Bjørn Andre Solvang (born 10 July 1987) is a Norwegian

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from

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. 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

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competition in

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held in

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, he participated in the fourth qualifier group where

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and Mike Burke made it to the finals. In his second appearance in

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also he participated in the fourth qualifier group where Savickas and

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made it to the finals. Solvang's career best performances came in 2013

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Portugal where he won second place behind

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, while defeating Vytautas Lalas and

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. He also won third at 2013 Giants Live Hungary and 2015 SCL Portugal.

Personal records

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(with straps) – * Log press – (2010 Viking Power Challenge) * Viking press (for reps) – × 19 reps (2016 World's Strongest Viking) (World Record) * Arm over arm car pull (incline) – for 20m course in 57.54 seconds (2014 Norway's Strongest Man) (World Record)

References

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