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Magnús Ver Magnússon (born 23 April 1963) is an Icelandic former powerlifter and strongman competitor. He is a four-time World's Strongest Man , having won in 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996 and is widely regarded as one of the greatest strongmen of all time.
Magnus won the 2002 Iceland's Strongest Man contest, his career best win. [2] He was also the runner up in 2001. Magnus also had podium finishes in Iceland's Strongest Viking in 2002 and 2005, placing third and second respectively. Magnus is the brother of fellow Iceland's Strongest Man and raw deadlift world record holder Benedikt Magnússon. [1]
The 1996 World's Strongest Man was the 19th edition of World's Strongest Man and was won by Magnús Ver Magnússon from Iceland.This was Magnús' fourth WSM title, tying the record of fellow Icelander Jón Páll Sigmarsson.
Magnus Magnusson (born Magnús Sigursteinsson; 12 October 1929 – 7 January 2007) was an Icelandic-born British-based journalist, translator, writer and television presenter. Born in Reykjavík , he lived in Scotland for almost all his life, although he never took British citizenship.
Le Defi Mark Ten International was one of the most prestigious strongman contest in the world in the 1980s and early 1990s. Staged in Quebec, Canada, it was begun as a tribute to Louis Cyr and was notable for the quality of the strength athletes it attracted, which included a number of winners of the World's Strongest Man competition, including Jón Páll Sigmarsson, Bill Kazmaier and Magnús ...
He also secured podium finishes in both the 2021 and 2022 Magnús Ver Magnússon Strongman Classic, the 2020 Pasaulio Taurė, [2] and was a finalist at the World's Ultimate Strongman, Rogue Invitational [4] and Europe's Strongest Man competitions.
The 2018 World's Strongest Man was the 41st edition of the World's Strongest Man competition held in Manila, Philippines from April 28 to May 6, and was won by Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson [1] the first Icelander since Magnús Ver Magnússon in 1996 to win the title.
The 1995 World's Strongest Man was the 18th edition of World's Strongest Man and was won by Magnus Ver Magnusson from Iceland, it was his second consecutive and third overall title. Gerrit Badenhorst from South Africa finished second after finishing fourth the previous year, and Marko Varalahti from Finland finished third.