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Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson at the Arnold Strongman Classic in 2017. Patrik Baboumian; Gerrit Badenhorst; William Bankier; Antonio Barichievich (1925–2003), also known as the Great Antonio, Croatian-Canadian strongman, professional wrestler and eccentric
In 2023, Felix became the oldest competitor ever in the 2023 World's Strongest Man at 57 years old, in what would also be his final World's Strongest Man appearance. [10] The record was previously held by Odd Haugen, who participated at the 2006 World's Strongest Man at the age of 56. Felix in 2023 also broke the record for the most World's ...
Even in his 50s, Haugen competed in the World's Strongest Man competition three times in 2001, 2002 and in 2006 set a record as competitions' oldest ever athlete at 56. [5] However, Haugen is most noteworthy for his exceptional grip strength. [2] [6]
In addition to his athletic endeavours, Capes was a strongman competitor and after the culmination of his shot put career focused on the World’s Strongest Man - eventually being crowned winner ...
Douglas Ivan Hepburn (September 16, 1926 – November 22, 2000) was a Canadian strongman and weightlifter. He won weightlifting gold medals in the 1953 World Weightlifting Championships as well as the 1954 British Empire Games in the heavyweight division. He is also known as the first man to bench press 400, 450, 500, and 550 pounds (raw ...
Wilson lacked the endurance and running speed to complete the course and ended up losing by half a point to Jón Páll Sigmarsson in the overall competition. Wilson vowed to win the 1991 World's Strongest Man title, but a back injury sustained just before the competition, a prolapsed disc, hampered his performance. Wilson would finish in fifth ...
During this year’s Georgia Strongest Man competition at Scofflaw Brewery in Columbus, participants had five events: Keg carry, clean and press. Scoring is based on the number of reps completed ...
Moscow Grand Prix - Globe's Strongest Man; Nordic Strongman Competition; Nordics Strongest Man; Norway: Kristiansand Showlift Open; Pahlavon Mahmud Strongman Grand Prix;