Janne Virtanen
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Born | (1969-11-16) 16 November 1969 (age 54) Espoo, Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Carpenter, Strongman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 196 cm (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Janne Virtanen (born 16 November 1969) is a Finnish former strongman who won the World's Strongest Man championship in 2000. He was runner-up in 1999 and finished third in 2001. His other championships include four-time Finland's Strongest Man (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001), Helsinki Grand Prix (2000), and the Turkey Grand Prix in 2002 in Istanbul. Following his second consecutive failure to reach the final of the World's Strongest Man in 2007, he announced his retirement but entered into the third qualifying heat of the competition in 2008. He currently earns his living as a carpenter in Finland.
Personal Records
- Deadlift: 365 kg (804 lbs)
Completed contests
- 1999 World's Strongest Man-Valletta, Malta - 2nd place
- 2000 World's Strongest Man-Sun City, South Africa - winner
- 2001 World's Strongest Man-Victoria Falls, Zambia - 3rd place
References
- ^ Previous Strongman Contests Top 3 davidhorne-gripmaster.com. Retrieved 7 January 2021
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- 1977: Bruce Wilhelm (USA)
- 1978: Bruce Wilhelm (USA)
- 1979: Don Reinhoudt (USA)
- 1980: Bill Kazmaier (USA)
- 1981: Bill Kazmaier (USA)
- 1982: Bill Kazmaier (USA)
- 1983: Geoff Capes (UK)
- 1984: Jón Páll Sigmarsson (ISL)
- 1985: Geoff Capes (UK)
- 1986: Jón Páll Sigmarsson (ISL)
- 1988: Jón Páll Sigmarsson (ISL)
- 1989: Jamie Reeves (UK)
- 1990: Jón Páll Sigmarsson (ISL)
- 1991: Magnús Ver Magnússon (ISL)
- 1992: Ted van der Parre (NED)
- 1993: Gary Taylor (UK)
- 1994: Magnús Ver Magnússon (ISL)
- 1995: Magnús Ver Magnússon (ISL)
- 1996: Magnús Ver Magnússon (ISL)
- 1997: Jouko Ahola (FIN)
- 1998: Magnus Samuelsson (SWE)
- 1999: Jouko Ahola (FIN)
- 2000: Janne Virtanen (FIN)
- 2001: Svend Karlsen (NOR)
- 2002: Mariusz Pudzianowski (POL)
- 2003: Mariusz Pudzianowski (POL)
- 2004: Vasyl Virastyuk (UKR)
- 2005: Mariusz Pudzianowski (POL)
- 2006: Phil Pfister (USA)
- 2007: Mariusz Pudzianowski (POL)
- 2008: Mariusz Pudzianowski (POL)
- 2009: Žydrūnas Savickas (LIT)
- 2010: Žydrūnas Savickas (LIT)
- 2011: Brian Shaw (USA)
- 2012: Žydrūnas Savickas (LIT)
- 2013: Brian Shaw (USA)
- 2014: Žydrūnas Savickas (LIT)
- 2015: Brian Shaw (USA)
- 2016: Brian Shaw (USA)
- 2017: Eddie Hall (UK)
- 2018: Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson (ISL)
- 2019: Martins Licis (USA)
- 2020: Oleksii Novikov (UKR)
- 2021: Tom Stoltman (UK)
- 2022: Tom Stoltman (UK)
- 2023: Mitchell Hooper (CAN)
- 2024: Tom Stoltman (UK)
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