The World's STRONGEST Man you've never heard of

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  @mitchellhooperstrongman · 2 years ago · pinned

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• DR

  @dr.ohhimark174 · 2 years ago

  I bet his circus dumbbell would be something ridiculous.

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• BE

  @benoitterneyre5064 · 2 years ago (edited)

  The tragedy of Joe&apos;s career is that he is the clear-cut second greatest shot putter of all time. He just so happens to be in the same generation as the GOAT of the sport, Ryan Crouser:<br><br>- Kovacs is a three time Olympic silver medalist, in Rio, Tokyo and Paris. Every single time he lost the gold to Crouser. As far as I know there is no other instance of that kind in any olympic event.<br>- Kovacs has thrown 5 of the 25 &nbsp;longest throws of all time in the sport. Crouser has thrown 15 of them<br>- Only four men in the history of the sport have ever thrown over 23 meters. Kovacs did it twice, Crouser did it 9 times. <br><br>Had Crouser not been there, or even been born a few years later, Kovacs could have made history as the one who finally broke through the records that had remained unchallenged since the late 80s and one of the greatest track and field athletes of all time.<br>Instead he&apos;ll most likely always be stuck as the second best ever.

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• RO

  @roohaa8382 · 2 years ago

  Shot putters can do very well in strongman. WSM winners Virastyuk and Geoff Capes were shot putters before strongman.

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• BE

  @Bertziethegreat · 2 years ago

  Mitch, the direction is clear. You need to reach out to Joe for a collaboration.

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• DY

  @dylanlasky2389 · 2 years ago

  Joe is so strong and athletic he competes with crowser while 7 inches shorter. Crazy

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• CR

  @crk2288 · 2 years ago

  You should train with him on your channel!

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• LE

  @leojamesfitness6031 · 2 years ago

  Elite throwers have INSANE gym lifts. Can bench like powerlifters, press like strongmen and squat like weightlifters, with a side of reactive/plyometric power to put us all to shame

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• _M

  @_mark1 · 2 years ago (edited)

  Check out Daniel Ståhl, Swedish discus thrower. Also not a weak guy. <br>🥇

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• CA

  @camtabor4344 · 2 years ago

  I can’t stress enough that Joe Kovacs and Ryan Crouser are the two greatest Shot-putters of all time. If you feel so inclined go look up video of the Doha 2019 world Championships. Joe’s throw to win that competition is the single greatest shot-put throw of all time, not the farthest but the greatest, all things considered.<br>The only knock on Joe’s career as a shot-putter is he existed the same time as Crouser. The old World record stood from 1990( no drug tests )until 2021 when Crouser broke it then the next year Joe threw past the old WR. Joe and Crouser throwing together has been the golden age of Shot-put. Watching Joe compete over the years has truly be a pleasure.

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• DA

  @Dadof5-4 · 2 years ago

  As a former thrower and current high school throwing coach, I don&apos;t think a lot of people realize the power a track and field can have. &nbsp;Thank you for seeing that in Joe.

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• BJ

  @bjf5027 · 1 year ago

  Joe was on my track team in college. &nbsp;I once saw him grab a 20lb medicine ball and with a single step he dunked it with one arm. &nbsp;Remember hes 6 foot and 350lbs. He also had the fastest 30m sprint on the team including ncaa ranked sprinters. Joe truly was one of a kind.

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