Martin Wildauer (born 27 November 1987) is an Austrian strongman competitor and entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition. He is a competitor of the well-known Strongman Champions League and the Giants Live competitions. Martin is the current world record holder in the bavarian stonelift.

Biography

Martin was born in Kufstein, Tirol in Austria on 27 November 1987. He was a sports enthusiast even as a child and at the age of 10 started kickboxing. After winning some national competitions in Austria after two years he began boxing but due to school commitments he found he did not have the time to commit to boxing. With the time he did have he began weight training and although his parents tried to encourage this further by buying him weights at home he found that the best environment for his progress was the gym. A meeting with a powerlifter introduced him to deadlifting and squatting and by the age of 15 he was deadlifting 200 kg. He began to compete at the age of 16 years and soon began to set records, thus far having set over 40 new national records. He moved into strength athletics at nineteen, winning his first competition, a qualifier for the Austrian nationals. He then placed 5th at the Austrian nationals, improving this to third the following year. In the same year he won the Austrian Winter Giants competition. In 2009 a second place at the Strongman Fibo classic, behind

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, qualified him for the Strongman Champions League. At his inaugural outing in the league in Serbia, he won the car deadlift and came 5th overall. He went on to compete at the next Champions league meeting in Finland, where he set a new official world record in the car deadlift and came 3rd overall. This in turn got him an invite to the pinnacle of strongman, World's Strongest Man. In what was deemed the "group of death" which also contained

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and Brian Shaw, he did not manage to qualify for the final. In 2009 he won the Austria's Strongest Man title. Martin recently won the 2010 Austrian Giants contest on 18 December 2010. He is trained by the renowned German strongman

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Personal Records

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: Raw 210 kg – equipped 250 kg * Squat : Raw 300 kg, – equipped 380 kg * Deadlift : Raw 420 kg – equipped 435 kg

Competition Record

* 2004 ** 1. – Austrian Nationals Powerlifting ** 3. – Tyrol Competition Powerlifting Open ** 3. – Bavaria Cup – Deadlift * 2005 ** 1. – Austrian Nationals Powerlifting Juniors ** 2. – Bavaria Cup – Deadlift ** 2. – Austrian Nationals Powerlifting Open ** 3. – Tyrol Competition Powerlifting Open ** 2. – Tyrol Competition Powerlifting – Bench Press Open * 2006 ** 3. – Tyrol Competition Powerlifting Open ** 1. – Golden Barbell Classic in Austria ** 2. – Bavarian Stonelift in Bonbruck, Germany ** 2. – International Bavarian Stonelift in Feldkirchen, Germany ** 2. – Bavarian Stonelift in Bonbruck, Germany * 2007 ** 1. – MoosBummerl-Cup Bavarian Stonelift, Germany ** 1. – Bavaria Cup – Deadlift ** 1. – CWA 4-Country Competition in Graz, Austria ** 8. – IFSA Team WM, Ukraine ** 1. –

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(Austrian Summer Giants – Qualification) ** 5. –

(Austrian Summer Giants) ** 1. – International Bavarian Stonelift in Feldkirchen, Germany * 2008 ** 1. – Austrian Winter Giants ** 1. – Austrian Records Day in Obertrum ** 4. – IFSA Team WM, Ukraine ** 2. – International Competition in Serbia ** 2. – CWA 4-Country Competition in Graz, Austria ** 1. – International Bavarian Stonelift in Feldkirchen, Germany ** 1. –

(Austrian Summer Giants – Qualification) ** 3. –

(Austrian Summer Giants) ** 2. – Day of Power in Fohnsdorf in Austria ** 2. – Tyrol Competition Powerlifting Open ** 2. – Team Competition Austria vs. Poland * 2009 ** 2. – Strongman Fibo classic ** 5. – Strongman Champions League 2009: Subotica ** 3. – Strongman Champions League 2009: Ideapark ** 1. – Bavarian Stonelift HebAuf, Germany ** 1. – Bavarian Stonelift Klosterlechfeld, Germany ** 8. – Strongman Champions League 2009: Slovakia ** 1. –

(Austrian Summer Giants) ** 1. – International Competition in Salzburg, Austria ** 1. – Eisenstrassen Giants, Austria ** Q. –

2009 World's Strongest Man The World's Strongest Man 2009 was the 32nd edition of World's Strongest Man and took place in Valletta, Malta from 26 September to 3 October 2009. It was sponsored by PartyPoker.com. It was anticipated by the strength athletics world as promisin ...

(Austrian Summer Giants) ** 1. – Giants Live 2011: Giants Live Finland ** Q. –

2011 World's Strongest Man The 2011 World's Strongest Man was the 34th edition of World's Strongest Man and was held on the campus grounds of Wingate University in Wingate, North Carolina, US. The event was sponsored by MET-Rx. The qualifying heats were scheduled for Septe ...

** 1. – Austrian Winter Giants * 2012 ** 6. – Strongman Champions League 2011: Sarajevo-Final of 2011 ** 7. – Strongman Champions League 2012: ICEMAN in Finland ** 1. – Bavarian Stonelift – Löwenbräukeller in Munich ** 4. – Strongman Champions League 2012: Fibo Germany ** 6. – Strongman Champions League 2012: Serbia ** 1. –

(Austrian Summer Giants) ** injured – Strongman Champions League 2012: Holland ** injured – Strongman Champions League 2012: Finland ** 7. – Strongman Champions League 2012: Poland ** 1. – International Competition in Salzburg, Austria ** Q. –

2012 World's Strongest Man The 2012 World's Strongest Man was the 35th edition of World's Strongest Man. The event was held on the grounds of the Commerce Casino in Los Angeles, California, US. The event was sponsored by MET-Rx. The qualifying heats were held from Septem ...

* 2013 ** 1. – Bavarian Stonelift – Löwenbräukeller in Munich ** 7. – Strongman Champions League 2013: FIBO Germany ** 2. – Strongman Champions League 2013: Serbia ** 9. – Strongman Champions League 2013: Latvia ** 8. – Strongman Champions League 2013: Czech Republic ** 1. –

(Austrian Summer Giants) ** 1. – International Germany-Cup – Weko-Cup in Germany ** 1. – Bavarian Stonelift – Garmisch-Partenkirchen ** 6. – Giants Live Poland ** Q. –

2013 World's Strongest Man The 2013 World's Strongest Man was the 36th edition of World's Strongest Man. The event was held in Haitang Bay, Sanya, China, the same host city as the 2006 World's Strongest Man contest. The qualifying heats were held from August 17–20 and th ...

** 1. – Eisenstrassen Giants Team Competition, Austria ** 3. – Strongman Champions League 2013: Slowakia ** 5. – Strongman Champions League 2013: Poland * 2014 ** 12. –

2014 World's Strongest Man The 2014 World's Strongest Man was the 37th edition of World's Strongest Man. The event was held at the Commerce Casino in Los Angeles, California, the same host city as the 2012 World's Strongest Man contest. The qualifying heats were held from ...

References

External links

Martin Wildauer – official site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wildauer, Martin Austrian strength athletes 1987 births Living people People from Kufstein Austrian powerlifters Sportspeople from Tyrol (state)