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→ The Heaviest Strongman Raw Deadlift of All-time irrespective of the bar. Hafþór also held the previous world record with 472 kg (1,041 lb) during 2018 Arnold Strongman Classic [5] IronMind S-Cubed bar Deadlift – 460 kg (1,014 lb) Stiff bar, single-ply suit with figure 8 straps (2017 World's Strongest Man) (former joint-world record) [6]
Cheick Ahmed al-Hassan Sanou, also known as Iron Biby, is a strongman from Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso. [2] As the current world record holder in the log clean and press, axle press, and numerous unofficial records for heaviest weight pressed overhead, Sanou is regarded as one of the greatest overhead pressers of all time. [3]
Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson (Icelandic: [ˈhafθour ˈjuːlijʏs ˈpjœr̥sɔn] ⓘ; transliterated as Hafthor in English; born 26 November 1988) is an Icelandic professional strongman who is widely regarded as one of the greatest strength athletes of all time. [1] [2] He is the first and only person to have won the Arnold Strongman Classic ...
Listed below is the all-time deadlift world record progression across powerlifting (raw), powerlifting (equipped), and strongman. From 1964 to July 2014, powerlifting record stood as the all-time world record. In August 2014, strongman record surpassed it and to-date stands as the all-time world record.
The overall winner of the Arnold Strongman Classic 2024 was reigning WSM champion Mitchell Hooper, but Bjornsson's fourth-place spot on the leaderboard proves that he is still very much a contender.
In the 2017 contest, two four-time winners Brian Shaw and Žydrūnas Savickas competed head-to-head for the first time since the 2015 contest, but Eddie Hall won his first title over runner-up Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson by 1 point and was the first person to win for the UK since Welshman Gary Taylor in 1993. Hall also set a new strongman ...
That month he recorded a total of 1,030 lb (467.2 kg) and looked to be on track to break the 1,100 lb (499 kg) barrier before fracturing several ribs in a car accident. Nonetheless, Anderson finished the 1954 season with a 1,070 lb (485.4 kg) total at the All Dixie Championships on December 11, nearly matching his personal best. [12]
The strongman is the subject of a new documentary film, "Bending Steel," which follows his path to becoming a professional strongman as he trains for the big stage at Coney Island, from his early ...