Stefán was just 20 when he won his first major senior strongman title, becoming Iceland's Strongest Viking in 2006. At 22 years and 178 days old, he is also the 7th youngest athlete in history to qualify for the World's Strongest Man competition. Prior to that he had concentrated on powerlifting, however being inspired by Jón Páll Sigmarsson he continued with the sport of strongman. That same year he finished second in the IFSA version of the Iceland's Strongest Man, eventually winning the title in 2008. He was invited to the prestigious Highlander World Championships in 2008, as well as an invitation to Fortissimus in 2008 where he won 8th place out of a stacked field of 13.[5] In 2009 he won third place in the Giants Live Poland and again 3rd place in 2010 in the Giants Live Turkey. He also won 2nd place in 2012 King of the Castle competition in Finland and again 2nd place in 2012 All-American Strongman Challenge.
Later in 2012, tragedy struck as Stefán was diagnosed with Supraventricular tachycardia[6] which took him about 3 years to recover, in addition to getting injured during 2012 Nordic Strongman Championships in Harstad, Norway.[7] Upon returning to Strongman, Stefán sustained a major injury during the frame carry event at 2016 Europe's Strongest Man and had to withdraw from competing again until full recovery. Despite never getting fully recovered from the injury, he returned to competitive strongman in 10 months and continued with World's Strongest Man, Strongman Champions League and International Strongman Federation, but a biceps tear, which occurred during 2020 Iceland’s Strongest Man competition, forced him to retire from competitive strongman.
Stefán was intrigued with the sport of strongman after seeing Jón Páll Sigmarsson, whom he considers as one of his biggest inspirations.[8] Apart from Jón Páll, he has also cited Žydrūnas Savickas as someone he has deep admiration for, and his good friend and long term training partner Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson,[9] believing them to be the strongest strongmen ever.
In 2018, Stefán co-produced and starred in the documentary film 'Fullsterkur' (literally translates as 'full strength' in English) which explores the history and culture of heavy stone lifting in Iceland.[10] Stefán's favourite strongman event is also Natural stone loading.
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Stefan Solvi Petursson born 20 March 1986 is an Icelandic strongman and a finalist of the World s Strongest Man competition winning 4th place in the 2010 World s Strongest Man competition held in Sun City South Africa and 9th place in the 2011 World s Strongest Man competition held in Wingate North Carolina 3 He has also won Icelandic Strongman competitions multiple times including Iceland s Strongest Man in 2009 and 2010 4 Stefan Solvi PeturssonPersonal informationBorn 1986 03 20 20 March 1986 age 38 1 IcelandOccupation s Strongman Highland gamesHeight196 cm 6 ft 5 in Weight150 164 kg 331 362 lb Medal record Strongman Representing Iceland World s Strongest Man Qualified 2008 World s Strongest Man Qualified 2009 World s Strongest Man 4th 2010 World s Strongest Man 9th 2011 World s Strongest Man Qualified 2017 World s Strongest Man Giants Live 4th 2009 Viking Power Challenge 3rd 2009 Giants Live Poland 4th 2010 Giants Live South Africa 8th 2010 Giants Live Poland 3rd 2010 Giants Live Turkey 4th 2011 Giants Live London Strongman Champions League 5th 2008 SCL Serbia 7th 2016 SCL Norway 4th 2016 SCL Serbia 5th 2017 SCL Canada 7th 2018 SCL Norway 5th 2018 SCL FIBO 6th 2018 SCL Curacao 5th 2020 SCL Norway Fortissimus 8th 2008 Fortissimus WSM Experience London 4th 2010 WSM Experience I 5th 2010 WSM Experience II World Strongman Federation 4th 2012 WSF World Championship Iceland s Strongest Man 2 2nd 2008 1st 2009 1st 2010 2nd 2016 Iceland s Strongest Man IFSA 2 2nd 2006 1st 2008 Iceland s Strongest Viking 2 1st 2006 1st 2009 2nd 2011 2nd 2012 Strongest Man in Iceland 3rd 2016 King of the Castle 2nd 2012 Jon Pall Sigmarsson Classic 9th 2010 Westfjord s Viking 1st 2009 All American Strongman Challenge 2nd 2012 Lithuania s Strongest Man 5th 2010 Highland Games Representing Iceland Highlander World Championships Qualified 2008 Highlander World Championships Contents 1 Career 2 Personal records 2 1 Strongman 2 2 Powerlifting 3 References 4 External linksCareer editStefan was just 20 when he won his first major senior strongman title becoming Iceland s Strongest Viking in 2006 At 22 years and 178 days old he is also the 7th youngest athlete in history to qualify for the World s Strongest Man competition Prior to that he had concentrated on powerlifting however being inspired by Jon Pall Sigmarsson he continued with the sport of strongman That same year he finished second in the IFSA version of the Iceland s Strongest Man eventually winning the title in 2008 He was invited to the prestigious Highlander World Championships in 2008 as well as an invitation to Fortissimus in 2008 where he won 8th place out of a stacked field of 13 5 In 2009 he won third place in the Giants Live Poland and again 3rd place in 2010 in the Giants Live Turkey He also won 2nd place in 2012 King of the Castle competition in Finland and again 2nd place in 2012 All American Strongman Challenge Later in 2012 tragedy struck as Stefan was diagnosed with Supraventricular tachycardia 6 which took him about 3 years to recover in addition to getting injured during 2012 Nordic Strongman Championships in Harstad Norway 7 Upon returning to Strongman Stefan sustained a major injury during the frame carry event at 2016 Europe s Strongest Man and had to withdraw from competing again until full recovery Despite never getting fully recovered from the injury he returned to competitive strongman in 10 months and continued with World s Strongest Man Strongman Champions League and International Strongman Federation but a biceps tear which occurred during 2020 Iceland s Strongest Man competition forced him to retire from competitive strongman Stefan was intrigued with the sport of strongman after seeing Jon Pall Sigmarsson whom he considers as one of his biggest inspirations 8 Apart from Jon Pall he has also cited Zydrunas Savickas as someone he has deep admiration for and his good friend and long term training partner Hafthor Julius Bjornsson 9 believing them to be the strongest strongmen ever In 2018 Stefan co produced and starred in the documentary film Fullsterkur literally translates as full strength in English which explores the history and culture of heavy stone lifting in Iceland 10 Stefan s favourite strongman event is also Natural stone loading Personal records editStrongman edit Squat 330 kg 727 lb Bench press 230 kg 507 lb Deadlift 390 kg 860 lb 300 kg 661 lb for 8 reps Log press 170 kg 375 lb 2010 World s Strongest Man Finals Axel press 170 kg 375 lb x 3 strict presses with minimal leg drive Atlas stones 5 stones 120 180 kg 265 397 lb in 18 35 seconds 2010 Giants Live Turkey Atlas stones 5 stones 130 180 kg 287 397 lb in 20 21 seconds 2010 Giants Live South Africa Atlas stones 155 kg 342 lb one motion to a 5 ft 4 in platform Keg toss 8 kegs 17 24 kg 37 53 lb over 5 0 metres in 23 53 seconds 2009 World s Strongest Man Group 2 Keg toss 15 kg 33 lb over 5 8 metres 19 ft 1 in Farmer s walk Frame carry 400 kg 882 lb no straps for 20 67m Guinness World Record China 2016 Farmer s walk Frame carry 375 kg 827 lb no straps for 30m in 23 25 seconds 2011 World s Strongest Man Finals Truck pull 20 000 kg 44 092 lb for 25m in 50 07 seconds 2009 World s Strongest Man Group 2 Powerlifting edit Squat 305 kg 672 lb Bench press 225 kg 496 lb Deadlift 370 kg 816 lb References edit Profile on official website a b c David Horne s World of Grip Stefan Solvi Petursson Strongman Archives 15 April 2022 Retrieved 15 April 2022 Stefan Solvi Petursson Wins Iceland s Strongest Man www ironmind com Archived from the original on 2010 06 23 Stefan Solvi Petursson Aims for World s Strongest Man Randall J Strossen for IronMind Ent 18 June 2009 Retrieved 15 April 2022 Stefan Solvi Petursson SVT heart condition Facebook com 8 March 2015 Retrieved 15 April 2022 Nordic Strongman Championships Viking Loses His Title Randall J Strossen IronMind Enterprises Inc 20 June 2012 Retrieved 8 July 2023 Stefan Solvi Petursson Professional Strongman Interview Matt Swierzynski 31 December 2011 Retrieved 15 April 2022 Hafthor Julius Bjornsson Training for World s Ultimate Strongman Hafthor Bjornsson 30 September 2018 Retrieved 15 April 2022 Fullsterkur IMDB com 26 August 2018 Retrieved 15 April 2022 External links editOfficial Site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Stefan Solvi Petursson amp oldid 1217535282, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
