Trey Mitchell (strongman)

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Trey Mitchell
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Personal information
Nickname“The Big Thicket”
BornJuly 16, 1993
Lumberton, Texas
Height6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight350–364 lb (159–165 kg)
Sport
Sport Strongman
Medal record
World's Strongest Man
8th 2019 World's Strongest Man
Qualified 2020 World's Strongest Man
4th 2021 World's Strongest Man
6th 2022 World's Strongest Man
4th 2023 World's Strongest Man
Qualified 2024 World's Strongest Man
4th 2025 World's Strongest Man
Arnold Strongman Classic
7th 2022 Arnold Strongman Classic
4th 2023 Arnold Strongman Classic
5th 2025 Arnold Strongman Classic
Shaw Classic
4th2020 Shaw Classic
1st2021 Shaw Classic
1st2022 Shaw Classic
5th 2023 Strongest Man on Earth
4th2024 Strongest Man on Earth
6th2025 Strongest Man on Earth
Rogue Invitational
2nd2022 Rogue Invitational
10th 2023 Rogue Invitational
Giants Live
2nd2018 North American Open
9th2019 North American Open
3rd 2021 Arnold UK
4th2023 Strongman Classic
2nd2024 US Strongman Championship
2nd2024 World Tour Finals
5th2025 Strongman Classic
Arnold Pro Strongman World Series
5th2018 Australia
6th2019 Forts de Warwick
Official Strongman Games
1st2017 Official Strongman Games
6th2018 Official Strongman Games
Mammoth Strength Challenge
2nd2021 MSC
North America's Strongest Man
1st2023 NASM
America's Strongest Man
1st2018 America's Strongest Man
3rd2022 America's Strongest Man

Charles "Trey" Mitchell III (born July 16, 1993), nicknamed The Big Thicket, is a professional strongman from Lumberton, Texas. He is most notable for winning the Shaw Classic strongman championship two consecutive times in 2021 and 2022. [1] [2]

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Early life

Mitchell was born on July 16, 1993, and started strength training for football at high school. [3] He then entered his first strength contest in Houston in 2012 [3] and gradually excelled in the sport, winning America's Strongest Man in Long Beach, California in 2018. [3]

Career

Mitchell won the first two editions of the Shaw Classic (before it was rebranded as the Strongest Man on Earth) in 2021 and 2022, beating fields including several former World's Strongest Man winners and other top-level international competitors. [4] In 2022, he placed 2nd at the 2022 Rogue Invitational.

He placed fourth in the 2023 events in both the Arnold Strongman Classic and World's Strongest Man. [5] [6] He also won the 2023 North America's Strongest Man competition. [7]

At the 2024 Giants Live World Deadlift Championships, Mitchell completed a 470 kg (1,036 lb) deadlift. Although the competition allowed for the use of a suit, he competed raw with only straps and a belt. It broke the world record for the heaviest raw deadlift on a deadlift bar in strongman history held by Jerry Pritchett and also earned Mitchell the new American deadlift record irrespective of the use of a suit.

Personal records

In training:

He performed this feat for 3 sets.

Competitive record

Winning percentage:

1st2nd3rdPodium4th5th6th7th8th9th10thTotal
International competitions4419643110231

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2019–2025 World's Strongest Man Himself – Competitor

References

  1. Lockridge, Roger (September 3, 2021). "Shaw Classic 2021 Results". BarBend. Archived from the original on September 11, 2023. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  2. Lockridge, Roger; Blechman, Phil (August 14, 2022). "Shaw Classic 2022 Results". BarBend. Archived from the original on October 2, 2023. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 "Trey Mitchell". Giants Live. Archived from the original on January 18, 2024.
  4. https://strongmanarchives.com/viewAthlete.php?id=179
  5. Blechman, Phil (March 4, 2023). "Mitchell Hooper Wins the 2023 Arnold Strongman Classic". BarBend. Archived from the original on September 30, 2023.
  6. Gutman, Andrew (April 23, 2023). "2023 World's Strongest Man Results and Leaderboard". BarBend. Archived from the original on April 27, 2023.
  7. Blechman, Phil (July 18, 2023). "2023 North America's Strongest Man Results — Trey Mitchell Crowned Champion". BarBend. Archived from the original on October 2, 2023. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  8. 1 2 "STRENGTH RECORD, Section 01 - Deadlifts". www.strengthrecord.com. Retrieved April 9, 2025.
  9. "STRENGTH RECORD, Section 03 - Overhead presses". www.strengthrecord.com. Retrieved April 9, 2025.
  10. "STRENGTH RECORD, Section 07 - Stonelifting (Regular & Semi-Regular stones)". www.strengthrecord.com. Retrieved April 10, 2025.
  11. "2022 Shaw Classic". strongmanarchives.com. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
  12. Blechman, Phil (March 5, 2023). "Trey Mitchell Beats His Previous Thor's Hammer World Record Time At The 2023 Rogue Record Breakers". BarBend. Archived from the original on January 4, 2024.