Riku Kiri

The 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in), 145 kg (320 lb) Kiri is particularly noted for his static strength including a 300 kg (661.4 lb) single-arm deadlift and a 302.5 kg (666.9 lbs) raw bench press. He squatted 440 kg in the Dutch Open strongman contest of 1995 in a Smith machine apparatus. He also bench pressed 290.0 kg (639.3 lb) raw in an official WPC meet along with many other records. At 19 years old in 1983, Riku held a World Record in powerlifting in the squat lift in IPF competition, 350 kg (125 kg weight category).

In one of his first ever strongest man contests, he defeated reigning World's Strongest Man winner Jón Páll Sigmarsson, in 1985.

For most of his appearances in World's Strongest Man competition, Kiri has been hampered by ankle injuries. Although Kiri placed 3rd and 2nd respectively in 1993 and 1996, ankle injuries plagued him during both contests. In reference to the Car Carry event in 1993, Kiri's coach, Markku Suonenvirta, famously said: "His ankle is broken but he's a tough guy." Kiri's ankle was in fact not broken but badly injured and weakened. In the 1996 WSM final event (Power Stairs) Kiri was about to go head to head with Magnus Ver Magnusson. However, just after the starter's whistle, Kiri dropped out due to another ankle injury. Kiri was also forced to drop out of the 1998 World's Strongest Man final due to an ankle injury, finishing in 6th place.

His background is in security work, and he holds shares in Gold's Gym-Helsinki.

• Deadlift (for reps) – 380 kg (838 lb) x 4 reps, 352.5 kg (777 lb) x 7 reps (raw)^[5]
• Silver dollar safe squat (for reps) – 310 kg (683 lb) × 4 reps (1999 AFSA Dubai Full Strength Challenge) (World Record)^[6]
• Log press – 150 kg (331 lb) (1997 World's Strongest Man, group 2)
• Log press (for reps) – 125 kg (276 lb) x 15 reps (1998 IFSA German Grand Prix)
• Atlas stones – 5 stones weighing 160–210 kg (353–463 lb) (1998 IFSA Hungary Grand Prix)
• Natural Stone press – 120 kg (265 lb) (1997 Europe's Strongest Man)
• Stone block throw – 18 kg (40 lb) over 5.90 metres (19 ft 4 in) (1992 World Muscle Power Classic) (World Record)^[7]
• Keg toss – 20 kg (44 lb) over 5.70 metres (18 ft 8 in) (1997 European Open) (former world record)
• Duck walk – 300 kg (661 lb) for 12m course in 15.03 seconds (1999 AFSA Dubai Full Strength Challenge) (World Record)^[8]
• Cable drum push – 1,200 kg (2,646 lb) on a 5 hump course in 38.41 seconds (1999 AFSA Dubai Full Strength Challenge) (World Record)^[9]
• Arm over arm plane pull – 10,000 kg (22,046 lb) for 15m course in 27.70 seconds (1993 World Viking Challenge) (World Record)^[10]

• Squat – 400 kg (882 lb) (raw)^[5]
• Bench Press – 302.5 kg (667 lb) (raw)^[5][11]
• Deadlift – 390 kg (860 lb) (raw)^[5]
• Total – 1,092.5 kg (2,409 lb) (raw)^[5]