Flemming Rasmussen (strongman)

Flemming Rasmussen

Personal information
Born	(1968-03-12)12 March 1968 Silkeborg, Denmark
Died	13 July 2024(2024-07-13) (aged 56)
Occupation	Strongman Powerlifter
Height	6 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]

• 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)