Jean-François Caron: The King of Canadian Strongman

by Randall J. Strossen, IronMind Enterprises, Inc. © 2018

Jean-François Caron (left), who won his eighth consecutive Canada’s Strongest Man title this weekend, shown with Jimmy Paquet, the other half of what Paul Ohl calls, “The Canadian Dynamic Duo.” IronMind® | Courtesy Circuit Hommes Forts Canada Jean-François Caron (left), who won his eighth consecutive Canada’s Strongest Man title this weekend, shown with Jimmy Paquet, runnerup, the other half of what Paul Ohl calls, “The Canadian Dynamic Duo.” IronMind® | Courtesy Circuit Hommes Forts Canada

Jean-François Caron won his eighth consecutive Canada’s strongest man contest this weekend—further reinforcing his position as the premier Canadian strongman—and Fortissimus’s Paul Ohl was on hand, reporting for IronMind.


Jean-François Caron: Historic 8th Consecutive Canada’s Strongest Man Victory
by Paul Ohl, Fortissimus
 
Canada’s most prominent strength athlete achieved what many considered as an impossible feat : winning the Canadian Strongest Man contest 8 consecutive times (2011-2018). The 2018 Canada’s Strongest Man contest was held this past week-end at Plantagenet, Ontario, Canada, with a field of 14 competitors. At age 36, Jean-François Caron just accomplished what former Canadian great, Hugo Girard, once claimed to be « impossible » as he referred to his own track record of 6 consecutive wins ( 1999-2004).

But it was more than just another win for Jean-François Caron. The man now considered to be Louis Cyr’s legitimate successor in the country known as the "cradle of strongmen", had a huge 2018 strongman season with top five rankings both at World’s Strongest Man and Arnold Strongman Classic , to which he added a win at the Arnold Pro Strongman World Series ( Africa), a runner-up podium at the Arnold Pro Strongman World Series ( Australia) and a 3rd place podium at the Arnold Pro Strongman World Series ( Canada).

With this historical win, Jean-François Caron becomes the second strength athlete in modern times strongman to claim more than 75 career contests (80) and 8 consecutive national strongman titles. The all-time leader being the Lithuanian legend Zydrunas Savickas with 218 career competitions and 12 consecutive national titles.

Worth mentioning is the 3rd consecutive runner-up place of 25 year old sensation Jimmy Paquet, considered by many as one of five future Strongman international stars.


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