Jean-Francois Caron (strongman)

Jean-Francois Caron
Born	(1982-06-29) June 29, 1982 Canada
Occupation	Strongman, Powerlifting
Known for	3 times Canada's Strongest Man North America's Strongest Man
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight	310 lb (140 kg)

Competition record
Strongman
Competitor for Canada
World's Strongest Man
Qualified	2008 World's Strongest Man
Qualified	2011 World's Strongest Man
8th	2012 World's Strongest Man
Strongman Champions League
2nd	2011 Canada SCL Semi-finals
2nd	2011 Latvia
2nd	2012: Sarajevo SCL Finals
4th	2011/2012 Overall
2nd	2013 China SCL China World Cup
Canada's Strongest Man
2nd	2008
3rd	2009
2nd	2010
1st	2011
1st	2012
1st	2013
1st	2014
North America's Strongest Man
2nd	2010
2nd	2011
1st	2012

Jean-Francois Caron (born June 29, 1982) ^[1] is a strongman and powerlifter from Canada.^[2]

Powerlifting

Caron holds a world record in the deadlift for the WPA Powerlifting organization. Caron deadlifted 850 pounds (390 kg) on March 14, 2010 at the CPA Provincial Championships in Sherbrooke, Quebec in the 308 pounds (140 kg) weight class, weighing in at only 280 pounds (130 kg).^[3]

World's Strongest Man

Caron has competed four times in the World's Strongest Man contest in 2008, 2011, 2012 and 2014. He reached the final in both 2012 and 2014, qualifying 2nd in 2012 ahead of Derek Poundstone. He finished the final in 8th place overall in 2012, and 11th in 2014.^[4]

Canada's Strongest Man

Caron has won Canada's Strongest Man 4 consecutive times from 2011-2014.

Strongman Champions League

Caron finished in 2nd place at the Strongman Champions League events in Canada & Latvia in 2011.^[5] Caron recently finished 2nd again at the 2011 SCL Finals in Sarajevo, Bosnia on Feb. 7, 2012, and 4th overall for the 2011/2012 SCL season.^[6]

North America's Strongest Man