- Jouko Ahola
Jouko Ahola (born
1 December ,1970 ,Hämeenlinna ,Finland ) is a strongman and actor. He won the 1997 and 1999World's Strongest Man , despite being one of the smallest competitors, at 6' 1" (1.85 m) and 270 lbs (122.5 kg), corresponding to a BMI of 35.8, which is low by WSM standards.He is currently directing his focus towards films, and can be seen in "Kingdom of Heaven" and "Invincible". He also serves as a judge for the
World's Strongest Man contest.Miscellaneous
* Ahola set world records for Hercules hold (45.7 sec, 197 kg) and Atlas Stone (215 kg).
* He regardsArnold Schwarzenegger as his role model.
* His nickname is "Jokke."
* His name is often misspelled as "Juoko Ahola", Finnish for "Does Ahola drink?"
* Ahola also makes a cameo appearance on the second season of "The Dudesons " TV series, which airs worldwide in 2008.External links
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* [http://www.dlc.fi/~gold-cam/jokke.html Official Site]
* [http://www.mcshane-enterprises.com/PB/pbwja1.htm Interview 1997]
* [http://www.mcshane-enterprises.com/WSL/Jouko_Ahola/ Interview 1999]
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