Rauno Heinla (born 7 June 1982) is an professional strongman competitor.
Strongman career
Born in
Tartu, Estonia, Rauno started his Strongman career in 2000 in the local strongman competition Kõrveküla rammumees. He won his first national title by winning the Estonia's Strongest Man competition in 2008.
He's the only Estonian to win this title 6 times following in the footsteps of
Tarmo Mitt and
Andrus Murumets (who both won 5 times each). For most of his career, Rauno trained with fellow Estonian Strongman Lauri Nämi.
Rauno identifies heavy stones and deadlift for reps as his favourite events, and also recognizes that he needs to improve his truck pulls and super yokes.
In his career spanning 22 years, Rauno has competed in over 45 international competitions and 8 single event contests.
On December 3, 2023, Rauno participated in the Official Strongman Games 40s class, and won his first Masters title, adding to 2nd place finish he earned in 2022.
Personal records
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Deadlift (with suit and straps) – (2022 Giants Live World Open) (Masters World Record)
- → Rauno has also done a Sumo deadlift of (with suit and straps) during training.
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Elephant bar Deadlift (Raw w/ straps) – (2019 Arnold Strongman Classic)
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Deadlift (for reps) (with suit and straps) – x 6 reps (World's Ultimate Strongman) (Feats of Strength series, 2020) (World Record)
- → Rauno has also done this twice more during training.
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Axle bar Deadlift with globes (for reps) (with suit and straps) – x 9 reps (2021 Europe's Strongest Man) (World Record)
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Stiff bar Deadlift (Raw w/ straps) (for reps) – x 9 reps (2024 Arnold UK)
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Silver Dollar Deadlift (18 inches from the floor) – (World Record)
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Squat – Raw, x 10 reps
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Bench press – Raw
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Log press – , x 4 reps
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Axle press – x 2 reps
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Block press – (2014 Savickas Classic)
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Max Atlas stone – as a part of a 5 stone run (2017 Arnold Australia)
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Lifting stone – 6 stone set () in 32.98 seconds (2014 SCL Estonia) (World Record)
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Lifting stone – 5 stone set () in 21.20 seconds (2021 Europe's Strongest Man)
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Atlas Stone over bar – x 8 reps over a 4 ft 3 in (51 in) bar (2014 SCL Savickas Classic) (World Record)
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Húsafell Stone – for (2019 Arnold Strongman Classic)
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Bankier sack carry – for (2019 Arnold USA) (Joint-World Record)
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Arm over arm sled pull – for 25m course in 12.67 seconds (2019 Arnold South America) (World Record)
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