Jón Páll Sigmarsson
Jón Páll Sigmarsson (born April 28, 1960 in Hafnarfjörður , † January 16, 1993 in Reykjavík ) was an Icelandic strongman , powerlifter and bodybuilder . He was the first strongman to win the World's Strongest Man four times , making him one of the most successful strongmen of all time. In 1981 he was Iceland's Sportsman of the Year and was one of the most famous Icelandic athletes. In 2012 he was inducted into the World's Strongest Man Hall of Fame.
Life
Sigmarsson was born on April 28, 1960 on a farm in Solvangur , Iceland. He spent his youth hunting seals, collecting eggs and preparing them. His daily task was to carry two containers of water weighing 24 kg to the farm. His family worked from morning to night, but after dinner, Sigmarsson spent his free time reading books about strong people like Tarzan. The physical work in his youth led to the decision to become a carpenter. Even as a teenager, he took pride in getting physical hard work done quickly. The speed with which he got his job done became his key characteristic in his strongman career. He later spent his free time in the gym. Sigmarsson tried Olympic weightlifting, but switched to powerlifting because of problems with straightening an arm. Weight training became his main occupation. As a result, he stopped drinking alcohol even when his friends did. Ragnheiður Sverrisdóttir, the mother of Sigmarsson's son, was so impressed with his discipline that she stopped drinking herself. Sigmarsson ate a whole tray of eggs in one day. He continued to drink shakes made with tuna, eggs, bananas, and milk. In an interview, he said he had increased to 20,000 calories and also said that if he consumed less than 6,000 calories, he would lose body mass.
Career
Strongman competitions | |
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World's Strongest Man | |
2. | 1983 |
1. | 1984 |
2. | 1985 |
1. | 1986 |
1. | 1988 |
3. | 1989 |
1. | 1990 |
World Muscle Power Championships | |
1. | 1985 |
1. | 1986 |
2. | 1987 |
3. | 1988 |
1. | 1989 |
1. | 1990 |
1. | 1991 |
3. | 1992 |
World Strongman Challenge | |
3. | 1987 |
2. | 1988 |
Pure strength | |
1. | 1987 |
Europe's Strongest Man | |
3. | 1983 |
1. | 1985 |
1. | 1986 |
3. | 1987 |
2. | 1988 |
3. | 1989 |
4th | 1990 |
4th | 1992 |
Le Defi Mark Ten International | |
3. | 1985 |
2. | 1986 |
5. | 1987 |
Iceland's Strongest Man | |
1. | 1985 |
1. | 1986 |
1. | 1987 |
1. | 1990 |
1. | 1991 |
1. | 1992 |
World Mighty Man | |
9. | 1992 |
Battle of the Giants | |
2. | 1989 |
Powerlifting competitions | ||
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IPF World Powerlifting Championships | ||
3. | 1981 | 125 kg |
EPF European Powerlifting Championships | ||
2. | 1980 | 125 kg |
2. | 1981 | 125 kg |
1. | 1983 | 125 kg |
NPF Nordic Powerlifting Championships | ||
2. | 1983 | +110 kg |
1. | 1983 | +125 kg |
1. | 1983 | +125 kg |
Highland Games | |
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Commonwealth Highland Games | |
1. | 1986 |
He won the World Strongest Man for the first time at the age of 24. In the last discipline, he beat the reigning World's Strongest Man Geoff Capes in arm wrestling, screaming “The king, has lost, his crown!”. Sigmarsson's fame rose in his rivalry with Wisconsin strongman Bill Kazmaier . It was Sigmarsson's athleticism against Kazmaier's raw strength. The sport took its toll on Sigmarsson. In 1989 he was unable to participate in the WSM due to an injury. He returned in 1990 and won his fourth World Strongest Man title. He won razor-thin with half a point in the overall standings by winning the last discipline against the American strongman OD Wilson in the 200 m race with a 220 pound backpack. Sigmarsson was able to win the World's Strongest Man four times and was the first strongman to do so.
death
Sigmarsson took a break from competition and focused on building his own gym and to focus more on his son Sigmar. On January 16, 1993, he suffered a traumatic heart rupture while training the deadlift in his gym. As a result, Sigmarsson died of a heart attack at the age of 32.
Quotes
“I am not an Eskimo. I am a Viking! "
"There is no reason to be alive if you can't do deadlift."
"I may be the fastest strongman in the world, but I think Bill [Kazmaier] is the strongest on his feet."
Body measurements
At the age of 27, he weighed 138 kg at 1.90 m.
Personal records
Powerlifting
- Squat - 365 kg (804.69 pounds) Raw 1984
- Equipped bench press - 545.65 pounds (247.5 kg) in a prototype bench press shirt
- Bench Press - 235 kg (518.09 pounds) Raw 1984
- Deadlift - 370 kg (815.71 pounds) Raw 1984 (European record 1984)
- Deadlift - 400 kg (881 pounds) raw without pulling aids 1986
- Total - 970 kg (365/235/370) / 2138.48 pounds (804.69 / 518.09 / 815.71)
Sources: Jon-Pall Sigmarsson Tribute Page and allpowerlifting.com
Strongman
- rectangular deadlift bike - 523 kg (1153 pounds) - Pure Strength 1987 (world record 1987)
- Bullock Cart Deadlift - 515 kg (1133 pounds) - World's Strongest Man 1985
- Silver dollar Deadlift (18 inches with wrist straps) - 525 kg (1157 pounds) - World's Strongest Man 1983
- One-handed deadlift (Raw without wrist straps) - 250 kg (551 pounds)
- Log Lift - 165 kg (364 pounds) - Iceland's Strongest Man 1987 (world record 1987)
- Rock Lift - 125 kg
- Push Wheelbarrow - 3000 pounds (1361 kg) 3.06 meters
Sources: strongestman.billhenderson.org and tv.com
He also set the world records in the Claymore Lift, McGlashen Stones, and cannon pull during Pure Strength 1987. In the Guinness Book of World Records, it stands for lifting the largest whiskey bottle in the world.
Training records
- Bench Press - 250 kg (551 lb) Raw
- Deadlift - 427.5 kg (942.47 lb) with pull straps
- Squat - 390 kg (858 lb) Raw
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sportsman of the Year. sportpress.is, accessed on November 16, 2018 .
- ↑ hall of fame. theworldsstrongestman.com, accessed November 16, 2018 .
- ↑ a b c Guest Post: Jon Pall Sigmarsson . physicalculturestudy.com. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
- ↑ a b c Pure Strength 1987 . worlds strongest man. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
- ^ Jon-Pall Sigmarsson Tribute Page . archive.today. Archived from the original on February 23, 2005. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
- ^ Sigmarsson Jón Páll . allpowerlifting.com. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
- ^ Records . strongestman.billhenderson.org. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Jón Páll Sigmarsson |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Icelandic strongman, powerlifter and bodybuilder |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 28, 1960 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Hafnarfjordur , Iceland |
DATE OF DEATH | January 16, 1993 |
Place of death | Reykjavík , Iceland |