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| Birth name | Vidas Blekaitis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1972-04-14) 14 April 1972 (age 52) Birstonas, Lithuania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Strongman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Vidas Blekaitis (born 14 April 1972) is a Lithuanian strongman. As of 2007, Blekaitis was ranked World No. 4 by the International Federation of Strength Athletes. He placed 4th in the 2009 Arnold Strongman Classic. Blekaitis competed in the IFSA Strongman World Championships 3 times, finishing 7th in 2005, 4th in the 2006, and 6th in 2007.
Vidas Blekaitis placed second at the Giants Live Finland event on 13 August 2011. This placing qualified him for the 2011 World's Strongest Man contest, but he failed to make it to the finals.
Reality shows
In 2009 Blekaitis was one of the contestants in Lithuanian television show „Šok su manimi“ ("Dance with me") and was eliminated without reaching the final
In 2014 Blekaitis was one of the contestants in Lithuanian version of reality show Celebrity Splash! called Šuolis!.
References
- zmones24.lt (2009-11-03). "Vidas Blekaitis: pavasarį tapsiu tėveliu" (in Lithuanian).
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - "2007 Top 30 Athlete Ranking". International Federation of Strength Athletes. Archived from the original on 2007-12-15.
- "Derek Poundstone wins the seventh Arnold Strongman Classic" (PDF). Arnold Sports Festival. 2009-03-07.
- "IFSA World Championships 2006 - Reykjavik, Iceland - Page 3 - Physical Advancement". Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
- "Ifsa Worlds - Page 10 - Physical Advancement". Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
- ^ "Martin Wildauer Wins Giants Live Finland". www.ironmind.com. Archived from the original on 2011-10-15.
- „Šok su manimi“ palikęs Vidas Blekaitis: šiąnakt šampanas, nuo rytojaus - treniruotės
- TV3 premjeroje „Šuolis“ nuo tramplyno ners Lietuvos sporto, šokių ir humoro čempionai
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