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2022 Strongest Man in Iceland Results — Kristján Jón Haraldsson Victorious

Twelve strongmen competed in six events over two days to determine the strongest man in Iceland.

Written by Phil Blechman
Last updated on August 1st, 2023

From June 11-12, 2022, 12 of the top strongmen in Iceland descended on Hafnarfjörður to determine who the strongest man in the country was. Over those two days, the strongmen competed in six events: Natural Loading Stone, Weight Throw, Deadlift, Truck Pull, Block Press, and a Duck and Farmer’s Walk Medley. When all was said and done, Kristján Jón Haraldsson emerged victorious by a 12-point margin to claim the 2022 Strongest Man in Iceland (SMiI) title.

According to Strongman Archives, the 2022 SMiI is Haraldsson’s first elite contest win in his seven sanctioned event appearances. He previously competed in the 2018 and 2019 SMiI contests to fifth and fourth-place overall rankings, respectively. Here are the full results from the 2022 SMiI contest:

2022 Strongest Man in Iceland

  1. Kristján Jón Haraldsson — 69.5 points
  2. Vilius Jokužys — 57.5 points
  3. Theodór Már Gudmundsson — 57.5 points
  4. Kristján Níelsson — 57.5 points
  5. André Bachmann — 37.5 points
  6. Pálmi Guðfinnsson — 36.5 points
  7. Hilmar Örn Jónsson — 33.5 points
  8. Kristján Páll Árnason — 29.5 points
  9. Birgir Guðnason —  29 points
  10. Hannes Þorsteinsson — 23 points
  11. Stefán Karel Torfason — Nine points
  12. Ólafur Haukur Tómasson — Five points

Haraldsson was dominant throughout the contest, winning four of the six events and finishing as the runner-up in the other two. He scored 69.5 out of a possible 72 points.

 

 
 
 
 
 
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[Related: Larry Wheels Shares Tips For Finding Proper Spine Alignment When Deadlifting]

2022 Strongest Man in Iceland Event Results

Below are the results of each of the six events that took place in Hafnarfjörður, Iceland:

Natural Loading Stone

  1. Kristján Jón Haraldsson — Four stones, 49.03 seconds
  2. Vilius Jokužys — Three stones, 20.37 seconds
  3. Pálmi Guðfinnsson — Three stones, 30.75 seconds
  4. Stefán Karel Torfason — Three stones, 31.75 seconds
  5. Theodór Már Gudmundsson — Three stones, 33.76 seconds
  6. André Bachmann — Three stones, 37.87 seconds
  7. Kristján Níelsson — Three stones, 40.21 seconds
  8. Hilmar Örn Jónsson — Three stones, 40.82 seconds
  9. Kristján Páll Árnason — Three stones, 66.70 seconds
  10. Birgir Guðnason —  Two stones, 29.96 seconds
  11. Hannes Þorsteinsson — Two stones, 36.58 seconds
  12. Ólafur Haukur Tómasson — One stone, 21.92 seconds

Torfason withdrew from the contest after this event. Tómasson remained in the contest but opted to not compete in three of the remaining five events.

Weight Throw

  1. Theodór Már Gudmundsson — Six implements, 16.33 seconds
  2. Kristján Jón Haraldsson — Six implements, 20.96 seconds
  3. Vilius Jokužys — Six implements, 41.85 seconds
  4. Kristján Níelsson — Five implements, 16.43 seconds
  5. Pálmi Guðfinnsson — Five implements, 23.28 seconds
  6. Hilmar Örn Jónsson — Five implements, 28.37 seconds
  7. André Bachmann — Four implements, 13.35 seconds
  8. Birgir Guðnason —  Four implements, 22.46 seconds
  9. Hannes Þorsteinsson — Three implements, 18.66 seconds
  10. Kristján Páll Árnason — Three implements, 44.75 seconds
  11. Stefán Karel Torfason — withdrew
  12. Ólafur Haukur Tómasson — did not compete

Deadlift

  1. Kristján Jón Haraldsson — 380 kilograms (837.8 pounds) (T-first)
  2. Kristján Níelsson — 380 kilograms (837.8 pounds) (T-first)
  3. Birgir Guðnason —  360 kilograms (793.7 pounds)
  4. Theodór Már Gudmundsson — 340 kilograms (749.6 pounds) (T-fifth)
  5. Vilius Jokužys — 340 kilograms (749.6 pounds) (T-fifth)
  6. André Bachmann — 340 kilograms (749.6 pounds) (T-fifth)
  7. Kristján Páll Árnason — 340 kilograms (749.6 pounds) (T-fifth)
  8. Pálmi Guðfinnsson — 320 kilograms (705.5 pounds) (T-eighth)
  9. Hilmar Örn Jónsson — 320 kilograms (705.5 pounds) (T-eighth)
  10. Hannes Þorsteinsson — 270 kilograms (595.3 pounds)
  11. Stefán Karel Torfason — withdrew
  12. Ólafur Haukur Tómasson — did not compete

Truck Pull

  1. Kristján Jón Haraldsson — 27.53 seconds
  2. Kristján Níelsson — 29.59 seconds
  3. Theodór Már Gudmundsson — 29.93 seconds
  4. Vilius Jokužys — 30.36 seconds
  5. André Bachmann — 30.37 seconds
  6. Pálmi Guðfinnsson — 30.40 seconds
  7. Hilmar Örn Jónsson — 30.43 seconds
  8. Birgir Guðnason —  30.56 seconds
  9. Hannes Þorsteinsson — 31.21 seconds
  10. Kristján Páll Árnason —34.12 seconds
  11. Ólafur Haukur Tómasson — 39.62 seconds
  12. Stefán Karel Torfason — withdrew

Block Press

  1. Kristján Níelsson — Four blocks, 47.03 seconds
  2. Kristján Jón Haraldsson — Three blocks, 32.56 seconds
  3. Theodór Már Gudmundsson — Three blocks, 41.90 seconds
  4. Vilius Jokužys — Three blocks, 51.93 seconds
  5. Kristján Páll Árnason —Two blocks, 39.43 seconds
  6. Hannes Þorsteinsson — One block, 7.87 seconds
  7. Hilmar Örn Jónsson — One block, 14.71 seconds
  8. André Bachmann — Zero blocks
  9. Pálmi Guðfinnsson — Zero blocks
  10. Birgir Guðnason — Zero blocks
  11. Ólafur Haukur Tómasson — Zero blocks
  12. Stefán Karel Torfason — withdrew

Duck & Farmer’s Walk Medley

  1. Kristján Jón Haraldsson — 30.06 seconds
  2. Vilius Jokužys — 31.63 seconds
  3. Theodór Már Gudmundsson — 37.56 seconds
  4. André Bachmann — 88.50 seconds
  5. Kristján Níelsson — 39 meters
  6. Pálmi Guðfinnsson — 28.57 meters
  7. Birgir Guðnason — 22.72 meters
  8. Hilmar Örn Jónsson — 22.1 meters
  9. Kristján Páll Árnason — 20 meters
  10. Hannes Þorsteinsson — 10.27 meters
  11. Ólafur Haukur Tómasson — 7.13 meters
  12. Stefán Karel Torfason — withdrew

Featured image: @kristjan.haraldsson on Instagram 

About Phil Blechman

Phil is a native New Yorker passionate about storytelling, bodybuilding, and game design. He holds a BFA from Syracuse University.

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