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Strength Sports Data API

The world's first REST API for strongman competition data. 4,196 athletes. 2,000+ competitions. 80,000+ event results. 47 years of history.

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The Problem

Building with strength sports data shouldn't require a scraping pipeline.

Without the API
  • Write and maintain web scrapers
  • Parse inconsistent CSV dumps
  • Build your own database schema
  • Manually cross-reference data sources
  • Deal with stale, incomplete data
With the API
  • One curl command for any data point
  • Clean, consistent JSON responses
  • Pre-built relationships and cross-references
  • Updated weekly from official results
  • 47 years of verified competition history

See It in Action

Real endpoints. Real data. Copy, paste, and build.

GET /v1/athletes/eddie-hall 
# Fetch an athlete profile
curl https://api.fitnessvolt.com/v1/athletes/eddie-hall \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer demo_key_xxxxx"
Response 200 OK
{
  "id": 1042,
  "slug": "eddie-hall",
  "full_name": "Eddie Hall",
  "country": "United Kingdom",
  "country_code": "GBR",
  "height_cm": 190,
  "weight_kg": 164,
  "date_of_birth": "1988-01-15",
  "division": "M",
  "total_contests": 48,
  "total_wins": 12,
  "personal_records": {
    "deadlift": { "weight_kg": 500, "year": 2016 },
    "log_press": { "weight_kg": 213, "year": 2017 },
    "atlas_stones": { "weight_kg": 200, "year": 2017 }
  },
  "achievements": [
    "World's Strongest Man 2017",
    "500kg Deadlift World Record (2016)"
  ]
}
GET /v1/records?event=deadlift&limit=5 
# Get top deadlift records
curl https://api.fitnessvolt.com/v1/records?event=deadlift&limit=5 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer demo_key_xxxxx"
Response 200 OK
{
  "event": "deadlift",
  "total_records": 342,
  "data": [
    {
      "athlete": "Eddie Hall",
      "weight_kg": 500,
      "competition": "World Deadlift Championship 2016",
      "date": "2016-07-09"
    },
    {
      "athlete": "Hafthor Bjornsson",
      "weight_kg": 501,
      "competition": "World Ultimate Strongman Deadlift",
      "date": "2020-05-02",
      "note": "Gym record, not in sanctioned competition"
    },
    {
      "athlete": "Jerry Pritchett",
      "weight_kg": 467.5,
      "competition": "Arnold Strongman Classic 2017",
      "date": "2017-03-04"
    }
  ]
}
4,196
Athletes
2,063
Competitions
80,000+
Event Results
47
Years of Data
15+
Event Categories
Weekly
Update Frequency

Available Endpoints

Comprehensive coverage across every dimension of the sport.

Athletes

GET /v1/athletes GET /v1/athletes/{slug} GET /v1/athletes/{id}/results

Competitions

GET /v1/contests GET /v1/contests/{id} GET /v1/contests?upcoming=1

Records

GET /v1/records GET /v1/records?event=deadlift GET /v1/event-records

Rankings

GET /v1/rankings GET /v1/greatest

Standards

GET /v1/standards/{event} GET /v1/pro-benchmarks/{event}

Search

GET /v1/search?q={query}

Top Lists

GET /v1/top-lists GET /v1/top-lists?category={slug}

16 curated categories including heaviest deadlifts, most WSM titles, rising stars, and more.

Countries

GET /v1/countries GET /v1/countries/{code}

Built for Builders

From weekend projects to production applications.

Fitness Apps

Build training apps with real competition benchmarks. Show users how their lifts compare to professionals across 15+ events.

Sports Analytics

Research strength sport trends across 47 years. Analyze performance progression, country dominance, and event evolution with structured data.

Media & Content

Auto-generate athlete stat cards, comparison graphics, and data-driven articles. Power your content with the most complete strongman database.

Academic Research

Study human performance progression with structured data. Export full datasets for statistical analysis of strength sport demographics and records.

Why FitnessVolt

Backed by the largest fitness media platform on the web.

Millions of Monthly Readers

FitnessVolt.com is one of the most visited fitness publications, trusted by athletes and coaches worldwide.

Most Comprehensive Database

The most complete strongman competition database ever assembled, covering 103 countries and nearly five decades of results.

Verified & Cross-Referenced

Data sourced from official competition records, cross-referenced across multiple sources and validated through automated pipelines.

Dedicated Data Engineering

Maintained by a dedicated data engineering team with automated scraping, validation, and weekly synchronization.

Cross-Sport Integration

Integrated with OpenPowerlifting data for cross-sport analysis between strongman and powerlifting athletes.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q2 2026. Join the waitlist to get notified when early access opens.
All responses are JSON with consistent pagination, filtering, sorting, and error handling. Every endpoint follows the same response envelope structure for predictable client integration.
The API covers 4,196 athlete profiles, 2,063 competitions, 80,000+ event results, world records, and statistical rankings spanning 47 years of strongman history across 103 countries.
Rate limits and access tiers will be announced closer to launch. Rate limit headers will be included in every response for easy monitoring.
Commercial use terms will be announced at launch. Join the waitlist to be the first to know.
Python and JavaScript/TypeScript SDKs will be available at launch. The REST API works with any HTTP client in any language.

About the Strength Sports Data API

The Strength Sports Data API is the first and only REST API purpose-built for strongman competition data. It provides structured, programmatic access to the most comprehensive strongman database ever assembled, covering 4,196 athlete profiles, 2,063 competitions, and over 80,000 individual event results spanning from the first World's Strongest Man in 1977 to present day.

What Makes This API Unique

No other API exists for strongman data. While OpenPowerlifting provides CSV downloads for powerlifting, there has never been a programmatic interface for strongman competition data. The Strength Sports Data API fills this gap with clean JSON responses, consistent pagination and filtering, and pre-built relationships between athletes, competitions, events, and records.

Data Quality

All data is sourced from official competition records and cross-referenced across multiple sources. Our automated pipeline performs daily validation, and records are verified against historical results. The database covers 103 countries, 15+ event categories, and includes biographical data, personal records, competition history, and achievement timelines for every athlete.

Explore the database statistics to see live counts, or browse the athlete directory and world records to see the data in action.