Strength athletics in Sweden

Strength athletics in Sweden refers to the participation of Swedish competitors and events in the field of strength athletics in association with the World's Strongest Man.

History

Sweden has a long and rich history of strength athletics dating back to the mid 1900s in the sport of Olympic weightlifting with Bo Johansson in the 1960s and 70's, and several top ranked IPF Powerlifters such as Lars Hedlund and Lars Norén during the 1980s. Sweden has been at the top international level in World's Strongest Man since the very beginning in the late 1970s with Lars Hedlund achieving numerous podium finishes. Sweden struggled through the 1980s and early 90's until the arrival of Magnus Samuelsson in 1995. Samuelsson would go on to win the 1998 World's Strongest Man, Sweden's only WSM title. Magnus continued to win major international contests and be a top podium finisher at WSM until his retirement in 2008. In recent years, Johannes Årsjö has continued to maintain Sweden's top position on the international scene with numerous podium finishes at major international contests.

National competitions

Sweden's Strongest Man

Sweden's Strongest Man
2017
Tournament information
Location Sweden
Established 1995?
Format Multi-event competition
Current champion
Sweden Johannes Årsjö

Sweden's Strongest Man (Swedish: Sveriges Starkaste Man) is an annual strongman competition held in Sweden and featuring exclusively Swedish athletes. Magnus Samuelsson and Johannes Årsjö have both won the competition 9 times, thus currently (2017) sharing the record for most wins.

Top 3 placings

[1]

Year Champion Runner-Up 3rd Place
1995Magnus Samuelsson
1996Magnus SamuelssonJorma PaananenTorbjörn Samuelsson
1997Magnus SamuelssonJörgen LjungbergTorbjörn Samuelsson
1998Torbjörn Samuelsson[2]Jorma Paananen
1999Magnus SamuelssonJorma PaananenTorbjörn Samuelsson
2000Magnus SamuelssonTorbjörn SamuelssonAnders Johansson
2001Magnus SamuelssonTorbjörn SamuelssonAnders Johansson
2002Torbjörn SamuelssonAnders JohanssonJorma Paananen
2003Magnus SamuelssonJörgen LjungbergKalle Lane
2004Magnus SamuelssonJörgen LjungbergBenny Wennberg
2005Magnus SamuelssonAnders JohanssonRobert Brolin
2006Anders JohanssonBjörn AnderssonTomas Karlsson
2007Anders JohanssonStefan BergqvistDaniel Wiklund
2008Anders JohanssonPeter RundbergStefan Bergqvist
2009Johannes ÅrsjöAnders JohanssonMikael Hoffner
2010Johannes ÅrsjöStefan BergqvistPeter Rundberg
2011Johannes ÅrsjöMartin ForsmarkStefan Bergqvist
2012Johannes ÅrsjöSebastian DavidssonMartin Forsmark
2013Johannes ÅrsjöSebastian DavidssonDavid Nyström
2014Johannes ÅrsjöMartin ForsmarkDavid Nyström
2015Johannes ÅrsjöMartin ForsmarkJohnny Hansson
2016Johannes ÅrsjöMartin ForsmarkJoachim Gustavsson
2017Johannes ÅrsjöMartin ForsmarkJohnny Hansson

Regional Competitions

Nordic Strongman Championships

The Nordic Strongman Championships consists of athletes from Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark.[3]

Year Champion Runner-Up 3rd Place Location
2005Norway Svend KarlsenSweden Magnus SamuelssonFinland Juha-Matti RäsänenNorway IFSA Nordic Championships Kristiansand, Norway
2012[3]Sweden Johannes ÅrsjöNorway Lars RorbakkenDenmark Michael LichtNorway Nordic Championships Harstad, Norway
2013Sweden Johannes ÅrsjöNorway Ole Martin HansenFinland Juha Matti JarviNorway Giants Live Nordic Championships Norway

References

  1. ↑ "davidhorne-gripmaster.com". Retrieved 2010-08-25.
  2. ↑ "magnus-samuelsson.net". Retrieved 2010-08-25.
  3. 1 2 Nordic Strongman Championships: Viking Loses His Title!
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