Andrus Murumets (born 20 July 1978[1]) is an Estonian strongman and entrant to the World's Strongest Man contest. He reached 5th in the World Rankings according to the IFSA rankings in 2008.
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| Born | 20 July 1978 Ahja,[1] Estonia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Strongman, police officer[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Employer(s) | Estonian Police and Border Guard Board | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Merilyn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | Martin, Emma | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Andrus competed in the IFSA World Championships in 2005 finishing 4th, 5th in 2006[3] and 5th in 2007.[3] Andrus has competed in the Arnold Strongman Classic 3 times, his best finish was 3rd in 2007.[4] In 2009 he became the overall champion of the Strongman Champions League.[5]
He has been described by Svend Karlsen as having the strongest grip in the world.[6] Having competed in 40 International strongman competitions and winning 6 of them, Andrus is among the 50 most decorated strongmen of all time.[7]
Murumets lives near Tallinn in Üksnurme, Saku Parish.[8] Since May 2011 Murumets is working as a police officer.[2]
Personal records
edit- IronMind Rolling Thunder (V1) – 121.1 kg (267 lb) (Former World Record)[9]
- → Broke Magnus Samuelsson's record and was later surpassed by Laine Snook.
- Captains of Crush – No.3 gripper (127 kg (280 lb)/ RGC 149 of pressure))
- Apollon's Wheels – 166 kg (366 lb) x 5 cleans and reps (2007 Arnold Strongman Classic) (former joint-world record)
- Timber Carry – 392 kg (864 lb) on a 11.4m course in 6.87 seconds (World Record)
- Farmer's Walk – 160 kg (353 lb) per hand on a 50m course in 43.60 seconds (Former World Record)
- Atlas Stone – 220 kg (485 lb) over 4 ft bar (2007 Arnold Strongman Classic)
- Log press – 185 kg (408 lb)
- Axle press – 190 kg (419 lb)
References
edit- ^ a b "Andrus Murumets' profile" (in Estonian). Rammumees.ee. Retrieved 19 June 2010.
- ^ a b "Rammumees Murumets vahetas ebainimlikud raskused politseimundri vastu" (in Estonian). Postimees. October 2011. Retrieved 1 Oct 2011.
- ^ a b "IFSA World Championships 2006 - Reykjavik, Iceland - Page 3 - Physical Advancement". Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
- ^ "The Arnold Strongman Classic - Results". Archived from the original on 2010-04-14. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
- ^ "Rankings 2010". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
- ^ IMG Media production; presenters Svend Karlsen interviewed by Zöe Salmon; commentators were Paul Dickenson and Colin J L Bryce (2010-02-02). "Bravo coverage of 2009 World's Strongest Man; episode 5". World's Strongest Man 2009. Valletta, Malta. 20 minutes in. Bravo.
- ^ "Athletes, Men". Strongman Archives. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ "Sakus elab rahvusvaheliselt tuntud rammumees" (in Estonian). Saku vald. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 19 June 2010.
- ^ Rolling Thunder: Andrus Murumets Sets a New World Record at the IFSA All Strength Challenge by Randall J. Strossen, Ph.D. - ©2008 IronMind
