Christian Savoie
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Christian Savoie (born 25 March 1976, Val-Joli
, Quebec
) is a leading Canadian strongman
competitor and entrant to the World's Strongest Man
competition on multiple occasions.
. Christian Savoie works fulltime as a butcher
outside of strongman.
, and placed second in North America's Strongest Man
.
In 2009 Christian won North America's Strongest Man
, and a first place finish in Canada's Strongest Man
secured him an invite to the 2009 World's Strongest Man
contest.
Christian again won North America's Strongest Man
, and qualified for the 2010 World's Strongest Man
contest.
Christian placed second at the 2011 Canada's Strongest Man, and won North America's Strongest Man for the third consecutive year.
Measurements:
Val-Joli, Quebec
Val-Joli is a municipality in Quebec.-Notable residents:*Christian Savoie, , winner of Canada's Strongest Man and entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition....
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
) is a leading Canadian strongman
Strongman (strength athlete)
In the 19th century, the term strongman referred to an exhibitor of strength or circus performers of similar ilk who displayed feats of strength such as the bent press , supporting large amounts of...
competitor and entrant to the World's Strongest Man
World's Strongest Man
The World's Strongest Man is a well recognised event in strength athletics and has been described by a number of highly respected authorities in the sport as the premier event in strongman. Organized by TWI, an IMG Media company, it is broadcast around the end of December each year...
competition on multiple occasions.
Biography
Christian was born in Quebec, known as the "cradle of strongmen", and resides in Sherbrooke, QuebecQuebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
. Christian Savoie works fulltime as a butcher
Butcher
A butcher is a person who may slaughter animals, dress their flesh, sell their meat or any combination of these three tasks. They may prepare standard cuts of meat, poultry, fish and shellfish for sale in retail or wholesale food establishments...
outside of strongman.
Strongman career
Christian began competing in strongman at the age of 25. His first victory came in 2008 when he won the Quebec cup. Also that year he came third in Canada's Strongest ManCanada's Strongest Man
Canada's Strongest Man is an annual strongman competition held in Canada, and features exclusively Canadian athletes. The event first started in 1982, with Tom Magee winning the first 2 titles. Hugo Girard would later go on to win a record 6 titles. After Hugo withdrew due to injuries, fellow...
, and placed second in North America's Strongest Man
North America's Strongest Man
North America's Strongest Man is an annual strongman competition consisting of athletes from both America and Canada. The event was established in 1993.-Official results - top three places:...
.
In 2009 Christian won North America's Strongest Man
North America's Strongest Man
North America's Strongest Man is an annual strongman competition consisting of athletes from both America and Canada. The event was established in 1993.-Official results - top three places:...
, and a first place finish in Canada's Strongest Man
Canada's Strongest Man
Canada's Strongest Man is an annual strongman competition held in Canada, and features exclusively Canadian athletes. The event first started in 1982, with Tom Magee winning the first 2 titles. Hugo Girard would later go on to win a record 6 titles. After Hugo withdrew due to injuries, fellow...
secured him an invite to the 2009 World's Strongest Man
2009 World's Strongest Man
The World's Strongest Man 2009 was the 32nd edition of World's Strongest Man and took place in Valletta, Malta from the 26th September to 3rd October 2009. It was sponsored by PartyPoker.com...
contest.
Christian again won North America's Strongest Man
North America's Strongest Man
North America's Strongest Man is an annual strongman competition consisting of athletes from both America and Canada. The event was established in 1993.-Official results - top three places:...
, and qualified for the 2010 World's Strongest Man
2010 World's Strongest Man
The 2010 World's Strongest Man was the 33rd edition of World's Strongest Man and was held at Sun City, South Africa from Sept. 15–22. 2009 champion Zydrunas Savickas won his second consecutive title, Brian Shaw placed second moving up a spot from 3rd the previous year, and Mikhail Koklyaev placed...
contest.
Christian placed second at the 2011 Canada's Strongest Man, and won North America's Strongest Man for the third consecutive year.
Measurements:
- height 6'4
- weight 345 lbs
Strongman record
- 2005
- 5. - Canada's Strongest ManCanada's Strongest ManCanada's Strongest Man is an annual strongman competition held in Canada, and features exclusively Canadian athletes. The event first started in 1982, with Tom Magee winning the first 2 titles. Hugo Girard would later go on to win a record 6 titles. After Hugo withdrew due to injuries, fellow...
- 5. - Canada's Strongest Man
- 2006
- 4. - Canada's Strongest ManCanada's Strongest ManCanada's Strongest Man is an annual strongman competition held in Canada, and features exclusively Canadian athletes. The event first started in 1982, with Tom Magee winning the first 2 titles. Hugo Girard would later go on to win a record 6 titles. After Hugo withdrew due to injuries, fellow...
- 4. - Canada's Strongest Man
- 2007
- Competed in - Strongman Super SeriesStrongman Super SeriesThe Strongman Super Series, known from 2005 to 2008 as the World's Strongest Man Super Series and reverting in 2009 to the World Strongman Super Series, is a sequence of grand prix events in the sport of strength athletics...
: Venice Beach - 5. - Canada's Strongest ManCanada's Strongest ManCanada's Strongest Man is an annual strongman competition held in Canada, and features exclusively Canadian athletes. The event first started in 1982, with Tom Magee winning the first 2 titles. Hugo Girard would later go on to win a record 6 titles. After Hugo withdrew due to injuries, fellow...
- 7. - North America's Strongest ManNorth America's Strongest ManNorth America's Strongest Man is an annual strongman competition consisting of athletes from both America and Canada. The event was established in 1993.-Official results - top three places:...
- 7. - World Strongman Cup Federatio - Grand Prix of Khanty-Mansijsk
- Competed in - Strongman Super Series
- 2008
- 1. - Quebec Cup - Strongman series
- 2. - Quebec's Strongest Man
- 3. - Canada's Strongest ManCanada's Strongest ManCanada's Strongest Man is an annual strongman competition held in Canada, and features exclusively Canadian athletes. The event first started in 1982, with Tom Magee winning the first 2 titles. Hugo Girard would later go on to win a record 6 titles. After Hugo withdrew due to injuries, fellow...
- 2. - North America's Strongest ManNorth America's Strongest ManNorth America's Strongest Man is an annual strongman competition consisting of athletes from both America and Canada. The event was established in 1993.-Official results - top three places:...
- 10. - FortissimusFortissimusThe Fortissimus is a well recognised event in strength athletics. The name means "the mightiest" and is a multi-event challenge at the end of which the winner is crowned as the "Strongest Man on Earth"...
- 2009
- 11. - FortissimusFortissimusThe Fortissimus is a well recognised event in strength athletics. The name means "the mightiest" and is a multi-event challenge at the end of which the winner is crowned as the "Strongest Man on Earth"...
- 1. - Canada's Strongest ManCanada's Strongest ManCanada's Strongest Man is an annual strongman competition held in Canada, and features exclusively Canadian athletes. The event first started in 1982, with Tom Magee winning the first 2 titles. Hugo Girard would later go on to win a record 6 titles. After Hugo withdrew due to injuries, fellow...
- 1. - North America's Strongest ManNorth America's Strongest ManNorth America's Strongest Man is an annual strongman competition consisting of athletes from both America and Canada. The event was established in 1993.-Official results - top three places:...
- Q. - World's Strongest Man 20092009 World's Strongest ManThe World's Strongest Man 2009 was the 32nd edition of World's Strongest Man and took place in Valletta, Malta from the 26th September to 3rd October 2009. It was sponsored by PartyPoker.com...
, MaltaMaltaMalta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...
- 11. - Fortissimus
- 2010
- 1. - North America's Strongest ManNorth America's Strongest ManNorth America's Strongest Man is an annual strongman competition consisting of athletes from both America and Canada. The event was established in 1993.-Official results - top three places:...
- Q. - World's Strongest Man 20102010 World's Strongest ManThe 2010 World's Strongest Man was the 33rd edition of World's Strongest Man and was held at Sun City, South Africa from Sept. 15–22. 2009 champion Zydrunas Savickas won his second consecutive title, Brian Shaw placed second moving up a spot from 3rd the previous year, and Mikhail Koklyaev placed...
, Sun CitySun City-South Africa:* Sun City, North West, a luxury casino resort, situated in the North West Province-United States:* The Sun City is a nickname or moniker for El Paso, TX because of the fact that sun shines for more than 302 days on average in the city....
- 1. - North America's Strongest Man