Geoff Dolan (strongman)

Geoff Dolan (born April 17, 1974) is a Canadian strongman competitor.

Geoff Dolan

Personal information
Born	(1974-04-17) April 17, 1974 (age 51) Milden, Saskatchewan, Canada
Occupation	Strongman
Height	6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m)
Medal record Strongman Representing  Canada World's Strongest Man 10th 2003 Canada's Strongest Man 13th 1999 3rd 2000 4th 2001 4th 2002 3rd 2003 4th 2004 Western Canada's Strongest Man 2nd 2000 2nd 2001 1st 2002 1st 2003 2nd 2004 North America's Strongest Man 2nd 2001 Strongman Super Series 10th 2003 Canada Grand Prix IFSA Strongman World Championships 10th 2005 Qualified 2006 IFSA Pan American Championships 4th 2005 IFSA Strongman World Team Championships 2nd 2005 Team Pan-America

Strongman career

Dolan has competed in both the World's Strongest Man and IFSA strongman organizations, reaching the finals of the World's Strongest Man in 2003 finishing 10th, and the 2005 IFSA finals finishing again finishing 10th. Dolan suffered a severe finger injury during the final event of the 2005 IFSA Strongman World Championships, the Atlas Stones. Dolan accidentally pinched his little finger under one of the stones when placing it in the pillar, leaving the bone exposed and nearly severing the finger completely off. This resulted in him dropping several places and finishing in 10th place.^[1] Later that year Dolan competed with team Pan-America at the IFSA World Team Championships, finishing in 2nd place along with team mates Travis Ortmayer, Jon Andersen, and Van Hatfield.^[2] Dolan has competed in Canada's Strongest Man 5 times, finishing as high as 3rd place, as well as finishing in 2nd place at the 2001 North America's Strongest Man competition.^[3]

Personal records

• Duck walk – 240 kg (529 lb) for 20m course in 11.97 seconds (2006 IFSA Dubai Grand Prix) (World Record)^[4]