Igor Werner | |
Birth Name: | Igor Werner |
Birth Date: | 22 March 1974 |
Birth Place: | Germany |
Occupation: | Strongman |
Height: | [1] |
Igor Werner (born 22 March 1974) is a German strongman[1] [2] competitor and entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition.
Werner started with training in 1997.[1] The first tournament he won as a strongman was the Newcomer Cup in Ditzingen 2001.[2] In 2007 he became Germany's Strongest Man for the first time after placing second behind Heinz Ollesch the previous year.[2] In 2008 he finished second behind Florian Trimpl in Germany's Strongest Man. the same year he was invited for the World's Strongest Man where he finished last in his qualifying heat and did not qualify for the final. In 2010 he became Germany's Strongest Man for the second time.[2]