Austria's Strongest Man

Austria's Strongest Man
Tournament information
LocationAustria, various locations
Established1989
FormatMulti-event competition
Current champion
Austria 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.[1] 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

Year Champion Runner-Up 3rd Place Remarks
1989 Austria Manfred Hoeberl
1990 Austria Manfred Hoeberl
1991 Austria Manfred Hoeberl
1992 Austria Manfred Hoeberl (As per David Horne)
1992 Austria Karl Saliger Austria Leopold Krendl Austria August Smisl (As per Strength Results)
1993 Austria Manfred Hoeberl (As per David Horne)
1993 Austria Karl Saliger Austria August Smisl Austria Leopold Krendl (As per Strength Results)
1994 Austria Manfred Hoeberl (As per David Horne)
1994 Austria Karl Saliger Austria Franz Siller Austria Anton Tucek (As per Strength Results)
1995 Austria Karl Saliger Austria August Smisl Austria Franz Siller
1996 Austria Manfred Hoeberl (As per David Horne)
1996 Austria August Smisl Austria Manfred Gruber Austria Christian Gärtner (As per Strength Results)
1997 Austria Franz Siller Austria Manfred Gruber Austria Karl Bauer
1998 Austria Ralf Ber (As per David Horne)
1998 Austria Franz Siller Austria Karl Bauer Austria Oliver Gratzer (As per Strength Results)
1999 Austria Karl Bauer Austria Manfred Gruber Austria Ralf Ber
2000 Austria Bernd Kerschbaumer Austria Manfred Gruber Austria Hubert Dorer
2001 Austria Ralf Ber Austria Bernd Kerschbaumer Austria Franz Mullner
2002 Austria Hubert Dorer (As per David Horne)
2002 Austria Bernd Kerschbaumer Austria Markus Stark Austria Karl Bauer (As per Strength Results)
2003 Austria Ralf Ber (As per David Horne)
2003 Austria Franz Mullner Austria Bernd Kerschbaumer Austria Markus Stark (As per Strength Results)
2004 Austria Ralf Ber (As per David Horne)
2004 Austria Franz Mullner Austria Bernd Kerschbaumer Austria Oliver Gratzer (As per Strength Results)
2005 Austria Franz Mullner (As per David Horne)
2005 Austria Bernd Kerschbaumer Austria Oliver Gratzer Austria Stefan Weiermann (As per Strength Results)
2006 Austria Bernd Kerschbaumer Austria Stefan Weiermann Austria Wolfgang Kriechbaum
2007 Austria Bernd Kerschbaumer Austria Oliver Gratzer Austria Wolfgang Kriechbaum
2008 Slovenia Gregor Stegnar Austria Bernd Kerschbaumer Austria Martin Wildauer
2009 Austria Martin Wildauer Austria Gerhard Trawöger Austria Michael Votter
2010 Austria Martin Wildauer Austria Alexander Meyer Austria Michael Votter
2011 Austria Martin Wildauer Austria Gerhard Trawöger Austria Erwin Geisler
2012 Austria Martin Wildauer Austria Michael Votter Austria Alexander Meyer
2013 Austria Martin Wildauer Austria Alexander Meyer Austria Thomas Wanek
2014 Austria Michael Votter Austria Manuel Comper Austria Erwin Geisler
2015 ASF Austria Nemanja Tasic Austria Manuel Comper Austria Michael Votter
2015 CWA Austria Michael Votter Austria Manuel Comper Austria Nemanja Tasic
2016 ASF Austria Martin Wildauer Austria Michael Votter Austria Nemanja Tasic
2016 CWA Austria Michael Votter Austria Manuel Comper Austria Oliver Hanschek-Wagner
2017 Austria Martin Wildauer Austria Ronald Knoll Austria Emanuel Pescari
2018 Austria Michael Votter Austria Oliver Hanschek-Wagner Austria Emanuel Pescari
2019 Slovenia Matjaz Belsak Austria Nemanja Tasic Austria Peter Reinthaler
2020-2021 Event not held
2022 Austria Emanuel Pescari Austria Samuel Hausberger Austria Peter Reinthaler
2023 Austria Emanuel Pescari Austria Samuel Hausberger Austria Peter Reinthaler
2024 Austria Jan Trettenbrein Austria Maximilian Fleck Austria Stefan Larch

References

  1. ^ a b David Horne's World of Grip
  2. ^ Ekholm, Conny (October 13, 2024). "AUSTRIA'S STRONGEST MAN". www.strengthresults.com.