Hugo Girard
| Hugo Girard | |
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| Born |
December 20, 1971 Sainte-Anne-de-Portneuf, Quebec, Canada |
| Occupation | Strongman |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 150 kg (330 lb) |
| Competition record | ||
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| Strongman | ||
Representing  Canada
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| World's Strongest Man | ||
| 10th | 1998 World's Strongest Man | |
| 4th | 1999 World's Strongest Man | |
| 9th | 2000 World's Strongest Man | |
| 6th | 2001 World's Strongest Man | |
| 7th | 2002 World's Strongest Man | |
| 7th | 2003 World's Strongest Man | |
| Qualified | 2004 World's Strongest Man | |
| World Strongman Challenge | ||
| 1st | 2002 | |
| Arnold Strongman Classic | ||
| 9th | 2005 Arnold Strongman Classic | |
| Canada's Strongest Man | ||
| 1st | 1999 | |
| 1st | 2000 | |
| 1st | 2001 | |
| 1st | 2002 | |
| 1st | 2003 | |
| 1st | 2004 | |
| 3rd | 2007 | |
| North America's Strongest Man | ||
| 1st | 2001 | |
| 1st | 2002 | |
| Strongman Super Series | ||
| 1st | 2001 Czech Grand Prix | |
| 2nd | 2001 Stockholm Grand Prix | |
| 2nd | 2001 Overall | |
| 2nd | 2002 Aberdeen Grand Prix | |
| 1st | 2002 Sweden Grand Prix | |
| 1st | 2002 Hawaii Grand Prix | |
| 1st | 2002 Overall Champion | |
| 1st | 2003 Canada Grand Prix | |
| 1st | 2003 Finland Grand Prix | |
| World Muscle Power Championships | ||
| 1st | 1999 | |
| 1st | 2001 | |
| 2nd | 2002 | |
| 1st | 2003 | |
| 1st | 2004 | |
| Quebec's Strongest Man | ||
| 1st | 2008 | |
Hugo Girard (born December 20, 1971) is a Canadian former strongman. He is a Strongman Super Series world Champion, a four-time World Muscle Power champion and a six-time Canada's Strongest Man.
Prior to his career as a strongman competitor, Girard worked as a bouncer in a popular Quebec City nightclub on weekends while attending community college. In the early 1990s, he went to Los Angeles in order to either pursue a career as a professional bodybuilder or as an actor. After a few months, Girard came back to the province of Quebec where he was later hired as a police officer for the city of Gatineau.
Girard focused on Strongman competition, and became a 6-time consecutive finalist in the World's Strongest Man competition from 1998-2004. Girard's highest placing was 4th place at the 1999 World's Strongest Man contest.
In 2002 Girard reached the high point of his career to date, winning the 2002 Strongman Super Series overall title. Girard has also won the World Muscle Power Championships 4 times, in 1999, 2001, 2003, and 2004.
Girard dominated strongman competition in Canada for several years. He was the Canada's Strongest Man champion from 1999 to 2004. He was also the North America's Strongest Man champion in 2001 and 2002.
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