Ginaud Dupuis
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| Nationality | Canadian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 September 1964 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 138 kg (304 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Strongman and Powerlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ginaud Dupuis (born 11 September 1964) is a French-Canadian strongman, notable for twice appearance at the World's Strongest Man.
Strength athlete career
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "Dupuis Gino - results in powerlifting and benchpress, records, personal data, photos and video". en.allpowerlifting.com. Retrieved 2021-12-25.
- ^ "Strongman Archives - Ginaud Dupuis". www.strongmanarchives.com. Retrieved 2021-12-25.
- ^ "David Horne's World of Grip". www.davidhorne-gripmaster.com. Retrieved 2021-12-25.
- ^ 1998 World's Strongest Man Heat 1-4, retrieved 2021-12-25
- ^ Alegria's Strong Man, retrieved 2021-12-25