Karl Gillingham

Karl Gillingham (6'3", 305 lb, born on Feb. 6, 1965) is an American Professional Strongman athlete and powerlifter from Northfield, Minnesota. Karl is a USA National Strongman Champion. Karl has been competing in strongman since 1998 and has consistently been ranked in the top five nationally every year he has competed. Karl's first contest in strongman was the USA National Championship, which he won. Since that time Karl has traveled the world competing in over 40 top national and international contests including the prestigious World's Strongest Man, the IFSA World Championship, and the Super Series Grand Prix (WSM/SS). Karl is also a co-owner of Jackal's Gym [http://www.jackalsgym.com] , an elite strength training gym.

Gillingham's father is Gale Gillingham, former guard for the Green Bay Packers in the National Football League.

Personal records

trongman

*World Record for Heaviest Series of StonesFact|date=July 2008 - Schreveport, LA 2002 North American Championship [ [Kevin Nee, Hugo Girard, Brian Schoonveld Competitors & Helper at the North American Championships] ]

Powerlifting

*Won MN State USAPL Championship 6 consecutive years: 93-98
*USAPL #1 Deadlift in Nation in 125 Kilo Class -'97

Achievements

Professional Competitive Record - [1st (13),2nd (5) ,3rd (7) - Out of Total(55)]

Performance Metric - .870 [American - .884 International - .816]
*flagicon|COL Summerfest Strongman Exhibition - Bogota, Colombia - 1st place (2008) [http://www.jackalsgym.com/athletes/kg_results.pdf]
*flagicon|RUS Globes Strongest Man - Moscow Grand Prix - Moscow, Russia - 6th place (2008)
*flagicon|USA Marunde Invitational - Sequim Irrigation Festival, Washington, USA - 4th place (2008)
*flagicon|POL USA vs Poland - Lodz, Poland - 2nd place (2008)
*flagicon|USA Mohegan Sun Super Series Grand Prix - Mohegan Sun Resort, Connecticut, USA - 6th place (2008)
*flagicon|USA World's Strongest Man - Anaheim, California, USA - 5th in heat (2007)
*flagicon|NOR Viking Challenge Super Series Grand Prix - Norway - 6th place (2007)
*flagicon|USA Venice Beach Super Series Grand Prix - Venice Beach, California, USA - 4th place (2007)
*flagicon|USA Arnold's Strongest Man - Columbus, Ohio, USA - 9th place (2007)
*flagicon|USA All American Strongman Challenge - Ironman FitExpo - Pasadena, California, USA - 1st place (2007)
*flagicon|USA Xtreme Strongman Challenge - St. Louis, Missouri, USA - 2nd place (2006)
*flagicon|USA Mohegan Sun Super Series Grand Prix - Mohegan Sun Resort, Connecticut, USA - 6th place (2006)
*flagicon|CAN IFSA World Championship - Quebec City, Quebec - 12th place (2005)
*flagicon|BRA IFSA Pan American Championship - São Paulo, Brazil - 3rd place (2005)
*flagicon|USA IFSA Arnold's Strongest Man - Columbus, Ohio, USA - 8th place (2005)
*flagicon|SWE IFSA Sweden Super Series Grand Prix - Gothenburg, Sweden - 5th place (2004)
*flagicon|USA IFSA USA Nationals - Atlanta, Georgia, USA - 3rd place (2004)
*flagicon|POL IFSA World's Strongest Team - Plock, Poland - 6th place (2004)
*flagicon|USA Kasson Open - Kasson, Minnesota, USA - 1st place (2004)
*flagicon|USA Children of the Corn Pro/Am Invitational - Northfield, MN USA - 1st place (2004)
*flagicon|LAT IFSA World Cup - Riga, Latvia - injured (2004)
*flagicon|USA Strongest Man Alive - Willmington, Delaware, USA - 3rd place (2004)
*flagicon|USA IFSA St. Louis Fitness Festival - St. Louis, Missouri, USA - 4th place (2004)
*flagicon|USA IFSA Ventura Strongman Challenge - Ventura, California, USA - injured (2003)
*flagicon|USA IFSA Las Vegas Strongman Challenge - Las Vegas, Nevada, USA - 4th place (2003)
*flagicon|USA IFSA Northeast Strongman Challenge - Boston, Massachusetts, USA - 3rd place (2003)
*flagicon|USA Children of the Corn Pro/Am Invitational - Iowa University, IA USA - 1st place (2003)
*flagicon|USA IFSA Hawaii Super Series Grand Prix - Honolulu, Hawaii, USA - 7th place (2003)
*flagicon|USA IFSA Hawaii Super Series 2002 Finals - Honolulu, Hawaii, USA - 9th place (2003)
*flagicon|USA GNC Show of Strength - New Orleans, Louisiana, USA - 3rd place (2002)
*flagicon|USA North American Championships - Shreveport, Louisiana, USA - 2nd place (2002)
*flagicon|Malaysia World's Strongest Man - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - 3rd in heat (2002)
*flagicon|USA Kasson Open - Kasson, Minnesota, USA - 1st place (2002)
*flagicon|USA IFSA USA Championships - St. Louis, Missouri, USA - 3rd place (2002)
*flagicon|USA IFSA Ohio Valley Strongman Challenge - Athens, Ohio, USA - 5th place (2002)
*flagicon|USA IFSA Midwest Strongman Challenge - Columbus, Ohio, USA - 5th place (2002)
*flagicon|USA IFSA Northeast Strongman Challenge - Boston, Massachusetts, USA - 1st place (2002)
*flagicon|USA Children of the Corn Pro/Am Invitational - Iowa University, IA USA - 1st place (2002)
*flagicon|Zambia World's Strongest Man - Victoria Falls, Zambia - 4th in heat (2001)
*flagicon|USA IFSA USA vs. World - St. Louis, Missouri, USA - 6th place (2001)
*flagicon|USA NSAA Silicon Valley - Sunnyvale, California, USA - 3rd place (2001)
*flagicon|DOM NSAA Caribbean World Strongman - Dominican Republic - 6th place (2001)
*flagicon|USA IFSA Hawaii Beauty & Beast - Honolulu, Hawaii, USA - 4th place (2001)
*flagicon|USA Azeala Festival Pro Invitational - Norfolk, Virginia, USA - 2nd place (2001)
*flagicon|USA Children of the Corn Pro/Am Invitational - Iowa University, IA USA - 1st place (2001)
*flagicon|USA NSAA Strongman Tour - Kansas City, Missouri, USA - 1st place (2000)
*flagicon|USA NSAA Strongman Tour - Holly, Michigan, USA - 1st place (2000)
*flagicon|USA NSAA Strongman Tour - Shakoppee, Minnsota, USA - 1st place (2000)
*flagicon|USA American Showdown - St. Louis, Missouri, USA - 8th place (2000)
*flagicon|USA IFSA American Strongman Championship - Kokomo, Indiana, USA - 3rd place (2000)
*flagicon|USA IFSA Hawaii Beauty and the Beast - Honolulu, Hawaii, USA - 6th place (2000)
*flagicon|USA Strongman II - St. Louis, Missouri, USA - 8th place (1999)
*flagicon|USA IFSA American Strongman Championship - Honolulu, Hawaii, USA - 6th place (1999)
*flagicon|USA American Full Strength International Challenge - Las Vegas, Nevada, USA - 9th (1998)
*flagicon|USA American Full Strength National Championship - Las Vegas, Nevada, USA - 1st place (1998)

External links

* [http://www.jackalsgym.com/ Official Karl Gillingham web site]

References