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  2. Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson - Wikipedia

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    Hafþór participated in the 2012 Icelandic Highland Games; the 150th anniversary of the Caledonian Club of San Francisco's 2015 Highland Games; and was a guest participant at the New Hampshire Highland Games (also known as Loon Mountain Highland Games) in 2014, 2015, and 2017, where he broke multiple world records in deadlift, stone carry ...

  3. List of World Records and feats of strength by Hafþór Júlíus ...

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    Hafþór has broken this world record a total of 12 times ever since he did it first with 5.85 metres (19 ft 2 in) at 2014 New Hampshire Highland Games [99] [10] [100] [101] [102] David Webster memorial one arm sandbag over bar – 25.5 kg (56 lb) over 5.79 metres (19 ft 0 in) (2024 Arnold UK) (World Record) [13]

  4. Lifting stone - Wikipedia

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    At the Loon Mountain Highland Games in New Hampshire, there's a popular farmers walk event with a pair of stones which weigh 124.5 kg (274 lb) and 106 kg (234 lb) respectively for a combined weight of 230.5 kg (508 lb). [42] It was originated in 1983 and pioneered by stone-lifter John Lundstrom.

  5. King and Queen enjoy Braemar Highland Games - AOL

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    September 7, 2024 at 12:40 PM. The King and Queen watched the Games take place on Saturday [PA Media] The King and Queen appeared in jovial mood as they attended the Braemar Gathering Highland ...

  6. Grandfather Mountain Highland Games - Wikipedia

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    The Grandfather Mountain Highland Games is a Highland games event that has been held annually since 1956 at Grandfather Mountain, North Carolina. Celebrating the history and culture of Scots in North Carolina, it is among the first and largest modern Highland games established in the United States. Competitions and displays take place in ...

  7. Highland Games, festival celebrate Edinboro's Scottish heritage

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    When is the Scottish Festival. The festival will include a 7 p.m. planetarium show on Thursday that requires registration online or by calling 814-732-2493. A fiddle workshop, followed by a fiddle ...

  8. Highland games - Wikipedia

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    e. Highland games (Scottish Gaelic: geamannan Gàidhealach) are events held in spring and summer in Scotland and other countries with a large Scottish diaspora, as a way of celebrating Scottish and Celtic culture, especially that of the Scottish Highlands. Certain aspects of the games are so well known as to have become emblematic of Scotland ...

  9. Loon Mountain - Wikipedia

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    Loon Peak", with an elevation of 2,733 feet (833 m), is a northwest spur of North Peak. Each of the three peaks is the summit of one or more chairlifts belonging to the ski resort. [4] Loon Mountain is at the western end of Scar Ridge, which runs southeast to Mount Osceola and has numerous summits, the highest of which is 3,774 feet (1,150 m ...