Heinz Ollesch
| Heinz Ollesch | |
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| Born |
November 27, 1966  Rosenheim, Bavaria, Germany
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| Residence | Germany |
| Occupation | Strongman |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 152 kg (335 lb) |
| Competition record | ||
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| Strongman | ||
| Representing Germany
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| World's Strongest Man | ||
| Qualified | 1994 World's Strongest Man | |
| 4th | 1995 World's Strongest Man | |
| Qualified | 1996 World's Strongest Man | |
| 6th | 1997 World's Strongest Man | |
| Qualified | 1998 World's Strongest Man | |
| Qualified | 2001 World's Strongest Man | |
| Qualified | 2002 World's Strongest Man | |
| Qualified | 2003 World's Strongest Man | |
| World Strongman Challenge | ||
| 2nd | 2000 World Strongman Challenge | |
| 2nd | 1997 World Strongman Challenge | |
| 3rd | 1995 World Strongman Challenge | |
| Europe's Strongest Man | ||
| 2nd | 1996 | |
| Germany's Strongest Man | ||
| 1st | 1994 | |
| 1st | 1995 | |
| 1st | 1996 | |
| 1st | 1997 | |
| 1st | 1998 | |
| 1st | 1999 | |
| 1st | 2000 | |
| 1st | 2001 | |
| 1st | 2002 | |
| 1st | 2003 | |
| 1st | 2004 | |
| 1st | 2006 | |
Heinz Ollesch (born November 11, 1966) is a strongman from Germany. He won Germany's Strongest Man 12 times, and he participated in the World's Strongest Man Finals in 1995 and 1997.
Ollesch was born in Rosenheim, Bavaria and grew up in Lehen, Großkarolinenfeld, starting with strength training 1984 and doing international Strongman contests since 1994. In the same year he was invited to the World's Strongest Man for the first time but did not make it past the qualifying heats. In 1994 he also became Germany's Strongest Man for the first time, a feat he would repeat to 2004. A year later he was invited again and made it to the final where he finished fourth, his best result at the World's Strongest Man. He would participate for several more years in the tournament but only managed to reach the final again in 1996 where he would finish sixth. The same year he finished second in Europe's Strongest Man. In 2006 he was Germany's Strongest Man for the last time. He managed a podium finish on three occasions at the World Strongman Challenge, third in 1995 and second in 1997 and 2000. He also played a supporting role in the Thai movie Tom-Yum-Goong.
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