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| Born | May 7, 1981 Edina, Minnesota | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of St. Thomas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Kate Ostlund | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | William Thor Ostlund | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www.minnesotastrongman.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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David Ostlund (born May 7, 1981) is an American professional strongman competitor. He grew up in Edina, Minnesota and attended Edina High School.[2] Ostlund was a member of the Edina track and field team and competed in the shot put and discus events. It was his weight training for track that initially sparked his interest in the sport of strongman.[3]
Ostlund began training with rocks and tires in addition to his weight training and in May 2001, he entered his first strongman contest in Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin. He was placed first and has been competing regularly ever since.[4]
Ostlund attended the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota where he continued his weight and strongman training. He graduated in 2003 and worked for about a year as a real estate appraiser. In 2004, he won his pro card at The Strongest in the West contest in Eagle, Idaho. In October 2005, he married Kate Strachota, whom he met at college.[5] They currently live in Edina, MN with their four kids.
- ^ Official Home of The World's Strongest Man Competition. Theworldsstrongestman.com (2009-12-16). Retrieved on 2011-06-06.
- ^ Biography Archived 2009-07-21 at the Wayback Machine. Minnesotastrongman.com (2005-10-09). Retrieved on 2011-06-06.
- ^ "Q & A with Dave Ostlund an American Professional Strongman Athlete :: SportsPageMagazine.com". Archived from the original on 2010-08-05. Retrieved 2010-06-25.
- ^ Jay Weiner: Minnesota's Strongest Man feels strongly about performance-enhancing drugs Archived 2010-06-24 at the Wayback Machine. MinnPost (2007-12-20). Retrieved on 2011-06-06.
- ^ Biography Archived 2009-07-21 at the Wayback Machine. Minnesotastrongman.com (2005-10-09). Retrieved on 2011-06-06.