Tomi Lotta

Tomi Lotta (born 1 January 1976) is a Finnish strongman competitor.

Tomi Lotta

Personal information
Born	(1976-01-01) January 1, 1976 (age 49) Finland
Occupation	Strongman
Height	191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Medal record Strongman[1] Representing  Finland World's Strongest Man Qualified 2004 World's Strongest Man Strongman Champions League 2nd Strongman Champions League 2011: Canary Islands 3rd Strongman Champions League 2011: Slovakia IFSA Strongman World Championships Qualified 2005 Qualified 2006 IFSA Strongman European Championships 2nd 2005 IFSA 1st 2005 Holland Grand Prix 1st 2005 Dubai Grand Prix IFSA World Team Championships 4th 2005 Team Scandinavia Europe's Strongest Man (IFSA) 2nd 2005 Finland's Strongest Man 3rd 2003 1st 2004

Career

Lotta has competed in both the World's Strongest Man and IFSA Strongman World Championships, but failed to make the finals in both events. His career best win is the 2004 Finland's Strongest Man title.^[2] He is known by his nickname "the Finnish Beach Boy".

He officially broke the Guinness world record for the forward hold event while competing in Rome in 2010 with a performance of 20 kg (44 lb) for 76.73 seconds,^[3] and to this day hold the world record for the 300 kg (661 lb) Conan's wheel (Basque circle).

Personal Records

• Squat – 350 kg (772 lb)^[4]
• Bench Press – 230 kg (507 lb)^[4]
• Deadlift – 340 kg (750 lb)^[4]
• Conan's wheel (Basque circle) – 300 kg (661 lb) 1,460° rotation (2004 IFSA Holland Grand Prix) (World Record)^[5]
• IFSA shield carry – 183.5 kg (405 lb) for 96.10 metres (315 ft 3 in) (2006 IFSA Strongman World Championships, group 1) (World Record)^[5]