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2020 Iceland's Strongest Viking

The 2020 Iceland's Strongest Viking was held on 2020-07-04. 10 athletes competed across 6 events were contested.

Date: July 4, 2020 – July 5, 2020
Location: Location unknown
Type: Iceland's Strongest Viking
Division: Men
Eythór Ingólfsson Melsted
1st Place

Eythór Ingólfsson Melsted 🇮🇸

Total Points: 53.5

Events (6 total)

  1. 1. Max Deadlift
  2. 2. Natural Stones
  3. 3. Dumbbell Medley
  4. 4. Arm Over Arm Pull
  5. 5. Sandbag Toss
  6. 6. Medley

Results

Place Athlete Country Points
1 Eythór Ingólfsson Melsted 🇮🇸 ISL 53.5
2 Ari Gunnarsson 🇮🇸 ISL 50.5
3 Stefán Karel Torfason 🇮🇸 ISL 47.0
4 Kristján Níelsson 🇮🇸 ISL 42.0
5 André Bachmann 🇮🇸 ISL 33.5
6 Sigfús Þorgeir Fossdal 🇮🇸 ISL 27.0
7 Birgir Gudnason 🇮🇸 ISL 26.5
8 Gudmundur Adalsteinsson 🇮🇸 ISL 18.5
9 Hrafnkell Ívarsson 🇮🇸 ISL 15.5
10 Tómas Jóhannsson 🇮🇸 ISL 14.0

Event-by-Event Results

Arm Over Arm Pull

# Athlete Result Points
1 Stefán Karel Torfason 31.89 s 10.0
2 André Bachmann 35.22 s 9.0
3 Eythór Ingólfsson Melsted 38.83 s 8.0
4 Gudmundur Adalsteinsson 40.43 s 7.0
5 Kristján Níelsson 43.19 s 6.0
6 Tómas Jóhannsson 47.55 s 5.0
7 Birgir Gudnason 50.12 s 4.0
8 Ari Gunnarsson 61.16 s 3.0
9 Sigfús Þorgeir Fossdal 67.95 s 2.0
10 Hrafnkell Ívarsson 15.5 m 1.0

Dumbbell Medley

# Athlete Result Points
1 Eythór Ingólfsson Melsted 4 in 23.09 s 10.0
2 Ari Gunnarsson 4 in 24.45 s 9.0
3 Kristján Níelsson 4 in 43.33 s 8.0
4 Stefán Karel Torfason 3 in 56.20 s 7.0
5 Sigfús Þorgeir Fossdal 2 in 27.37 s 6.0
6 Birgir Gudnason 1 in 8.51 s 5.0
7 André Bachmann 1 in 10.71 s 4.0
8 Hrafnkell Ívarsson 1 in 14.27 s 3.0
9 Gudmundur Adalsteinsson 1 in 40.45 s 2.0
- Tómas Jóhannsson (No lift) 0.0

Max Deadlift

# Athlete Result Points
1 Ari Gunnarsson 370 kg 10.0
2 Eythór Ingólfsson Melsted 350 kg 9.0
3 Kristján Níelsson 340 kg 7.5
3 Sigfús Þorgeir Fossdal 340 kg 7.5
5 Stefán Karel Torfason 320 kg 6.0
6 André Bachmann 300 kg 4.0
6 Birgir Gudnason 300 kg 4.0
6 Hrafnkell Ívarsson 300 kg 4.0
9 Gudmundur Adalsteinsson 270 kg 1.5
9 Tómas Jóhannsson 270 kg 1.5

Medley

# Athlete Result Points
1 Ari Gunnarsson 54.74 s 10.0
2 Stefán Karel Torfason 65.78 s 9.0
3 André Bachmann 96.90 s 8.0
4 Eythór Ingólfsson Melsted 111.42 s 7.0
5 Kristján Níelsson 38.22 m 6.0
6 Birgir Gudnason 37.1 m 5.0
7 Tómas Jóhannsson 31.18 m 4.0
8 Gudmundur Adalsteinsson 25.6 m 3.0
9 Sigfús Þorgeir Fossdal 15.15 m 2.0
10 Hrafnkell Ívarsson 0.19 m 1.0

Natural Stones

# Athlete Result Points
1 Eythór Ingólfsson Melsted 4 in 33.88 s 10.0
2 Ari Gunnarsson 4 in 51.24 s 9.0
3 Kristján Níelsson 4 in 66.66 s 8.0
4 Stefán Karel Torfason 3 in 37.22 s 7.0
5 Sigfús Þorgeir Fossdal 3 in 54.20 s 6.0
6 Birgir Gudnason 3 in 59.26 s 5.0
7 Gudmundur Adalsteinsson 1 in 20.59 s 4.0
8 Hrafnkell Ívarsson 1 in 31.88 s 3.0
9 André Bachmann 1 in 51.65 s 2.0
- Tómas Jóhannsson (No lift) 0.0

Sandbag Toss

# Athlete Result Points
1 Eythór Ingólfsson Melsted 32 kg 9.5
1 Ari Gunnarsson 32 kg 9.5
3 Stefán Karel Torfason 32 kg 8.0
4 Kristján Níelsson 24 kg 6.5
4 André Bachmann 24 kg 6.5
6 Sigfús Þorgeir Fossdal 20 kg 3.5
6 Birgir Gudnason 20 kg 3.5
6 Hrafnkell Ívarsson 20 kg 3.5
6 Tómas Jóhannsson 20 kg 3.5
10 Gudmundur Adalsteinsson 18 kg 1.0
Last updated: February 22, 2026

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