Johan Els
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| Nationality | South African | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 May 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Strongman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 155–160 kg (342–353 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse |
Annelle Els (m. 2021) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Johan Els (born 29 May 1979) is a South African strongman competitor from Christiana, South Africa.[1]
He is a 2 x times Africa's Strongest Man Champion (2016 and 2018) and was selected to the World's Strongest Man competition thrice, winning 6th place in the 2018 World's Strongest Man competition held in Manila, Philippines.[2] Els was coached by Ricardo Barreto.
In 2019, Els retired from Strongman to pursue his ambition of becoming a disciple of Jesus Christ.[3]