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Matt Girdner
(Bam Bam) |
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2008 Colorado Hall of Fame streaming video - Matt Girdner
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When
did you start armwrestling?
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1992
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| First tournament |
Hawaii |
| How did you place? |
First place |
| States/countries you have competed in |
Poland, USA (14 states - AR, CT, HI, CO, NV, ID, WY, NE, MO, CA, IL, IA, GA, SD) |
| Favorite training exercise |
Armwrestling with all my buds |
| Favorite technique |
Hook Drag |
| Most memorable match |
Losing to Marcio Barbosa at Worlds
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| Tournament/accomplishment you are most proud of |
Watching my kids armwrestle
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| Toughest opponent |
Alexy Voevoda - never beat him |
| Top Armwrestlers you have defeated |
John Brzenk, Travis
Bagent, Ron Bath, Michael Todd, Alexey Semerenko, Ibragim Ibragimov,
Eric Woelfel, Nick Zinna, Don Underwood, Dan Victor, Paul Walther, Mike
Gould |
| Strength feats |
Bench - 500 lbs, dumbbell curls - 145 lbs, hammer curls - 120 lbs |
| Highest ranking |
Second in the world |
| Titles |
- State - (12): HI, WY, NE, CO, MO
- Regional - (9): Rocky Mountain, Yukon Jack, GNC, West Coast, Southern CO, High Plains
- National - (6): AAA 1998, USAA 2005, USAF 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005
- International - Ultimate Vegas 2004, 2005.
Main Event Idaho 1998. PAC Connecticut 2005 (3rd), WWC
California 1997 (2nd). GNC Georgia 2003 (3rd), Zloty Tur Poland
2004 (2nd). World - WAF USA 2002 (2nd)
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| Other notables in the sport or anything else you would like to say |
Thanks to everyone
that helped me achieve so much. Brad, well, I should say the entire
Balderston family, lots of road trips! Jeff, Em, Rich, Neil Bell, ....
I know that I am forgetting some names, but thanks to all... who knows?
Bam Bam just might make a comeback for a shot at a world title....
Hmmmmm...?!! |
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