Karl Gillingham

Karl Gillingham
Born Karl Gillingham
February 5, 1965 (1965-02-05) (age 47)
Northfield, Minnesota USA
Residence Northfield, Minnesota
Occupation Strongman, Powerlifting
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight 305 lb (138 kg)
Relatives Gale Gillingham - father
Brad Gillingham - brother
Wade Gillingham - brother
Competition record
Strongman
Competitor for  United States
World's Strongest Man
Qualified 2001 World's Strongest Man
Qualified 2002 World's Strongest Man
Qualified 2007 World's Strongest Man
Arnold Strongman Classic
8th 2005 Arnold Strongman Classic
9th 2007 Arnold Strongman Classic
All-American Strongman Challenge
1st 2007
IFSA Pan-American Championships
3rd 2005
Strongman Super Series
9th 2002 Hawaii Grand Prix
7th 2003 Hawaii Grand Prix
5th 2004 Sweden Grand Prix
6th 2006 Mohegan Sun Super Series
4th 2007 Venice Beach Super Series
6th 2007 Viking Power Challenge
6th 2008 Mohegan Sun Super Series
America's Strongest Man
1st 1998
3rd 2002
3rd 2004
North America's Strongest Man
2nd 2002
3rd 2011
Powerlifting
Competitor for  United States
USAPL MN State Championships
1st 1993 125kg
1st 1994 125kg
1st 1995 125kg
1st 1996 125kg
1st 1997 125kg
1st 1998 125kg

Karl Gillingham (born February 6, 1965) is a Professional Strongman and powerlifter from Minnesota.

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Strongman career

Karl has been competing in strongman since 1998 and has consistently been ranked in the top five nationally every year he has competed. Karl's first contest in strongman was the 1998 America's Strongest Man, which he won. Since that time Karl has traveled the world competing in over 50 top national and international contests including the prestigious World's Strongest Man contest, the IFSA Strongman World Championships, the Arnold Strongman Classic and the Strongman Super Series.

Personal life

Karl is co-owner of Jackal's Gym in Marshall, Minnesota, an elite strength training gym along with brothers Brad and Wade.

Gillingham's father is Gale Gillingham, former guard for the Green Bay Packers in the National Football League. Karl is part of the "first family of strength" along with his father Gale, and brothers Wade and Brad Gillingham.

Strongman records

[1]

Powerlifting

Achievements

Professional Competitive Record - [1st (14),2nd (7),3rd (9) - Out of Total(68)]

Performance Metric - .870 [American - .884 International - .816]

Professional 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th INJ DNQ Total
American 14 5 7 6 2 6 1 3 4 1 49
International 1 2 2 1 2 4 1 1 1 4 19
Combined 15 7 9 7 4 10 2 4 4 1 1 4 68

External links

References

  1. ^ [Kevin Nee, Hugo Girard, Brian Schoonveld Competitors & Helper at the North American Championships]