Mitchell Hooper (born 29 September 1995) is a Canadian
strongman and
kinesiologist. He secured 1st place at the
2023 World's Strongest Man competition in
Myrtle Beach,
South Carolina, where he also became the first Canadian in World's Strongest Man history to win the Final.
He also won the 2023 Arnold Strongman Classic,
becoming the fourth person to achieve both feats in the same year.
Education and career
Hooper has a degree in
human kinetics from the
University of Guelph and a masters in clinical
exercise physiology
Exercise physiology is the physiology of physical exercise. It is one of the allied health professions, and involves the study of the acute responses and chronic adaptations to exercise. Exercise physiologists are the highest qualified exercise ...
from the
University of Sydney. He now works as a
physical therapist, specialising in strength and conditioning. He worked as a coach for the
KW Titans
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and now runs his own kinesiology clinic in Barrie.
Strongman
Hooper rose to prominence in the
2022 World's Strongest Man
The 2022 World's Strongest Man was the 45th edition of the World's Strongest Man competition, an event that took place in Sacramento, California from May 24 to May 29, 2022. The contest was won by Tom Stoltman with this being his second consecut ...
contest, where he won his qualifying group, beating veteran strongman
Brian Shaw. He finished in 8th place in his first WSM Final, in what was also his first ever full international strongman contest.
Following this success, he was coached by former competitor
Laurence Shahlaei and placed third at both the 2022
Shaw Classic and
Rogue Invitational
The Rogue Invitational is an annual sporting event that includes a CrossFit competition and a strongman competition. The event, organized by Rogue, started in 2019 as a CrossFit sanctioned competition, but has since become a major competition for ...
. He also won two shows in 2022: the
Giants Live
Giants Live was created in 2009 as the official Tour that qualifies strongmen to compete in the annual World's Strongest Man contest. At each Grand Prix, up to twelve international strongmen come together and compete over six events. The top three ...
World Tour Finals and the Arnold UK.
In 2023, Hooper won the
Arnold Strongman Classic and the
2023 World's Strongest Man competition, defeating former champions Brian Shaw,
Oleksii Novikov
Oleksii Novikov ( uk, Олексій Новіков, born 11 February 1996) is a Ukrainian professional strongman. He won the 2020 World's Strongest Man competition, becoming the second Ukrainian World's Strongest Man winner after Vasyl Virasty ...
and reigning 2-time World's Strongest Man
Tom Stoltman
Tom Stoltman (born 30 May 1994) is a Scottish professional strongman competitor, reigning two time World's Strongest Man and Britain's Strongest Man from Invergordon, Scotland. Nicknamed "The Albatross" due to his sizeable arm span, Stoltman is ...
. He is the fourth person to win these two premier events in the same year, following
Brian Shaw,
and
Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson. Hooper continued his Podium streak throughout the Summer of 2023 and finished 2nd to Brian Shaw at the
2023 Shaw Classic.
References
External links
Mitchell Hooper : about me– personal website
Mitchell Hooper– YouTube channel
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Living people
Sportspeople from Simcoe County
Canadian strength athletes
1995 births
21st-century Canadian sportspeople