Juha-Matti Räsänen

Juha-Matti Räsänen (born May 19, 1974) is a strongman competitor from Kuopio, Finland. Juha began training for strongman in 1995, began competing as an amateur in 1996 and turned professional in 2000. Juha competed in the 2001 and 2002 World's Strongest Man contests, finishing 9th and 6th respectively.^[1] Juha is a 2-time winner of Finland's Strongest Man in 2002 & 2003, and is a 3 time runner-up.^[2] Juha holds the Guinness World Record for throwing a 60 kg man 5.40 meters (17 ft 8in) in Spain in July 2006. He was primarily known for his back strength, claiming a deadlift of 385 kg (849 lbs), and easily won that event in his heat of the 2001 World's Strongest Men competition.

Juha-Matti Räsänen

Personal information
Born	(1974-05-19) May 19, 1974 (age 50) Kuopio, Finland
Occupation(s)	Strongman, Carpenter
Height	198 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Medal record Strongman Representing  Finland World's Strongest Man 9th 2001 World's Strongest Man 6th 2002 World's Strongest Man IFSA Strongman World Open 10th 2005 IFSA Nordic Championships 3rd 2005 Finland's Strongest Man 3rd 1999 3rd 2000 2nd 2001 1st 2002 1st 2003 2nd 2004 2nd 2006