Phil Pfister
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Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1971-05-15) May 15, 1971 (age 53) Charleston, West Virginia, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Strongman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 198 cm (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Children | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Phil Pfister (born May 15, 1971) is an American former strongman competitor and winner of the 2006 World's Strongest Man competition on September 23, 2006 in Sanya, China. He was the first American to win since Bill Kazmaier in 1982.[2] Pfister stands 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) and weighs 375 pounds (170 kg).
Prior to 2006, Pfister's previous best finishes in the World's Strongest Man were fourth place in 1998 in Tangier, and fourth place again in 2001 in Victoria Falls. He placed fourth at the 2007 and 2008 WSM contests, and seventh in 2009.[3]
While qualifying for his 4th-place finish in Victoria Falls, during an event known as the Hercules Hold, Pfister made a verbal promise that he would be the man responsible for bringing the World's Strongest Man title back to the United States. He went on to set two qualifier records in the Hercules Hold and in the Atlas Stones, but was unable to contend in the finals against the Scandinavian competitors who took the podium finishes that year, Magnus Samuelsson from Sweden, Janne Virtanen from Finland, and Svend Karlsen from Norway, respectively. Pfister has also achieved a podium finish at the Arnold Strongman Classic when he came third in 2002. During 2009 Arnold Strongman Classic he loaded a 240 kg (529 lb) Manhood Stone (Max Atlas Stone) over a 4 ft bar.
After retirement, Pfister became a commentator for the World's Strongest Man competition on ESPN2 along with Bill Kazmaier and Todd Harris from 2010 to 2012.
Personal life
Pfister worked as a firefighter and currently resides in Charleston, West Virginia with his son Wyatt. He appeared in the 2005 film The Protector starring Tony Jaa, as one of the Fortune Teller's henchmen. He also made an appearance on Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader? on April 17, 2008 and won $25,000, as well as an appearance on an episode of Airline.
References
- ^ davidhorne-gripmaster.com
- ^ Phil Pfister ends USA drought at 'World's Strongest Man' Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Pudzianowski is your 2007 World's Strongest Man Archived 2007-12-12 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Video clip of Pfister containing a news reel and competition footage from 1998
Preceded by | World's Strongest Man 2006 | Succeeded by |
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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)