The 2024 Iceland’s Strongest Man (ISM) contest occurred on Aug. 10-11, 2024. The competition featured eight of the country’s strongest, including the return of 2018 World’s Strongest Man (WSM) Hafthor Björnsson, who won 10 consecutive ISM titles before his competitive retirement in 2020.
After six events — Max Deadlift, Dumbbell Medley, Frame Carry, Sandbag Toss, Husafell Stone, and Stone Over Bar — Björnsson emerged victorious to achieve his 11th ISM title, scoring 45 of a possible 48 points.
2024 Iceland’s Strongest Man Results
- Hafthór Björnsson — 45 points
- Pálmi Gudfinnsson — 34.5 points
- Hilmar Örn Jónsson — 31.5 points
- Kári Kristófer Elíasson — 21 points
- Kristján Páll Árnason — 17 points
- Ísleifur Orri Arngrímsson — 11 points
- Gudmundur Helgason — 10 points
- Alexander Andersen — Nine points
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2024 Iceland’s Strongest Man Event Results
Below are the results for each of the six contested events in Iceland:
Max Deadlift
Athletes had three attempts to establish their max deadlift.
- Hafthór Björnsson — 380 kilograms
- Pálmi Gudfinnsson — 360 kilograms
- Hilmar Örn Jónsson — 360 kilograms
- Kristján Páll Árnason — 340 kilograms
- Alexander Andersen — 315 kilograms
- Ísleifur Orri Arngrímsson — 310 kilograms
- Kári Kristófer Elíasson — 290 kilograms
- Gudmundur Helgason — 275 kilograms
Dumbbell Medley
Athletes attempted to lift three dumbbells weighing 80, 95, and 105 kilograms in the fastest time possible.
- Hafthór Björnsson — Three in 32 seconds
- Pálmi Gudfinnsson — Two in 13 seconds
- Hilmar Örn Jónsson — Two in 14 seconds
- Alexander Andersen — One in Seven seconds
- Kári Kristófer Elíasson — One in Nine seconds
- Gudmundur Helgason — One in 10 seconds
- Kristján Páll Árnason — One in 11 seconds
- Ísleifur Orri Arngrímsson — no lift
Frame Carry
Each strongman attempted to carry the 350-kilogram frame for distance. They were allowed one drop to regrip.
- Hafthór Björnsson — 20 meters
- Pálmi Gudfinnsson — 18.9 meters
- Hilmar Örn Jónsson — 3.36 meters
- Kári Kristófer Elíasson — 13.82 meters
- Kristján Páll Árnason — 5.53 meters
- Ísleifur Orri Arngrímsson — 1.87 meters
- Gudmundur Helgason — 3.45 meters
- Alexander Andersen — withdrew
Sandbag Toss
Athletes attempted to toss a 25-kilogram implement for height.
- Hafthór Björnsson — 5.9 meters
- Pálmi Gudfinnsson — 5.6 meters
- Hilmar Örn Jónsson — 5.3 meters
- Kári Kristófer Elíasson — no score
- Kristján Páll Árnason — no score
- Ísleifur Orri Arngrímsson — no score
- Gudmundur Helgason — no score
- Alexander Andersen — withdrew
Husafell Stone
Athletes carried the 186-kilogram stone for distance. Scores will be updated when they are made available.
- Hafthór Björnsson
- Pálmi Gudfinnsson
- Hilmar Örn Jónsson
- Kári Kristófer Elíasson
- Ísleifur Orri Arngrímsson
- Gudmundur Helgason
- Kristján Páll Árnason
- Alexander Andersen — withdrew
Stone Over Bar
- Hafthór Björnsson — Two reps (202 kilograms)
- Hilmar Örn Jónsson — One rep (202 kilograms)
- Kári Kristófer Elíasson — Six reps (160 kilograms)
- Kristján Páll Árnason — Five reps (160 kilograms)
- Ísleifur Orri Arngrímsson — Three reps (160 kilograms)
- Pálmi Gudfinnsson — One rep (160 kilograms)
- Gudmundur Helgason — no lift
- Alexander Andersen — withdrew
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