Austin Andrade
American strongman
Austin Andrade (born 20 January 1994) is an American Strongman competitor from San Antonio, Texas.
01Early life
A student of Amphitheater High School, Andrade started his sporting career in 2015 as a Football player and Wrestler in Adams State University.
02Career
Andrade developed a passion towards heavy strength training and entered the 2022 Beerstone competition held in Mission, Texas where he emerged runner up to Bobby Thompson. He then entered America's Strongest Man in the same year where he secured fifth place.
Next year, he won 2023 Strongman Champions League World's Strongest Latino, and got selected to the World's Strongest Man competition in 2024 held in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina where he placed seventh. He also won 2023 Shaw Classic Open (Men) competition and earned himself an entry to 2024 Strongest Man on Earth competition held in Loveland, Colorado where he placed fifth.
In 2025, he deadlifted a personal best 470 kg (1,036 lb) at the World Deadlift Championships sharing second place with Adam Bishop, behind Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson's legendary 510 kg (1,124 lb) all-time world record, becoming one of only 11 men in strongman history to reach that number.
03Personal records
- Deadlift (Equipped with straps), 470 kg (1,036 lb) (2025 World Deadlift Championships and Strongman Open)
- Deadlift (Raw with straps), 436 kg (961 lb) (2024 Strongest Man on Earth)
- Elephant bar Deadlift (Raw with straps), 442.5 kg (976 lb) (2026 Arnold Strongman Classic)
- Trap bar Deadlift (from 12 inches), 475 kg (1,047 lb) (2025 Strongest Man on Earth)
- Log press, 202 kg (445 lb) (2025 Strongest Man on Earth)
- Axle press, 190 kg (419 lb) (2024 World's Strongest Man)
- Squat, 317.5 kg (700 lb) x16 reps (2026 World's Strongest Man)
- Manhood Stone (Max Atlas Stone), 250 kg (551 lb) over 4 ft bar (2024 Strongest Man on Earth)
- Atlas stone to shoulder, 183.5 kg (405 lb) x 4 reps (2025 Arnold Strongman Classic) (World Record)
- Safe Yoke, 643 kg (1,418 lb) for 6 meters in 17.94 seconds (2025 Strongest Man on Earth)
- Keg toss (for height), 15 kg (33 lb) over 6.71 metres (22 ft 0 in) (2024 Strongest Man on Earth)
- Keg toss (for weight), 29.5 kg (65 lb) over 4.57 metres (15 ft 0 in) (2025 Strongest Man on Earth)
04Competitive record
Winning percentage: 13.33%
Podium percentage: 20.00%
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Podium | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 20th | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International competitions | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
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