- Jimmy Marku
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birth_place =Albania
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height = height|ft=5|in=10
weight = lb to kg|305Jimmy Marku (born
27 August 1974 ) is a British strongman competitor, originating fromAlbania .Early life
Jimmy Marku was born
27 August 1974 inAlbania . He then moved toEngland where he pursued his strongman career.trongman career
Marku burst on to the higher echelons of the strongman circuit when he won the
England's Strongest Man competition in 2006. He went on to compete at theUK's Strongest Man (known as the "UKSC" because it is run by theUK Strength Council ) that year where he came third behindGlenn Ross andTerry Hollands . In 2007 he repeated his feat of winning the England's Strongest Man. In that same year he competed at both theBritain's Strongest Man ("BSM") finals and in the UKSC where he went one better than in 2006, coming second (again toGlenn Ross ). That year he participated in the qualifying round of the 2007World's Strongest Man contest, finishing third by half a point in Group 4 behind the eventual winnerMariusz Pudzianowski andDave Ostlund . [http://www.theworldsstrongestman.com/wsm/2007/results.html] ]In 2008 he had his most successful year claiming the England's Strongest Man title once again, and then going on to win the BSM competition, beating the WSM 3rd place holder and defending BSM champion,
Terry Hollands . This was despite having been in a car crash only days before. The BSM win secured him an invitation to the 2008 World's Strongest Man contest. [ [http://www.ironmind.com/ironcms/morenewsv6.php?id=2508] ] In 2008 he also secured third spot in the UKSC.Marku is known for his crowd pleasing demenour and has been described as a "Fantastic showman". [ [http://www.theworldsstrongestman.com/wsm/news/2007/06/29/6782800000.html www.theworldsstrongestman.com Official Site] ]
Personal life
Marku resides in Harrow,
Middlesex ,England .References
External links
* [http://www.theworldsstrongestman.com/wsm/strong_man/marku.html Profile from World's Strongest Man website]
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