Gunnar Thor
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Gunnar Thor is a Danish former strongman
competitor who won the title of Iceland's Strongest Man, and competed at the World's Strongest Man
and then went on to become a champion bodybuilder.
competition but did not make it past the qualifying heat. A win in Iceland's Strongest Man in 2000 led to another invitation in 2000 but he was unable to attend due to injury and Torfi Olafsson
took his place. This injury led to Gunnar reassessing his sporting career and he became a bodybuilder. He won the Danish Male Bodybuilding title in 2001, as well as the Nordic Male Bodybuilding and the Scandinavian Bodybuilding Grandprix titles in the same year. He competed in the heavy weight (90+ kg) class.
Strongman (strength athlete)
In the 19th century, the term strongman referred to an exhibitor of strength or circus performers of similar ilk who displayed feats of strength such as the bent press , supporting large amounts of...
competitor who won the title of Iceland's Strongest Man, and competed at the World's Strongest Man
World's Strongest Man
The World's Strongest Man is a well recognised event in strength athletics and has been described by a number of highly respected authorities in the sport as the premier event in strongman. Organized by TWI, an IMG Media company, it is broadcast around the end of December each year...
and then went on to become a champion bodybuilder.
Biography
Gunnar Thor Madsen known as Gunnar Thor, won the title Hercules of "The Old Town" from 1992 to 1994 and from 1996 to 1998. In 1998 he came second in the renowned Iceland's Strongest Man, an event that despite its name had for a number of years been open to international competitors. In 1998 he was invited to the World's Strongest ManWorld's Strongest Man
The World's Strongest Man is a well recognised event in strength athletics and has been described by a number of highly respected authorities in the sport as the premier event in strongman. Organized by TWI, an IMG Media company, it is broadcast around the end of December each year...
competition but did not make it past the qualifying heat. A win in Iceland's Strongest Man in 2000 led to another invitation in 2000 but he was unable to attend due to injury and Torfi Olafsson
Torfi Ólafsson
Torfi Olafsson is a former Icelandic strongman competitor and junior world champion powerlifter. He was one of the biggest competitors from Iceland to compete at the World's Strongest Man, standing 6'7 and weighing 418lbs.-Biography:Torfi's was born in 1965...
took his place. This injury led to Gunnar reassessing his sporting career and he became a bodybuilder. He won the Danish Male Bodybuilding title in 2001, as well as the Nordic Male Bodybuilding and the Scandinavian Bodybuilding Grandprix titles in the same year. He competed in the heavy weight (90+ kg) class.
Competition history
- 1998
- 2. - Iceland's Strongest Man
- 2000
- 1. - Iceland's Strongest Man
- 4. - Iceland's Strongest Viking