Janne Virtanen
Janne Virtanen | |
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| Born | 16 November 1969 |
| Occupation | Carpenter Strongman |
| Height | 196 cm (6 ft 5 in) |
| Competition record | ||
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| Strongman[1] | ||
Representing  Finland
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| World's Strongest Man | ||
| Qualified | 1998 World's Strongest Man | |
| 2nd | 1999 World's Strongest Man | |
| 1st | 2000 World's Strongest Man | |
| 3rd | 2001 World's Strongest Man | |
| Qualified | 2002 World's Strongest Man | |
| 5th | 2005 World's Strongest Man | |
| Qualified | 2006 World's Strongest Man | |
| Qualified | 2007 World's Strongest Man | |
| Qualified | 2008 World's Strongest Man | |
| World Muscle Power Championships | ||
| 3rd | 2002 | |
| World Strongman Challenge | ||
| 1st | 2000 | |
| World's Strongest Team | ||
| 1st | 1999 with Jouko Ahola | |
| 1st | 2000 with Pasi Paavisto | |
| 1st | 2001 with Juha Räsänen | |
| 1st | 2002 with Juha Räsänen | |
| Europe's Strongest Man | ||
| 2nd | 2001 | |
| 4th | 2002 | |
| 2nd | 2005 | |
| Finland's Strongest Man | ||
| 1st | 1998 | |
| 1st | 1999 | |
| 1st | 2000 | |
| 1st | 2001 | |
| Strongman Super Series | ||
| 3rd | 2002 Scotland Grand Prix | |
| 3rd | 2005 Muscle Beach | |
| 2nd | 2005 Sweden Grand Prix | |
| World Strongman Cup Federation | ||
| 2nd | 2006 Moscow | |
| 1st | 2007 Moscow | |
| World Strongman Federation | ||
| 2nd | 2008 Globe's Strongest Man | |
| 1st | 2008 World Team Championships | |
| 3rd | 2008 Belarus | |
| Beauty and the Beast | ||
| 1st | 2000 | |
| Helsinki Grand Prix | ||
| 1st | 2000 | |
| 1st | 2002 | |
| 1st | 2003 | |
| 1st | 2002 | |
| 1st | 2002 | |
Janne Virtanen (born 16 November 1969) is a Finnish former strongman who won the World's Strongest Man championship in 2000. He was runner-up in 1999 and finished third in 2001. His other championships include four-time Finland's Strongest Man (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001), Beauty and the Beast (2000), Helsinki Grand Prix (2000), and the Turkey Grand Prix in 2002 in Istanbul. Following his second consecutive failure to reach the final of the World's Strongest Man in 2007, he announced his retirement but entered into the third qualifying heat of the competition in 2008. He currently earns his living as a carpenter in Finland.
Personal Records[]
- Deadlift: 365 kg (804 lbs)
References[]
Completed contests[]
1999 World's Strongest Man-Valletta, Malta-2nd place
2000 World's Strongest Man-Sun City, South Africa-winner
2001 World's Strongest Man-Victoria Falls, Zambia-3rd place
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