Mitchell Hooper

Mitchell Hooper (born 29 September 1995) is a Canadian strongman and kinesiologist.

He is a two time World's Strongest Man champion winning the 2023 and 2026 competitions both held in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, where he also became the first Canadian to win the title. He has also won the Arnold Strongman Classic events four consecutive times from 2023 to 2026. In 2023, he became the fourth person to win both the World's Strongest Man and Arnold Strongman Classic competitions in the same year. He repeated this feat in 2026. Hooper is the only athlete to have won the World's Strongest Man, Arnold Strongman Classic, Rogue Invitational, and Strongest Man on Earth competitions.

Early life 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. He worked as a coach for the KW Titans and now runs his own kinesiology clinic in Barrie.

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. Following this success, he was coached by former competitor Laurence Shahlaei and placed third in both the 2022 Shaw Classic and Rogue Invitational. 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 World's Strongest Man competition, defeating former champions Brian Shaw, Oleksii Novikov and reigning 2-time World's Strongest Man Tom Stoltman. 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 at the Strongest Man on Earth competition. He followed that up with a 3rd place in the Giants Live World Tour Finals and a week later he won the Rogue Invitational.

In 2024, Hooper won the Arnold Strongman Classic for back to back titles. He scored 52 points from a possible 55 and won 3 events. 2 weeks later, he won the Arnold UK in Birmingham. At the World's Strongest Man in May, Hooper finished 2nd to Tom Stoltman tearing the caluses of both his hands in the first event of the final. In July, Hooper won the Giants Live Strongman Classic. At the show he broke the axle press world record with a lift. He also broke the wrecking ball hold world record. He then won the Strongest Man on Earth in August, which was considered the heaviest competition of the year. Hooper then won 3 Giants Live shows in a row, the World Open in Birmingham, the US Strongman Championship in Las Vegas and the World Tour Finals in Glasgow, becoming the only strongman to win all international Giants Live shows in the same year. Hooper finished the year winning the Rogue Invitational ahead of Hafþór Björnsson and Tom Stoltman. With wins in 8 out of 9 international contests as well as world records in the axle clean and press, keg toss, and replica Dinnie stone carry, Hooper suggested that his 2024 season was among the greatest in strongman history.

In 2025, Hooper won the Arnold Strongman Classic for the third time in a row. In May, Hooper came 3rd at the World's Strongest Man continuing his podium streak. After finishing 7th at the Giants Live Strongman Classic, Hooper decided to take a break to heal from injuries. He returned in October to win the Rogue Invitational for the third time in a row.

In 2026, Hooper won the Arnold Strongman Classic for the fourth time in a row making him the second most successful athlete at this competition. In April, Hooper won the World's Strongest Man for the second time. In May, he competed at the Enhanced Games in a deadlift duel against the all-time world record holder Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, taking second place with a lift of .

Personal life Hooper is married to Ashley Hooper and together they have two daughters. In May 2025, Hooper was publicly accused by Ashley of infidelity with her best friend and bridesmaid during both of her pregnancies in 2023/24 and 2025, leading to a brief separation. The revelation sparked widespread backlash, particularly because just six months earlier, Hooper had openly criticized fellow strongman Luke Stoltman for engaging in extramarital affairs.

Personal records Strongman: Deadlift (with deadlift suit and figure 8 straps) – (2021 Excalibur Max Deadlift Competition) Deadlift (raw with straps) – (2024 Rogue Invitational) Elephant bar Deadlift (raw with straps) – (2025 Arnold Strongman Classic) Axle Bar Deadlift with wheels (for reps) (with deadlift suit and straps) – x 8 reps (2024 Giants Live Strongman Classic) (Joint-World Record) Axle press (using split jerk technique) – (2024 Giants Live Strongman Classic) (World Record) Apollon Wheels (for reps) – x 5 reps (2024 Arnold Strongman Classic) Log press – (2024 Strongman Open/ World Log Lift Challenge) Super Yoke – for in 5.70 secs (2022 Arnold UK) (World Record) Timber carry (raw grip) – for in 7.10 secs (2024 Arnold Strongman Classic) Manhood Stone (Max Atlas Stone) – over 4 ft (48 in) bar Atlas Stones (heavy set) – in 25.74 secs (2022 Arnold UK) Inver Stones (hitching post setup) – in 27.37 secs (2022 Rogue Invitational) Húsafell Stone replica sandbag – for (2022 Rogue Invitational) Dinnie Stones (with Rogue replicas) – for (2024 Arnold Strongman Classic) (World Record) Keg toss – over 7.76 m (25 ft 5 in) (2024 World's Strongest Man) (former joint-world record) Weight over bar – over (2022 Rogue Invitational, record breakers) Wrecking ball hold – for 118.72 seconds (2024 Giants Live Strongman Classic) (former world record) Medley – yoke for 15m course into log x 3 reps in 32.69 seconds (2022 Rogue Invitational) (World Record)

Training: Deadlift (with deadlift suit and figure 8 straps) – Deadlift (raw with straps) – Squat (raw with wraps) – and x 2 reps Bench press (raw with elbow sleeves) – x 2 reps Log press –

Competitive record Winning percentage: Podium percentage:

Filmography

Television Year Title Role Notes 2022–2026 World's Strongest Man Himself – Competitor 2x Champion 2026 Battle of the Beasts Himself – Competitor Winner