The 2023 Strongest Man in Iceland contest occurred on June 3, 2023. It featured 10 of Iceland’s top strongmen competing in eight events across the single-day contest. In the end, defending champion Kristján Jón Haraldsson retained his title, scoring 72.5 out of a possible 80 points. Below are the full results:
2023 Strongest Man in Iceland Results
- Kristján Jón Haraldsson — 72.5 points
- Vilius Jokužys — 67.5 points
- Pálmi Gudfinnsson — 54 points
- Gudmundur Adalsteinsson — 51.5 points
- Stefán Karel Torfason — 43 points
- Aron Geir Gudmundsson — 37.5 points
- Birgir Gudnason — 36.5 points
- Alexander Andersen — 30 points
- Fannar Katrínarson — 27.5 points
- Ólafur Haukur Tómasson — 17 points
The eight events that comprised the competition were the Max Dumbbell, the Bag Over Bar, the Front Hold, the Max Deadlift, the Arm-Over-Arm Pull, the Mooring Bitt Carry, the Block Press, and a Farmer’s Carry & Yoke Medley.
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2023 Strongest Man in Iceland Event Results
Below are the results for each of the eight events that comprised the 2023 Strongest Man in Iceland contest:
Max Dumbbell
Each strongman attempted to establish their max dumbbell lift.
- Kristján Jón Haraldsson — 110 kilograms (T-first)
- Vilius Jokužys — 110 kilograms (T-first)
- Stefán Karel Torfason— 100 kilograms
- Pálmi Gudfinnsson — 90 kilograms
- Gudmundur Adalsteinsson — 80 kilograms (T-fifth)
- Ólafur Haukur Tómasson — 80 kilograms (T-fifth)
- Birgir Gudnason — 70 kilograms (T-seventh)
- Alexander Andersen — 70 kilograms (T-seventh)
- Fannar Katrínarson — 70 kilograms (T-seventh)
- Aron Geir Gudmundsson — 70 kilograms (T-seventh)
Bag Over Bar
Each strongman had 60 seconds to toss six bags weighing 16 to 32 kilograms over a 4.3-meter bar in the fastest time possible:
- Stefán Karel Torfason — Six in 18.67 seconds
- Kristján Jón Haraldsson — Six in 19.51 seconds
- Pálmi Gudfinnsson — Six in 26.44 seconds
- Vilius Jokužys — Five in 19.81 seconds
- Aron Geir Gudmundsson — Four in 14.88 seconds
- Gudmundur Adalsteinsson — Four in 24.85 seconds
- Birgir Gudnason — Three in 10.69 seconds
- Alexander Andersen — Two in 9.86 seconds
- Fannar Katrínarson — Two in 11.05 seconds
- Ólafur Haukur Tómasson — One in 4.8 seconds
Front Hold
Each strongman established their longest front hold with 25 kilograms.
- Gudmundur Adalsteinsson — 49.24 seconds
- Stefán Karel Torfason — 44.19 seconds
- Vilius Jokužys — 44.09 seconds
- Birgir Gudnason — 40.39 seconds
- Fannar Katrínarson — 38 seconds
- Kristján Jón Haraldsson — 37.31 seconds
- Alexander Andersen — 35.53 seconds
- Aron Geir Gudmundsson — 32.5 seconds
- Pálmi Gudfinnsson — 30.46 seconds
- Ólafur Haukur Tómasson — 10.65 seconds
Max Deadlift
Each strongman established their max deadlift in rounds of ascending weight.
- Kristján Jón Haraldsson — 400 kilograms
- Pálmi Gudfinnsson — 380 kilograms
- Stefán Karel Torfason — 360 kilograms
- Vilius Jokužys — 340 kilograms (T-fourth)
- Birgir Gudnason — 340 kilograms (T-fourth)
- Fannar Katrínarson — 340 kilograms (T-fourth)
- Aron Geir Gudmundsson — 320 kilograms
- Gudmundur Adalsteinsson — 300 kilograms
- Alexander Andersen — 260 kilograms (T-ninth)
- Ólafur Haukur Tómasson — 260 kilograms (T-ninth)
Arm-Over-Arm Pull
Strongmen had 60 seconds to pull the weight through the 15-meter course in the fastest time possible.
- Kristján Jón Haraldsson — 41.95 seconds
- Vilius Jokužys — 60 seconds
- Stefán Karel Torfason — 12.4 meters
- Aron Geir Gudmundsson — 11.45 meters
- Pálmi Gudfinnsson — 11.35 meters
- Gudmundur Adalsteinsson — 9.54 meters
- Birgir Gudnason — 9.25 meters
- Alexander Andersen — 9.1 meters
- Fannar Katrínarson — 4.85 meters
- Ólafur Haukur Tómasson — 1.6 meters
Mooring Bitt Carry
This event was for distance, challenging each strongman with 140 kilograms.
- Kristján Jón Haraldsson — 40 meters
- Vilius Jokužys — 37.2 meters
- Pálmi Gudfinnsson — 32.3 meters
- Gudmundur Adalsteinsson — 25 meters
- Alexander Andersen — 24.35 meters
- Aron Geir Gudmundsson — 19.9 meters
- Fannar Katrínarson — 13.2 meters
- Birgir Gudnason — 6.5 meters
- Ólafur Haukur Tómasson — 4.15 meters
- Stefán Karel Torfason— withdrew
Block Press
The Block Press event consisted of four implements ranging from 90 to 120 kilograms. Each strongman had a 75-second time limit to score their fastest possible time.
- Kristján Jón Haraldsson — Four in 67.31 seconds
- Vilius Jokužys — Three in 24.49 seconds
- Gudmundur Adalsteinsson — Three in 65.08 seconds
- Pálmi Gudfinnsson — Two in 31.03 seconds
- Aron Geir Gudmundsson — One in 10.35 seconds
- Alexander Andersen — One in 12.47 seconds
- Birgir Gudnason — One in 13.44 seconds
- Fannar Katrínarson — One in 21.62 seconds
- Ólafur Haukur Tómasson — One in 29.28 seconds
- Stefán Karel Torfason— withdrew
Farmer’s Carry & Yoke Medley
The Medley consisted of a 120-kilogram farmer’s carry and a 400-kilogram yoke. Each implement was to be carried down the 20-meter course in the fastest time possible with a time cap of 90 seconds.
- Vilius Jokužys — 27.51 seconds
- Kristján Jón Haraldsson — 38.15 seconds
- Gudmundur Adalsteinsson — 43.46 seconds
- Pálmi Gudfinnsson — 57.10 seconds
- Birgir Gudnason — 36.8 meters
- Alexander Andersen — 34.95 meters
- Aron Geir Gudmundsson — 23.1 meters
- Ólafur Haukur Tómasson — 10.8 meters
- Fannar Katrínarson — 2.35 meters
- Stefán Karel Torfason— withdrew
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