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2020 Iceland's Strongest Man

The 2020 Iceland's Strongest Man was held on 2020-08-08 in Reykjavík, Iceland. 7 athletes competed across 6 events were contested.

Date: August 8, 2020 – August 9, 2020
Location: Reykjavík, Iceland, Iceland
Type: Iceland's Strongest Man
Division: Men
Hafthór Júlíus Björnsson
1st Place

Hafthór Júlíus Björnsson 🇮🇸

Total Points: 42.0

Events (6 total)

  1. 1. Medley
  2. 2. Weight Throw
  3. 3. Deadlift
  4. 4. Arm Over Arm Pull
  5. 5. Overhead Medley
  6. 6. Húsafell Stone

Results

Place Athlete Country Points
1 Hafthór Júlíus Björnsson 🇮🇸 ISL 42.0
2 Eythór Ingólfsson Melsted 🇮🇸 ISL 33.5
3 Ari Gunnarsson 🇮🇸 ISL 27.5
4 Stefán Karel Torfason 🇮🇸 ISL 25.0
5 Óskar Hafstein 🇮🇸 ISL 20.0
6 Kristján Páll Árnason 🇮🇸 ISL 10.0
7 Stefán Sölvi Pétursson 🇮🇸 ISL 1.0

Event-by-Event Results

Arm Over Arm Pull

# Athlete Result Points
1 Hafthór Júlíus Björnsson 21.50 s 7.0
2 Stefán Karel Torfason 27.30 s 6.0
3 Eythór Ingólfsson Melsted 32.80 s 5.0
4 Kristján Páll Árnason 39.90 s 4.0
5 Ari Gunnarsson 42.18 s 3.0
6 Óskar Hafstein 52.69 s 2.0
- Stefán Sölvi Pétursson (Withdrew) 0.0

Deadlift

# Athlete Result Points
1 Hafthór Júlíus Björnsson 6 reps (340 kg) 7.0
2 Eythór Ingólfsson Melsted 5 reps (340 kg) 5.5
2 Ari Gunnarsson 5 reps (340 kg) 5.5
4 Óskar Hafstein 4 reps (340 kg) 4.0
5 Stefán Karel Torfason 3 reps (300 kg) 3.0
6 Kristján Páll Árnason 2 reps (300 kg) 2.0
- Stefán Sölvi Pétursson (Withdrew) 0.0

Húsafell Stone

# Athlete Result Points
1 Hafthór Júlíus Björnsson 78.58 m 7.0
2 Eythór Ingólfsson Melsted 70.26 m 6.0
3 Stefán Karel Torfason 62.9 m 5.0
4 Óskar Hafstein 40.9 m 4.0
5 Ari Gunnarsson 31.6 m 3.0
6 Kristján Páll Árnason 22.62 m 2.0
- Stefán Sölvi Pétursson (Withdrew) 0.0

Medley

# Athlete Result Points
1 Hafthór Júlíus Björnsson 39.00 s 7.0
2 Ari Gunnarsson 46.26 s 6.0
3 Eythór Ingólfsson Melsted 48.00 s 5.0
4 Stefán Karel Torfason 51.78 s 4.0
5 Óskar Hafstein 52.74 s 3.0
6 Kristján Páll Árnason 1 sack 2.0
7 Stefán Sölvi Pétursson 0 sacks 1.0

Overhead Medley

# Athlete Result Points
1 Hafthór Júlíus Björnsson 4 in 22.45 s 7.0
2 Eythór Ingólfsson Melsted 4 in 23.30 s 6.0
3 Ari Gunnarsson 4 in 23.60 s 5.0
4 Óskar Hafstein 4 in 54.61 s 4.0
5 Stefán Karel Torfason 2 in 20.78 s 3.0
- Kristján Páll Árnason (No lift) 0.0
- Stefán Sölvi Pétursson (Withdrew) 0.0

Weight Throw

# Athlete Result Points
1 Hafthór Júlíus Björnsson 5 in 15.10 s 7.0
2 Eythór Ingólfsson Melsted 5 in 25.68 s 6.0
3 Ari Gunnarsson 5 in 25.73 s 5.0
4 Stefán Karel Torfason 4 in 21.05 s 4.0
5 Óskar Hafstein 4 in 25.45 s 3.0
- Kristján Páll Árnason 0 in 60.00 s 0.0
- Stefán Sölvi Pétursson (Withdrew) 0.0
Last updated: March 3, 2026

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