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World's Strongest Viking
World's Strongest Viking was an annual international Strongman competition organized by Strongman Champions League and held for eight consecutive years from 2014 to 2021 with participation of top strongman athletes in the world. It was held under perilous weather conditions in winter, testing the athletes to their limits. The roots of the competition goes back to the Nordic Strongman Championships which was continued until 2013 with participation of athletes from Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark. In 2014, Giants Live upscaled it to global level, renaming the competition to 'World's Strongest Viking'. In 2015, Strongman Champions League took over. The competition was held every January in Vinstra, Norway under freezing weather conditions and with vintage Viking events. Among the most iconic events were Viking deadlift, Viking boat pull, Viking press, Viking ship mast super yoke, Hercules hold, power stairs and Atlas stones. The competitions were noted for their heavily ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vinstra
Vinstra is a List of towns and cities in Norway, town in Nord-Fron Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The town is the administrative centre of the municipality. The town is located in the Gudbrandsdalen valley, at the confluence of the Gudbrandsdalslågen river and the Vinstra (river), Vinstra river (which flows from the lake Vinstre). The town has a population (2021) of 2,678 and a population density of . The European route E6 highway and the Dovrebanen railway line both pass through the town. The Vinstra Upper Secondary School and the Sødorp Church are both located in the town as well. The newspaper ''Dølen (Vinstra), Dølen'' is published in Vinstra. The village of Vinstra was granted the status of a "List of towns and cities in Norway, town" on 1 September 2013, an event that was celebrated for 3 days. Peer Gynt Peder Olsen Hågå from Vinstra was the model for the main character in Henrik Ibsen’s dramatic poem ''Peer Gynt'' which was published in 1867. In the o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Nyström (Strongman)
David Nyström (born February 21, 1980) is a former Swedish professional ice hockey player who played in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) and Norwegian GET-ligaen. Nyström was drafted in the eighth round of the 1999 NHL Entry Draft by the Philadelphia Flyers, but he never played professionally in North America. He spent the first eight seasons of his professional career in Sweden, playing parts of two seasons in the SHL with Frölunda HC and Södertälje SK, and five of his final six seasons in Norway, playing for Vålerenga and Frisk Asker Idrettsforeningen Frisk Asker is a Norwegian sports club from Asker, Akershus. It has sections for association football and ice hockey. It also used to play bandy Bandy is a winter sport and ball sport played by two team sport, teams wearing .... He is the son of former SHL player and head coach Lars-Fredrik Nyström. References External links * 1980 births Living people Frisk Asker Ishockey players Frölunda HC players IF Tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bjørn Andre Solvang
Bjørn Andre Solvang (born 10 July 1987) is a Norwegian Strongman from Hedmark. Solvang participated in his first Norway's Strongest Man competition in 2008 where he emerged seventh place, and became the champion by 2017. In his first appearance at World's Strongest Man competition in 2013 held in Sanya, China, he participated in the fourth qualifier group where Žydrūnas Savickas and Mike Burke made it to the finals. In his second appearance in 2014 also he participated in the fourth qualifier group where Savickas and Laurence Shahlaei made it to the finals. Solvang's career best performances came in 2013 Strongman Champions League Portugal where he won second place behind Krzysztof Radzikowski, while defeating Vytautas Lalas and Terry Hollands. He also won third at 2013 Giants Live Hungary and 2015 SCL Portugal. Personal records * Raw Deadlift The deadlift is a strength training exercise in which a weight-loaded barbell is lifted off the ground to the level of the hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelvin De Ruiter
Kelvin de Ruiter is a competitive strongman from the Netherlands and is a four-time Strongest Man of the Netherlands champion. Having competed in 43 International strongman competitions and winning 8 of them, de Ruiter is among the Strongman#Modern Strongmen, 50 most decorated strongmen of all time. A carpenter by profession, he first noticed his talent for lifting heavy objects while working part time in a local breaker's yard. After training initially with his father, de Ruiter was mentored by former World’s Strongest Man bronze medalist Wout Zijlstra. Having competed prolifically in the Strongman Champions League and known for his prowess in vehicle pulling, de Ruiter is a three-time World Truck Pull Champion. He is also the Vehicle pull#Notable Strongmen, third greatest vehicle puller of all time behind Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson and Žydrūnas Savickas. Personal records *Deadlift – ''(during training)'' *Car Deadlift ''(15" from the floor)'' – x 3 reps (2019 SCL ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aivars Šmaukstelis
Aivars Šmaukstelis (born 20 September 1987) is a Latvian strongman. Having competed in 78 International strongman competitions, he has won 27 of them, making him the fifth most decorated strongman in history. Career Šmaukstelis began his career at the age of 16 as a powerlifter. After training for a couple of years, he achieved a personal best of 800 kg (1,764 lb) total (equipped/ multi ply category) at the age of 18. Following advice from his coach, he tried strongman and progressively excelled, winning Latvia's Strongest Man and entering the Strongman Champions League hailing from its IFSA roots. It gave Šmaukstelis the opportunity for international exposure, competing against the best strongmen in the world. Having competed prolifically in the Strongman Champions League since 2014 throughout many Grand Prix competitions in Latvia, Germany, Netherlands, Finland, Norway, Serbia, Russia, Poland, Romania, Gibraltar, Bosnia and Herzegovina and England, Šmaukstelis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean O'Hagan (strongman)
Sean Eamon O'Hagan (born 1990) is an Irish professional strongman. At , he is the tallest active professional strongman and among the tallest in history. His weight of around also makes him one of the heaviest strongmen alive. Early life O'Hagan comes from the small village of Loughbrickland in County Down. He played Gaelic football until age 16, mainly as a full forward as his height made him an aerial target. He began weightlifting when he was 20. Strongman career O'Hagan's first major success was becoming Ulster's Strongman Man in 2014, aged 24, the competition's youngest winner to date.Sean O'Hagan: Living large with Ulster's strongest man BBC News He won Ireland's Strongest Man in 2015. In 2016, O'Hagan began competing in an international strongman competition, finis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mika Törrö
Mika Törrö (born 11 May 1979) is a Finnish Strongman from Joensuu and a 5 x times Finland's Strongest Man champion. Törrö had a difficult upbringing early in his life, suffering from ADHD, BPD and was imprisoned for over a decade. Through strength training he managed to change his ways and eventually got an opportunity to join Strongman Champions League. Ensuing years, he won three silver medals and six bronze medals and became a regular contestant in the international circuit. Additionally, Törrö secured consecutive bronze medals in World's Strongest Viking competition in 2019 and 2020 and won 2021 Imatra Strongman Showdown. In his first and only appearance at World's Strongest Man competition in 2022 held in Sacramento, California, he battled out at the third qualifier group in which Oleksii Novikov and Trey Mitchell managed to get into the finals. Törrö's autobiography ''Härkä – vangista säftimmäkis'' was published in 2021. Personal records *Raw Deadlift ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dennis Kohlruss
Dennis Kohlruss (born 14 May 1988) is a German strongman competitor from Rastatt and the reigning 4 x times Germany's Strongest Man. He's also a regular entrant to the Strongman Champions League and a seven time podium finisher. He has competed in 33 International strongman competitions and has won the 2020 SCL World Record Breakers and 2021 Megatron competitions. Background At the age of 21, during his military service in the Bundeswehr, he stumbled across YouTube videos of 1998 World's Strongest Man Magnus Samuelsson and found enthusiasm for the sport of strongman. In Bavaria, there's a stone named 'Kohlruss stone' in his honour. He was the first person to shoulder it. Personal records In competition: *Deadlift – x 2 reps *Elevated Deadlift (18" partial lift/ side handles) – * Atlas Stone to shoulder – ''(German Record)'' *Log press (giant log) – ''(German Record)'' *Log press for reps – x 3 reps *Louis Cyr Dumbbell press – *Viking press – x 6 reps *Keg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matjaz Belsak
Matjaz Belsak (in Slovenian Matjaž Belšak; born 23 September 1992) is a Slovenian professional strongman and powerlifter. Having competed in 66 International strongman competitions and winning 12 of them, Belsak is among the 20 most decorated strongmen of all time. Biography Early life Matjaž Belšak was born in a village Seničica, near Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia on 23 September 1992. He grew up in a family of cooks; his parents own a restaurantGostilna Belšak where he still occasionally works as an apprentice chef. He graduated in Tourist Studies. Powerlifting career Matjaž started working out in 2008, when he was 15, with a goal to become stronger. As his strength was increasing really fast, it soon became clear that he might be able to show some really decent results in a couple of years. He decided to compete in his first powerlifting meet in 2010, when he was 17 years old. During his early years of strength related sports he set quite a few Slovenian n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-François Caron (strongman)
Jean-François 'JF' Caron (born June 29, 1982) is a French-Canadian strongman and powerlifter from Les Hauteurs, Quebec, Canada. Having competed in 73 International strongman competitions and winning 10 of them including the World's Strongest Viking twice, Caron is among the 20 most decorated strongmen of all time. Strength Sports Powerlifting Caron held the world record in the deadlift for WPA Powerlifting organization. He pulled raw on March 14, 2010, at the CPA Provincial Championships in Sherbrooke, Quebec in the weight class, weighing in at only . World's Strongest Man Caron has competed eleven times in the World's Strongest Man contest: in 2008, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021. Out of them, He reached the final nine times: in 2012 and then each year between 2014 and 2021. Caron's record in the finals has progressively improved over time: he placed 8th in 2012, 6th in 2015, 5th each year between 2016 and 2018, 4th in 2019 and 3rd in 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krzysztof Radzikowski
Krzysztof Edward Radzikowski (born August 18, 1981) is a professional strongman competitor from Głowno, Poland. He has competed in 112 International strongman competitions (2nd highest in history) and has won 24 of them, making him the sixth most decorated strongman in history. Strongman career Radzikowski started his strongman career in 2005 when he entered the Poland's Strongest Man competition. In 2008 he qualified to the Europe's Strongest Man competition and in the following year, won second place behind Mariusz Pudzianowski. His career took to the next level when he started to complete prolifically at Strongman Super Series, World Strongman Federation and Strongman Champions League. Radzikowski's first international win came in 2011 when he won 2011 Giants Live Poland competition. This victory qualified him for the 2011 World's Strongest Man contest, his first time in WSM, but he failed to qualify for the finals. Radzikowski won the inaugural 2012 WSF World Strongmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terry Hollands
Terry Hollands (born 6 June 1979) is a British bodybuilder and the winner of the 2bros Pro Luke Sandoe Classic Beginners Class 2019 bodybuilding championships. Hollands is also a retired strongman competitor and a past winner of England's Strongest Man, Britain's Strongest Man and UK's Strongest Man competitions. At international level, he is also a Europe's Strongest Man silver (2010) and bronze (2017) medalist, a two time World's Strongest Man bronze medalist (2007 and 2011), a World's Strongest Viking bronze medalist (2014), a two time Arnold Strongman Classic 8th-place winner (2011 and 2012), a World's Ultimate Strongman 9th-place winner (2018), and the 5th most prolific strongman contestant in history having competed in more than 90 international competitions, winning 4 of them throughout 17 years. With 12 international event wins, Hollands is noted for his vehicle pulling skills, making him the 7th best vehicle puller in strongman history. He was nicknamed Terr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
