Mitchell Hooper
Personal information
NicknameThe Moose[1]
Born (1995-09-29) 29 September 1995
Midhurst, Ontario, Canada
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[1]
Weight320 lb (145 kg)[1]
SpouseAshley Hooper[2]
Sport
SportStrongman
Medal record
World's Strongest Man
8th 2022 World's Strongest Man
1st 2023 World's Strongest Man
Arnold Strongman Classic
1st 2023 Arnold Strongman Classic
Rogue Invitational
3rd 2022 Rogue Invitational
1st 2023 Rogue Invitational
Shaw Classic
3rd 2022 Shaw Classic
2nd 2023 Shaw Classic
Giants Live
2nd 2022 Strongman Classic
2nd 2022 World Open
1st 2022 World Tour Finals
3rd 2023 Strongman Classic
3rd 2023 World Tour Finals
Arnold Pro Strongman World Series
1st 2022 UK
Australia's Strongest International
1st 2023

Mitchell Hooper (born 29 September 1995) is a Canadian strongman and kinesiologist. He secured 1st place at the 2023 World's Strongest Man competition in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, where he also became the first Canadian to win the title of World's Strongest Man.[3][4] He also won the 2023 Arnold Strongman Classic,[5] becoming the fourth person to achieve both feats in the same year.

Education and career

Hooper has a degree in human kinetics from the University of Guelph and a masters in clinical exercise physiology from the University of Sydney.[6][1] He now works as a physical therapist, specialising in strength and conditioning. He worked as a coach for the KW Titans and now runs his own kinesiology clinic in Barrie.[2]

Strongman

Hooper rose to prominence in the 2022 World's Strongest Man contest, where he won his qualifying group, beating veteran strongman Brian Shaw. He finished in 8th place in his first WSM Final, in what was also his first ever full international strongman contest.[7]

Following this success, he was coached by former competitor Laurence Shahlaei and placed third in both the 2022 Shaw Classic and Rogue Invitational.[8][9] He also won two shows in 2022: the Giants Live World Tour Finals and the Arnold UK.

In 2023, Hooper won the Arnold Strongman Classic and the 2023 World's Strongest Man competition, defeating former champions Brian Shaw, Oleksii Novikov and reigning 2-time World's Strongest Man Tom Stoltman.[5][10] He is the fourth person to win these two premier events in the same year, following Brian Shaw, Žydrūnas Savickas and Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson. Hooper continued his podium streak throughout the summer of 2023 and finished 2nd to Brian Shaw in the 2023 Shaw Classic.[11] He followed that up with a 3rd place in the Giants Live Tour Finals and a week later he won the 2023 Rogue Invitational.[12][13]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Mitchell Hooper". Strongman Archives. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  2. 1 2 "MitchellHooperStrongman.com". Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  3. ↑ Dickson, Jake (23 April 2023). "Mitchell Hooper Wins 2023 World's Strongest Man". BarBend. Archived from the original on 26 September 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  4. ↑ Zeglinski, Robert (23 April 2023). "Mitchell Hooper Wins 2023 World's Strongest Man". Breaking Muscle. Archived from the original on 19 December 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  5. 1 2 Blechman, Phil (4 March 2023). "Mitchell Hooper Wins the 2023 Arnold Strongman Classic". BarBend. Archived from the original on 30 September 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  6. ↑ Franks, Jack (19 April 2023). "Mitchell Hooper: An unknown rookie to World's Strongest Man contender". Muscle & Health. Archived from the original on 24 September 2023.
  7. ↑ "Mitchell Hooper". Giants Live. Archived from the original on 2 October 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  8. ↑ Lockridge, Roger (14 August 2022). "2022 Shaw Classic Results — Trey Mitchell Defends His Title". BarBend. Archived from the original on 2 October 2023.
  9. ↑ Smith, Andrew (30 October 2022). "2022 Rogue Invitational Strongman Results: Oleksii Novikov Victorious". Fitness Volt. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023.
  10. ↑ Bumbaca, Chris (23 April 2023). "Canadian Mitchell Hooper holds off Tom Stoltman to make history, win 2023 World's Strongest Man". USA Today. Archived from the original on 24 April 2023.
  11. ↑ Lockridge, Roger (21 August 2023). "2023 Shaw Classic Results — Brian Shaw Is the Strongest Man on Earth". BarBend. Archived from the original on 3 October 2023.
  12. ↑ Sheehan, Stephen (23 October 2023). "Scotland's Own Tom Stoltman Takes Home Title at 2023 Giants Live World Tour Finals With Dominant Performance". Breaking Muscle. Archived from the original on 5 November 2023.
  13. ↑ Dickson, Jake (31 October 2023). "Mitchell Hooper Wins 2023 Rogue Strongman Invitational". BarBend. Archived from the original on 7 November 2023.
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