It's his twelfth time winning the Germany's Strongest Man contest - maybe the contest should be renamed the Heinz Ollesch Grand Prix.


Think he's kidding about the length of his strongman career? Here's a shot of Heinz wrestling with the No. 5 McGlashen Stone at the 1994 European Musclepower Championships (Callander, Scotland). If you want to read the full contest report, get a copy of the October 1994 issue of MILO® (Vol. 2 - No. 3). IronMind® | Randall J. Strossen, Ph.D. photo.

Here are the final places in the 2006 Germany's Strongest Man contest:

1. Heinz Ollesch
2. Florian Trimpl
3. Knut Handke
4. Guido Biastoch
5. Timo Neumeyer
6. Robert Heinrich -105 kg
7. Tobias Ide
8. Bjorn Pscherer
9. Daniel Wildt -105 kg
10. Oliver Eichele -105 kg

Here's to your next dozen, Heinz!