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

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competitor notable for coming in 2nd in the 2014 and 2016 Europe's Strongest Man, and winning Sweden's Strongest Man nine times. Having competed in 39 International strongman competitions and winning 5 of them, Johannes is among the 50 most decorated strongmen of all time.

Career

Born in

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, 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

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and

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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 September 15–22, 2010. Zydrunas Savickas won his second title, Brian Shaw placed second, moving up 1 spot from 3rd place the prev ...

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

Personal life

Årsjö's niece, Ebba Årsjö, is a para-alpine skier.

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 al ...

* 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: Kyiv ** Q. -

* 2012 ** 1. - Sweden's Strongest Man ** 1. - Giants Live 2012: Norway ** 9. - 2012 World's Strongest Man * 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 * 2015 ** 1. - Sweden's Strongest Man ** 2. - Giants Live 2015: Sweden * 2016 ** 1. - Sweden's Strongest Man ** 2. - Europe's Strongest Man ** Q. - 2016 World's Strongest Man ** 1. - Giants Live 2016: Scandinavian Open * 2017 ** 1. - Sweden's Strongest Man ** 1. - Giants Live 2017: Scandinavian Open

Personal records

* Super Yoke – for in 21.25 secs (2014 Europe's Strongest Man) (World Record) * Atlas Stone over bar – over a 4' bar (2014 Sweden's Strongest Man) * Atlas Stone over bar (for reps) – over a 4' bar x 8 reps (2009 Sweden's Strongest Man) * Weight over bar – over (2012 SCL Russia) * Arm over arm truck pull – for (2012 Giants Live Finland) (World Record)

References

External links

Johannes Årsjö - official site

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