Luke Skaarup

Luke Christiansen Skaarup

Luke Skaarup 2012
Born (1979-09-29) September 29, 1979
Canada Canada
Residence Thunder Bay, Ontario
Other names The Iron Viking
Occupation Strongman, Mechanical Engineer
Known for 2 x Ontario's Strongest Man- 2012 & 2014
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight 300 lb (140 kg)
Spouse(s) Nicolette Skaarup
Children Brayden, Gabrielle, Logan, Charlotte
Website www.lukeskaarup.com
Competition record
Strongman
Competitor for  Canada
World Amateur Strongman Championship[1]
Qualified 2010
8th 2012 [2]
Canada's Strongest Man[3]
8th 2009
6th 2012 [4]
6th 2013 [5]
10th 2014
9th 2015
Canada's Strongest Man under 105kg[6]
2nd 2008
North America's Strongest Man[6][7]
Qualified 2009
6th 2013 [8][9]
4th 2014 [10]
10th 2015 <
Ontario's Strongest Man[11]
9th 2007
6th 2008
3rd 2009
3rd 2010
5th 2011
1st 2012
4th 2013 [12]
1st 2014
2nd 2015

Luke Skaarup is a Canadian strongman who holds the Canadian record for heaviest atlas stone ever lifted in competition. He is the 2 x Ontario's Strongest Man (2012 & 2014), has placed as high as 4th at North America's Strongest Man (2014), and 8th at the World Amateur Strongman Championships (2012).

He has competed in strongman for 9 years with 2 years of powerlifting and 5 years of bodybuilding competitions prior to that. Luke has been lifting weights seriously for over 18 years and began when he was 16 years of age to assist his physical development and strength for football. He is married and is a father of four children. He works as a regional manager for a large utility company in Ontario. Luke is the oldest of three children. He has a younger brother, sister and two half sisters. His brother Dan Skaarup is also a competitive strength athlete and former bodybuilder.

Ontario Records

Canadian Records

He lifted the heaviest atlas stone ever lifted in competition, that weighed 454 lbs to 38.5".

Personal records

Powerlifting:

Strongman:

Profile

Strongman Competition History

http://www.lukeskaarup.com/contests.htm


COMPLETED CONTESTS

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

2007

References

  1. http://www.nastrongman.com/?page_id=18
  2. http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2012/Mar/Adam_Scherr_Leads_ASC_Amateur_Strongman_World_Championships.html
  3. http://www.ontariostrongman.ca/results/results.html
  4. http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2012/Aug/Jean-Francois_Caron_Wins_Canadaxs_Strongest_Man.html
  5. http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2013/Aug/Canadaxs_Strongest_Man-Jean-Francois_Caron_Wins.html
  6. 1 2 http://www.lukeskaarup.com/contests.htm
  7. http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2009/Sep/Christian_Savoie_Leads_North_Americaxs_Strongest_Man_Team_USA_Ahead_of_Team_Canada.html
  8. http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2013/Jul/Mike_Burke_Wins_Festival_Hommes_Forts_Warwick.html
  9. http://www.netnewsledger.com/2013/07/08/luke-skaarup-sixth-in-international-strongman-competition/
  10. http://www.lanouvelle.net/section/2014-07-06/article-3789377/Festival-hommes-forts-%3A-Brian-Shaw-affiche-sa-suprematie/1
  11. http://www.ontariostrongman.ca/results/
  12. http://www.lukeskaarup.com/images/2013/OntarioStrongestMan2013.jpg
  13. http://www.netnewsledger.com/2014/07/07/thunder-bay-strongman-luke-4th-strongest-in-north-america/
  14. Strength athletics in Canada
  15. http://www.ontariostrongman.ca/ontarioforum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=1956&sid=b2c393bee718ce9151e926609d427ac8&start=15
  16. http://www.netnewsledger.com/2013/08/19/thunder-bay-strongman-luke-skaarup-6th-in-canadian-championships/
  17. http://www.lukeskaarup.com/images/2013/ThunderBayStrongestMan2013.jpg
  18. http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2013/May/Strongman_Jean-Francois_Caron_Wins_in_Sherbrooke.html
  19. Strength athletics in Canada

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