Tobias Ide

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Tobias Ide
Personal information
Birth nameTobias Ide
Born1980
Flag of Germany.svg Germany
Occupation Strongman
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Medal record
Strongman
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
World's Strongest Man
Qualified 2008 World's Strongest Man
Germany's Strongest Man
1st2008
2nd2009

Tobias Ide (born 1980) is a German strongman [1] [2] competitor and entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition.

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Biography

Ide started with training in 1995. [1] In 2006 he competed for the first time in the final of Germany's Strongest Man where he placed seventh. [3] A year later he would finish in fourth place. [4] In 2008 he became the strongest man of Germany. [5] The same year he was invited for the World's Strongest Man. He finished last in his qualifying heat and did not qualify for the final. In 2009 he finished second behind Florian Trimpl in Germany's Strongest Man. [6]

Strongman competition record

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "gfsa-strongman.de" . Retrieved 2010-10-15.
  2. "nordisch-power.de" . Retrieved 2010-10-15.
  3. "pdf Results 2006" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-10-15.
  4. "pdf Results 2007" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-10-15.
  5. "pdf Results 2008" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-10-15.
  6. "davidhorne-gripmaster.com" . Retrieved 2010-10-15.
Preceded by Germany's Strongest Man
2008
Succeeded by