{{Short description|American strongman (born 1990)}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Kevin Faires | nickname = | image = | caption = | image_size = | birth_name = Kevin Faires | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|2|4}} | birth_place = United States | spouse = | children = | occupation =Strongman | sport = {{hlist|Strongman}} | height = {{height|ft=6|in=2}} | weight = 287 lbs (130 kg) | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates = {{CompetitionRecordCountry | {{Flagu|United States}} }} {{CompetitionRecordCompetition|World's Strongest Man}} {{CompetitionRecordQualifier|2019 World's Strongest Man|}} {{CompetitionRecord|7th|2020 World's Strongest Man|}} {{CompetitionRecordQualifier|2021 World's Strongest Man|}} {{CompetitionRecordQualifier|2022 World's Strongest Man|}} {{CompetitionRecordQualifier|2023 World's Strongest Man|}} {{CompetitionRecordQualifier|2024 World's Strongest Man|}} {{CompetitionRecordCompetition|Arnold Strongman Classic|}} {{CompetitionRecord|9th|2023 Arnold Strongman Classic}} {{CompetitionRecordCompetition|Rogue Invitational|}} {{CompetitionRecord|9th|2022 Rogue Invitational}} {{CompetitionRecordCompetition|Shaw Classic}} {{CompetitionRecord|9th|2020 Shaw Classic}} {{CompetitionRecord|4th|2021 Shaw Classic}} {{CompetitionRecord|6th|2022 Shaw Classic}} {{CompetitionRecord|9th|2023 Strongest Man on Earth|}} {{CompetitionRecordCompetition|Giants Live|}} {{CompetitionRecord|3rd|2018 North American Open}} {{CompetitionRecord|2nd|2019 North American Open}} {{CompetitionRecord|11th|2019 World Tour Open}} {{CompetitionRecord|4th|2021 World Tour Open}} {{CompetitionRecord|3rd|2022 World Tour Open}} {{CompetitionRecord|9th|2023 Strongman Classic}} {{CompetitionRecordCompetition|Arnold Pro Strongman World Series|}} {{CompetitionRecord|10th|2019 Africa}} {{CompetitionRecord|10th|2019 Forts de Warwick}} {{CompetitionRecordCompetition|America's Strongest Man|}} {{CompetitionRecord|3rd|2024|}} }} '''Kevin Faires''' (born February 4, 1990) is an American professional strongman.<ref name="Kevin Faires"/> Noted for his grip strength, he was the former world record holder of the Rogue replica Dinnie Stones walk, carrying the two stones weighing a combined weight of {{convert|333|kg|lb|abbr=on|0|}} for a distance of {{convert|9.63|m|ftin}}.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://barbend.com/kevin-faires-new-dinnie-stone-walk-world-record/ | title=Strongman Kevin Faires Scores New Dinnie Stone Walk World Record Of 31 Feet, 7 Inches|website=Barbend.com | date=5 March 2023| access-date=6 March 2023}}</ref><ref name="Record Breaker"/>
==Early life== Faires played as a lineman in high school football, and also participated in baseball and wrestling. He excelled in wrestling and while in high school developed his dedication to strength training after discovering it helped him overcome a relative lack of size.<ref name="Kevin Faires">[https://giants-live.com/athlete/kevin-faires/ Kevin Faires] at Giants-Live.com. Retrieved July 3, 2023</ref>
==Career== ===Strongman=== In his debut year Faires won the 2016 U105 Strongman World Championship held in Kokkola, Finland. He repeated his success in the U105 division winning the 2017 Arnold Amateur Strongman World Championships.<ref name="Strongman Kevin">[https://strongmanarchives.com/viewAthlete.php?id=187 Kevin Faires] at Strongman Archives.com. Retrieved July 3, 2023</ref> Five years later, Faires won his third title at the 2022 Cerberus Strength Presents The Depth Before Dishonor Winter Wasteland Classic held in Orem, Utah where he bench-pressed 529 lbs.<ref name="Open Lift">[https://www.openpowerlifting.org/u/kevinfaires Kevin Faires] at Open Powerlifting.org. Retrieved July 3, 2023</ref> The following year, Faires competed in the 2023 Arnold Strongman Classic Rogue Record Breakers (RRB) contest, during which he broke the Dinnie Stones walk world record, carrying the two stones {{convert|9.63|m|ftin}}.<ref name="Record Breaker">[https://breakingmuscle.com/kevin-faires-dinnie-stones-walk-record-2023-rogue-record-breakers/ Kevin Faires] at Breaking Muscle.com. Retrieved July 3, 2023</ref> He also twice held the Nicol Stones walk world record.
===Personal records=== *Elephant bar Deadlift – {{convert|408.5|kg|lb|abbr=on|0|}} *Log press – {{convert|191|kg|lb|abbr=on|0|}} *Axle press – {{convert|167.5|kg|lb|abbr=on|0|}} *Dinnie Stones carry – {{convert|333|kg|lb|abbr=on|0|}} for {{convert|9.63|m|ftin}} ''(former world record)'' *Nicol Stones carry – {{convert|252|kg|lb|abbr=on|0|}} for {{convert|24.61|m|ftin}} ''(former world record)'' *Shield carry – {{convert|193|kg|lb|abbr=on|0|}} for {{convert|47.47|m|ftin}}
==Personal life== Faires is married and lives with his 3 children and wife in Provo, Utah.<ref name="Kevin Faires"/>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[https://strongmanarchives.com/viewAthlete.php?id=187 Kevin Faires] on Strongman Archives.com *[https://www.openpowerlifting.org/u/kevinfaires Kevin Faires] on Open Powerlifting.org
Category:Living people Category:American strength athletes Category:1990 births Category:American powerlifters Category:21st-century American sportsmen