Kristinn Óskar Haraldsson
Kristinn Óskar Boris Haraldsson | |
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| Born | Kristinn Óskar Haraldsson 16 March 1980 |
| Occupation(s) | Strongman; Powerlifting |
| Known for | Boris Haraldsson |
| Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) |
| Competition record | ||
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| Strongman | ||
Representing  Iceland
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| World's Strongest Man | ||
| Qualified | 2005 World's Strongest Man | |
| Qualified | 2006 World's Strongest Man | |
| Qualified | 2007 World's Strongest Man | |
| Iceland's Strongest Man | ||
| 3rd | 2001 | |
| 1st | 2005 | |
| 1st | 2006 | |
| 1st | 2007 | |
| 1st | 2008 | |
| 2nd | 2009 | |
Kristinn Óskar Haraldsson (also known by Boris Haraldsson) (born 16 March 1980) is an Icelandic Strongman and Powerlifter. He is a 4 x times Iceland's Strongest Man champion and has competed on three occasions at the World's Strongest Man.[1][2][3]
Biography
[edit]Haraldsson was born in 1980 in Reykjavík in Iceland. At the age of 21 he placed third in Iceland's Strongest Man and despite being absent from the podium from 2002 to 2004 he went on to win it four times in a row from 2005 to 2008, by defending the title against several foreign competitors including Adrian Rollinson, Don Pope and Terry Hollands. These wins in one of the most prestigious national competitions strength athletics qualified him for the World's Strongest Man on each occasion. However, in 2008 he was unable to attend and was out for most of that season due to a serious food poisoning incident and knee surgery.
He has two children, a daughter, Elva (born 1998) and a son, Christian (born 2004).[4]
Personal records
[edit]Powerlifting (performed in single-ply equipment)
- Squat – 380 kg (838 lb) (2005 KRAFT Íslandsmeistaramót í kraftlyftingum)
- Bench press – 255 kg (562 lb) (2005 KRAFT Íslandsmeistaramót í kraftlyftingum)
- Deadlift – 325 kg (717 lb) (2005 KRAFT Íslandsmeistaramót í kraftlyftingum)
- Total – 960 kg (2,116 lb) (2005 KRAFT Íslandsmeistaramót í kraftlyftingum)
Strongman
- Axle press – 166 kg (366 lb) (2009 Giants Live Mohegan Sun)
- Rock press – 133 kg (293 lb) (2006 World's Strongest Man - Group 4)
Competition history
[edit]- 2001
- 3rd - Iceland's Strongest Man
- 2004
- 6th - Iceland's Strongest Man
- 2005
- 2006
- 2007
- 2008
- 1st - Iceland's Strongest Man
- 2009
- 10th - Giants Live 2009: Mohegan Sun
- 2nd - Iceland's Strongest Man
