Karl Gillingham (born February 6, 1965) is an American professional strongman and powerlifter.

Karl's first contest in strongman was the 1998 America's Strongest Man, which he won.

Since that time Karl has traveled the world competing in over 70 top national and international contests including the prestigious World's Strongest Man contest, the IFSA Strongman World Championships, the Arnold Strongman Classic and the Strongman Super Series.

Karl is part of the "first family of strength" along with his father Gale, and brothers Wade and Brad Gillingham.

[1] Professional Competitive Record - [1st (14),2nd (9),3rd (9) - Out of Total(75)] Performance Metric - .870 [American - .884 International - .816]