| Upcoming Events |
11 September
Quest With Arms 3
Elizabeth City, NC, USA
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18 September
Over the Top 2010
Heddesheim, Germany
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25 September
Quebec Enduro Open
Quebec, Canada
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25 September
War of the Arms 2010
Hilversum, Netherlands
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9 October
Flen Armfighting Competition IV
Flen, Sweden
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17 October
Judgement Day 2010
Budapest, Hungary
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23 October
Good Time Charlies
Woodstock, Canada
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23 October
MMA Sports
Extravaganza 2010
Atlantic City, NJ, USA
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23 October
Swiss Open 2010
Dietfurt, Switzerland
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5-6 November
Nemiroff World Cup
Sopot, Poland
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27 November
Reflex Cup 2010
Siauliai, Lithuania |
25 September
War of the Arms 2010
Hilversum, Netherlands
25 September
Quebec Enduro Open
Quebec, Canada
9 October
Flen Armfighting
Competition IV
Flen, Sweden
9 October
ExerGise Armwrestling
Champs 2010
Vanderbijlpark,
South Africa
17 October
Judgement Day 2010
Budapest, Hungary
23 October
Good Time Charlies 2010
Woodstock, Ontario,
Canada
5-6 November
Nemiroff World Cup 2010
Sopot, Poland
27 November
Reflex Cup 2010
Siauliai, Lithuania
29 January
UAL Qualifier II 2011
Los Angeles, CA, USA
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events in the calendar...
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Profile - Neil Pickup, GBR |
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Nikolay Stefanov, BUL VS Neil Pickup, GBR - Europeans 2001 |
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??, BLR VS Neil Pickup, GBR - Europeans 2001 |
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??, FIN VS Neil Pickup, GBR - Europeans 2001 - FINAL -85 KG |
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Great Britain. |
| Date of birth |
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January 7, 1974. |
| Started armwrestling |
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I live in the town of Blackburn which is in the County of Lancashire in the North West of England.
I have been pulling since 1987 when I entered my first event as a young teenager in Manchester. |
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90 kg. |
| Toughest opponent |
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I would say the Toughest Opponent I have ever faced is the same as many other successful Armwrestlers and other combat athletes............myself !!!
Nerves and self doubt are the Armwrestlers biggest adversary and must be mastered and controlled before you can become a true Champion.
The most powerful Opponent I have ever faced across the table however, would have to be the 220 pound version of Mr. John Brzenk Jnr. in the overall class of the US Open Pro-am Event in Lake Tahoe USA earlier this year. John was bigger and stronger than I have ever seen him before and it was like hitting a WALL !!! HE IS TRULY AWESOME!!!
Pound for Pound Andrew "Cobra" Rhodes in Louisiana 1999 was also immorally strong, he was excellent that day and practically unbeatable. |
| Toughest match |
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Apart from numerous "Man of the Night" pulls with my team mates at the NAWF Monday night training sessions or any "Brew Match" with my training partner "Wise Grip" Andy Barker in my garage at home I would have to say the two minute 48 second tear up in order to beat Bill Sinks of USA, for the -80 kg World Championship Bronze medal in Thunder Bay, Canada in 1998............... I still have not recovered. |
| Merits |
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World champion 2001 -85 kg right arm, both at the Worlds in Italy and in Poland!
Multiple British Championship Titles including Overall Titles on both Arms between 1992 - 2001, 2 Time defending European Middleweight Champion, Multiple World & European Championship Silver and Bronze Medallist on both arms. Winner of more than 35 international titles captured on either arm at various weight categories from more than 15 countries. I have also won numerous domestic tournaments since 1988 in the UK at different weight categories. I have won over 450 trophies at last count 2 years ago. |
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Find a technique which suits your physical make up as a puller ie. your individual genetic strengths and work it hard, until it becomes a lethal Table Weapon. Then train the weaknesses steadily around it, without ever neglecting your signature pulling style. Champions are GOOD at most things and EXCELLENT at something. |
| Armwrestlers that inspires you |
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My favourite Armwrestlers are Elaine Barker (my World Champion sister), Alison Cox my fiancée, aswell as Andy Barker, Michael Holland, Austin Clark and my boys at the NAWF club. These guys are the ULTIMATE they are my best friends, training partners and I am super proud of them and love them all very much. Outside of my Club I would have to mention Pascal Girard of Switzerland, Bill Frank of Germany, Robert Redden of the USA, Cvetan Gashevski of Bulgaria, Georgio Riello of Italy and Yoshinobu Kanai of Japan. My upmost respect for wrestling ability would have to also go to Kurt Niyazi of Turkey, Andreas Rundstrom of Sweden, Craig Tullier of the USA and the incredible Sylvain Perron of Quebec who is absolutely immense. |
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52 weeks of armwrestling on Eurosport - Interview 080930 |
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Interview on Armwrestling.com - Meet Neil Pickup |
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"In Focus" with Neil Pickup - Armsportvideos.com |
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Eurosport match with Michael Todd on Mallorca August 16th 2009.
Photo: Andy Barker
3 minute match against Yoshinobu Kanai
at the Worlds in Japan 1999.
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Free ARM TV videos!
2010 UAL California State, Finals Part One:
featuring John Brzenk and Jerry Cadorette, RVJ, Tom Nelson, Chris Chandler, Mike Selearis, Bill Sinks, Kenny Hughes, and Brent Rakers.
(23 min)
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EURO 2010 - June 2-5
Moscow, Russia
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Team scores...
All official videos...
Eastlabs videos...
Senior finals YouTube..
Armpower photos
Day 1, 2, 3, 4
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