Austria's Strongest Man Explained

Austria's Strongest Man
Location:Austria, various locations
Establishment:1989
Format:Multi-event competition
Current Champion: Jan Trettenbrein

Austria's Strongest Man is an annual strongman contest consisting of exclusively Austrian strength athletes.[1] The event was established in 1989, the inaugural winner was Manfred Hoeberl who would go on to win the title a total of 7 times. His record was equaled by Martin Wildauer who also won the title 7 times.[2]

The title and winners often creates confusion as different sources provide different results, specially between 1992 and 2005, and the titles also coinciding with that of other competitions: Austrian Summer Giants and Austrian Winter Giants in addition to be governed by two different federations: Austrian Strongman Federation and Catch Wrestling Association.

Champions breakdown

YearChampionRunner-Up3rd PlaceRemarks
1989
1990
1991
1992
1992 Karl Saliger Leopold Krendl August Smisl
1993
1993 Karl Saliger August Smisl Leopold Krendl
1994
1994 Karl Saliger Franz Siller Anton Tucek
1995 Karl Saliger August Smisl Franz Siller
1996
1996 August Smisl Manfred Gruber Christian Gärtner
1997 Franz Siller Manfred Gruber Karl Bauer
1998 Ralf Ber
1998 Franz Siller Karl Bauer Oliver Gratzer
1999 Karl Bauer Manfred Gruber Ralf Ber
2000 Bernd Kerschbaumer Manfred Gruber Hubert Dorer
2001 Ralf Ber Bernd Kerschbaumer Franz Mullner
2002 Hubert Dorer
2002 Bernd Kerschbaumer Markus Stark Karl Bauer
2003 Ralf Ber
2003 Franz Mullner Bernd Kerschbaumer Markus Stark
2004 Ralf Ber
2004 Franz Mullner Bernd Kerschbaumer Oliver Gratzer
2005 Franz Mullner
2005 Bernd Kerschbaumer Oliver Gratzer Stefan Weiermann
2006 Bernd Kerschbaumer Stefan Weiermann Wolfgang Kriechbaum
2007 Bernd Kerschbaumer Oliver Gratzer Wolfgang Kriechbaum
2008 Gregor Stegnar Bernd Kerschbaumer
2009 Gerhard Trawöger Michael Votter
2010 Alexander Meyer Michael Votter
2011 Gerhard Trawöger Erwin Geisler
2012 Michael Votter Alexander Meyer
2013 Alexander Meyer Thomas Wanek
2014 Michael Votter Manuel Comper Erwin Geisler
2015 Nemanja Tasic Manuel Comper Michael Votter
2015 Michael Votter Manuel Comper Nemanja Tasic
2016 Michael Votter Nemanja Tasic
2016 Michael Votter Manuel Comper Oliver Hanschek-Wagner
2017 Ronald Knoll Emanuel Pescari
2018 Michael Votter Oliver Hanschek-Wagner Emanuel Pescari
2019 Nemanja Tasic Peter Reinthaler
2020-2021 Event not held
2022 Emanuel Pescari Samuel Hausberger Peter Reinthaler
2023 Emanuel Pescari Samuel Hausberger Peter Reinthaler
2024 Jan Trettenbrein Maximilian Fleck Stefan Larch

References

  1. http://www.davidhorne-gripmaster.com/strongmanresults.html David Horne's World of Grip
  2. Web site: AUSTRIA'S STRONGEST MAN . Conny. Ekholm. www.strengthresults.com. October 13, 2024.