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Strength athletics in Norway

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Strength athletics in Norway refers to the participation of Norwegian competitors and holding national strongman competitions.

History

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The sport's roots have a long history going back many centuries before modern strongman competitions in the 1970s. However, Norway did not come onto the international scene in modern times until Torkel Ravndal broke the deadlift world record. Norway has had mixed success on the international stage, with Svend Karlsen winning the 2001 World's Strongest Man title, Norway's only WSM title. In recent years, Norway has had several top international competitors in WSM, including Odd Haugen, Arild Haugen, Richard Skog, Espen Aune, Ole Martin Hansen and Bjørn Andre Solvang.

National Competitions

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Norway's Strongest Man

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Norway's Strongest Man
Tournament information
LocationNorway
Month playedSeptember
Established1998
FormatMulti-event competition
Current champion
Norway Henrik Hildeskor (2025)

Norway's Strongest Man (Norwegian: Norges Sterkeste Mann) is an annual strongman competition and the main national title of Norway. The event was established in 1998 and has produced fourteen champions throughout the years.[1] Kurt Kvikkstad won in 1998 & 1999, with Roy Holte winning the next 3 years. Then emerged Svend Karlsen, Norway's greatest strength athlete who took the 2003, 2005, and 2006 titles. In 2004 Mattis Bjorheim won the title. Arild Haugen won in 2007 & 2008 and Richard Skog won in 2009 & 2010.[1] Espen Aune won in 2011[2] and then emerged Ole Martin Hansen who won the title a record four times from 2012 to 2015.[3] Jørgen Skaug Aukland won in 2016 followed by Bjørn Andre Solvang in 2017. Then emerged Ole Martin Kristiansen who won the title three times from 2018 to 2020. Jonas Bathen won in 2021, Henrik Hildeskor in 2022, 2023 & 2025 and Håkon Heitmann Kollerød in 2024.

Champions breakdown

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Year Champion Runner-up 3rd place
1998Norway Kurt KvikkstadNorway Thomas JohansenNorway Roy Holte
1999Norway Kurt KvikkstadNorway Marius BjerkeNorway Roy Holte
2000Norway Roy HolteNorway Odd HaugenNorway Olaf Dahl
2001Norway Roy HolteNorway Kurk KvikkstadNorway Frank Nagy
2002Norway Roy HolteNorway Olaf DahlNorway Frank Nagy
2003Norway Svend KarlsenNorway Odd HaugenNorway Reider Kvåle
2004Norway Reider Kvåle[4]Norway Espen Aune[5]Norway Olaf Dahl[5]
2005Norway Svend KarlsenNorway Reider KvåleNorway Olaf Dahl
2006Norway Svend KarlsenNorway Arild HaugenNorway Reider Kvåle
2007Norway Arild HaugenNorway Espen AuneNorway Odd Haugen
2008Norway Arild HaugenNorway Richard SkogNorway Odd Haugen
2009Norway Richard SkogNorway Arild HaugenNorway Lars Rørbakken
2010Norway Richard SkogNorway Espen AuneNorway Bjørn Andre Solvang
2011Norway Espen AuneNorway Lars Rørbakken Norway Bjørn Andre Solvang
2012Norway Ole Martin HansenNorway Lars RørbakkenNorway Espen Aune
2013Norway Ole Martin HansenNorway Bjørn Andre SolvangNorway Øyvind Rein
2014Norway Ole Martin HansenNorway Espen AuneNorway Bjørn Andre Solvang
2015Norway Ole Martin HansenNorway Bjørn Andre SolvangNorway Espen Aune
2016Norway Jørgen Skaug AuklandNorway Ole Martin HansenNorway Ole Martin Kristiansen
2017Norway Bjørn Andre SolvangNorway Ole Martin KristiansenNorway Jon Olav Granli
2018Norway Ole Martin KristiansenNorway Nils Kjetil SandeNorway Jonas Bathen
2019Norway Ole Martin KristiansenNorway Bjørn Andre SolvangNorway Jørn Erik Bolstad
2020Norway Ole Martin KristiansenNorway Henrik HildeskorNorway Stefan Sekej
2021Norway Jonas BathenNorway Stefan SekejNorway Øyvind Gustavsen
2022Norway Henrik HildeskorNorway Morten LingeNorway Dag Rune Stangeland
2023[6]Norway Henrik HildeskorNorway Tommy KåsinNorway Morten Linge
2024[7] Norway Håkon Heitmann Kollerød Norway Henrik Hildeskor Norway Andre Vrålid
2025[8] Norway Henrik Hildeskor Norway Håkon Heitmann Kollerød Norway Dag Rune Stangeland

Repeat champions

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Champion Times & years
Norway Ole Martin Hansen4 (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)
Norway Roy Holte3 (2000, 2001, 2002)
Norway Svend Karlsen3 (2003, 2005, 2006)
Norway Henrik Hildeskor 3 (2022, 2023, 2025)
Norway Ole Martin Kristiansen3 (2018, 2019, 2020)
Norway Arild Haugen2 (2002, 2003)
Norway Richard Skog2 (2009, 2010)

Regional Competitions

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Nordic Strongman Championships

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Nordic Strongman Championships consists of athletes from Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark.[9]

Year Champion Runner-Up 3rd Place
2005Norway Svend KarlsenSweden Magnus SamuelssonFinland Juha-Matti Räsänen
2012[9]Sweden Johannes ÅrsjöNorway Lars RorbakkenDenmark Mikkel Leicht
2013Sweden Johannes ÅrsjöNorway Ole Martin HansenFinland Juha-Matti Järvi

International Competitions

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World's Strongest Viking

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Norway hosted the winter edition of the World's Strongest Viking competition, with the participation of top athletes of the world.

Year Champion Runner-up 3rd place
2014[10] Iceland Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Sweden David Nyström United Kingdom Terry Hollands
2015[11] Iceland Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Poland Krzysztof Radzikowski Canada Jean-François Caron
2016[12] Canada Jean-François Caron Slovenia Matjaz Belsak Poland Krzysztof Radzikowski
2017[13] Canada Jean-François Caron Poland Krzysztof Radzikowski United States Luke Herrick
2018[14] Poland Krzysztof Radzikowski Germany Dennis Kohlruss United States Luke Herrick
2019[15] Poland Krzysztof Radzikowski Norway Ole Martin Kristiansen Finland Mika Törrö
2020[16] Republic of Ireland Sean O'Hagan Latvia Aivars Šmaukstelis Finland Mika Törrö
2021[17] Latvia Dainis Zageris Netherlands Kelvin de Ruiter Norway Henrik Hildeskor
2023[18] Sweden Johan Espenkrona United States Eric Dawson Norway Øyvind Gustavsen

Giants Live

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Norway was also the venue for a Giants Live Viking Power Challenge competition.

Year Champion Runner-Up 3rd Place
2009United States Travis OrtmayerNorway Richard SkogRussia Mikhail Koklyaev

References

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  1. 1 2 "PREVIOUS STRONGMAN CONTESTS TOP 3". Davidhorne-gripmaster.com. Retrieved 2010-06-14.
  2. ↑ Norway’s Strongest Man: Strongman and More
  3. ↑ "Norway's Strongest Man". Strongman Archives.
  4. ↑ "iform.no". Retrieved 2010-08-25.
  5. 1 2 "treningsforum.no". Retrieved 2010-12-06.
  6. ↑ "Norway's Strongest Man 2023". Strengthresults.com. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
  7. ↑ "Norway's Strongest Man 2024". Strengthresults.com. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
  8. ↑ Nygård, Kjartan Andreas. "Norway's Strongest Man 2025". Strengthresults.com. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
  9. 1 2 "Nordic Strongman Championships: Viking Loses His Title!". Archived from the original on 2013-10-04. Retrieved 2012-06-21.
  10. ↑ "2014 Giants Live Norway". strongmanarchives.com. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
  11. ↑ "2015 SCL Norway". strongmanarchives.com. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  12. ↑ "2016 SCL Norway". strongmanarchives.com. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  13. ↑ "2017 SCL Norway". strongmanarchives.com. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  14. ↑ "2018 SCL Norway". strongmanarchives.com. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  15. ↑ "2019 SCL Norway". strongmanarchives.com. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  16. ↑ "2020 SCL Norway". strongmanarchives.com. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  17. ↑ "2021 SCL Norway". strongmanarchives.com. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  18. ↑ "2023 World's Strongest Viking". strongmanarchives.com. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
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