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Robert Oberst (born December 20, 1984) is an American professional strongman who was awarded his "Pro Card" at the 2012 Dallas Europa Amateur Strongman Competition. He is a yearly competitor of the World's Strongest Man competition and a finalist in the 2013 World's Strongest Man and 2018 World's Strongest Man competitions.
Strongman accomplishments
-First Place, San Jose Fit Expo, 2012
-First Place, Dallas Europa, 2012
-Third Place, America's Strongest Man, 2012
-First Place, Giants Live Las Vegas, 2013
-First Place, Odd Haugen’s US Open MAS Wrestling Championship, 2013
-Third Place, All-American Strongman Challenge, 2013
-Sixth Place, Giants Live British Open, 2013
-Third Place, China's Strongest Man, 2013
-Ninth Place, World's Strongest Man, 2013
-Second Place, America's Strongest Man, 2013
-Fifth Place, MAS-Wrestling World Cup, 2013
-Eighth Place, Arnold Strongman Classic, 2014
-Second Place, America's Strongest Man, 2014
-Third Place, Arnold Strongman Classic Australia, 2015
-Sixth Place, Giants Live North American Open, 2016
-Sixth Place, Giants Live World Tour Finals, 2017
-Eighth Place, World's Strongest Man, 2018
Personal records
In competition
- Log Lift – 465 lb (211 kg)
- Deadlift - 750 lb (340 kg) for 4 reps - Done at America's Strongest Man 2013.
Early life
Oberst was born in Santa Cruz, California. From a young age, he was considerably taller than most of his family and friends, standing at 6 ft 1 (1.85m) and weighing 220lbs (99.8kg)on his 12th birthday. He attended high school at Aptos High School in Aptos, California. It was there he played football and track and field, lettering four times in football and once in track and field. He then went on to continue playing football at the collegiate level at Western Oregon University majoring in history. Oberst graduated from Western Oregon University in 2008. After college, Oberst gave the NFL a shot, but did not make the cut. Soon after, Oberst got into bouncing at a nightclub.It was there that one of Oberst's coworkers introduced him to the world of Strongman competitions and encouraged him to train for the events. Upon going to his first workout session, he unofficially broke the amateur Log Press world record, which at the time was around 150kg, or 330lbs. With some training, his strength grew greater, and after only four months of training, Oberst had received his Pro-Card.