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Žydrūnas Savickas
Žydrūnas Savickas (Lithuanian pronunciation: [ʑiːˈdrûːnɐs sɐˈvʲɪtskɐs]; born July 15, 1975) is a Lithuanian former professional strongman and powerlifter. Throughout a career which spanned nearly three decades, he competed in and won 79 international competitions, 5 international masters competitions and 36 national competitions. This included four World's Strongest Man titles, two IFSA Strongman World Championship's, six IFSA Grand Prix wins, three Europe's Strongest Man titles, a Fortissimus title, six Giants Live wins, seventeen Lithuania's Strongest Man titles, a record thirty four Strongman Champions League wins and a record eight Arnold Strongman Classic titles.
Savickas is the most decorated strongman in history. With 75 world records across multiple strongman events, particularly in overhead pressing including a sixteen-year reign as log lift world record holder and seven World Log Lift Championship titles, Savickas is widely regarded as the greatest strongman of all time.
Savickas became interested in strength sports after watching a Lithuanian regional strongman contest on TV in 1989. Three years later, aged 17, he took part in that same contest in 1992 and defeated several older and more experienced competitors, which prompted him to train powerlifting.
After 3 years of training equipped powerlifting, Savickas participated in 1995 Lithuanian national powerlifting championships in the +125 kg weight class and won. In 1996 Lithuanian national powerlifting championships he broke Lithuanian junior national records in squat, bench press, deadlift and total.
At 1997 IPF World Juniors Powerlifting Championships, Savickas totaled 865 kg (1,907 lb) in single ply equipment with a 320 kg (705 lb) squat, 215 kg (474 lb) bench press and a 330 kg (728 lb) deadlift.
In 1998, Savickas won his first Lithuania's Strongest Man contest. He would later go on to win this contest a total of 17 times, with the latest coming in 2022. Savickas then competed at the 1998 and 2000 World's Strongest Man contests but failed to qualify for the finals on both occasions.
Savickas won the silver medal in the 2000 IPF World powerlifting championships in Japan under the super heavyweight category with a total of 1,020 kg (2,250 lb) in single ply equipment, just 2.5 kg (5.5 lb) behind Brad Gillingham. Savickas squatted 410 kg (904 lb), bench pressed 250 kg (551 lb) and deadlifted 360 kg (794 lb) at a bodyweight of 154 kg (340 lb).
In 2001, a contest in the Faroe Islands dealt Savickas a major setback, as he tore both patellar tendons during the Conan's Wheel event. Many believed that the extent of the injury meant that his career was over. However, nine months later, Savickas won the Lithuanian powerlifting championships and a short time later, he also won the 2002 Lithuania's Strongest Man contest. Savickas would go on to finish in 2nd place at the 2002 World's Strongest Man in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He would finish in 2nd place five more times in 2003, 2004, 2011, 2013 and 2015 and 1st place at the 2009, 2010, 2012 and 2014 World's Strongest Man contests.
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Žydrūnas Savickas
Žydrūnas Savickas (Lithuanian pronunciation: [ʑiːˈdrûːnɐs sɐˈvʲɪtskɐs]; born July 15, 1975) is a Lithuanian former professional strongman and powerlifter. Throughout a career which spanned nearly three decades, he competed in and won 79 international competitions, 5 international masters competitions and 36 national competitions. This included four World's Strongest Man titles, two IFSA Strongman World Championship's, six IFSA Grand Prix wins, three Europe's Strongest Man titles, a Fortissimus title, six Giants Live wins, seventeen Lithuania's Strongest Man titles, a record thirty four Strongman Champions League wins and a record eight Arnold Strongman Classic titles.
Savickas is the most decorated strongman in history. With 75 world records across multiple strongman events, particularly in overhead pressing including a sixteen-year reign as log lift world record holder and seven World Log Lift Championship titles, Savickas is widely regarded as the greatest strongman of all time.
Savickas became interested in strength sports after watching a Lithuanian regional strongman contest on TV in 1989. Three years later, aged 17, he took part in that same contest in 1992 and defeated several older and more experienced competitors, which prompted him to train powerlifting.
After 3 years of training equipped powerlifting, Savickas participated in 1995 Lithuanian national powerlifting championships in the +125 kg weight class and won. In 1996 Lithuanian national powerlifting championships he broke Lithuanian junior national records in squat, bench press, deadlift and total.
At 1997 IPF World Juniors Powerlifting Championships, Savickas totaled 865 kg (1,907 lb) in single ply equipment with a 320 kg (705 lb) squat, 215 kg (474 lb) bench press and a 330 kg (728 lb) deadlift.
In 1998, Savickas won his first Lithuania's Strongest Man contest. He would later go on to win this contest a total of 17 times, with the latest coming in 2022. Savickas then competed at the 1998 and 2000 World's Strongest Man contests but failed to qualify for the finals on both occasions.
Savickas won the silver medal in the 2000 IPF World powerlifting championships in Japan under the super heavyweight category with a total of 1,020 kg (2,250 lb) in single ply equipment, just 2.5 kg (5.5 lb) behind Brad Gillingham. Savickas squatted 410 kg (904 lb), bench pressed 250 kg (551 lb) and deadlifted 360 kg (794 lb) at a bodyweight of 154 kg (340 lb).
In 2001, a contest in the Faroe Islands dealt Savickas a major setback, as he tore both patellar tendons during the Conan's Wheel event. Many believed that the extent of the injury meant that his career was over. However, nine months later, Savickas won the Lithuanian powerlifting championships and a short time later, he also won the 2002 Lithuania's Strongest Man contest. Savickas would go on to finish in 2nd place at the 2002 World's Strongest Man in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He would finish in 2nd place five more times in 2003, 2004, 2011, 2013 and 2015 and 1st place at the 2009, 2010, 2012 and 2014 World's Strongest Man contests.
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