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During his illustrious career, Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson of Iceland set more than 100 world records and numerous feats of strength across every single strongman event, making him the most prolific record breaker of all time, in all of strength sports. Below list is a summary of some of those world records and his PRs.
2017 WoW Stronger: International: 1st: 23: Russia 86 2018 Arnold Strongman Classic: International: 1st: 24: Columbus, Ohio 87 2018 Europe's Strongest Man: International: 1st: 25: Leeds, England 88 2018 World's Strongest Man: International: 1st: 26: Manila, Philippines 89 2018 Iceland's Strongest Man National 1st Mosfellsbær, Iceland 90 2018 ...
The 17 achievements (and one Feat of Strength) in today's column are all things that you can do without any real preparation. I'm going to ignore the super-obvious picks (Shave and a Haircut, anyone?
Hafþór's international accolades and winning everything there is in the sport cemented his legacy as one of the greatest strongmen of all time, [3] and due to breaking 100+ world records in various static lifts and feats displaying brute strength, many analysts and strongman experts regard him as "the strongest man to have ever walked the earth".
One of the most legendary moments of the competitions came in 2015 when Iceland's Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson surpassed the historical 1,000 years old Viking ship mast (Ormrinn langi) feat of strength by carrying a 650 kg (1,433 lb), 10 metres (33 ft) long, 1.41 metres (4 ft 8 in) circumference Viking ship mast on his back for 5 steps in −20 ...
It also introduced the 'feats of strength' series in 2020, ensuring the continuous expansion of the sport during the Covid-19 pandemic. The competition has a number of rival and parallel competitions, including the World's Strongest Man , the Arnold Strongman Classic and the Giants Live Tour .
The Strongest Man in History is a History Channel original series, which premiered on July 7, 2019. It is a reality-show that takes four strongmen, Nick Best, Eddie Hall, Robert Oberst and Brian Shaw around the world investigating some of the most famous strongmen legends and trying to beat those performances and verify the credibility of some of the legendary feats of strength.
On September 13, 2020, Rauno broke the 400 kg Deadlift (standard bar) for repetitions world record with 6 reps under World's Ultimate Strongman Feats of Strength series. [7] Along with Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson and Eddie Hall , Rauno is also one of only a handful of men who has deadlifted 1,000 lbs (453.5 kg) or more, quite a few times. [ 8 ]