Dimitar Savatinov
Bulgarian strongman (born 1980)
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Dimitar Savatinov (born 5 May 1980) is a Bulgarian-American Strongman[1] and the former American Deadlift record holder with 467.5 kg (1,031 lb).[2] He also previously held the world record for the Max Dumbbell press with 143 kg (315 lb).[3]
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| Nationality | Bulgarian, American | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 May 1980 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Strongman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 145–165 kg (320–364 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Savatinov was a high school wrestler and continued wrestling while at the Bulgarian Army. In 2006, he came to the United States and while working at Ringling Brothers Circus, pursued powerlifting. He entered his first local strongman contest in 2009.[4][5]
In 2014 and 2015, he won America's Strongest Man[1] becoming only the fifth man to win the title twice. In 2015 he secured fourth place at 2015 Arnold Strongman Classic and 7th place in World's Strongest Man. In 2015 and 2016, he also secured sixth place in Europe's Strongest Man.
Personal records
- Deadlift (Equipped and with straps) – 467.5 kg (1,031 lb) (Former American Record)
- Elephant bar Deadlift (Raw with straps) – 422.5 kg (931 lb)
- Elevated Axle Deadlift (Equipped and with straps/ 18 inches off the floor) – 501 kg (1,105 lb) (Unofficial World Record)
- Squat (Raw with wraps) – 445 kg (981 lb)
- Bench press – 257.5 kg (568 lb)
- Log press – 209 kg (461 lb)
- Shoulder press (push press) – 240 kg (529 lb)
- Circus Dumbbell press – 143 kg (315 lb) (Former World Record)
- Cyr Dumbbell press (for reps) – 124.5 kg (274 lb) x 6 reps (Joint-World Record)[6]
- Max Atlas stone – 200 kg (441 lb) as a part of a 5 stone run