Vidas Blekaitis (born 14 April 1972)[1] is a Lithuanian strongman. As of 2007, Blekaitis was ranked World No. 4 by the International Federation of Strength Athletes.[2] He placed 4th in the 2009 Arnold Strongman Classic.[3] Blekaitis competed in the IFSA Strongman World Championships 3 times, finishing 7th in 2005, 4th in the 2006,[4] and 6th in 2007.[5]
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| Birth name | Vidas Blekaitis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 April 1972 Birstonas, Lithuania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Strongman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Vidas Blekaitis placed second at the Giants Live Finland event on 13 August 2011.[6] This placing qualified him for the 2011 World's Strongest Man contest, but he failed to make it to the finals.[6]
Reality shows
editIn 2009 Blekaitis was one of the contestants in Lithuanian television show „Šok su manimi“ ("Dance with me") and was eliminated without reaching the final[7]
In 2014 Blekaitis was one of the contestants in Lithuanian version of reality show Celebrity Splash! called Šuolis!.[8]
References
edit- ^ zmones24.lt (2009-11-03). "Vidas Blekaitis: pavasarį tapsiu tėveliu" (in Lithuanian).
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "2007 Top 30 Athlete Ranking". International Federation of Strength Athletes. Archived from the original on 2007-12-15.
- ^ "Derek Poundstone wins the seventh Arnold Strongman Classic" (PDF). Arnold Sports Festival. 2009-03-07.
- ^ "IFSA World Championships 2006 - Reykjavik, Iceland - Page 3 - Physical Advancement". Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
- ^ "Ifsa Worlds - Page 10 - Physical Advancement". Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
- ^ a b "Martin Wildauer Wins Giants Live Finland". www.ironmind.com. Archived from the original on 2011-10-15.
- ^ „Šok su manimi“ palikęs Vidas Blekaitis: šiąnakt šampanas, nuo rytojaus - treniruotės
- ^ TV3 premjeroje „Šuolis“ nuo tramplyno ners Lietuvos sporto, šokių ir humoro čempionai
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