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Serbian strongman
Ervin Katona
Katona in 2010
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Birth name
| Ervin Katona
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Nationality
| Serbian
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Born
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1977-01-05
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5 January 1977
(age 47)
Subotica
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SFR Yugoslavia
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Occupation
| Strongman
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Height
| 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
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Weight
| 145?150 kg (320?331 lb)
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Ervin Katona
(
Serbian Cyrillic
: Ервин Катона; born 5 January 1977)
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is a
Serbian
strongman
competitor and regular entrant to the
World's Strongest Man
competition. He has competed in 99 International strongman competitions (fourth highest in history) and have won 17 of them, making him the seventh most decorated strongman in history.
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Biography
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Ervin Katona was a junior national
kickboxing
Glory champion in his youth. He later moved into the field of
Strength athletics
, and started weight training at the age of 25. He had soon won a number of
Balkan
titles and became the winner of the Serbia's Strongest Man title.
Katona became a member of the
International Federation of Strength Athletes
and following the latter's schism with
World's Strongest Man
could not compete in that event. He did compete, however, in the IFSA version in both 2006 and 2007. In 2008 he was a major figure on the
Strongman Champions League
circuit and consistent podium finishes earned him the overall runner-up spot behind his great friend
?ydr?nas Savickas
. In early 2009 in the
Strongman Champions League
event in his hometown Katona suffered a torn
biceps
.
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Despite this, Katona was able to recover in time to compete in the prestigious
2009 World's Strongest Man
event in
Malta
, he was unable to qualify for the finals. In 2010, Katona was able to qualify for the World's Strongest Man finals and finished in 7th place. Katona also won 3
Strongman Champions League
events in
Bulgaria
, Serbia and
Slovakia
in 2010.
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Katona finished second overall for the 2010 SCL season behind
Terry Hollands
.
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Katona owns a gym in his home town of
Subotica
, which he cites as his greatest personal achievement. He entered in Big Brother VIP 2010 house and finished in fifth place after 28 days. Katona set a
Guinness World Record
on 25 April 2009 for longest time to restrain a vehicle weighing 980 kg (2,156 lbs) in
Milan
, Italy. His time was 1 minute 2 seconds.
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Katona won the
Strongman Champions League
overall title for the 2011?2012 season, he had previously finished in 2nd overall in 2008 and 2010.
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Personal records
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- Squat
? 400 kg (880 lbs)
- Bench press
? 300 kg (660 lbs) (equipped)
- Deadlift
? 400 kg (880 lbs)
- Log press ? 195 kg (423 lbs) (gym record)
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- Farmer's walk ? 360 kg (794 lb) (40 meter course) in 23.26 seconds (Raw grip) (2012 SCL Serbia) (World Record)
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Competition record
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- 2004
- 2006
- 2007
- 2008
- 2009
- 2010
- 2011
References
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