Austin Andrade
Austin Andrade is an American Strongman competitor from San Antonio, Texas.
Early life
A student of Amphitheater High School, Andrade started his sporting career in 2015 as a Football player and Wrestler in Adams State University.Career
Andrade developed a passion towards heavy strength training and entered the 2022 Beerstone competition held in Mission, Texas where he emerged runner up to Bobby Thompson. He then entered America's Strongest Man in the same year where he secured fifth place.Next year, he won 2023 Strongman Champions League World's Strongest Latino, and got selected to the World's Strongest Man competition in 2024 held in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina where he placed seventh. He also won 2023 Shaw Classic Open competition and earned himself an entry to 2024 Strongest Man on Earth competition held in Loveland, Colorado where he placed fifth.
In 2025, he deadlifted a personal best at the The [World Deadlift Championships|World Deadlift Championships] sharing second place with Adam Bishop, behind Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson's legendary all-time world record, becoming one of only 11 men in strongman history to reach that number.
Personal records
- Deadlift ' –
- Deadlift ' –
- Trap bar Deadlift –
- Log press –
- Axle press –
- Manhood Stone (Max Atlas Stone) – over 4 ft bar
- Atlas stone to shoulder – x 4 reps
- Safe Yoke – for 6 meters in 17.94 seconds
- Keg toss – over
- Keg toss – over
Competitive record
Podium percentage:
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Podium | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 20th | Total | |
| International competitions | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 |