| 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.
| Year | Champion | Runner-Up | 3rd Place | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |