Vytautas Lalas

Vytautas Lalas (born 21 July 1982) is a Lithuanian professional strongman.[1]

Vytautas Lalas

Lalas at the 2017 Arnold Classic
Personal information
Born	(1982-07-21) 21 July 1982 Mažeikiai, Lithuania
Residence	Dublin, Ireland
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Weight	147 kg (324 lb)[1]
Sport
Sport	Strongman competitions
Medal record Representing  Lithuania World's Strongest Man Qualified 2010 World's Strongest Man 6th 2011 World's Strongest Man 2nd 2012 World's Strongest Man 6th 2013 World's Strongest Man Arnold Strongman Classic 1st 2013 Arnold Strongman Classic 4th 2014 Arnold Strongman Classic 3rd 2016 Arnold Strongman Classic Europe's Strongest Man 2nd 2012 Europe's Strongest Man 2nd 2013 Europe's Strongest Man Giants Live 1st 2010 Poland 3rd 2011 London 2nd 2012 London 2nd 2013 London Strongman Champions League 1st 2011 Finland 2nd 2011 Bulgaria 3rd 2012 SCL Savickas Classic SCL Semi-finals 1st 2013 FIBO World Log Lift Championships 3rd 2011 World Log Lift Championships 3rd 2012 World Log Lift Championships Lithuania's Strongest Man 3rd 2009 Lithuania's Strongest Man 1st 2010 Lithuania's Strongest Man Lithuanian Junior Championships 1st 2005 Lithuanian Junior Championships Highland Games Representing  Lithuania Highlander Challenge 8th 2011 Highlander Challenge

Strongman

Lalas won the junior Lithuanian championships in 2005,[1] and Lithuania's Strongest Man in 2010.[2]

Lalas won the Giants Live Poland event on 8 August 2010.[2] This victory qualified Lalas for the 2010 World's Strongest Man competition in Sun City, South Africa, but he was unable to qualify for the finals.

Lalas placed third in the 2011 Giants Live London event in March 2011, this placing qualified him for the 2011 World's Strongest Man contest later that year in Wingate, North Carolina. Lalas eventually made the finals and finished in 6th place overall in that contest.

Lalas won the Strongman Champions League Finland event on 12 June 2011, and placed second at the 2011 SCL Bulgaria event.[3]

Lalas placed second at the 2012 Europe's Strongest Man contest which qualified him for the 2012 World's Strongest Man contest later in the year where he eventually placed second in the finals behind fellow Lithuanian Žydrūnas Savickas.[4]

Lalas set a new world record in the giant barbell squat event in the qualifying heats at the 2012 WSM by squatting 700 lb (320 kg) for 11 repetitions.[5]

Lalas has a younger brother, Marius Lalas, who is also a professional strongman competitor who achieved a 3rd-place finish at the 2012 Strongman Champions League Russia contest.[6]

Lalas finished third at the inaugural 2012 SCL Savickas Classic and third at the 2012 World Log Lift Championships in Vilnius, Lithuania on 7 October 2012.[7]

Lalas finished first at the 2013 Arnold Strongman Classic in Columbus, Ohio on 2 March 2013. Lalas also won the Strongman Champions League FIBO event in Germany on 13 April 2013. Between 2014 and 2016, and again in 2017, Vytautas Lalas had back problems.

References

1. Lietuvos galiūnų federacija – Vytautas Lalas. Galiunai.lt. Retrieved on 12 April 2017.
2. Vitautas Lalas Wins Giant Live – Poland, Qualifies for World’s Strongest Man. Ironmind.com (9 August 2010). Retrieved on 2017-04-12.
3. Vitautas Lalas Wins SCL-Finland. Ironmind.com (11 June 2011). Retrieved on 2017-04-12.
4. Zydrunas Savickas: World’s Strongest Man Winner. Ironmind.com (1 October 2012). Retrieved on 2017-04-12.
5. World’s Strongest Man: Another World Record Today. Ironmind.com (26 September 2012). Retrieved on 2017-04-12.
6. Misha Koklyaev Wins SCL–Russia. Ironmind.com (26 August 2012). Retrieved on 2017-04-12.
7. Zydrunas Savickas Double Victory in Lithuania. Ironmind.com (8 October 2012). Retrieved on 2017-04-12.