Karl Gillingham (born February 6, 1965) is a Professional Strongman

Strongman (strength athlete)

In the 19th century, the term strongman referred to an exhibitor of strength or circus performers of similar ilk who displayed feats of strength such as the bent press , supporting large amounts of...

 and powerlifter from Minnesota

Minnesota

Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...

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Strongman career

Karl has been competing in strongman since 1998 and has consistently been ranked in the top five nationally every year he has competed. Karl's first contest in strongman was the 1998 America's Strongest Man

America's Strongest Man

America's Strongest Man is an annual strongman competition held in the USA and featuring only American athletes. The contest was established in 1997, with Mark Philippi winning the inaugural contest...

, which he won. Since that time Karl has traveled the world competing in over 50 top national and international contests including the prestigious World's Strongest Man

World's Strongest Man

The World's Strongest Man is a well recognised event in strength athletics and has been described by a number of highly respected authorities in the sport as the premier event in strongman. Organized by TWI, an IMG Media company, it is broadcast around the end of December each year...

 contest, the IFSA Strongman World Championships, the Arnold Strongman Classic

Arnold Strongman Classic

The Arnold Strongman Classic is one of the highest profile events featuring strength athletes in the world. Created by Dr. Terry Todd, it is an offshoot of the Arnold Sports Festival which takes place annually in Columbus, Ohio, USA.-History:...

 and the Strongman Super Series

Strongman Super Series

The Strongman Super Series, known from 2005 to 2008 as the World's Strongest Man Super Series and reverting in 2009 to the World Strongman Super Series, is a sequence of grand prix events in the sport of strength athletics...

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Personal life

Karl is co-owner of Jackal's Gym in Marshall, Minnesota

Marshall, Minnesota

As of the census of 2000, there were 12,735 people, 4,914 households, and 2,914 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,537.0 people per square mile . There were 5,182 housing units at an average density of 625.4 per square mile...

, an elite strength training gym along with brothers Brad and Wade.

Gillingham's father is Gale Gillingham

Gale Gillingham

Gale Herbert Gillingham , was an American guard who spent his entire ten-year professional football career in the National Football League with the Green Bay Packers ....

, former guard

Guard (American football)

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 for the Green Bay Packers

Green Bay Packers

The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...

 in the National Football League

National Football League

The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...

. Karl is part of the "first family of strength" along with his father Gale, and brothers Wade and Brad Gillingham

Brad Gillingham

Brad Gillingham is a professional powerlifter and strongman competitor from Minnesota, USA.-Powerlifting:...

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Strongman records

• World Record for Atlas Stones - Schreveport, LA 2002 North America's Strongest Man

Powerlifting

• Won MN State USAPL Championship 6 consecutive years: 93-98
• USAPL #1 Deadlift in Nation in 125 Kilo Class -'97

Achievements

Professional Competitive Record - [1st (14),2nd (7),3rd (9) - Out of Total(68)]

Performance Metric - .870 [American - .884 International - .816]

Professional	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	INJ	DNQ	Total
American	14	5	7	6	2	6	1	3	4		1		49
International	1	2	2	1	2	4	1	1		1		4	19
Combined	15	7	9	7	4	10	2	4	4	1	1	4	68

North American Championship - Gatineau, Quebec - 3rd place (2011))http://www.jackalsgym.com/athletes/kg_results.pdf Liberty Classic Strongman - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA - 6th place (2011) Toronto Pro Expo - Toronto, Ontario - 7th place (2011) Strongman Showdown - Sequim Irrigation Festival, Washington, USA - 1st place (2011) USA vs Poland - Chicago, IL- 2nd place (2011) Santader Extremo Exhibition - Barracamga, Colombia - 1st place (2010) North American Championship - Gatineau, Quebec - 5th place (2010) Bogota Tractomulous Exhibition - Bogota, Colombia - (2010) Marunde Invitational - Sequim Irrigation Festival, Washington, USA - 2nd place (2010) All American Strongman Challenge - Ironman FitExpo - Los Angeles, California, USA - 9th place (2010) North American Championship - Gatineau, Quebec - 4th place (2009) Strongman Bogota Summerfest - Bogota, Colombia - 2nd place (2009) Liberty Classic Strongman - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA - 4th place (2009) Summerfest Strongman Exhibition - Bogota, Colombia - 1st place (2008) Globes Strongest Man - Moscow Grand Prix - Moscow, Russia - 6th place (2008) Marunde Invitational - Sequim Irrigation Festival, Washington, USA - 4th place (2008) USA vs Poland - Lodz, Poland - 2nd place (2008) Mohegan Sun Super Series Grand Prix - Mohegan Sun Resort, Connecticut, USA - 6th place (2008) World's Strongest Man - Anaheim, California, USA - 5th in heat (2007) Viking Challenge Super Series Grand Prix - Norway - 6th place (2007) Venice Beach Super Series Grand Prix - Venice Beach, California, USA - 4th place (2007) Arnold's Strongest Man - Columbus, Ohio, USA - 9th place (2007) All American Strongman Challenge - Ironman FitExpo - Pasadena, California, USA - 1st place (2007) Xtreme Strongman Challenge - St. Louis, Missouri, USA - 2nd place (2006) Mohegan Sun Super Series Grand Prix - Mohegan Sun Resort, Connecticut, USA - 6th place (2006) IFSA World Championship - Quebec City, Quebec - 12th place (2005) IFSA Pan American Championship - São Paulo, Brazil - 3rd place (2005) IFSA Arnold's Strongest Man - Columbus, Ohio, USA - 8th place (2005) IFSA Sweden Super Series Grand Prix - Gothenburg, Sweden - 5th place (2004) IFSA USA Nationals - Atlanta, Georgia, USA - 3rd place (2004) IFSA World's Strongest Team - Plock, Poland - 6th place (2004) Kasson Open - Kasson, Minnesota, USA - 1st place (2004) Children of the Corn Pro/Am Invitational - Northfield, MN USA - 1st place (2004) IFSA World Cup - Riga, Latvia - injured (2004) Strongest Man Alive - Willmington, Delaware, USA - 3rd place (2004) IFSA St. Louis Fitness Festival - St. Louis, Missouri, USA - 4th place (2004) IFSA Ventura Strongman Challenge - Ventura, California, USA - injured (2003) IFSA Las Vegas Strongman Challenge - Las Vegas, Nevada, USA - 4th place (2003) IFSA Northeast Strongman Challenge - Boston, Massachusetts, USA - 3rd place (2003) Children of the Corn Pro/Am Invitational - Iowa University, IA USA - 1st place (2003) IFSA Hawaii Super Series Grand Prix - Honolulu, Hawaii, USA - 7th place (2003) IFSA Hawaii Super Series 2002 Finals - Honolulu, Hawaii, USA - 9th place (2003) GNC Show of Strength - New Orleans, Louisiana, USA - 3rd place (2002) North American Championships - Shreveport, Louisiana, USA - 2nd place (2002) World's Strongest Man - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - 3rd in heat (2002) Kasson Open - Kasson, Minnesota, USA - 1st place (2002) IFSA USA Championships - St. Louis, Missouri, USA - 3rd place (2002) IFSA Ohio Valley Strongman Challenge - Athens, Ohio, USA - 5th place (2002) IFSA Midwest Strongman Challenge - Columbus, Ohio, USA - 5th place (2002) IFSA Northeast Strongman Challenge - Boston, Massachusetts, USA - 1st place (2002) Children of the Corn Pro/Am Invitational - Iowa University, IA USA - 1st place (2002) World's Strongest Man - Victoria Falls, Zambia - 4th in heat (2001) IFSA USA vs. World - St. Louis, Missouri, USA - 6th place (2001) NSAA Silicon Valley - Sunnyvale, California, USA - 3rd place (2001) NSAA Caribbean World Strongman - Dominican Republic - 6th place (2001) IFSA Hawaii Beauty & Beast - Honolulu, Hawaii, USA - 4th place (2001) Azeala Festival Pro Invitational - Norfolk, Virginia, USA - 2nd place (2001) Children of the Corn Pro/Am Invitational - Iowa University, IA USA - 1st place (2001) NSAA Strongman Tour - Kansas City, Missouri, USA - 1st place (2000) NSAA Strongman Tour - Holly, Michigan, USA - 1st place (2000) NSAA Strongman Tour - Shakoppee, Minnesota, USA - 1st place (2000) American Showdown - St. Louis, Missouri, USA - 8th place (2000) IFSA American Strongman Championship - Kokomo, Indiana, USA - 3rd place (2000) IFSA Hawaii Beauty and the Beast - Honolulu, Hawaii, USA - 6th place (2000) Strongman II - St. Louis, Missouri, USA - 8th place (1999) IFSA American Strongman Championship - Honolulu, Hawaii, USA - 6th place (1999) American Full Strength International Challenge - Las Vegas, Nevada, USA - 9th (1998) American Full Strength National Championship - Las Vegas, Nevada, USA - 1st place (1998)