Rene Minkwitz Personal
Date of birth: February 7, 1970
Place of birth: Roskilde, Denmark
Hometown: Ejby strand, Denmark
Current location: Sjælland, Denmark



Measurements
Height: 192 cm
Weight: 145 kg
Neck: 55 cm
Chest: 150 cm
Forearm: 45 cm
Bicep: 57 cm
Waist: 100 cm
Thigh: 78 cm
Foot: 45 (European size)

Best Lifts
Bench Press: 225 kg
Squat: 360 kg
Deadlift: 380 kg

Interests
From Rene - I love US cars and some good heavy metal - that's the best music. I like to do other sports for fun. tennis-swimming And to be with my family and friends.

Records
1997 - Danish record in neck press - 195 kg.
1997 - Danish record in log lift - 170 kg. Rene's personal best in the gym is 182.5 kg.
1998 - Danish record in deadlift - 352.5 kg. Rene's personal best in the gym is 380 kg.
1998 - World record in keg throw for height - 20 kg. 6.35 cm.
1999 - Danish record in yoke walk with the weight in chains - 300 kg., 60 meters on a 20 meter course.
2000 - Rene pulled the heaviest truck in Denmark - weight was 40.5 tons in 36.6 seconds on a 25 meter course. Rene states it will be put in the Guiness Book of World Records in the year 2002.

Competition History
DATE EVENT NAME LOCATION FINISH
1995 Denmark's Strongest Man Denmark 5th
1995 Sjæland's Strongest Man Denmark 1st
1996 Jylland's Strongest Man Denmark 1st
1997 Denmark's Strongest Man Denmark 3rd
1997 Hercules of Denmark Denmark 3rd
1997 Slagelse Open Denmark 1st
1997 World's Strongest Viking Denmark 6th
1998 Denmark's Strongest Man Denmark 2nd
1998 Hercules of Denmark Denmark 2nd
1998 Norsk Høstfest Strongest Man North Dakota USA 1st
1998 Sjæland's Strongest Man Denmark 1st
1998 Strongest Man of the North Denmark 3rd
1999 Slagelse Open Denmark 1st
1999 World Championships Malta 9th
2000 Atlantic Giant Faroe Islands 4th
2000 Romania Grand Prix Romania 3rd
2000 World Championships South Africa 15th
2000 World's Strongest Team Hungary 7th
2001 Denmark's Strongest Man Denmark 1st
2001 World Olympic Strongest Team Hungary 4th
2001 World Record Breaker Finland 3rd
2001 World Strongest Team Poland
2002 Atlantic Giant Faroe Islands 2nd