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Place of Birth: Kuopio, Eastern Finland Province, Finland
About Juha-Matti Räsänen
- Juha-Matti Räsänen (born May 19, 1974) is a strongman competitor from Kuopio, Finland.
- Juha began training for strongman in 1995, began competing as an amateur in 1996 and turned professional in 2000.
- Juha competed in the 2001 and 2002 World's Strongest Man contests, finishing 9th and 6th respectively.
- Juha is a 2-time winner of Finland's Strongest Man in 2002 & 2003, and is a 3 time runner-up.
- Juha holds the Guinness World Record for throwing a 60 kg man 5.40 meters (17 ft 8in) in Spain in July 2006.
- He was primarily known for his back strength, claiming a deadlift of 385 kg (849 lbs), and easily won that event in his heat of the 2001 World's Strongest Men competition.
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