Trey Mitchell (strongman)
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| Nickname | Big Tex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | July 16, 1993 Lumberton, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 355 lb (161 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Strongman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Charles "Trey" Mitchell is a professional strongman from Lumberton, Texas. Standing 6'4" tall and known by his nickname "Big Tex", he is most notable for winning the Shaw Classic strongman championship two consecutive times in 2021 and 2022.
Mitchell was born on July 16, 1993, and started strength training for football at high school.[1] He then entered his first strength contest in Houston in 2012[1] and gradually excelled in the sport, winning the America's Strongest Man in Long Beach, California in 2018.[1] Mitchell now competes at the top tier of the sport and placed fourth in the 2023 events for both the Arnold Strongman Classic and World's Strongest Man.[2]
He holds the world record for the Thor's Hammer hold, holding the 65-pound hammer at arm's length for 63 seconds in 2023.[3]
References
- ^ a b c About Trey Mitchell, Giants Live, 2023
- ^ "Trey Mitchell", Strongman Archives, 2023
- ^ Phil Blechman (March 5, 2023), "Trey Mitchell Beats His Previous Thor's Hammer World Record Time At The 2023 Rogue Record Breakers", BarBend
External links
- Berserker lifter – Instagram account
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