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Competitive Strongman Record of Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson

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As a competitive strongman, Iceland's Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson has won 60 national and international competitions out of 105 he did from 2009. 58 of them as an individual competitor while the remaining 2 as a team competitor at World's Strongest Team competition. Having competed 105 times, there has been only 5 occasions where he didn't manage a top-5 finish. In addition to his 60 first place wins, he has made it to the podium (1st, 2nd or 3rd place) 86 times.

Following his debut at 2009 Westfjord's Viking competition where he secured 4th place, he never failed to make it to the podium in the National circuit ever again, winning 27 out of 32 national competitions. At the international circuit, Hafþór has competed in 70 competitions across multiple strength federations, making it to the podium 53 times while winning 31 of them, making him the 3rd most decorated Strongman of all-time.

Below depicts the chronological competitive record of the Icelander.[1][2][3][4][5]

Individual

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# Competition Circuit Result International
title tally
Venue
1 2009 Westfjord's Viking National 4th Iceland Iceland
2 2009 Grundarfjord Viking National 3rd Iceland Iceland
3 2009 Highland Viking National 3rd Iceland Iceland
4 2009 Eastfjord Strongman Championships National 2nd Iceland Iceland
5 2010 Westfjord's Viking National 1st Iceland Iceland
6 2010 Eastfjord Strongman Championships National 1st Iceland Iceland
7 2010 Highland Viking National 1st Iceland Iceland
8 2010 Iceland's Strongest Man National 3rd Iceland Mosfellsbær, Iceland
9 2010 Iceland's Strongest Viking National 1st Iceland Iceland
10 2010 OK Budar Strongman Championships National 1st Iceland Iceland
11 2010 Strongest Man in Iceland National 1st Iceland Iceland
12 2010 Jón Páll Sigmarsson Classic International 2nd Iceland Reykjavík, Iceland
13 2011 Akranes Strength Challenge National 1st Iceland Iceland
14 2011 Iceland's Strongest Man National 1st Iceland Mosfellsbær, Iceland
15 2011 Arnold Amateur Strongman World Championships International 2nd United States Columbus, Ohio
16 2011 Giants Live Poland International 4th Poland Stróże, Poland
17 2011 Iceland's Strongest Viking National 1st Iceland Iceland
18 2011 World's Strongest Man International 6th United States Wingate, North Carolina
19 2011 Strongman Champions League Canada International 5th Canada New Brunswick, Canada
20 2011 Jón Páll Sigmarsson Classic International 4th Iceland Reykjavík, Iceland
21 2011 Strongest Man in Iceland National 1st Iceland Iceland
22 2011 Westfjord's Viking National 1st Iceland Iceland
23 2012 Arnold Strongman Classic International 10th United States Columbus, Ohio
24 2012 King of the Castle International 1st 1 Finland Hämeenlinna, Finland
25 2012 Iceland's Strongest Man National 1st Iceland Mosfellsbær, Iceland
26 2012 Iceland's Strongest Viking National 1st Iceland Iceland
27 2012 Jón Páll Sigmarsson Classic International 1st 2 Iceland Reykjavík, Iceland
28 2012 Europe's Strongest Man International 5th England Leeds, England
29 2012 Eastfjord Strongman Championships National 1st Iceland Iceland
30 2012 Strongest Man in Iceland National 1st Iceland Iceland
31 2012 World's Strongest Man International 3rd United States Los Angeles, California
32 2012 Westfjord's Viking National 1st Iceland Iceland
33 2012 Arnold Pro Strongman World Series Europe International 7th Spain Madrid, Spain
34 2013 Arnold Strongman Classic International 8th United States Columbus, Ohio
35 2013 Strongman Champions League FIBO International 2nd Germany Cologne, Germany
36 2013 Força Bruta International 2nd Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
37 2013 Strongman Champions League Latvia International 1st 3 Latvia Olaine, Latvia
38 2013 Iceland's Strongest Man National 1st Iceland Mosfellsbær, Iceland
39 2013 Strongman Champions League Holland International 2nd Germany Kalkar, Germany
40 2013 Europe's Strongest Man International 4th England Leeds, England
41 2013 Strongman Champions League China International 2nd China Zhengzhou, China
42 2013 Strongman Champions League World Truck Pull Championships International 5th Finland Alahärmä, Finland
43 2013 World's Strongest Man International 3rd China Sanya, China
44 2013 Strongman Champions League Russia International 3rd Russia Vladivostok, Russia
45 2013 Strongman Champions League Savickas Classic International 5th Lithuania Vilnius, Lithuania
46 2013 Strongman Champions League Brazil International 3rd Brazil São Paulo, Brazil
47 2013 Strongman Champions League World Finals International 5th Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
48 2014 Arnold Strongman Classic International 5th United States Columbus, Ohio
49 2014 Arnold Pro Strongman World Series South America International 3rd Brazil São Paulo, Brazil
50 2014 Giants Live FitX Australia International 1st 4 Australia Melbourne, Australia
51 2014 World's Strongest Man International 2nd United States Los Angeles, California
52 2014 World's Strongest Viking (Giants Live Norway) International 1st 5 Norway Vinstra, Norway
53 2014 Força Bruta International 3rd Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
54 2014 Battle of the North International 1st 6 Faroe Islands Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
55 2014 Strongman Champions League Serbia International 1st 7 Serbia Novi Sad, Serbia
56 2014 Strongman Champions League Finland International 1st 8 Finland Vaasa, Finland
57 2014 Iceland's Strongest Man National 1st Iceland Mosfellsbær, Iceland
58 2014 Strongman Champions League Holland International 1st 9 Netherlands Doetinchem, Netherlands
59 2014 Europe's Strongest Man International 1st 10 England Leeds, England
60 2014 Strongman Champions League World Finals International 1st 11 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
61 2015 World's Strongest Viking (Strongman Champions League Norway) International 1st 12 Norway Vinstra, Norway
62 2015 Arnold Strongman Classic International 7th United States Columbus, Ohio
63 2015 World's Strongest Man International 3rd Malaysia Putrajaya, Malaysia
64 2015 Giants Live Iceland (Viking Challenge) International 1st 13 Iceland Grindavík, Iceland
65 2015 Strongman Champions League Finland International 4th Finland Merikarvia, Finland
66 2015 Iceland's Strongest Man National 1st Iceland Mosfellsbær, Iceland
67 2015 Strongman Champions League Bulgaria International 1st 14 Bulgaria Plovdiv, Bulgaria
68 2015 Europe's Strongest Man International 1st 15 England Leeds, England
69 2015 Strongman Champions League Croatia International 1st 16 Croatia Split, Croatia
70 2015 Giants Live Sweden (Scandinavian Open) International 1st 17 Sweden Norrköping, Sweden
71 2016 Arnold Strongman Classic International 5th United States Columbus, Ohio
72 2016 Arnold Pro Strongman World Series Australia International 1st 18 Australia Melbourne, Australia
73 2016 Arnold Pro Strongman World Series South America International 1st 19 Brazil São Paulo, Brazil
74 2016 Arnold Pro Strongman World Series Africa International 1st 20 South Africa Sandton, South Africa
75 2016 Iceland's Strongest Man National 1st Iceland Mosfellsbær, Iceland
76 2016 Strongest Man in Iceland National 1st Iceland Iceland
77 2016 Europe's Strongest Man International 2nd England Leeds, England
78 2016 World's Strongest Man International 2nd Botswana Kasane, Botswana
79 2017 Arnold Strongman Classic International 2nd United States Columbus, Ohio
80 2017 Europe's Strongest Man International 1st 21 England Leeds, England
81 2017 World's Strongest Man International 2nd Botswana Gaborone, Botswana
82 2017 Iceland's Strongest Man National 1st Iceland Mosfellsbær, Iceland
83 2017 Strongest Man in Iceland National 1st Iceland Iceland
84 2017 Festival des Hommes Forts de Warwick International 1st 22 Canada Warwick, Canada
85 2017 WoW Stronger International 1st 23 Russia Russia
86 2018 Arnold Strongman Classic International 1st 24 United States Columbus, Ohio
87 2018 Europe's Strongest Man International 1st 25 England Leeds, England
88 2018 World's Strongest Man International 1st 26 Philippines Manila, Philippines
89 2018 Iceland's Strongest Man National 1st Iceland Mosfellsbær, Iceland
90 2018 World's Ultimate Strongman International 1st 27 United Arab Emirates Dubai, UAE
91 2019 Arnold Strongman Classic International 1st 28 United States Columbus, Ohio
92 2019 Europe's Strongest Man International 1st 29 England Leeds, England
93 2019 World's Strongest Man International 3rd United States Bradenton, Florida
94 2019 Iceland's Strongest Man National 1st Iceland Mosfellsbær, Iceland
95 2020 Arnold Strongman Classic International 1st 30 United States Columbus, Ohio
96 2020 Iceland's Strongest Man National 1st Iceland Reykjavík, Iceland
97 2024 Arnold Strongman Classic International 4th United States Columbus, Ohio
98 2024 Arnold UK International 2nd England Birmingham, England
99 2024 Iceland's Strongest Man National 1st Iceland Reykjavík, Iceland
100 2024 Strongest Man on Earth International 2nd United States Loveland, Colorado
101 2024 Strongman Champions League Dubai International 1st 31 United Arab Emirates Dubai, UAE
102 2024 Rogue Invitational International 2nd Scotland Aberdeen, Scotland

Team

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# Competition Circuit Result International
title tally
Venue
1 2012 World's Strongest Team - with Finland Jarno Jokinen (The Vikings) International 1st 32 Republic of Ireland Mullingar, Ireland
2 2014 World's Strongest Team - with Iceland Ari Gunnarsson (The Vikings) International 4th England Stoke-on-Trent, England
3 2015 World's Strongest Team - with Slovenia Matjaz Belsak (The Vikings) International 1st 33 England Stoke-on-Trent, England

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Strongman Archives - Hafthór Júlíus Björnsson". Strongman Archives. 10 April 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Results". Strongman Champions League. 18 December 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  3. ^ "About Hafþór". Thor's Power Apparel. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  4. ^ Strength Sports, SQUOD1. "Ultimate Strongman World's Strongest Team 2012/08/06 - Columb Barracks, Westmeath, Ireland - 1st place: Vikings (56 pts), 2nd place: Baltic Barbarians (47 pts), 3rd place: Saxons (46 pts)". www.irishstrongman.com. Retrieved 6 August 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ Triana, Andrew. "Huge Weekend For Strongman: World Records Fall and One Team Rises". www.elitefts.com. Retrieved 4 June 2015.