Hafthor Bjornsson originates from Iceland, a country known for having a large number of extremely strong men. So, he recently wanted to prove that he is the greatest Strongman that the nation has. In turn, he enrolled in and won the 2024 Iceland’s Strongest Man competition.
The contest took place on August 10-11, just a week before the 2024 Strongest Man on Earth. However, Hafthor Bjornsson believes that this is a good way for him to warm-up for the SMOE.
Moreover, this was Hafthor Bjornsson’s 11th time winning the 2024 Iceland’s Strongest Man competition. What makes it even more impressive is just how easily he managed to achieve it. Namely, he won all six of the events without even having to push himself to the limit.
“Really pleased and happy… It has been awesome to compete among the best here in Iceland. It is an honor to share the stage with the guys. I always want to show respect towards the nation and the guys competing. That is why I like to compete at Iceland’s Strongest Man, because I want to give back to the sport by competing and supporting the competition.
My eleventh win; super happy. I won this title ten years in a row, then I retired, took a break, and now I am back on top.”
2024 Iceland’s Strongest Man Results
- Hafthor 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 — 9 points
Related: Hafthor Bjornsson Scores 260-kg (573.2-lb) Atlas Stone Personal Record in Training
Event One — Max Deadlift
The first event of the competition was the Max Deadlift, where athletes had three attempts to establish a one-rep max. Well, while all the other competitors used all three, Hafthor Bjronsson needed only one to win the event. He did so by deadlifting 380 kilograms (837.8 pounds).
- Hafthor Björnsson — 380-kg
- Pálmi Gudfinnsson — 360-kg
- Hilmar Örn Jónsson — 360-kg
- Kristján Páll Árnason — 340-kg
- Alexander Andersen — 315-kg
- Ísleifur Orri Arngrímsson — 310-kg
- Kári Kristófer Elíasson — 290-kg
- Gudmundur Helgason — 275-kg
Event Two — Dumbbell Medley
Moving on to the second event, the athletes had to overhead press three progressively heavier dumbbells. In turn, Hafthor Bjornsson won the event by being the only man to lock out all three lifts, including the heaviest dumbbell of 105 kilograms (231.5 pounds).
- Hafthor Björnsson — 3 in 32.00 s
- Pálmi Gudfinnsson — 2 in 13.00 s
- Hilmar Örn Jónsson — 2 in 14.00 s
- Alexander Andersen — 1 in 7.00 s
- Kári Kristófer Elíasson — 1 in 9.00 s
- Gudmundur Helgason — 1 in 10.00 s
- Kristján Páll Árnason — 1 in 11.00 s
- Ísleifur Orri Arngrímsson — No Lift
Event Three — Frame Carry
Wrapping up day one of 2024 Iceland’s Strongest Man, Hafthor Bjornsson managed to get his third consecutive event victory in the Frame Carry. The task was to carry the 350-kilogram (771.6-pound) frame for 20 meters, with one drop allowed. However, Hafthor was the only one who finished the event and did not even drop the frame before the finish line.
- Hafthor Björnsson — 20 meters
- Pálmi Gudfinnsson — 18.9 meters
- Kári Kristófer Elíasson — 13.82 meters
- Kristján Páll Árnason — 5.53 meters
- Gudmundur Helgason — 3.45 meters
- Hilmar Örn Jónsson — 3.36 meters
- Ísleifur Orri Arngrímsson — 1.87 meters
- Alexander Andersen — Withdrew
Watch day one recap here:
Event Four — Sandbag Toss
Hafthor Bjornsson opened up the second day with another win, throwing a 25-kilogram (55.1-pound) sandbag for a height of 5.8 meters. No other man was able to achieve as high a throw, but Hafthor looked like he had more in the tank.
- Hafthor Björnsson — 5.9 meters
- Pálmi Gudfinnsson — 5.6 meters
- Hilmar Örn Jónsson — 5.3 meters
- Kári Kristófer Elíasson — Unavailable
- Kristján Páll Árnason — Unavailable
- Gudmundur Helgason — Unavailable
- Ísleifur Orri Arngrímsson — Unavailable
Event Five — Husafell Stone
The second-to-last event of the 2024 Iceland’s Strongest Man was the 186-kilogram (410-pound) Husafell Stone Carry for maximum distance. Hafthor needed to complete over three laps to win the event, and that is exactly what he did. As soon as he reached the winning distance, Hafthor dropped the stone.
Note: The exact results for the fifth event are unavailable, but the athletes are listed in the order of their placement.
- Hafthor Björnsson
- Pálmi Gudfinnsson
- Hilmar Örn Jónsson
- Kári Kristófer Elíasson
- Ísleifur Orri Arngrímsson
- Gudmundur Helgason
- Kristján Páll Árnason
Event Six — Stone Over Bar
The final event tasked the athletes with performing as many reps as possible with either a lighter or a heavier Atlas Stone. Obviously, Hafthor Bjornsson opted to lift the heavier 202-kilogram (445.3-pound) Stone and performed two reps to take his sixth event win of the competition.
- Hafthor Björnsson — 2 reps at 202-kg
- Hilmar Örn Jónsson — 1 rep at 202-kg
- Kári Kristófer Elíasson — 6 reps at 160-kg
- Kristján Páll Árnason — 5 reps at 160-kg
- Ísleifur Orri Arngrímsson — 3 reps at 160-kg
- Pálmi Gudfinnsson — 1 rep at 160-kg
- Gudmundur Helgason — No Lift
Watch day two recap here:
Hafthor Bjornsson now turns his sights towards the 2024 Strongest Man on Earth competition, which will take place on August 17-18 in Colorado. Being one of the best competitions of the year, Hafthor will face a much more difficult challenge, but he is still one of the favorites to win it all. Hafthor will also continue preparing for the 2024 Rogue Invitational, but will have a few months to do so.
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