Flemming Rasmussen (strongman)

Flemming Rasmussen
Personal information
Born(1968-03-12)12 March 1968
Silkeborg, Denmark
Died13 July 2024(2024-07-13) (aged 56)
OccupationStrongman Powerlifter
Height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Medal record
Strongman
Representing  Denmark
World's Strongest Man
5th 1995 World's Strongest Man
4th 1996 World's Strongest Man
2nd 1997 World's Strongest Man
Qualified 1998 World's Strongest Man
Qualified 2001 World's Strongest Man
World Strongman Challenge
2nd 1995
Full Strength Challenge
1st 1999
World's Strongest Team
8th 1997
Denmark's Strongest Man
3rd 1994
1st 1995
1st 1996
1st 1997
1st 1998
1st 1999
1st 2000
1st 2003
Powerlifting
Representing  Denmark
Danish Powerlifting Championships
1st 1994 +125kg
1st 1995 +125kg

Flemming Rasmussen (12 March 1968 – 13 July 2024) was a Danish strongman competitor and powerlifter. He competed in the World's Strongest Man contest several times, finishing in 5th place in 1995 and 4th in 1996. His best result came in 1997 when he finished 2nd, but he had been leading by four points over eventual champion Jouko Ahola before the final two events. However, sixth-place finishes in both of the final two disciplines allowed Ahola to overturn the deficit. Flemming won the title of Denmark's Strongest Man 7 times from 1995-2000 and in 2003,[1] and won the Danish Powerlifting title in 1993 and 1994.[2] Before competing as a strongman, Rasmussen was Danish ten-pin bowling champion.[3] Rasmussen died on 13 July 2024, at the age of 56.[4]

Personal records

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  • Deadlift – 330 kg (728 lb) (1996 WSM Final)
  • Squat – 360 kg (794 lb) (1997 WSM Final)
  • Log press – 177.5 kg (391 lb) (1999 AFSA Dubai Full Strength Challenge)

References

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  1. ^ "David Horne's World of Grip".
  2. ^ "Flemming Rasmussen".
  3. ^ "Flemming Rasmussen".
  4. ^ Flemming "Guffi" Rasmussen er død (in Danish)