Eyþór Ingólfsson Melsteð (

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as Eythor Ingolfsson Melsted in English, born 16 February 1994) is an Icelandic professional

strongman Strongman is a competitive strength sport which tests athletes' physical strength and endurance through a variety of heavy lifts and events. Strongman competitions are known for their intensity, pushing athletes to their physical and mental limit ...

from

Reykjavík Reykjavík is the Capital city, capital and largest city in Iceland. It is located in southwestern Iceland on the southern shore of Faxaflói, the Faxaflói Bay. With a latitude of 64°08′ N, the city is List of northernmost items, the worl ...

and a multiple entrant to the

World's Strongest Man The World's Strongest Man is an international strongman competition held every year. Organized by American event management company IMG, a subsidiary of Endeavor, it is broadcast in the US during summers and in the UK around the end of Decemb ...

competition.

Career

Eyþór began his sporting career as an amateur bodybuilder. Upon realizing his strength, and coached by World's Strongest Man athlete

Stefán Sölvi Pétursson Stefán Sölvi Pétursson (born 20 March 1986) is an Icelandic strongman and a finalist of the World's Strongest Man competition, winning 4th place in the 2010 World's Strongest Man competition held in Sun City, South Africa and 9th place in the ...

he decided to try strongman following the traditional Icelandic strength roots. In his 2018 strongman debut, Eyþór managed to emerge runner-up behind

Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson (; transliterated as Hafthor in English; born 26 November 1988) is an Icelandic professional strongman who is widely regarded as one of the greatest strength athletes of all time. He is the first and only person t ...

in the

Iceland's Strongest Man Strength athletics in Iceland refers to the participation of Icelandic competitors and holding national strongman competitions. The sport's roots have a long and ancient history going back to – 1056, with sagas about Orm Storolfsson, Finnbogi ...

competition, which paved the way for him to enter the international strongman circuit. In 2019 he made his international debut at the

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Norway, and proceeded to qualify for the World's Strongest Man finals on two consecutive occasions in 2021 and 2022. He also secured podium finishes in both the 2021 and 2022 Magnús Ver Magnússon Strongman Classic, the 2020 Pasaulio Taurė, and was a finalist at the World's Ultimate Strongman, Rogue Invitational and Europe's Strongest Man competitions. In the National circuit, Eyþór is a two-time winner of the Strongest Man in Iceland competition, winner of the 2020 Iceland's Strongest Viking competition and a three-time runner-up of the main national title, Iceland's Strongest Man. His personal best log press of is the 4th heaviest by an Icelander, only behind Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, Sigfús Fossdal and

Benedikt Magnússon Benedikt "Benni" Magnússon ( , ; born 4 June 1983) is an Icelandic Strongman (strength athlete), strongman and powerlifter, who is widely regarded as one of the greatest deadlifters of all-time. He held the raw deadlift world record from 2011 to ...

Personal life

Eyþór is married to Ásrún Ösp Vilmundardóttir, an Icelandic IFBB professional women's figure competitor. Together they have a daughter, and they reside in Reykjavík.

Personal records

*Deadlift (raw) – (in training) *Squat (raw) – (in training) *Log press – (2021 World's Strongest Man, and 2022 Europe's Strongest Man) :→ ''Eyþór has also pressed in training'' *Flintstone barbell push press (behind the neck) – (2022 World's Strongest Man) *Stone press – (2022 Magnús Ver Magnússon Strongman Classic) *

Húsafell Stone The Húsafell Stone is a legendary lifting stone weighing 186 kg (410 lb) located in a west country farming estate in Húsafell, Iceland about northeast of Reykjavík. The slightly triangular, slab shaped stone is kept at a Pen (enclos ...

– for 70.26 meters (2020 Iceland's Strongest Man) * Inver Stones – 5 Stones weighing in 66.43 seconds (2022 Rogue Invitational) *

Keg toss Keg-tossing (or keg toss) is a traditional strength sport that involves the heaving of a standard half-barrel beer keg or a similar implement. The basic technique involves swinging the keg in a pendulum like manner and releasing when it is at its a ...

– over (2021 World's Strongest Man)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Eythor Ingolfsson Melsted 1994 births Living people Eyþór Ingólfsson Melsteð