Sebastian Wenta (born 1975, also known as Wentyl) is a shot put

Shot put

The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action....

ter, 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 Highland Games

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 competitor from Poland

Poland

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. Wenta's athletic career started with volleyball

Volleyball

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, and he eventually moved onto the shot put

Shot put

The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action....

 and discus

Discus

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 throw. He began competing in strongman in 2005 and has quickly risen through the ranks. His biggest accomplishment to date is coming in second at the 2007 World's Strongest Man

2007 World's Strongest Man

The 2007 World's Strongest Man was the 30th edition of World's Strongest Man and was won by Mariusz Pudzianowski from Poland. It was his fourth title. Sebastian Wenta also from the Poland finished second after finishing sixth the previous year, and Terry Hollands from the United Kingdom finished...

 contest.

Wenta lives in Tczew

Tczew

Tczew is a town on the Vistula River in Eastern Pomerania, Kociewie, northern Poland with 60,279 inhabitants . It is an important railway junction with a classification yard dating to the Prussian Eastern Railway...

, Poland and owns two sports outlets.

Results

• 2005
  • Bronze Medal - Mistrzostwa Europy Highland Games, Szkocja
  • 2nd - Puchar Polski Strongman, Ostróda
  • 1st - Puchar Polski Strongman, Golub-Dobrzyń
  • 2nd - Międzynarodowe Zawody Strongman, Litwa
  • 5th - United Strongman Series, Bangkok

• 2006
  • 3rd - Drugi Pojedynek Gigantów, Łódź
  • 1st - United Strongman Series, Kijów
  • 1st - Puchar Świata Highland Games, Szkocja
  • 3rd - United Strongman Series, Serbia
  • 1st - United Strongman Series, Moskwa
  • 1st - Europa vs USA Highland Games, Irlandia
  • 1st - Polska vs Europa, Borne Sulinowo
  • 3rd - Super Seria, Milin
  • 2nd - Finał Pucharu Świata Highland Games, Szkocja
  • 3rd - Mistrzostwa Polski, Września
  • 6th - 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...
    
    , Sanya, China
  • 2nd - World Strongman Cup, Grodzisk Mazowiecki

• 2007
  • 4th - Trzeci Pojedynek Gigantów, Łódź
  • 2nd - World's Strongest Man, Anaheim, California, USA

• 2008
  • 3rd - Fortissimus
    Fortissimus
    The Fortissimus is a well recognised event in strength athletics. The name means "the mightiest" and is a multi-event challenge at the end of which the winner is crowned as the "Strongest Man on Earth"...
    
    , Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Quebec, Canada

• 2009
  • Carmunnock International Highland Games Champion, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
  • World Pipe Band Championships 2009, Winner of the Heavies

Personal Bests

Shot Put: 19.48 m or about 63 feet (19.2 m) and 11 inches (279.4 mm) from 2001 (18th result in the Polish all time table)

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