Jouko Ahola
| Jouko Ahola |
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| Born | December 1, 1970 (age 39)(1970-12-01) |
| Occupation | Strongman Actor |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 270 pounds (122 kg) |
Jouko Ahola (born 1 December 1970) is a Finnish strongman and actor. He won the 1997 and 1999 World's Strongest Man, and finished second in 1998.[1] Ahola won the Europe's Strongest Man contest twice in 1998 and 1999, and finished fourth in 1996.[2] Jouko won the World's Strongest Team in 1997 and 1999, and was second in 1998.[3] Jouko was a very successful strongman competitor, despite being one of the smallest, at 6' 1" (1.85 m) and 270 lbs (122.5 kg), corresponding to a BMI of 35.8, which is low by WSM standards.[4]
He is currently directing his focus towards films, and can be seen in Kingdom of Heaven and Invincible.[5] He also serves as a judge and event organizer for the World's Strongest Man[6] contest.
[edit] Miscellaneous
- Ahola set world records for Hercules hold (45.7 sec, 197 kg) and Atlas Stone (215 kg).[7]
- Is one of only seven men to be a repeat champion, in the World's Strongest Man competition.[8]
- He regards Arnold Schwarzenegger as his role model.[9]
- His nickname is "Jokke."[10]
- His name is often misspelled as Juoko Ahola, Finnish for "Does Ahola drink?"[11]
- Ahola also made a cameo appearance on the second season of The Dudesons TV series, which aired worldwide in 2008.
- Ahola stars in Werner Herzog's 2001 film Invincible as early 20th century Jewish strongman Zishe Breitbart.[12]
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.davidhorne-gripmaster.com/strongmanresults.html
- ^ http://www.davidhorne-gripmaster.com/strongmanresults.html
- ^ http://www.davidhorne-gripmaster.com/strongmanresults.html
- ^ http://www.dlc.fi/~gold-cam/jokke.html
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0014261/
- ^ http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2005/May/Joukos_Back.html
- ^ http://www.dlc.fi/~gold-cam/jokke.html
- ^ http://www.dlc.fi/~gold-cam/jokke.html
- ^ http://www.dlc.fi/~gold-cam/jokke.html
- ^ http://www.dlc.fi/~gold-cam/jokke.html
- ^ http://www.dlc.fi/~gold-cam/jokke.html
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0014261/
[edit] External links
[show] World Muscle Power Champions
Finland
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