Jouko Ahola (born 1 December 1970) is a Finnish former strongman, powerlifter and actor. He is a two times World's Strongest Man winner, a two times Europe's Strongest Man winner, and a World Muscle Power Classic winner.

With a career 48% international winning percentage with 12 wins, he is also regarded as one of the best pound for pound strongmen in history.

Ahola started his career with the 1994 European Hercules competition. The following year he won 1995 World Strongman Challenge in Russia and then 1995 Europe's Strongest Man. He then won 1996 European Hercules and broke two stonelifting world records and another world record in the car walk event, walking a 444 kg (979 lb) car for 27.6 metres.

Ahola started the year by winning 1997 Finland's Strongest Man and placing second in the 1997 European Hercules. He then participated in his first World's Strongest Man competition and won 1997 World's Strongest Man held in Nevada, winning it in his very first appearance. Together with Riku Kiri, Ahola also won the World's Strongest Team competition.

The following year he emerged runner-up to Magnus Samuelsson in 1998 World's Strongest Man but won both 1998 World Muscle Power Classic and 1998 IFSA Helsinki Grand Prix. At the Finnish highland games expo, he broke László Fekete's Atlas Stone (for max) world record by loading a 215 kg (474 lb) stone on top a 3 ft 8 in whiskey barrel. He also established another world record in the Hercules hold event, holding 197 kg (434 lb) in each hand for 45.70 seconds.

The next year, he won 1999 World's Strongest Man becoming a two times champion. To this day, he is one of only ten men to be a repeat champion. He also managed to win 1999 IFSA Finland Grand Prix, 1999 Atlantic Giant, 1999 Beauty and the Beast, and together with Janne Virtanen, won World's Strongest Team again.

His last competition was 2002 IFSA China Grand Prix.

Powerlifting