Ginaud Dupuis

Ginaud Dupuis (born 11 September 1964) is a French-Canadian strongman, notable for twice appearance at the World's Strongest Man.

Ginaud Dupuis
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (1964-09-11) 11 September 1964
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight138 kg (304 lb)
Sport
SportStrongman and Powerlifting
Medal record
Strongman
Representing  Canada
World's Strongest Man
Qualified 1997 World's Strongest Man
Qualified 1998 World's Strongest Man
World Strongman Challenge
12th 1995 World Strongman Challenge
Canada's Strongest Man
1st 1997 Canada's Strongest Man
3rd 1999 Canada's Strongest Man
4th 2000 Canada's Strongest Man
Quebec's Strongest Man
2nd 1999 Quebec's Strongest Man
3rd 2000 Quebec's Strongest Man
Powerlifting
Representing  Canada
WPA World Powerlifting Championships
1st 1994

Strength athlete career

Dupuis started his career as a powerlifter, becoming a WPA World Champion in 1994 (under 140 kg category, equipped division).[1] After that, he started to compete in strongman, placed twelfth at 1995 World Strongman Challenge.[2]

In 1997, he wins the title of Canada's Strongest Man[3] and invited to compete at the World's Strongest Man. At 1998 World's Strongest Man, he appears with peak bodyweight of 138 kg.[4]

In 2000, Dupuis placed fourth at the Canada's Strongest Man and retired from the strength sports.

In 2001, he plays role of a strong man in Alegría, Cirque du Soleil touring production. After that, Dupuis went on service in Canada's army.[5]

Outside of strongman, Ginaud worked as powerlifting coach in Aylmer and helps to Canadian filmmaker and mountaineer Elia Saikaly find himself in life.

References

  1. "Dupuis Gino - results in powerlifting and benchpress, records, personal data, photos and video". en.allpowerlifting.com. Retrieved 2021-12-25.
  2. "Strongman Archives - Ginaud Dupuis". www.strongmanarchives.com. Retrieved 2021-12-25.
  3. "David Horne's World of Grip". www.davidhorne-gripmaster.com. Retrieved 2021-12-25.
  4. 1998 World's Strongest Man Heat 1-4, retrieved 2021-12-25
  5. Alegria's Strong Man, retrieved 2021-12-25
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