René Minkwitz

Rene Minkwitz

Personal information
Born	(1970-02-07) 7 February 1970 (age 55) Denmark
Occupation	Strongman
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) [1]
Medal record Strongman Representing   Denmark World's Strongest Man 10th 1999 World's Strongest Man Qualified 2000 World's Strongest Man Qualified 2002 World's Strongest Man Qualified 2003 World's Strongest Man Qualified 2004 World's Strongest Man IFSA 3rd 2005 Holland Grand Prix 4th 2005 IFSA Nordic Championships 1st 2005 Denmark Grand Prix Denmark's Strongest Man 2nd 1998 1st 2000 1st 2001 1st 2004 1st 2005 1st 2006 Ultimate Strongman Masters 2nd 2011 Ultimate Strongman Masters World Championship

Rene Minkwitz (born 7 February 1970) is a former strength athlete from Denmark. He won Denmark's Strongest Man 5 times, 2000 - 01 and 2004 - 06, 2 times in 2007 because there were 2 federations in Denmark that year. He finished 10th at the World's Strongest Man final of 1999. He failed to qualify for the final in 2000 and 2002 - 04.

Personal records

• Power stairs (4 x 190–270 kg (419–595 lb) duck walks / total of 20 steps) – 50.61 seconds (2004 IFSA Lithuania Grand Prix, Cekol Cup) (World Record) ^[2]

Honours

• 5 times Denmark Strongest Man (2000 - 01; 2004 - 06);
• 10th place 1999 World's Strongest Man (injured);
• Qualifying heat World's Strongest Man (2000; 2002 - 04);
• 2nd place at 2011 Ultimate Strongman Masters World Championship in Belfast, Northern Ireland. ^{[3] [4]}

References

1. "Rene Minkwitz at theworldsstrongestman.com". Archived from the original on 2007-05-10. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
2. "STRENGTH RECORD, Section 12 - Stairs & walks". www.strengthrecord.com. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
3. the Huge Glenn Ross topless, archived from the original on 2021-12-15, retrieved 2021-10-03
4. "David Horne's World of Grip". www.davidhorne-gripmaster.com. Retrieved 2021-10-03.