Krzysztof Radzikowski

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Krzysztof Radzikowski
Strongman
Height187 cm (6 ft 1+12 in)[1]
Medal record
Strongman
Representing  Poland
World's Strongest Man
Qualified 2011 World's Strongest Man
6th 2012 World's Strongest Man
Qualified 2013 World's Strongest Man
Qualified 2015 World's Strongest Man
Qualified 2018 World's Strongest Man
Arnold Strongman Classic
4th 2013 Arnold Strongman Classic
10th 2014 Arnold Strongman Classic
10th 2017 Arnold Strongman Classic
Europe's Strongest Man
2nd 2009 Europe's Strongest Man
4th 2012 Europe's Strongest Man
3rd 2013 Europe's Strongest Man
2nd 2015 Europe's Strongest Man
9th 2018 Europe's Strongest Man
Giants Live
1st 2011 Poland
1st 2012 Poland
3rd 2013 London
Strongman Champions League
3rd 2012 Poland
2nd 2012 Spain
3rd 2012 Martinique SCL Finals
4th 2012 Overall
1st 2013 SCL Iceman Challenge IV
3rd 2013 Germany FIBO
1st 2013 Czech Republic
3rd 2013 Germany
1st 2013 Portugal
1st 2013 overall winner
1st 2015 overall winner
Arnold Strongman Classic-Europe
2nd 2012 Arnold Strongman Classic-Europe
2nd 2017 Arnold Strongman Classic-Europe
3nd 2018 Arnold Strongman Classic-Europe
World Log Lift Championships
5th
2008 World Log Lift Championships
2nd
2009 World Log Lift Championships
2nd
2012 World Log Lift Championships
WSF World Strongmen Championships
1st 2012 WSF World Strongmen Championships
World Strongman Federation
1st 2012 WSF World Cup Uzbekistan
1st 2012 Elite Strongman: Moscow
Strongman Super Series
5th 2009 Venice Beach Grand Prix
4th 2009 Sweden Grand Prix
Poland's Strongest Man
3rd 2008 Poland's Strongest Man
3rd 2009 Poland's Strongest Man
1st 2012 Poland's Strongest Man
1st 2013 Poland's Strongest Man

Krzysztof Radzikowski (born August 18, 1981) is a professional

strongman competitor from Głowno, Poland.[2] He has competed in 112 International strongman competitions (2nd highest in history) and has won 23 of them, making him the sixth most decorated strongman in history following Žydrūnas Savickas, Mariusz Pudzianowski, Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, Brian Shaw and Aivars Šmaukstelis.[3]

Strongman career

Krzysztof in 2009.

Radzikowski competed regularly in the

World Log Lift Championships
finishing 2nd in 2009.

Radzikowski won the Giants Live Poland event on August 6, 2011.[4] This victory qualified him for the 2011 World's Strongest Man contest, his first time in WSM, but he failed to qualify for the finals.[4]

Radzikowski won the inaugural

Tashkent, Uzbekistan on March 30, 2012.[6]

Radzikowski won the

Radzikowski made the finals of the

Los Angeles, California
and finished in 6th place overall.

Radzikowski competed regularly in the Strongman Champions League 2012 season, finishing third in Poland and second in Spain.

Radzikowski finished second at the 2012

World Log Lift Championships, and second at the 2012 Arnold Strongman Classic-Europe
.

Radzikowski finished third at the 2012 SCL Finals held in Fort-de-France, Martinique, and fourth overall for the 2012 SCL season.

Radzikowski finished in fourth place at the 2013 Arnold Strongman Classic, his first appearance in the contest.

Radzikowski has won 3 SCL contests so far in the 2013 season, the SCL Iceman Challenge IV in Finland, and in the Czech Republic and Portugal.[9] He is the current SCL overall leader for the season.[9]

Personal records

  • Squat – 400 kg (881.8 lb)[10]
  • Bench Press – 300 kg (661.4 lb)[10]
  • Deadlift – 430 kg (947.7 lb) with wrist straps
  • Deadlift – 410 kg (903.6 lb) Raw, no wrist straps
  • Log press
    – 217,5 kg (479,5 lbs) - Polish record
  • Clean and Press
    – 175 kg (385.7 lb) for 10 "easy" reps
  • Viking press – 160 kg (353 lb) x 15 reps (2016 SCL Norway)
  • Overhead Press – 240 kg (530 lb)
  • Keg toss
    – 8 kegs (18–24 kg) over 5.2 metres (17 ft 1 in) bar in 21.04 sec (2013 SCL Poland) (World Record)
  • Shot put – 14 kg (31 lb) for 10.07 metres (33 ft 1 in) (2016 SCL Curacao) (World Record)

See also

  • List of Poles

References

  1. ^ "Krzysztof Radzikowsky". theworldsstrongestman.com. IMG. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  2. ^ "Google Translate". Translate.googleusercontent.com. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
  3. ^ "Strongman Archives - Athletes". Strongman Archives. 5 April 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Radzikowski Wins Giants Live Poland, Jenkins is Second". Ironmind.com. 2011-08-07. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
  5. ^ "Krzysztof Radzikowski Wins WSF World Strongmen Championships". www.ironmind.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-18.
  6. ^ "Krzysztof Radzikowski Wins WSF–Uzebekstan". www.ironmind.com. Archived from the original on 2012-05-13.
  7. ^ a b "Polish Sweep at Giants Live, WSM Update". www.ironmind.com. Archived from the original on 2012-08-27.
  8. ^ "Krzysztof Radzikowski Wins Elite Strongman". www.ironmind.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-14.
  9. ^ a b "Krzysztof Radzikowski Wins SCL Portugal". www.ironmind.com. Archived from the original on 2013-08-05.
  10. ^ a b "- YouTube". YouTube.