Janne Virtanen

Janne Virtanen
Born	November 16, 1969 (age 40) (1969-11-16) Espoo, Finland
Residence	Turenki Finland
Occupation	Carpenter Strongman
Height	196cm
Weight	130kg

Competition record
Strongman^[1]
Competitor for Finland
World's Strongest Man
2nd	1999 World's Strongest Man
1st	2000 World's Strongest Man
3rd	2001 World's Strongest Man
World Muscle Power Championships
3rd	2002
World Strongman Challenge
1st	2000
World's Strongest Team
1st	1999 with Jouko Ahola
1st	2000 with Pavisto
1st	2001 with Juha Räsänen
1st	2002 with Juha Räsänen
Europe's Strongest Man
2nd	2001
2nd	2005
Finland's Strongest Man
1st	1998
1st	1999
1st	2000
1st	2001
Helsinki Grand Prix
1st	2000
Turkey Grand Prix
1st	2000

Janne Virtanen (born Nov. 16, 1969) is a strongman from Espoo, Finland. Janne earns his living as a carpenter in Finland.

Virtanen was the World's Strongest Man champion in 2000. He was runner-up in 1999, and finished third in 2001. His other championships include 4 time Finland's Strongest Man (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001), Beauty and the Beast (2000), Helsinki Grand Prix (2000), and the Turkey Grand Prix in 2002 in Istanbul.^[2] Following his second consecutive failure to reach the final of the World's Strongest Man in 2007, he announced his retirement but entered into the 3rd qualifying heat of the competition in 2008.