2023 Strongest Man in Iceland Outcomes — Kristján Jón Haraldsson Repeats

Haraldsson cleaned home but once more.

Written by Robert Zeglinski Final up to date on June 9, 2023

Kristján Jón Haraldsson is the champion of the 2023 Strongest Man in Iceland (SMI) contest. The athlete got here out victorious within the strength competitors that happened in Hafnarfjördur, Iceland on June 3, 2023. It’s a repeat efficiency for Haraldsson, who efficiently defended his SMI title from 2022. In response to his private web page on Strongman Archives, Haraldsson can now boast two victories in 5 appearances (2022-2023) on the annual SMI. The athlete beforehand completed because the runner-up in 2021, in third place in 2019, and in eighth place in 2018.

Becoming a member of Haraldsson on the 2023 SMI podium had been Vilius Jokužys (second place) and Pálmi Gudfinnsson (third place). That is Jokužys’s second consecutive runner-up putting to Haraldsson within the SMI competitors. So far, the athlete has but to attain a victory in his strongman profession, per Strongman Archives, however has solely competed in his native Iceland. In the meantime, this SMI result’s the primary time Gudfinsson has completed on a podium in a budding profession that includes simply three aggressive appearances.

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The 2023 SMI featured eight occasions, that are as follows: Max Dumbbell, Bag Over Bar, Entrance Maintain, Max Deadlift, Arm-Over-Arm Pull, Mooring Bitt Carry, Block Press, and a Farmer’s Carry and Yoke Medley. Listed here are the ultimate standings of the 2023 SMI, which had 10 opponents available vying for victory:

2023 Strongest Man in Iceland | Last Standings

Kristján Jón Haraldsson — 72.5 factors
Vilius Jokužys — 67.5 factors
Pálmi Gudfinnsson — 54 factors
Gudmundur Adalsteinsson — 51.5 factors
Stefán Karel Torfason — 43 factors
Aron Geir Gudmundsson — 37.5 factors
Birgir Gudnason — 36.5 factors
Alexander Andersen — 30 factors
Fannar Katrínarson — 27.5 factors
Ólafur Haukur Tómasson — 17 factors

To assist his case and repeat as SMI champion, Haraldsson gained 5 of the eight occasions and was a runner-up in two others in a persistently dominant show. Right here’s an summary of Haraldsson’s full efficiency:

Kristján Jón Haraldsson | 2023 Strongest Man in Iceland Efficiency

Max Dumbbell — 110 kilograms (242.5 kilos) | Tied for first place
Bag Over Bar — Six in 19.51 seconds | Second place
Entrance Maintain — 37.31 seconds | Sixth place
Max Deadlift — 400 kilograms (881.8 kilos) | First place
Arm-Over-Arm Pull — 41.95 seconds | First place
Mooring Bitt Carry — 40 meters | First place
Block Press — 4 in 67.31 seconds | First place
Farmer’s Carry & Yoke Medley — 38.15 seconds | Second place

The 2023 SMI is Haraldsson’s fourth victory in his final six contests courting again to the 2022 SMI. The strongman made his World’s Strongest Man (WSM) debut in the course of the 2023 iteration, the place he completed in fifth place in Group 2. Haraldsson entered the game’s tentpole occasion as an alternate after Cheick “Iron Biby” Sanou withdrew on the primary day of the competition.

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Haraldsson’s continued prowess in his native nation would possibly rapidly be making him the subsequent Icelandic celebrity strongman. That’s as a result of the athlete can be the defending Iceland’s Strongest Man (2022). Supplied Haraldsson continues his latest meteoric tempo, he could be following within the footsteps of respective Iceland icons in 2018 WSM champion Hafthor Björnsson and four-time WSM victor (1991, 1994-1996) Magnús Ver Magnússon.

There’s an extended option to go earlier than Haraldsson can match the rap sheet of two of the best strongmen ever. A few of his preliminary momentum is, nevertheless, a constructive step in the proper course towards that type of illustrious legacy.

Featured picture: @palmigudfinnsson on Instagram

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