Постепенно буду выкладывать информацию о участниках Чемпионата Мира 2007. Думаю многим будет интересно узнать о них побольше. Зараннее извиняюсь за то, что информация в большинстве своем будет на английском языке, но я уверена что тот кому интересно разберется без проблем так как написано все "проще некуда". ДАже я со своим ломаным английским разбираюсь в этой информации.
И так поехали!
РОССИЮ НА ЧЕМПИОНАТЕ МИРА IFSA 2007 БУДУТ ПРЕДСТАВЛЯТЬ СИЛЬНЕЙШИЕ АТЛЕТЫ РОССИИ!!!Михаил КокляевГород Челябинск
Рост 192, вес 145 кг.
28 лет

Занимается тяжёлой атлетикой с 13 лет. В 16 лет выполнил норматив Мастера спорта.
Норматив Мастера спорта международного класса по тяжёлой атлетике выполнил в 20 лет.
Состоял в сборной России по тяжёлой атлетике с 1995 года – 2004 год.
Является действующим шестикратным чемпионом России.
С 2005 года начал заниматься силовым экстримом.
В сентябре 2005г занял 3 место на Чемпионате Мира по силовому Экстриму IFSA (Квебек, Канада). В октябрь 2005 г стал победителем Финала Чемпионата России по силовому экстриму (Москва). По рейтингу 2005 года PLSE в России Михаил Кокляев – Самый Сильный Человек Росиии. По мировому рейтингу IFSA 2005 года, Михаил Кокляев занимает 2 место.
В Марте 2006 г на турнире «Арнольд Классик» (США) Михаил становится бронзовым призером заняв 3 место. И в этом же году Михаил Кокляев становится серебряным призером Чемпионата Мира IFSA 2006. После чего следовал Финал Чемпионата России 2006 где Миша вновь подтвердил свой чемпионский титул став Самым сильным человеком России 2006 года!!!
Михаил Кокляев является Капитаном Профессиональной, Сборной команды России по силовому экстриму, и благодаря его работе, его стараниям и наставлениям были успешно проведены сборы перед командным чемпионатом мира, а на самом Чемпионате сборная команда России впервые (!!!) заняла третье место!!!
Игорь ПеданГород Одинцово, Московская область
Рост 188 см., вес 145 кг

Родился 27 ноября 1977 года в Омске
Начал тренироваться в 16 лет (рукопашный бой).
В 19 лет увлекся бодибилдингом. В 1998 году (20 лет) стал МС по бодибилдингу.
Неоднократный победитель чемпионатов по бодибилдингу г. Омска и Новосибирска.
Чемпион по бодибилдингу Сибири и Дальнего Востока. Серебряный призер чемпионата России среди юниоров по бодибилдингу. В то время начинал свои шаги и Александр Федоров, и специалисты утверждают, что Федоров и Педан были самые перспективные юниоры. Однако Игорь нашел себя в другом виде спорта. В 23 года он занялся Силовым Экстримом.
В 2004 году стал самым сильным человеком России.
4-х кратный победитель этапов Кубка Мира 2004 года (Германия, Австрия, Канарские острова).
Серебряный призер 8-го этапа Кубка Мира по силовому экстриму (Москва 2004).
Рекордсмен Книги Рекордов Гинесса (командой тянули самый большой в мире самолет «МРИЯ» вес 368 тонн).
Чемпион мира в командном зачете по силовому экстриму на Карибских островах 2003 год.
Сильнейшие представители Америки на чемпионате Мира IFSA 2007Ник Бэст
Height: 6-foot-2
Weight: 280
Date of Birth: 11/3/1968
Hometown: Rockford, Ill-Grew up in Las Vegas I currently reside in Overton, NY
Occupation: Occupation: Sales Supervisor For Coors Of Las Vegas
About Nicholas : Family: Son Dylan
Hobbies: Spending time with my son, Highland Games, Powerlifting
Contest finishes/competitive record: 96 ADFPA National champion 275-pound class, 96 WDFPF Champion, 275 class,97 USAPL National Champion – 275pound class, California ADFPA Overall Best Lifter 94-99,01 Nevada USAPL 275 and Overall Champ
Years competing: Too Many! 19.
Other sports involved in: Football, Rugby, Track, Highland Games, Rollerblading.
Favorite Music(s):Rock and Roll Favorite Bands: Primus, Oingo Boingo, Faith No More, Black Lable Society, Metalica Last book you read: Execution- Its A Business Book.
Favorite event: Farmers Walk
Best event: Deadlift-Am Record 800-pound
Defining moment in your life: Birth of my Son Dylan.
Вэн Хатфилд
Height: 6-2
Weight: 330
Date of Birth: 9/13/1971
Hometown: Mapleton, Utah
Occupation: Fire Sprinkler Contractor
About Van: Family: wife: Jennie Kids: Breanne 4, Hunter 3, and Madison 2
Hobbies: Hunting, camping, and being with family. And of course training
Contest finishes/competitive record: 1994 Mr. Utah
1st 2003 strongest in the west Idaho
1st heavy weight 2003 Nass nationals, 6th overall
2nd Monsters of the Midwest 2003
2nd Boston 2004
3rd Hawaii's strongest man 2004
1st Show-Me contest 1st place amateur - 2nd Overall
Years training: Powerlifting 4 years, strongman almost a year
Years competing: same as above
Other sports involved in: Football, Wrestling, Track, and Baseball
Favorite Music(s): Country at work and play, and training anything hard with intensity.
Favorite Bands: Keith Whitley, Don Williams, Limp Bizkit, Static X, DMX, anything that gives me the chills.
Last book you read: Cliff Notes, Powerlifting USA
Give us your most embarrassing moment: My wife telling Dione and Willie
about the Untouchable.
Favorite event: anything but the Conan's wheel
Best event: Pretty rounded but if I have to choose overhead pressing
Defining moment in your life: When I met my wife.
Стив МакДональд
Height: 6-foot-2
Weight: 315
Date of Birth: 12/22/1968
Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA
Occupation: Delivery subcontractor/Bartender
About Steve : Hobbies: Guitar, internet
Best lifts: Deadlift 700 x 7 from the floor
Log clean and press each rep 325 x 6
Deadlift 805 (competition lift)
Competition history (other than strongman)Bodybuilding:Teen contests 1987 Teen Mr. Syracuse, overall
1988 CanAm overall teen and men’s heavyweight winner
Open contests 1990 Mr. Syracuse heavyweight winner
1991 Niagara Falls Pro am, 6th
1994 Northcoast Championships (Cleveland) 4th heavyweight
1995 Northeast Classic (Buffalo) Overall winner
1996 North American Championships
Powerlifting 2004 Monster Bench 2nd place in class Bench Press, 1st place Deadlift overall
2005 Monster Bench 2nd place bench press, 1st deadlift, new meet record
Favorite music: Heavy (Sepultura, Soulfly, Slipknot, Pantera)
Favorite event: Stones
Best event: Any deadlift event
Training since: 1984
Томас МакЛур
Height: 6-foot-3
Weight: 330
Date of Birth: 9/9/1975
Hometown: Middletown, CT
Occupation: I do security work for a nuclear site, and I bounce at a couple of clubs.
About Thomas: Full name: Thomas Michael McClure
Hobbies- Besides strongman and training, I love to kick back and watch boxing, ultimate fighting, martial arts. This may sound bizarre, but sometimes I like to just go somewhere busy and just watch people. We are an amazing creature, we all have different tells( body language). I like to try to read people.
Other Sports: I'm not really involved in any other sports now, but I've been involved in many sports through the years. I just love to compete. I've played football, basketball, track in high school, although my greatest passion was martial arts for years. I trained in KOBARYU (korean, okinowan, burmese, and american styles blended together) for about 8 yrs., then I got more into kickboxing, and then boxing, where I've fought off and on for 11 yrs. My last fight was in Anchorag, Alaska on Dec. 10, 2002. My only loss was a decision also in Alaska to Sami Mackihale ( I'm not sure if that's how you spell it). He was/ is a great fighter.
Favorite Music: Wow, that's a tough one. I love all kinds of music. It really depends on my mood what I listen to. If I'm at work, I listen to relaxing radio stations. If I'm on my way to train, I like upbeat music..like rap or hip hop. Snoop Dogg gets me ready to train any day! If I'm out on a date with a beautiful woman, I like something a little more laid back ( Keith Sweat, Babyface, Boys to Men, etc.), something that gets me in the mood. In general, I like any music that sounds good. There are some pretty incredible female vocalists out there, with sexy voices( Whitney Houston, Toni Braxton, Mariah Carey, Celine Dionne, Sarah McLaughlin, Shania Twain).
Favorite Strongman Event: I love the keg throw! The 1st time I tried it was in my 2nd contest, I had a blast with it. I would like to see it in another contest, so I can beat the world record, I think it's somewhere around 25 ft.
Трэвис Ортмаер
Height: 6-4
Weight: 302
Date of Birth: 8/9/1981
Hometown: Born in Lake Tahoe, NV. don't really have a home town, Houston
Occupation: Student
About Travis: Family: Father-Roger (amateur strongman at 58 years young) Mother-Sonja Sister- Tara (19)
Hobbies: Strongman- competing and training, swimming, Trying to find new ways to make equipment.
Contest finishes/competitive record: Strongman:8/03/02- TX Strongest Man (Gold)- 5th
4/26/03- Pure Power Strongman Contest (Gold)-1st
5/10/03- TX Summer Strongman (Gold)- 2nd (tie)
7/12/03- TX Strongest Man (Gold)- 1st
8/16/03- South Carolina's Strongest Man (Gold)-1st
10/4/03- NASS Nationals (Platinum)- 12th overall (terrible)
12/6/03- Monster's of the Midwest (Platinum)- 3rd
5/08/04- Show Me ProAm, St. Louis (Platinum Plus)- 3rd
6/12/04- Music City, TN. (Platinum)- 1st
7/03/04- Strongman Record Breakers, IL. (Platinum)-1st (broke 2 records)
7/31/04- Midwest Open, MO. (Platinum)- 1st (tie)
10/10/04- NASS Heavyweight Nationals. (Platinum Plus)- 1st Overall, earned Pro Card
Years training: 9 years lifting weights. 2 years training the implements.
Years competing: 2 years
Favorite Music(s):Anything where you can't understand the words. For the most part, the people who sing most of the songs are uneducated fools and I have no care for what they have to say. This goes double for rap and country. Classical music is the greatest thing for the drive home after a hard workout.
Favorite Bands: Metallica, Rammstein, Fear Factory, Beethoven, Vivaldi (Especially the "Four Seasons"), Korn
Last book you read: Stephen King's Dark Tower Series
Quote on the state of our sport and where it's going: "Strongman is the most intense strength sport on earth and it is only getting better"
Favorite event: All of them. I just love this sport and I can't think of one favorite.
Best event (If different from favorite):Deadlift, squat, grip events, farmer's walk, overhead is getting up there, oh yeah, stones
Дерэк Паундстоун
Height: 6-1
Weight: 313
Date of Birth: 9/28/1981
Hometown: Waterbury, CT
Occupation: Police Officer
About Derek: Family: Brother, Justin and my mother, Colleen. My father passed away Feb. of 2000. Also my girlfriend, Georgette, who I consider as close and supportive as family
Hobbies: Cars, Weight Training, Powerlifting (kinda goes with weight training),
Years training: 12
Years competing: one year as and amature and three and a half years as a pro
Other sports involved in: Powerlifting
Favorite Music: Rock
Favorite Bands: Matallica, Slipnot, Pearl Jam, Pink Floyd, Godsmack, Kill Switch, Lynrd Skynrd, Korn, Rage Against The Machine, Etc...
Favorite event: strongman event: Atlas stones-Weightlifting: Deadlifts
Best event: All
Strongman you admire the most: Zydrunas Savickas
Мэт Уонэт
Height: 6-foot-4
Weight: 320
Date of Birth: 9/16/1975
Hometown: Wauwatosa. WI
Occupation: Application Engineer
About Matt: Family: Wife - Kymm, Daughters - Tori, Callie, & Chelsie
Hobbies: Reading, Cooking, Medieval Re-creation (www.sca.org)
Contest finishes/competitive record:2005 Strongest Man on Grand - 3rd Overall(1st amateurs)
2005 Snowman Challenge VI - 10th Place
2004 Harvest Strongman II - 1st Place
2004 Northeast WI Strongest Man - 2nd Place
2003 Monsters of the Midwest - 7th Place
2003 NASS Nationals - Competed
2003 Northeast WI Strongest Man - 2nd Place
Years training: With weights: 16 Years, Strongman: About 2 Years
Years competing: About 2 years
Other sports involved in: Highland Games, Medieval Armoured Combat
Favorite Music(s): I like a little bit of everything.
Favorite Bands: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Parlament Funkadelic, Audioslave
Last book you read: Hearts in Atlantis by Stephen King
Best event: Overhead Log Press
Defining moment in your life: I'm not sure I've had it yet.
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