Mitchell Hooper
Mitchell Hooper (born 29 September 1995) is a Canadian strongman and kinesiologist. He secured 1st place at the 2023 World's Strongest Man competition in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, where he also became the first Canadian in World's Strongest Man history to win the Final.[3][4] He also won the 2023 Arnold Strongman Classic,[5] becoming the fourth person to achieve both feats in the same year.
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| Nickname(s) | The Moose[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 September 1995 Midhurst, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 320 lb (145 kg)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse(s) | Ashley Hooper[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Strongman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Education and career
Hooper has a degree in human kinetics from the University of Guelph and a masters in clinical exercise physiology from the University of Sydney.[6] He now works as a physical therapist, specialising in strength and conditioning. He worked as a coach for the KW Titans and now runs his own kinesiology clinic in Barrie.[2]
Strongman
Hooper rose to prominence in the 2022 World's Strongest Man contest, where he won his qualifying group, beating veteran strongman Brian Shaw. He finished in 8th place in his first WSM Final, in what was also his first ever full international strongman contest.[7]
Following this success, he was coached by former competitor Laurence Shahlaei and placed third at both the 2022 Shaw Classic and Rogue Invitational. He also won two shows in 2022: the Giants Live World Tour Finals and the Arnold UK.
In 2023, Hooper won the Arnold Strongman Classic and the 2023 World's Strongest Man competition, defeating former champions Brian Shaw, Oleksii Novikov and reigning 2-time World's Strongest Man Tom Stoltman.[8] He is the fourth person to win these two premier events in the same year, following Brian Shaw, Žydrūnas Savickas and Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson. Hooper continued his Podium streak throughout the Summer of 2023 and finished 2nd to Brian Shaw at the 2023 Shaw Classic.
References
- "Strongman Archives: Mitchell Hooper". Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- "MitchellHooperStrongman.com". Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- Dickson, Jake (2023-04-23). "Mitchell Hooper Wins 2023 World's Strongest Man". BarBend. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
- Zeglinski, Robert (2023-04-23). "Mitchell Hooper Wins 2023 World's Strongest Man". Breaking Muscle. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
- Blechman, Phil (2023-03-04). "Mitchell Hooper Wins the 2023 Arnold Strongman Classic". BarBend. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
- Jack Franks (2023), "Mitchell Hooper: An unknown rookie to World's Strongest Man contender", Muscle & Health
- "Mitchell Hooper". Giants Live. Retrieved 2023-06-30.
- Chris Bumbaca (23 April 2023), "Canadian Mitchell Hooper holds off Tom Stoltman to make history, win 2023 World's Strongest Man", USA Today
External links
- Mitchell Hooper : about me – personal website
- Mitchell Hooper – YouTube channel