Competitive Strongman Record of Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson

As a competitive strongman, Iceland's Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson has won 58 national and international competitions out of 100 he did from 2009. 56 of them as an individual competitor while the remaining 2 as a team competitor at World's Strongest Team competition. Having competed 100 times, there has been only 5 occasions where he didn't manage a top-5 finish. In addition to his 58 first place wins, he has made it to the podium (1st, 2nd or 3rd place) 82 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 26 out of 31 national competitions. At the international circuit, Hafþór has competed in 67 competitions across multiple strength federations, making it to the podium 50 times while winning 30 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 edit

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

Team edit

# Competition Circuit Result International
title tally
Venue
1 2012 World's Strongest Team - with   Jarno Jokinen (The Vikings) International 1st 31   Mullingar, Ireland
2 2015 World's Strongest Team - with   Matjaz Belsak (The Vikings) International 1st 32   Stoke-on-Trent, England

See also edit

References edit

  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.