Travis Ortmayer
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Travis Ortmayer (born August 9, 1981) is an American 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...
athlete from Cypress, Texas
Cypress, Texas
Cypress is an unincorporated area of Harris County, Texas, United States located completely inside the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City of Houston. The Cypress area is located along U.S...
. Travis is the owner of Athletic Nation
Athletic Nation
Athletic Nation Corporation is a chain of franchised personal training gyms founded by Dennis Mulgannon in 2001. The chain started with its first location in San Jose, California in 2006. Presently there are several locations across the United States....
gym. Travis is nicknamed the Texas Stoneman due to his many world records in the Atlas Stone event.
Travis's strongman training complex is called "The Unit" and his father, Roger Ortmayer, trains with him. Travis is supported by his mom, Sonja Ortmayer, his sister, Tara Ortmayer, and his wife Lucy Ortmayer. Travis was born in Lake Tahoe
Lake Tahoe
Lake Tahoe is a large freshwater lake in the Sierra Nevada of the United States. At a surface elevation of , it is located along the border between California and Nevada, west of Carson City. Lake Tahoe is the largest alpine lake in North America. Its depth is , making it the USA's second-deepest...
, Nevada
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
.
Strength Sports
Travis started out training BodybuildingBodybuilding
Bodybuilding is a form of body modification involving intensive muscle hypertrophy. An individual who engages in this activity is referred to as a bodybuilder. In competitive and professional bodybuilding, bodybuilders display their physiques to a panel of judges, who assign points based on their...
in his early teens and eventually decided to train and compete in Powerlifting
Powerlifting
Powerlifting is a strength sport. It resembles the sport of Olympic weightlifting, as both disciplines involve lifting weights in three attempts. Powerlifting evolved from a sport known as 'odd lifts' which followed the same three attempt format but used a wide variety of events akin to Strongman...
. Travis then met Marshall White
Marshall White
Marshall White is an American Professional Strongman athlete from Pagosa Springs, Colorado. Marshall was born in Houston, Texas and now lives in Pagosa Springs, Colorado with his wife Rachel, whom he married in 2005...
who introduced him to the Strongman sport. In 2002, Marshall and Travis formed "the Unit" strongman training grounds in Cypress, Texas. "The Unit" was also joined by 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...
competitor Josh Thigpen and professional strongman Jim Glassman. Travis earned his ASC (American Strongman Corporation) Professional Strongman card by winning the 2004 NAS (North American Strongman) Amateur USA National Heavyweight Championships.
IFSA
International Federation of Strength Athletes
The International Federation of Strength Athletes was an international governing body for strongman competition...
(International Federation of Strength Athletes
International Federation of Strength Athletes
The International Federation of Strength Athletes was an international governing body for strongman competition...
) split from the TWI (Trans World International) World's Strongest Man contest after the 2004 contest. IFSA is the official governing body for the Strongman sport. IFSA held the first ever Pan-American World Championship Qualifier in 2005 at Sao Paulo
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. Travis Ortmayer competed in this qualifier and placed 2nd. Travis also set a World Record for the Atlas Stones : Light Set strength event. His placement qualified him to compete in the inaugural 2005 IFSA World Championship being held in Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. During the World Championship, Travis set another World Record in the Atlas Stones, this time with the Heavy Set. Travis ultimately placed 10th overall in the World Championships.
In 2006 Travis eventually won his first international competition in Cyprus at the IFSA Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
Grand Prix. This was one week after attaining a pectoralis
Pectoralis major muscle
The pectoralis major is a thick, fan-shaped muscle, situated at the chest of the body. It makes up the bulk of the chest muscles in the male and lies under the breast in the female...
injury at the 2006 World Strongman Challenge in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
. Travis went on to win all three National Championship Qualifiers.
At the 2006 USA National Championships, Travis was 1.5 points away from victory and took home 3rd place. His performance however earned him an invite by strength sport historian Terry Todd to compete in his contest, 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:...
Classic contest, 2007, in Columbus
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...
, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
. Travis also qualified to compete in the 2006 IFSA World Championship being held in Reykjavík
Reykjavík
Reykjavík is the capital and largest city in Iceland.Its latitude at 64°08' N makes it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói Bay...
, Iceland
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
.
Travis attained a shoulder
Shoulder
The human shoulder is made up of three bones: the clavicle , the scapula , and the humerus as well as associated muscles, ligaments and tendons. The articulations between the bones of the shoulder make up the shoulder joints. The major joint of the shoulder is the glenohumeral joint, which...
injury and a thyroid
Thyroid
The thyroid gland or simply, the thyroid , in vertebrate anatomy, is one of the largest endocrine glands. The thyroid gland is found in the neck, below the thyroid cartilage...
problem, and lost 25 lbs. Travis competed in the 2006 IFSA World Championships. He maintained his Atlas Stone : Light Set world record, but lost his Heavy Set world record to the 2006 Champion Zydrunas Savickas
Žydrunas Savickas
Žydrūnas Savickas is a professional strongman and is widely considered one of the all-time greatest athletes in the history of the sport...
. Travis placed 10th overall.
Travis then went on to compete in the exclusive 2007 Arnold Strongest Man competition. During the Timber Frame Carry, he injured his right foot. The timber frame dropped on his foot when his heel made contact with the apparatus. During the Hummer Tire Deadlift, Travis injured his back. Travis was waived out of the competition by the attending doctor. Travis did come back to compete in the final event, the Circus Dumbbell press. Travis placed 10th overall.
Travis then went on to compete in the 2007 Fresno
Fresno
Fresno is the fifth largest city in California.Fresno may also refer to:-Places:Colombia* Fresno, TolimaSpain* Fresno, a ghost village in Nidáliga, Valle de Sedano, Burgos* Aldea del Fresno, Madrid* Fresno de la Vega, Ribera del Esla, León...
Pro-Am (USA National Championship Qualifier). Travis won this contest which qualified him to compete in the 2007 America's Strongest Man (USA National Championship). During the USA National Championship, Travis re-injured his back on the second event, the Tire Deadlift, and pulled out of the competition
Travis has since gone on to compete in two team contests. The USA vs. World contest put on by Al Thompson in June 2007 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
, USA was his first. Travis and his team (Derek Poundstone
Derek Poundstone
Derek Poundstone Derek Poundstone Derek Poundstone (born on September 28, 1981, 6'1" (1,85m), 341 lb is an American professional strongman athlete from Waterbury, Connecticut....
, Van Hatfield
Van Hatfield
Van Hatfield is an American professional strongman competitor from Mapleton, Utah. Van won America's Strongest Man in 2004, his career best win. Van came in 2nd at the IFSA Strongman World Team Championships in 2005 with team Pan-America with teammates Travis Ortmayer, Geoff Dolan and Jon Andersen...
, Nick Best
Nick Best
Nick Best is an American professional strongman competitor and powerlifter.-Powerlifting:Prior to competing in strongman, Best won the USAPL National Powerlifting Championships in the 125kg class in 1996 and 1997, as well as the WDFEF World Powerlifting Championships in 1996.-Strongman:Best holds...
and Walt Gogola) pulled out a victory against the three of the top five European strongmen in the World, (Zydrunas Savickas
Žydrunas Savickas
Žydrūnas Savickas is a professional strongman and is widely considered one of the all-time greatest athletes in the history of the sport...
, Vasyl Virastyuk
Vasyl Virastyuk
Vasyl Virastyuk , is a strongman competitor from Ukraine.Vasyl Virastyuk competed in the finals of the World's Strongest Man contest in 2003 and 2004. He finished third in 2003 behind then-defending champion Mariusz Pudzianowski and runner-up Zydrunas Savickas...
and Andrus Murumets
Andrus Murumets
Andrus Murumets is an Estonian strongman and entrant to the World's Strongest Man contest. He reached 5th in the World Rankings according to the IFSA rankings in 2008. Andrus competed in the IFSA World Championships in 2005 finishing 4th, 5th in 2006 and 5th in 2007...
. The contest was a tie going into the final event, the Atlas Stones. Team USA pulled out a victory in Travis's signature event to capture the win overall. His next team contest was the World's Strongest Nation held in Ukraine in August 2007. This time Team USA consisted of Travis along with Derek Poundstone, Tom McClure and Brian Shaw
Brian Shaw (strongman)
Brian Shaw is a professional strongman competitor and winner of the 2011 World's Strongest Man competition.-Early life:...
. Team USA place 2nd overall.
Travis recently competed in the IFSA World Open Championships in Geumsan, South Korea. This contest consisted of three events and was a qualifier for the semifinals of the actual World Championship contest. Travis was victorious at the World Open. He competed in the semifinals held during the following two days. His 3rd place at the semifinals was not enough to qualify for entry into the IFSA World Championship.
Travis and his father Roger Ortmayer opened up the elite personal training gym Athletic Nation during early 2007. Travis worked the microphone at the Arnold Strongman contest in March 2008. Travis married Lucy Ashton on 3/8/2008 at his home in Cypress, Texas.
Travis took some time during late 2007 to let his body recover and to build up base strength levels. He achieved his goal of an 800 lb deadlift on December 1, 2007 in a powerlifting meet. Since then he has gone on to win every contest he's competed in to date, March 15, 2008. In doing so, he has qualified for the World's Strongest Man Super Series 2008 and America's Strongest Man 2008. Travis was invited to compete in the 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"...
- Decathlon of Strength competition held in Canada the last weekend of June.
Strongman Champions League
The Strongman Champions League is a strongman competition circuit, bestowing the Champions League Winner title to the overall winner, and is competed for by a pool of strength athletes containing some of the most notable in the sport, including Žydrūnas Savickas, Travis Ortmayer, Mikhail Koklyaev,...
2008 Latvia contest and finished a close second behind Zydrunas Savickas. He beat out champion competitors like Mikhail Koklyaev, Andrus Murumets, and Oleksandr Pekanov.
On April 2, 2008 Travis signed on to compete against Mariusz Pudzianowski and Derek Poundstone at the Madison Square Garden Super Series on June 21, 2008. On June 21, 2008 Travis won the Madison Square Garden Super Series by defeating Derek Poundstone.
In September 2008, Travis competed in his first World's Strongest Man competition. During the qualifiers, Travis took first overall in his qualifying group. Travis still finished in 5th place overall in the finals.
Personal Records - Strongman (Arnold Classic) (WSM/SS) (IFSA)
Atlas ("Manhood") Stone- 240 kg {529 lb 21.5" diameter to 48"} {2009 Arnold Strongman Classic, Columbus, OhioColumbus, OhioColumbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...
} - 243.5 kg {535 lb 21.5" diameter to 48" for 3 reps} {2010 Arnold Strongman Classic, Columbus, OhioColumbus, OhioColumbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...
}
Ring of Stones: Light Set
- 25.5 Sec World Record (2005 Pan Am Championships, Sao Paulo, Brazil *broken- see below
- 19.20 Sec World Record (2006 IFSA World Championships, IcelandIcelandIceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
)
5 Stone Series
- Heaviest set ever- 275,308,330,407,474 lbs in 26.18 sec (May, 2009 Mohegan Sun) Connecticuit, USA*broken- see below
- Heaviest set ever- 265,315,385,435,480 lbs in 34.81 sec (August, 2009 Paragon Casino) Baton Rouge, LouisianaBaton Rouge, LouisianaBaton Rouge is the capital of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and is the second-largest city in the state.Baton Rouge is a major industrial, petrochemical, medical, and research center of the American South...
- 12.8 Sec 114 – 182 kg {250 - 400 lb} Unofficial World Record (Cypress, Texas)
Overhead Log Press
- 137 kg * 13 reps (300 lb) All American Challenge (Fit Expo) (Los Angeles, CaliforniaLos Angeles, CaliforniaLos Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
)
Timber Carry
- 393 kg {865 lb - 19.94 sec up 36' ramp} American Record, {Arnold's Strongest Man, Columbus, OhioColumbus, OhioColumbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...
}
SUV Deadlift
- 555 kg * 3 reps {1200+ lb} {USA National Championship Qualifier, South CarolinaSouth CarolinaSouth Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
, U.S.United StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
}
Personal Records - Powerlifting (USAPL)
Squat- 341 kg {751 lb} - December 1, 2007, {Cypress, Texas}
Bench Press
- 216 kg {474 lb} - December 1, 2007, {Cypress, Texas}
Deadlift
- 364 kg {801 lb} - December 1, 2007, {Cypress, Texas}
- 366 kg * 2 reps {805 lb} - April 19, 2008, Ronnie ColemanRonnie ColemanRonnie Dean "Big Ron" Coleman is an American professional bodybuilder who holds the record of eight straight wins as Mr. Olympia, a record career total that he shares with Lee Haney.-Biography:...
Classic, Arlington, TexasArlington, TexasArlington is a city in Tarrant County, Texas within the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area. According to the 2010 census results, the city had a population of 365,438, making it the third largest municipality in the Metroplex...
} - 395 kg {870 lb} - June 21, 2008, Madison Square GardenMadison Square GardenMadison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG and known colloquially as The Garden, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the New York City borough of Manhattan and located at 8th Avenue, between 31st and 33rd Streets, situated on top of Pennsylvania Station.Opened on February 11, 1968, it is the...
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, New York}
Total
- 921 kg {2026 lb} - December 1, 2007, {Cypress, Texas}
Achievements
Professional Competitive Record - [1st (13),2nd (6),3rd (8) - Out of Total(39)]Performance Metric - .909 [American - .943 International - .875]
| Professional | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | INJ | DNQ | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American | 11 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 19 | ||||||||
| International | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 31 | |||
| Combined | 18 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 50 |
COMPLETED CONTESTS
America's Strongest Man (USA National Championship) Morgantown, West Virginia USA - 2nd place (7/25-26/2009 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"...
- Louis Cyr Strength Challenge -Montmagny, Quebec, Canada - 4th place (6/27-28/2009 Viking Power Challenge (Giants Live WSM Qualifier) - Stavanger, Norway - Winner (6/6/2009) Mohegan Sun Grand Prix (Giants Live
Giants Live
Giants Live or The Giants Live Grand Prix Competition Series was created in 2009 as the official World’s Strongest Man Qualifying Tour taking over from the Strongman Super Series...
WSM Qualifier) - Uncasville, Connecticut, USA - 2nd place (5/17/2009) Strongman Champions League - Serbia - Subotica, Serbia - 2nd place (tie) (5/9/2009) FIBO Strongman Classic - Essen, Germany - Winner (4/25/2009) American Strongman - Show of Champions - - Orlando, Florida, USA - Winner (4/17-18/2009) Arnold's Strongest Man - Columbus, Ohio, USA - 3rd place (3/6-7/2009) All American Strongman Challenge / Fit Expo (World's Strongest Man Super Series Qualifier) - Los Angeles, California, USA - 3rd place (1/24-25/2009) 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...
- Charleston, West Virginia, USA - 5th place (9/12-14/2008) World's Strongest Man Qualifying Round - Charleston, West Virginia, USA - Winner group 5 (9/9/2008) World's Strongest Nation Team Competition - Crimea, Ukraine - 4th place (8/6-8/2008) 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"...
- Louis Cyr Strength Challenge - Notre-Dame-Du-Rosaire, Quebec, Canada - 5th place (6/28-29/2008) Madison Square Garden Super Series (World's Strongest Man Qualifier) - New York, New York, USA - Winner (6/21/2008) Strongman Champions League - Holland - Varsseveld, Holland - 3rd place (6/1/2008) Strongman Champions League - Latvia - Riga, Latvia - 2nd place (3/22/2008) St. Patrick's Strongman (USA National Championship Qualifier) - Columbia, South Carolina, USA - Winner (3/15/2008) Nutrition Depot Strongman Expo - Cypress, Texas, USA - Winner (3/8/2008) All American Challenge / Fit Expo (World's Strongest Man Super Series Qualifier) - Los Angeles, California, USA - Winner (2/17/2008) IFSA World Championships-Qualifiers - Geumsan, South Korea - 3rd in heat (9/12/2007) IFSA World Open Championship - Geumsan, South Korea - Winner (9/10/2007) World's Strongest Nation Team Competition - Ukraine - 2nd place (8/6/2007) USA vs. World Team Competition - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA - Winner (7/1/2007) America's Strongest Man (USA National Championship) - Charlotte, North Carolina, USA - injured (5/26/2007) Clovis/Fresno Pro-Am (USA National Championship Qualifier) - Fresno, California, USA - Winner (4/21/2007) Arnold's Strongest Man - Columbus, Ohio, USA - 10th place (3/4/2007) Ukraine Strongman Contest - Ukraine - 6th place (2006) IFSA World Championship - Reykjavik, Iceland - 10th place (11/25/2006) USA vs. Lithuania Team Competition - Lithuania - 2nd place (10/20/2006) Lithuania Grand Prix - Marijampole, Lithuania - 8th place (8/19/2006) World's Strongest Nation Team Competition - Kiev, Ukraine - 3rd place (8/3/2006) America's Strongest Man (USA National Championship) - Charlotte, North Carolina, USA - 3rd place (7/22/2006) Liberty City Strongman Classic (USA Nationals Qualifier) - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA - Winner (7/1/2006) Utah's Strongest Man (USA National Championship Qualifier) - Utah, USA - Winner (6/10/2006) Hungary Grand Prix - Eger, Hungary - 3rd place (6/5/2006) Cyprus Grand Prix - Island of Cyprus - Winner (5/28/2006) World Strongman Challenge (USA Grand Prix) - Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA - injured (5/21/2006) Dubai Grand Prix - Dubai, United Arab Emirates - 4th place (4/25/2006) St. Patrick's Strongman (USA National Championship Qualifier) - Columbia, South Carolina, USA - Winner (3/18/2006) Iron Man Fit Expo Strongman Championship - Pasadena, California, USA - Winner (2/19/2006) IFSA World Team Championships - St. Maarten Island - 2nd place (12/10/2005) World's Strongest Nation Team Competition - Sevestopol, Ukraine - 3rd place (10/21/2005) IFSA World Championship - Quebec, Canada - 10th place (9/24/2005) Pan-American Championship - São Paulo, Brazil - 2nd place (8/20/2005) Utah's Strongest Man - Mapleton, Utah, USA - Winner (7/23/2005) Liberty City Strongman Classic - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA 3rd place (7/2/2005) Hawaii's Strongest Man - Honolulu, Hawaii, USA - 3rd place (4/17/2005) Kansas City Pro-Am - Kansas City, Missouri, USA - Winner (2/26/2005) The Fit Expo Strongman Championship - Pasadena, California, USA - 2nd place (2/19/2005)
Amateur Competitive Record - [1st (7),2nd (1),3rd (2) - Out of Total(12)]
Performance Metric - .941
| Amateur | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
USA Amateur National Championship - Heavyweight Division (NAS) (Amateur Platinum Plus Level Competition) - winner (10/10/2004) earned ASC Professional Strongman Card Midwest Open (Amateur Platinum Level Competition) - Missouri, USA - 1st place tie (7/31/2004) Strongman Record Breakers (Amateur Platinum Level Competition) - Illinois, USA - winner (7/03/2004) Music City Strongman (Amateur Platinum Level Competition) - Tennessee, USA - winner (6/12/2004) Show Me Pro-Am (Amateur Platinum Plus Level Competition) - St. Louis, Missouri, USA - 3rd place (5/08/2004) Monster's of the Midwest (Amateur Platinum Level Competition) - Missouri, USA - 3rd place (12/6/2003) USA Amateur National Championship - HW Division (Amateur Platinum Level Competition) - 12th place (10/4/2003) South Carolina's Strongest Man (Amateur Gold Level Competition) - South Carolina, USA - winner (8/16/2003) Texas's Strongest Man (Amateur Gold Level Competition) - Texas, USA - winner (7/12/2003) Texas's Summer Strongman (Amateur Gold Level Competition) - Texas, USA - 2nd place tie (5/10/2003) Pure Power Strongman Contest (Amateur Gold Level Competition) - winner (4/26/2003) Texas's Strongest Man (Amateur Gold Level Competition) - Texas, USA - 5th place (8/03/2002)
External links
- Official Travis "Texas Stoneman" Ortmayer web site
- Official ASC Professional Strongman Profile of Travis Ortmayer
- Official IFSA Professional Strongman Profile of Travis Ortmayer
- Official YouTube web site of Travis Ortmayer
- ASC 2005 "A Year to Remember for Texas Stoneman" article
- Travis Ortmayer Interview courtesy of Mike Westerling