Andrus Murumets

Andrus Murumets

Personal information
Born	(1978-07-20) 20 July 1978 (age 46) Ahja, [1] Estonia
Occupation(s)	Strongman, police officer [2]
Employer(s)	Estonian Police and Border Guard Board
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Spouse	Merilyn
Children	Martin, Emma
Medal record Strongman Representing   Estonia Arnold Strongman Classic 3rd 2007 4th 2008 7th 2009 IFSA World Championships 4th 2005 5th 2006 5th 2007 Strongman Champions League 3rd 2008 Serbia 2nd 2008 Netherlands 1st 2008 Bulgaria 1st 2009 Overall 2nd 2009 Serbia 1st 2009 Finland 1st 2009 Slovakia Fortissimus 9th 2008 7th 2009 Europe's Strongest Man (IFSA) 3rd 2005 2nd 2007 Estonia's Strongest Man 1st 2002 2nd 2003 2nd 2004 1st 2005 1st 2006 1st 2007 1st 2009

Andrus Murumets (born 20 July 1978 ^[1] ) is an Estonian strongman and entrant to the World's Strongest Man contest. He reached 5th in the World Rankings according to the IFSA rankings in 2008.

Andrus competed in the IFSA World Championships in 2005 finishing 4th, 5th in 2006 ^[3] and 5th in 2007. ^[3] Andrus has competed in the Arnold Strongman Classic 3 times, his best finish was 3rd in 2007. ^[4] In 2009 he became the overall champion of the Strongman Champions League. ^[5]

He has been described by Svend Karlsen as having the strongest grip in the world. ^[6] Having competed in 40 International strongman competitions and winning 6 of them, Andrus is among the 50 most decorated strongmen of all time. ^[7]

Murumets lives near Tallinn in Üksnurme, Saku Parish. ^[8] Since May 2011 Murumets is working as a police officer. ^[2]

Personal records

• IronMind Rolling Thunder (V1) – 121.1 kg (267 lb) (former world record) ^[9]

→ Broke Magnus Samuelsson's record and was later surpassed by Laine Snook.

• Captains of Crush – No.3 gripper (127 kg (280 lb)/ RGC 149 of pressure))
• Apollon's Wheels – 166 kg (366 lb) x 5 power cleans and reps (2007 Arnold Strongman Classic) (former joint-world record)
• IFSA shield carry – 183.5 kg (405 lb) for 94.20 metres (309 ft 1 in) (2005 IFSA European Championships) (former world record)
• Timber carry – 392 kg (864 lb) (40-foot inclined ramp) in 6.87 seconds (raw grip) (2007 Arnold Strongman Classic) (World Record) ^[10]
• Farmer's Walk (no straps) – 160 kg (353 lb) per each hand for 50m course in 43.60 seconds (former world record)
• Farmer's walk (no straps) – 145 kg (320 lb) per each hand for 30m course in 11.76 seconds (2007 IFSA Lithuania Grand Prix) (World Record) ^[10]
• Atlas Stone – 220 kg (485 lb) over 4 ft bar (2007 Arnold Strongman Classic)
• Natural stone lift to platform – 5 Rocks ranging from 102–192 kg (225–423 lb) in 28.86 seconds (2006 IFSA Russia Grand Prix) (World Record) ^[11]
• Log press – 185 kg (408 lb) (2008 SCL Holland)
• Axle press – 190 kg (419 lb) (2007 IFSA Strongman World Championships)

References

1. "Andrus Murumets' profile" (in Estonian). Rammumees.ee. Retrieved 19 June 2010.
2. "Rammumees Murumets vahetas ebainimlikud raskused politseimundri vastu" (in Estonian). Postimees. October 2011. Retrieved 1 Oct 2011.
3. "IFSA World Championships 2006 - Reykjavik, Iceland - Page 3 - Physical Advancement". Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
4. "The Arnold Strongman Classic - Results". Archived from the original on 2010-04-14. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
5. "Rankings 2010". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
6. IMG Media production; presenters Svend Karlsen interviewed by Zöe Salmon; commentators were Paul Dickenson and Colin J L Bryce (2010-02-02). "Bravo coverage of 2009 World's Strongest Man; episode 5". World's Strongest Man 2009. Valletta, Malta. 20 minutes in. Bravo.
7. "Athletes, Men". Strongman Archives. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
8. "Sakus elab rahvusvaheliselt tuntud rammumees" (in Estonian). Saku vald. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 19 June 2010.
9. Rolling Thunder: Andrus Murumets Sets a New World Record at the IFSA All Strength Challenge by Randall J. Strossen, Ph.D. - ©2008 IronMind
10. "STRENGTH RECORD, Section 10 - Arm carries". www.strengthrecord.com. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
11. "STRENGTH RECORD, Section 08 - Stonelifting (Irregular stones)". www.strengthrecord.com. Retrieved 10 April 2025.