Phil Pfister (/ˈfɪstər/ FIS-tər; born May 15, 1971) is an American former strongman competitor and winner of the 2006 World's Strongest Man competition on September 23, 2006 in Sanya, China.
He went on to set two qualifier records in the Hercules Hold and in the Atlas Stones, but was unable to contend in the finals against the Scandinavian competitors who took the podium finishes that year, Magnus Samuelsson from Sweden, Janne Virtanen from Finland, and Svend Karlsen from Norway, respectively.
After retirement, Pfister became a commentator for the World's Strongest Man competition on ESPN2 along with Bill Kazmaier and Todd Harris from 2010 to 2012.
Pfister worked as a firefighter and currently resides in Charleston, West Virginia with his son Wyatt.
He appeared in the 2005 film The Protector starring Tony Jaa, as one of the Fortune Teller's henchmen.