a training partner.

Personal Records

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 ...

– (2008 Viking Power Challenge) * Squat – *

Bench press The bench press or chest press is a weight training exercise where a person presses a weight upwards while lying horizontally on a weight training bench. The bench press is a Compound movements, compound movement, with the primary muscles involved ...

– *Log press – (2009 Viking Power Challenge) *Axle press – (2008 Viking Power Challenge) *Leviathan press (incline log press) – x 14 reps (2002 IFSA Finland Grand Prix) (Joint-World Record)

References

1971 births Living people Polish strength athletes People from Malbork Sportspeople from Pomeranian Voivodeship 21st-century Polish sportsmen {{poland-sport-bio-stub