Mitchell Hooper was born on 29 September 1995 and is a Canadian strongman and kinesiologist.
19 Facts About Mitchell Hooper
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Mitchell Hooper secured 1st place at the 2023 World's Strongest Man competition in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, where he became the first Canadian to win the title of World's Strongest Man.
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Mitchell Hooper is the winner of 2023,2024 and 2025 Arnold Strongman Classic events.
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Mitchell Hooper has a degree in human kinetics from the University of Guelph and a masters in clinical exercise physiology from the University of Sydney.
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Mitchell Hooper worked as a coach for the KW Titans and now runs his own kinesiology clinic in Barrie.
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Mitchell Hooper initially planned to train for strongman simply as a way to understand his clients who intended to pursue strength training; he considered quitting the sport before receiving a reserve invite to the 2022 World's Strongest Man.
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Mitchell Hooper rose to prominence in the 2022 World's Strongest Man contest, where he won his qualifying group, beating veteran strongman Brian Shaw.
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Mitchell Hooper finished in 8th place in his first WSM Final, in what was his first ever full international strongman contest.
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Mitchell Hooper won two shows in 2022: the Giants Live World Tour Finals and the Arnold UK.
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In 2023, Mitchell 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.
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Mitchell Hooper continued his podium streak throughout the summer of 2023 and finished 2nd to Brian Shaw at the Strongest Man on Earth competition.
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Mitchell Hooper followed that up with a 3rd place in the Giants Live World Tour Finals and a week later he won the Rogue Invitational.
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In 2024, Mitchell Hooper won the Arnold Strongman Classic for back to back titles.
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Mitchell Hooper scored 52 points from a possible 55 and won 3 events.
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Mitchell 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.
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In 2025, Mitchell Hooper won the Arnold Strongman Classic for the third time in a row.
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Mitchell Hooper's daughter, Payton Mitchell Hooper, was born to him and his wife Ashley in 2024.
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Mitchell Hooper has been outspoken regarding mental health throughout his career, discussing his own challenges with depression.
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Mitchell Hooper has publicly discussed his time in therapy and encouraged fans to seek help for mental health.