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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]
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 many centuries with the legends of Orm Storolfsson and Grettir Ásmundarson to the 19th century traditional strongmen including Snorri Björnsson, Brynjólfur Eggertsson and Gunnar Salómonsson; before the ...
Sean preferred the latter, which was in honor of Iceland’s Magnus Ver Magnusson, the four-time winner of the “World’s Strongest Man” competition. Jennifer preferred Gunnar in homage to her ...
In the early 1990s, Magnús Ver Magnússon (Iceland) won the title four times (1991, 1994–1996) and became the second and only man along with the legendary Bill Kazmaier to win three consecutive titles. He came into the 1991 contest as the reserve and ended up winning the show, and is the only man to do so.
The 1994 World's Strongest Man was the 17th edition of World's Strongest Man and was won by Magnus Ver Magnusson from Iceland.It was his second title after finishing second the previous 2 years in a row.
The 2016 World's Strongest Man was the 39th edition of the World's Strongest Man competition. The event was held in Kasane, Botswana, [1] from August 13 to 20. Brian Shaw won his 4th World's Strongest Man title, putting him in an elite group of only three other men; Jón Páll Sigmarsson, Magnús Ver Magnússon, and Žydrūnas Savickas.
The event attracted the very top strength athletes in the world. Amongst these names were Bill Kazmaier, Magnus Ver Magnusson and Jon Pall Sigmarsson. The Canadian Tom Magee was the winner of the first three tournaments and the giant Mark Higgins has been cited as the final winner before the sponsorship ran out in 1992. [1]