Who is Tristain Hoath and what is his World’s Strongest Man record?
TRISTAIN HOATH has been described by his police force as “the strongest cop in Canada”.
Here we take a look at his life and career, as well as his record at the World’s Strongest Man.
Who is Tristain Hoath?
Tristain Hoath was born on October 29, 1991, in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
He is a Canadian professional strongman who also works as a police officer.
But he’s not your average lawman, standing 6ft 3in and weighing in at more than 300 pounds.
‘Strongest Cop in Canada’
The Edmonton Police Service (EPS) even describes him as “the strongest cop in Canada”.
Tristain told GlobalNews: “I love my job. I love helping out and I love what I can do in the community.”
He joined the EPS in 2018, where he currently serves as a constable.
It was during his time there that Tristain began seriously training for strength competitions.
Speaking about the support he gets from his police colleagues, he explained: “I really couldn’t ask for more, I’m able to compete and call myself one of the top 10 strongest men in the world, it’s unbelievable and overwhelming.”
Tristain believes strongman and policing go hand-in-hand, as he explained to the Edmonton Journal: “In order to compete at a high level you have to be able to control your emotions, your body, your heart rate, and it coincides with policing because you’re going to high [stress] calls or incidents that are already in progress and you have to be able to control your variables and carry yourself in different ways.”
Early life
Tristain grew up dreaming of one day playing soccer at the highest level, as well as working as a policeman.
But after watching the World’s Strongest Man on TV with his dad, he also dreamed of competing himself.
He tried his hand at numerous sports growing up, including football, wrestling and rugby.
Tristain’s athletic pursuits led him to play for the Saskatoon Hilltops, where he won three consecutive Canadian Junior Football League national championships.
He later went on to play for the University of Regina Rams, so all three of his dreams have come true to some extent.
World’s Strongest Man
In the 2024 World’s Strongest Man competition, Tristain performed exceptionally well for a rookie.
An absolute dream come true
Tristain Hoath
He advanced to the finals and secured a top-10 finish.
Tristain placed fifth overall — an outstanding achievement for his first appearance in this prestigious event.
He’s only the fourth person from western Canada to compete in the competition.
Tristain said: “The experience has been amazing.
“I was coming here not knowing how I was going to do and more or less my expectation was don’t be last.
“I’ve had less than two weeks to prepare.
“I got called and told I was a reserve athlete, and then 36 hours later I was told I was competing.
“To make it to the final in my rookie year of World’s Strongest Man has been absolutely amazing.”
He told the Edmonton Journal: “My expectations coming in were to not place last in my heats.
“I’m honestly at a loss for words as for my expectations for how well I’ve competed… an absolute dream come true.
Honouring the amazing achievement, his police force posted on Instagram: “EPS would like to congratulate our very own ‘Strong Man’ Cst. Tristain Hoath on competing this past weekend at the SBD World’s Strongest Man competition in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
“Tristain placed 5th as the strongest man in the world!”
Other achievements
During his career, Tristain has placed highly in a number of significant competitions, including:
- Fifth place in Canada’s Strongest Man 2021
- Winning the Magnus Ver Magnusson Strongman Classic 2023
- Winning the Strongman’s Champion League 2024