Tobias Ide | |
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| Born | Tobias Ide 1980 |
| Occupation | Strongman |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [1] |
| Competition record | ||
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| Strongman | ||
Representing  | ||
| World's Strongest Man | ||
| Qualified | 2008 World's Strongest Man | |
| Germany's Strongest Man | ||
| 1st | 2008 | |
| 2nd | 2009 | |
Tobias Ide (born 1980) is a German strongman [1] [2] competitor and entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition.
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]
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| Preceded by Igor Werner | Germany's Strongest Man 2008 | Succeeded by Florian Trimpl |