A strong child

Giuliano Stroe is a Romanian gymnast. Giuliano Stroe has been lifting weights and learning gymnastics since he was two-years-old in Florence (Italy) where his family lived. Now, they live again in Romania. In 2009, he was recorded in the Guinness Book of World Records after setting the record for the fastest ever ten metre (33 feet) hand-walk with a weight ball between his legs. Stroe was on an Italian TV Show, and has become an Internet sensation as hundreds of thousands of people on You Tube

Giuliano's father Iulian, 33-years-old, said he has been taking Giuliano with him to the gym since he was born, but he is careful not to push Giuliano too hard. Stroe insists his son's workout schedule is not excessive. "He is never allowed to practice on his own, he is only a child and if he gets tired we go and play," Iulian said.

Giuliano says his newfound celebrity has not gone to his head. He adds that he still does normal eight-year-old activities like watching cartoons and painting.