Rauno Heinla

Born in Tartu, Estonia, Rauno started his Strongman career by winning the Estonia's strongest Man competition in 2008.[4] He's the third Estonian to win this title 3 or more times following the footsteps of Tarmo Mitt and Andrus Murumets. For most of his career, Rauno trained with fellow Estonian Strongman Lauri Nämi.

Rauno identifies heavy stones and deadlift for reps as his favourite events, and also recognizes that he needs to improve his truck pulls and super yokes.[5]

In his career spanning across 15 years, Rauno has competed in 45 international competitions and 8 single event contests.[6] On September 13, 2020, Rauno broke the 400kg Deadlift (standard bar) for repetitions world record with 6 reps under World's Ultimate Strongman Feats of Strength series.[7] Along with Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson and Eddie Hall, Rauno is also one of only a handful of men who has Deadlifted 1,000 lbs (453.5 kg) or more, quite a few times. [8] He has done it both in conventional and sumo variations.

• Deadlift (for Reps) – 400 kg (882 lb) x 6 reps (World's Ultimate Strongman) (Feats of Strength series, 2020) (World Record)[9] Rauno has also done this twice more during training.
• Deadlift (Max.) – 470 kg (1,036 lb) (Conventional)
• Deadlift (Max.) – 475 kg (1,047 lb) (Sumo)
• Squat – 320 kg (705 lb) Raw
• Bench press – 220 kg (485 lb) Raw
• Log press – 180 kg (397 lb) x 2 reps, 170 kg (375 lb) x 4 reps
• Axel press – 181.5 kg (400 lb) x 2 reps
• Atlas Stones – 5 stone set (100–180 kg (220–397 lb)) in 21.20 seconds