Vidas Blekaitis

Vidas Blekaitis (born 14 April 1972)^[1] is a Lithunanian strongman. As of 2007, Blekaitis was ranked World No. 4 by the International Federation of Strength Athletes.^[2] He placed 4th in the 2009 Arnold Strongman Classic.^[3] Blekaitis competed in the IFSA Strongman World Championships 3 times, finishing 7th in 2005, 4th in the 2006,^[4] and 6th in 2007.^[5]

Vidas Blekaitis

Personal information
Born	(1972-04-14) 14 April 1972 (age 53) Birštonas, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
Occupation	Strongman
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Medal record Strongman Representing  Lithuania World's Strongest Man Qualified 2003 World's Strongest Man Qualified 2011 World's Strongest Man Arnold Strongman Classic 4th 2009 Arnold Strongman Classic Giants Live 2nd 2011 Finland IFSA Strongman World Championship 7th 2005 4th 2006 6th 2007 Lithuania's Strongest Man 2nd 2000 2nd 2002 3rd 2003 3rd 2004 2nd 2005 2nd 2006 2nd 2007 2nd 2008 2nd 2009 3rd 2010 3rd 2011 4th 2012 2nd 2013 1st 2014 1st 2015 2nd 2016 2nd 2017 5th 2019 Europe's Strongest Man(IFSA) 3rd 2007 IFSA 2nd 2006 Lithuania Grand Prix 3rd 2007 Latvia Grand Prix Strongman Champions League 2nd 2008 Lithuania 2nd 2009 Finland 4th 2010 Finland World Log Lift Championships 3rd 2009 2nd 2011 Ultimate Strongman MastersWorld Championship 3rd 2017 4th 2018

Vidas Blekaitis placed second at the Giants Live Finland event on 13 August 2011.^[6] This placing qualified him for the 2011 World's Strongest Man contest, but he failed to make it to the finals.^[6]

Personal records

• Super Yoke – 410 kg (904 lb) for 30 m (98 ft) in 11.34 secs (2007 IFSA Strongman World Championships) (joint-world record)^[7]
• Kettlebell press for reps (one arm) – 80 kg (176 lb) x 9 reps (2008 Globe's Strongest Man) (joint-world record)^[8]

Reality shows

In 2009 Blekaitis was one of the contestants in Lithuanian television show „Šok su manimi“ ("Dance with me") and was eliminated without reaching the final^[9]

In 2014 Blekaitis was one of the contestants in Lithuanian version of reality show Celebrity Splash! called Šuolis!.^[10]