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In 2017, he placed 5th in his group. Kearney will be making his 3rd appearance at the 2019 Tachi Palace World’s Strongest Man. Kearney will be making his 3rd appearance at the 2019 Tachi Palace World’s Strongest Man. Rob Kearney is an American Professional strongman (born 16 november 1991) in Brooklyn, New York. Similarly, the one who comes 2nd and 3rd they get half the amount or quarter of it as the prize. A rope extended in front of him and was attached to the back of a pickup truck.Slowly, he moved his hands up the rope, his body at a 45-degree angle to the ground, feet behind him and head forward.“Pull pull pull!” his coach, and former professional strongman, Derek Poundstone instructed as Kearney worked. But after the wedding, he video chatted Kearney and Aleixo asking what their plans were for the evening.“We had just made reservations at a restaurant for the two of us. Not only is Kearney ranked as the 2nd strongest middleweight champion in the world, but his coming out makes him the first openly gay man to actively compete in a strongman competition at a professional, … But he is used to a challenge.Over the past three years, he has traveled to 17 countries for strongman events — competitions that include a variety of strength feats, including lifting a barbell that can weigh up to several hundred pounds above the head in an event called “log press,” and hoisting an Atlas Stone, a heavy spherical weight, onto a pedestal.At the moment, Kearney’s sights are set on the World’s Strongest Man competition, “the one everyone sees on TV,” he says, which will take place in Florida in mid-June.At 5 feet, 10 inches and 280 pounds, Kearney calls himself small for a professional strongman. Rob Kearney, known to be the first openly gay professional strongman competitor, pulls a firetruck as part of his training at Nonotuck Park in Easthampton as his coach, Derek Poundstone, gives him encouragement. In a groundbreaking moment for the sports world, professional Strongman champion Rob Kearney came out of the closet last week. Drive those hips, stick with it.”A few employees from the city’s fire and police department watched, along with some casual spectators who happened to stumble upon the stunt.At first, the massive truck looked completely immobile, and then, as Kearney advanced forward pulling on the rope and letting out frequent huffs, the truck’s wheels started to move, picking up momentum and rolling about 65 feet.Seconds later, Kearney collapsed onto the ground, out of breath, eyes closed and sweat glistening on his partially shaved head. Rob Kearney, head Athletic Trainer and Melissa Brousseau, Athletic trainer and Associate Athletic Director, at Williston Northamtpon School, wrap Left Jonathan Toth and Chloe Prouty before games. Rob Kearney is a pro-strongman who was formerly the Director of Sports Medicine at The Williston Northampton School.