Vidas Blekaitis (born April 14, 1972 in Birštonas

Birštonas

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Lithuania

Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...

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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...

. As of 2007, Blekaitis was ranked World No. 4 by the International Federation of Strength Athletes

International Federation of Strength Athletes

The International Federation of Strength Athletes was an international governing body for strongman competition...

. Vidas placed 4th in the 2009 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:...

. Vidas competed in the IFSA Strongman World Championships 3 times, finishing 7th in 2005, 4th in the 2006, and 6th in 2007.

Vidas placed second at the 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...

 Finland event on August 13, 2011. This placing qualifies him for the 2011 World's Strongest Man

2011 World's Strongest Man

The 2011 World's Strongest Man was the 34th edition of World's Strongest Man and was held on the campus grounds of Wingate University in Wingate, North Carolina, USA. The event was sponsored by MET-Rx. The qualifying heats were scheduled for September 15th-18th, and the finals on Sept...

contest, but he failed to make the finals.