Dominic Filiou
Dominic Filiou | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 27, 1977 Canada |
| Died | January 2, 2019 (aged 41) |
| Occupation | Strongman |
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Spouse(s) | Melanie Filiou |
| Competition record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Strongman | ||
Representing  Canada
| ||
| World's Strongest Man | ||
| 3rd | 2005 World's Strongest Man | |
| Qualified | 2006 World's Strongest Man | |
| Qualified | 2007 World's Strongest Man | |
| Arnold Strongman Classic | ||
| 9th | 2006 Arnold Strongman Classic | |
| World Strongman Cup | ||
| 13th | 2005 Russia | |
| 6th | 2006 Latvia | |
| 4th | 2006 Northern Ireland | |
| 5th | 2006 Germany | |
| 10th | 2007 Latvia | |
| 12th | 2007 Moscow | |
| North America's Strongest Man | ||
| 12th | 2007 | |
| Canada's Strongest Man | ||
| 7th | 2000 | |
| 5th | 2001 | |
| 5th | 2002 | |
| 11th | 2003 | |
| 3rd | 2005 | |
| 2nd | 2006 | |
| 1st | 2007 | |
| Quebec's Strongest Man | ||
| 2nd | 2000 | |
| 3rd | 2001 | |
| 3rd | 2002 | |
| 1st | 2003 | |
| 4th | 2004 | |
| 2nd | 2005 | |
| 2nd | 2006 | |
| 1st | 2007 | |
Dominic Filiou (February 27, 1977 – January 2, 2019) was a Canadian strongman of Greek ancestry.[1] Filiou was best known for competing in the 2005, 2006, and 2007 World's Strongest Man competitions. In 2005 he finished third in the finals, a career best. In 2006 and 2007 he was eliminated during the qualifying heats. He was the 2007 winner of Canada's Strongest Man making him the first man to defeat Hugo Girard on Canadian soil (Girard was still recovering from a knee operation 14 months prior to the competition). [2] He died of a heart attack on 2 January 2019.[3]
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