Raimonds Bergmanis
| Raimonds Bergmanis | |
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| Born |
25 July 1966 Latvia |
| Occupation | Strongman Olympic weightlifting |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 140 kilograms (310 lb) |
| Competition record | |||
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| Strongman | |||
| Competitor for Latvia
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| World's Strongest Man | |||
| 7th | 1996 World's Strongest Man | ||
| 5th | 1997 World's Strongest Man | ||
| Qualified | 2001 World's Strongest Man | ||
| 3rd | 2002 World's Strongest Man | ||
| 5th | 2003 World's Strongest Man | ||
| 4th | 2004 World's Strongest Man | ||
| World Strongman Challenge | |||
| 2nd | 2003 | ||
| Arnold Strongman Classic | |||
| 5th | 2002 | ||
| 3rd | 2003 | ||
| 3rd | 2004 | ||
| 8th | 2006 | ||
| IFSA Strongman World Championships | |||
| 5th | 2005 | ||
| IFSA European Championships | |||
| 4th | 2005 | ||
| World Muscle Power Championships | |||
| 1st | 1997 | ||
| 2nd | 1998 | ||
| 2nd | 1999 | ||
| Competitor for Latvia
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| Men's Weightlifting | |||
| European Weightlifting Championships Total | |||
| Silver | 1997 Rijeka | +108 kg | |
Raimonds Bergmanis (born 25 July 1966 in Pļaviņas, Aizkraukle) is a fomer Olympic weightlifting champion and retired strongman competitor from Latvia.
Bergmanis has reached the finals in the World's Strongest Man contest several times, finishing 3rd in 2002, and 4th in 2003 and 2004. Raimonds also competed in the 2001 contest, but was eliminated in the qualifying heats. Raimonds won the World Muscle Power Championships in 1997. He has also competed in the Arnold's Strongest Man Contest; his best result was a third place in the 2003 competition.
Bergmanis is part of the Latvian Olympic Weightlifting team, and has set 21 Latvian records. He is a three-time Olympian (1992, 1996 and 2000). In 1992 he carried the Latvian flag at the opening ceremony.
After the end of his career, R. Bergmanis has led a number of television programs. He has been leading "Happy Family" and "The Royal jokes tournament ' TV shows. Latvian Strongman Championships commentator on television. R. Bergmanis was elected as a president of the Latvian Olympic club, he has previously been a board member and vice president. In 2013th March he was elected one of the vice presidents of the Latvian Olympic Committee.
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