He even became the first man to accomplish a legendary feat and then surpass it, as according to legend, Orm Storulfsson carried a ship's mast for three steps, broke his back, and was never the same Thor carried a heavier mast for five steps, was completely fine, and was utterly ecstatic when he finished. He won the Arnold Strongman Classic three times in a row from 2018 2020 and he holds the all-time deadlift world record of 501 kilograms (1,105 pounds). Hafþór himself won the Real Life WSM title in 2018, and finished in the top three of that competition six times before finally cashing in. Hafthor Bjornsson is one of the greatest strongman competitors of all time. World's Strongest Man: His most famous character, Gregor Clegane, is the strongest man in all Westeros.Vocal Dissonance: He tends to put on a deeper and darker voice when playing characters like Gregor Clegane, mostly because many find it hard to believe how light and welcoming his voice sounds in reality for someone of his size.After he retired from strongman and slimmed down for boxing his agility and endurance markedly improved, at the expense of some of the sheer strength he had before by any sane metric, Hafthor's still absurdly strong, but he's no longer Min-Maxing for it. Stout Strength: In his strongman days he consumed a lot of food and maintained a high body weight in order to maximize his strength, giving him a husky but still muscular appearance.With 30 international competition wins, he is the third most decorated strongman in history behind Lithuania's ydrnas Savickas and Poland's. He is the first and only person to have won the Arnold Strongman Classic, the Europe's Strongest Man and the World's Strongest Man in the same calendar year and holds numerous championship titles from multiple strength federations, including many world records.
HAFPOR JULIUS BJORNSSON PROFESSIONAL
This escalated even further upon his controversial world record deadlift of 501 kg. Hafr Jlus Bjrnsson, also known as Thor, is an Icelandic professional strongman. Wile it started out as a pleasant Friendly Rivalry between the two, it sadly turned more hostile in time over accusations of ego, cheating and attitude issues being thrown between both sides, eventually leading to them deciding to settle it in a boxing match that ultimately happened in March 2022 (Hafþór knocked Eddie down twice and won by unanimous decision). The Rival: To Eddie "The Beast" Hall, fellow winner of WSM.Red Baron: As Gregor "The Mountain" Clegane, a moniker he sometimes uses for himself.Interestingly, he's actually the shortest of all three, while still being a giant. The Other Darrin: He is the third actor to play Gregor Clegane after Conan Stevens (Season 1) and Ian Whyte (Season 2).Huge Guy, Tiny Girl: Is inevitably this with any woman put next to him in his works, but it's especially apparent with his wife, who's 5'2.Friend to All Children: Has dressed up as anything from Colonel Sanders and Santa Claus for advertisements, to getting fully painted to look like the Hulk when going to visit an indoor playground, all to entertain Islandic kids.The Brute: He played two human behemoths with evil employers, Gregor Clegane and Mongkut.Pascal was seen jokingly choking Björnsson for the cameras.ījörnsson won the World’s Strongest Man competition for the first time in 2018, having competed since 2011. But that’s OK - he can pull a truck with his bare hands.”Įarlier on the red carpet, Björnsson kidded with former co-star Pedro Pascal, whose character Oberyn Martell was killed off by the Mountain in a particularly gruesome fashion back in Season 4. If we go to the supermarket, we need a truck to get out of there. She told us of her hulking husband: “He eats a lot. Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson and his wife Kelsey Henson Getty Images I have to eat every two hours to maintain myself.”ījörnsson was at the bash with his 5-foot-2 wife, Kelsey Henson. I can lift 1,000 pounds, and I eat 10,000 calories a day. He said that, off-screen, “I have been working out every day to prepare for the competition. I am flying there - but I can’t fit my hips or my legs in an economy seat, so I have to fly business.”
“I have a lot of offers for other acting work, but I am currently focused on a strongman competition in England. “I had a great time on ‘Game of Thrones,’ ” he boomed. Page Six editor Emily Smith interviews Hafthor BjörnssonĪt 6-foot-9 and over 400 pounds, the current strongest man in the world literally towered over a Ziegfeld Ballroom afterparty in a sharp extra-large tuxedo. Amid all the big breakout stars at the epic “ Game of Thrones” final-season premiere on Wednesday night - from Sophie Turner to Emilia Clarke - perhaps Page Six’s favorite was the lesser-known actor who plays the Mountain: Icelandic strongman Hafthor Björnsson.
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