| Kevin Faires | |
| Birth Name: | Kevin Faires |
| Birth Date: | 4 February 1990 |
| Birth Place: | United States |
| Occupation: | Strongman |
| Weight: | 287 lbs (130 kg) |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Kevin Faires (born February 4, 1990) is an American professional strongman. Noted for his grip strength, he was the former world record holder of the Rogue replica Dinnie Stones walk, carrying the two stones weighing a combined weight of 333abbr=onNaNabbr=on for a distance of 9.63m (31.59feet).[1]
Faires played as a lineman in high school football, and also participated in baseball and wrestling. He excelled in wrestling and while in high school developed his dedication to strength training after discovering it helped him overcome a relative lack of size.[2]
In his debut year Faires won the 2016 U105 Strongman World Championship held in Kokkola, Finland. He repeated his success in the U105 division winning the 2017 Arnold Amateur Strongman World Championships.[3] Five years later, Faires won his third title at the 2022 Cerberus Strength Presents The Depth Before Dishonor Winter Wasteland Classic held in Orem, Utah where he bench-pressed 529 lbs.[4] The following year, Faires competed in the 2023 Arnold Strongman Classic Rogue Record Breakers (RRB) contest, during which he broke the Dinnie Stones walk world record, carrying the two stones 9.63m (31.59feet).[5] He also twice held the Nicol Stones walk world record.
Faires is married and lives with his 3 kids and wife in Provo, Utah.[2]