![]() ![]() ![]() In 2015, Rob placed 5 th at the Arnold Amateur Strongman World Championships, but the big turning point in his career came in 2016, when he won the World Log Lift Championships, competing as a heavy weight. Early contest did not go well, but Kearney was hooked. His lack of tumbling ability led him into powerlifting where he built a base of strength which would help him transition into strongman. Kearney’s path into competitive strongman began in cheerleading where he would routinely throw competitors into the air and catch them. Rob hopes to raise awareness and acceptance for athletes of varying sexuality through his involvement in strongman, which he feels will help to breakdown negative stereotypes of the LGBTQ+ community. This has not prevented him from winning international contests and achieving lifts that have led to him becoming Official Strongman’s strongest pound-for-pound strongman in the world.Ī former schoolteacher, Kearney and his husband Joey live in Brooklyn New York. ![]() ![]() Kearney has held multiple American log lift records as well as the world log lift title, beating much larger competitors Kearney’s stature of 5’ 10” and 140kg (308lb), though large by most standards, is diminutive compered to many strongmen. Rob Kearney is an American professional strongman, renowned for his incredible pound-for-pound strength and for being the first openly gay strongman competing at the sport’s top level. ![]()
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