Dimitar Savatinov

Savatinov was a high school wrestler and continued wrestling while at the Bulgarian Army. In 2006, he came to the United States and while working at Ringling Brothers Circus, pursued powerlifting. He entered his first local strongman contest in 2009. In 2014 and 2015, he won America's Strongest Man becoming only the fifth man to win the title twice. In 2015 he secured fourth place at 2015 Arnold Strongman Classic and 7th place in World's Strongest Man. In 2015 and 2016, he also secured sixth place in Europe's Strongest Man. ==Personal records==

• Deadlift (Equipped and with straps) – (Former American Record) • Elephant bar Deadlift (Raw with straps) – • Elevated Axle Deadlift (Equipped and with straps/ 18 inches off the floor) – (Unofficial World Record) • Squat (Raw with wraps) – • Bench press – • Log press – • Shoulder press (push press) – • Circus Dumbbell press – (Former World Record) • Cyr Dumbbell press (for reps) – x 6 reps (Joint-World Record) • Max Atlas stone – as a part of a 5 stone run ==References==