Janne Virtanen

Janne Virtanen (born 16 November 1969) is a Finnish former strongman who won the World's Strongest Man championship in 2000. He was runner-up in 1999 and finished third in 2001. His other championships include four-time Finland's Strongest Man (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001), Helsinki Grand Prix (2000), and the Turkey Grand Prix in 2002 in Istanbul. Following his second consecutive failure to reach the final of the World's Strongest Man in 2007, he announced his retirement but entered into the third qualifying heat of the competition in 2008. He currently earns his living as a carpenter in Finland.

Janne Virtanen

Personal information
Born	(1969-11-16) 16 November 1969 (age 54) Espoo, Finland
Occupation(s)	Carpenter, Strongman
Height	196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Medal record Strongman[1] Representing  Finland World's Strongest Man Qualified 1998 World's Strongest Man 2nd 1999 World's Strongest Man 1st 2000 World's Strongest Man 3rd 2001 World's Strongest Man Qualified 2002 World's Strongest Man 5th 2005 World's Strongest Man Qualified 2006 World's Strongest Man Qualified 2007 World's Strongest Man Qualified 2008 World's Strongest Man World Muscle Power Championships 3rd 2002 World Strongman Challenge 1st 2000 World's Strongest Team 1st 1999 with Jouko Ahola 1st 2000 with Pasi Paavisto 1st 2001 with Juha Räsänen 1st 2002 with Juha Räsänen Europe's Strongest Man 2nd 2001 4th 2002 2nd 2005 Finland's Strongest Man 1st 1998 1st 1999 1st 2000 1st 2001 Strongman Super Series 3rd 2002 Scotland Grand Prix 3rd 2005 Muscle Beach 2nd 2005 Sweden Grand Prix World Strongman Cup Federation 2nd 2006 Moscow 1st 2007 Moscow World Strongman Federation 2nd 2008 Globe's Strongest Man 1st 2008 World Team Championships 3rd 2008 Belarus Beauty and the Beast 1st 2000 Helsinki Grand Prix 1st 2000 Vantaa Grand Prix 1st 2002 1st 2003 Polish Winter Cup 1st 2002 Turkey Grand Prix 1st 2002