Regin Vágadal (born 22 March 1970) is a former

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 the

Faroe Islands The Faroe Islands ( ) (alt. the Faroes) are an archipelago in the North Atlantic Ocean and an autonomous territory of the Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark. Located between Iceland, Norway, and the United Kingdom, the islands have a populat ...

. He was seven times Faroe Islands Strongest Man from 1994 to 2000. He also participated in 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 ...

finals between 1996 and 2000.

Biography

Vágadal was born on the 22 March 1970 in the Faroe Islands. During his childhood he lived for 3 years in

Nuuk Nuuk (; , formerly ) is the capital and most populous city of Greenland, an autonomous territory in the Kingdom of Denmark. Nuuk is the seat of government and the territory's largest cultural and economic center. It is also the seat of gove ...

Greenland. At the age of 15, he started working on a shrimp trawler. He worked here until 1989, In 1990 he worked on board a cargo-liner. That year he also started working as a carpenter with his uncle. During the weekend he had a job as a bouncer. In 1995 Regin started his study at the Navigation School and completed this with a Masters certificate for ship-master. 1995 was also the year started training. In 1996 he was invited to the

for the first time and made it to the final where he finished 8th. In 1997 he was invited again to the World's Strongest Man but did not make it past the qualifying heats. This year he also competed in the

World Muscle Power Classic The World Muscle Power Classic (WMPC) (sometimes known as the World Muscle Power Championships) was one of the most enduring annual strongman competitions, running for twenty years and in that time attaining the position of the second most prestig ...

where he placed third behind

Raimonds Bergmanis Total Raimonds Bergmanis (born 25 July 1966) is a Latvian politician and former List of Ministers of Defence of Latvia, Minister of Defence. He is also a former Olympic weightlifting, Olympic weightlifter and Strongma ...

and

Mark Philippi Mark Philippi (born March 21, 1963) is an American world champion powerlifter and strongman competitor who currently serves as the assistant strength and conditioning coach for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). Philippi is ...

. In 1999 he finished second in

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 mo ...

and again competed in the World's Strongest Man but did not make it past the qualifying heats. In 2000 he reached the final of the tournament for the second time where he finished 8th. The following year he competed for the last time in the World's Strongest Man where he did not qualify for the final. He also won Faroe Islands Strongest Man seven times in a row from 1994 to 2000 and won

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 ...

in 1998.

Honours

*7 times Faroe Islands Strongest Man (1994–2000) *8th place

(1996) *3rd place in "World Muscle Power Champs 1997" *1st place in "Iceland Strongest man 1998" *8th place

(2000) *2nd place in "Atlantic Giant 1999" *1st place in "Atlantic Giant 2000" *1st place in "Atlantic Giant 2001"

Personal records

*Squat – (Raw) *Bench press – (Raw) *Deadlift – (Raw) * Natural stone lift to platform – 5 Rocks from to distant platforms in 37.24 seconds (1999 Atlantic Giant) (World Record) * Latra stones loading onto barrels – 4 stones weighing in 33.88 seconds (1998 Westfjord's Viking) *

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 (1999 IFSA Hungary Grand Prix) *

– over (1997 European Open)

References

External links

Personal website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vagadal, Regin 1970 births Living people Faroese strength athletes