Mitchell Hooper

Mitchell Hooper
Personal information
Nickname	The Moose
Born	29 September 1995 (age 29); Midhurst, Ontario, Canada
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight	320 lb (145 kg)
Spouse	Ashley Hooper
Sport
Sport	Strongman
Medal record
Representing Canada
World's Strongest Man
Arnold Strongman Classic
Rogue Invitational
Shaw Classic
Giants Live
Arnold Pro Strongman World Series
Australia's Strongest International
The World Log Lift Championships
The World Deadlift Championships

Last updated October 02, 2024

Mitchell Hooper (born 29 September 1995) is a Canadian strongman and kinesiologist. He secured 1st place at the 2023 World's Strongest Man competition in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, where he also became the first Canadian to win the title of World's Strongest Man.^[3]^[4] He is also the winner of both the 2023 and 2024 Arnold Strongman Classic events. ^[5]^[6] In 2023, he became the fourth person to win both the World’s Strongest Man and Arnold Strongman Classic competitions in the same year. He is currently the only person to have won what are considered to be the four most prestigious competitions in modern strongman, being the World's Strongest Man, Arnold Strongman Classic, Rogue Invitational, and Strongest Man on Earth competitions.

Education and career

Hooper has a degree in human kinetics from the University of Guelph and a masters in clinical exercise physiology from the University of Sydney.^[7]^[1] He now works as a physical therapist, specialising in strength and conditioning. He worked as a coach for the KW Titans and now runs his own kinesiology clinic in Barrie.^[2]

Strongman

Hooper rose to prominence in the 2022 World's Strongest Man contest, where he won his qualifying group, beating veteran strongman Brian Shaw. He finished in 8th place in his first WSM Final, in what was also his first ever full international strongman contest.^[8]

Following this success, he was coached by former competitor Laurence Shahlaei and placed third in both the 2022 Shaw Classic and Rogue Invitational.^[9]^[10] He also won two shows in 2022: the Giants Live World Tour Finals and the Arnold UK.

In 2023, Hooper won the Arnold Strongman Classic and the 2023 World's Strongest Man competition, defeating former champions Brian Shaw, Oleksii Novikov and reigning 2-time World's Strongest Man Tom Stoltman.^[5]^[11] He is the fourth person to win these two premier events in the same year, following Brian Shaw, Žydrūnas Savickas and Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson.

Hooper continued his podium streak throughout the summer of 2023 and finished 2nd to Brian Shaw in the 2023 Shaw Classic.^[12] He followed that up with a 3rd place in the Giants Live Tour Finals and a week later he won the 2023 Rogue Invitational.^[13]^[14]

In 2024, Hooper won the Arnold Strongman Classic for back to back titles. He scored 52 points from a possible 55 and won 3 events. 2 weeks later, he won the Arnold UK in Birmingham. At the 2024 World's Strongest Man in May, Hooper finished 2nd to Tom Stoltman.

In July, Hooper won the Giants Live Strongman Classic. At the show he broke the axle press world record with a 218kg lift. He also broke the wrecking ball hold world record. He then won the Strongest Man on Earth in August. In September, Hooper won the World Open in Birmingham.

Personal records

Strongman:

Deadlift (with deadlift suit and figure 8 straps) – 475 kg (1,047 lb) (2021 Excalibur Max Deadlift Competition)
Deadlift (raw with straps) – 438 kg (966 lb) (2024 Strongest Man on Earth)
Rogue Elephant bar Deadlift (raw with straps) – 431.5 kg (951 lb) (2024 Arnold Strongman Classic)
Axle Bar Deadlift with wheels (for reps) (with deadlift suit and straps) – 360 kg (794 lb) x 8 reps (2024 Giants Live Strongman Classic) (Joint-World Record)
Axle press (using split jerk technique) – 218 kg (481 lb) (2024 Giants Live Strongman Classic) (World Record)
Log press – 210 kg (463 lb) (2024 Strongman Open/ World Log Lift Challenge)
Super Yoke – 500 kg (1,102 lb) for 10 m (33 ft) in 5.70 secs (2022 Arnold UK) (World Record)
Timber carry (raw grip) – 400 kg (882 lb) for 10.7 m (35 ft) in 7.10 secs (2024 Arnold Strongman Classic)
Manhood Stone (Max Atlas Stone) – 250 kg (551 lb) over 4 ft (48 in) bar
Atlas Stones (heavy set) – 120–200 kg (265–441 lb) in 25.74 secs (2022 Arnold UK)
Inver Stones – 125–191 kg (276–421 lb) in 27.37 secs (2022 Rogue Invitational)
Húsafell Stone replica sandbag – 181.5 kg (400 lb) for 68.58 m (225.0 ft) (2022 Rogue Invitational)
Dinnie Stones (with Rogue replicas) – 333 kg (734 lb) for 12.60 m (41.3 ft) (2024 Arnold Strongman Classic) (World Record)
Keg toss – 15 kg (33 lb) over 7.76 m (25 ft 51⁄2 in) (2024 World's Strongest Man) (former joint-world record)
Wrecking ball hold – 267 kg (589 lb) for 118.72 seconds (2024 Giants Live Strongman Classic) (former world record)

Training:

Deadlift (raw with wrist straps) – 432 kg (952 lb)
Squat (raw with wraps) – 392.5 kg (865 lb) and 375 kg (827 lb) x 2 reps
Log press – 213 kg (470 lb)

Competitive record

Winning percentage: 57.14%
Podium percentage: 95.23%

	1st	2nd	3rd	Podium	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	Total
International competitions	12	4	4	20					1			21

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References

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↑ Dickson, Jake (23 April 2023). "Mitchell Hooper Wins 2023 World's Strongest Man". BarBend. Archived from the original on 26 September 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
↑ Zeglinski, Robert (23 April 2023). "Mitchell Hooper Wins 2023 World's Strongest Man". Breaking Muscle. Archived from the original on 19 December 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
1 2 Blechman, Phil (4 March 2023). "Mitchell Hooper Wins the 2023 Arnold Strongman Classic". BarBend. Archived from the original on 30 September 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
↑ "Mitchell Hooper Wins 2024 Arnold Strongman Classic UK | BarBend". 2024-03-18. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
↑ Franks, Jack (19 April 2023). "Mitchell Hooper: An unknown rookie to World's Strongest Man contender". Muscle & Health. Archived from the original on 24 September 2023.
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↑ Lockridge, Roger (14 August 2022). "2022 Shaw Classic Results — Trey Mitchell Defends His Title". BarBend. Archived from the original on 2 October 2023.
↑ Smith, Andrew (30 October 2022). "2022 Rogue Invitational Strongman Results: Oleksii Novikov Victorious". Fitness Volt. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023.
↑ Bumbaca, Chris (23 April 2023). "Canadian Mitchell Hooper holds off Tom Stoltman to make history, win 2023 World's Strongest Man". USA Today. Archived from the original on 24 April 2023.
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External links

Mitchell Hooper : about me – personal website
Mitchell Hooper – YouTube channel

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