Johannes Årsjö (born 21 June 1985) is a Swedish professional

strongman In the 19th century, the term strongman referred to an exhibitor of strength or similar circus performers who performed feats of strength. More recently, strength athletics, also known as strongman competitions, have grown in popularity. Thes ...

competitor notable for coming in 2nd in the 2014 and 2016 Europe's Strongest Man, and winning Sweden's Strongest Man nine times.

Biography

Born in

Västervik Västervik is a city and the seat of Västervik Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden, with 36,747 inhabitants in 2021. Västervik is one of three coastal towns with a notable population size in the province of Småland. Climate Västervik h ...

, Sweden, Årsjö came to international prominence after winning Sweden's Strongest Man in 2009 A series of top 10 finishes in international grands prix within both the

Giants Live Giants Live was created in 2009 as the official Tour that qualifies strongmen to compete in the annual World's Strongest Man contest. At each Grand Prix, up to twelve international strongmen come together and compete over six events. The top three ...

and Strongman Super Series circuits led to an invite to the

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and 2009 World's Strongest Man contests, but he failed to qualify for the finals on both occasions. Johannes was once again invited to the

2010 World's Strongest Man The 2010 World's Strongest Man was the 33rd edition of World's Strongest Man held at Sun City, South Africa from Sept. 15–22. Zydrunas Savickas won his second title, Brian Shaw placed second moving up 1 spots from 3rd place the previous year, ...

, but he was injured shortly before the qualifying heats began.

Strongman competition record

* 2005 ** 3. - Norrköping's Strongest Man * 2007 ** 5. - Sweden's Strongest Man * 2008 ** 4. - Strongman Super Series 2008: Viking Power Challenge ** Q. -

2008 World's Strongest Man The 2008 World's Strongest Man was the 31st edition of World's Strongest Man and was won by Mariusz Pudzianowski from Poland. It was his fifth and record breaking title. Derek Poundstone from the United States finished second, and Dave Ostlund als ...

* 2009 ** 5. - Giants Live 2009: Mohegan Sun Grand Prix ** 7. - Giants Live 2009: Stavanger (Viking Power Challenge) ** 3. - Strongman Super Series 2009: Bucharest Grand Prix ** 1. - Sweden's Strongest Man ** 8. - Strongman Super Series 2009: Los Angeles Grand Prix ** 7. - Strongman Super Series 2009: Gothenburg Grand Prix ** Q. - 2009 World's Strongest Man * 2010 ** 1. - Sweden's Strongest Man ** 2. - Strongman Super Series 2010: Stavanger (Viking Power Challenge) ** 3. - Giants Live 2010: Kiev ** Q. -

* 2012 ** 1. Sweden's Strongest Man ** 9.

2012 World's Strongest Man The 2012 World's Strongest Man was the 35th edition of World's Strongest Man. The event was held on the grounds of the Commerce Casino in Los Angeles, California, US. The event was sponsored by MET-Rx. The qualifying heats were held from September ...

* 2013 ** 1. - Sweden's Strongest Man ** 1. - Giants Live 2013: Norway ** 8. - 2013 World's Strongest Man * 2014 ** 1. - Sweden's Strongest Man ** 2. - Giants Live 2014: Sweden ** 2. -

Europe's Strongest Man Europe's Strongest Man is an annual strength athletics competition which began in 1980. The event is held in various locations throughout Europe, and features exclusively European strongman competitors. Mariusz Pudzianowski holds the record for m ...

* 2015 ** 1. - Sweden's Strongest Man ** 2. - Giants Live 2015: Sweden * 2016 ** 1. - Sweden's Strongest Man ** 2. -

** Q. -

2016 World's Strongest Man The 2016 World's Strongest Man was the 39th edition of the World's Strongest Man competition. The event was held in Kasane, Botswana, from August 13 to 20. Brian Shaw won his 4th World's Strongest Man title, putting him in an elite group of only t ...

** 1. - Giants Live 2016: Scandinavian Open * 2017 ** 1. - Sweden's Strongest Man ** 1. - Giants Live 2017: Scandinavian Open

References

External links

Johannes Årsjö - official site

Johannes Årsjö - official blog
1985 births Living people Swedish strength athletes Swedish powerlifters 21st-century Swedish people {{Sweden-bio-stub