Sunday, August 14, 2011

Strong Man: Raimonds Bergmanis (Latvia)

Raimonds Bergmanis (born July 25, 1966 in Plavinas, Aizkraukle) is a fomer Olympic weightlifting champion and retired strongman competitor from Latvia.

Bergmanis has reached the finals in the World's Strongest Man contest several times, finishing 3rd in 2002, and 4th in 2003 and 2004. Raimonds also competed in the 2001 contest, but was eliminated in the qualifying heats. Raimonds won the World Muscle Power Championships in 1997. He has also competed in the Arnold's Strongest Man Contest; his best result was a third place in the 2003 competition.