Haraldsson cleaned up residence yet once again.
Kristján Jón Haraldsson is the champ of the 2023 Strongest Guy in Iceland (SMI) competition The professional athlete appeared triumphant in the stamina competitors that happened in Hafnarfjördur, Iceland on June 3, 2023. It’s a repeat efficiency for Haraldsson, that efficiently safeguarded his SMI title from 2022. According to his individual web page on Strongman Archives, Haraldsson can currently flaunt 2 success in 5 looks (2022-2023) at the yearly SMI. The professional athlete formerly ended up as the runner-up in 2021, in 3rd location in 2019, as well as in 8th location in 2018.
Signing Up With Haraldsson on the 2023 SMI platform were Vilius Jokužys (2nd location) as well as Pálmi Gudfinnsson (3rd location). This is Jokužys’s 2nd successive runner-up putting to Haraldsson in the SMI competitors. To day, the professional athlete has yet to rack up a triumph in his strongman job, per Strongman Archives, however has actually just contended in his indigenous Iceland. At the same time, this SMI outcome is the very first time Gudfinsson has actually ended up on a platform in a budding job including simply 3 affordable looks.
The 2023 SMI included 8 occasions, which are as complies with: Max Pinhead, Bag Over Bar, Front Hold, Max Deadlift, Arm-Over-Arm Pull, Mooring Bitt Carry, Block Press, as well as a Farmer’s Carry as well as Yoke Collection. Right here are the last standings of the 2023 SMI, which had 10 rivals handy trying success:
2023 Strongest Guy 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 aid his instance as well as repeat as SMI champ, Haraldsson won 5 of the 8 occasions as well as was a runner-up in 2 others in a continually leading screen. Right here’s a review of Haraldsson’s full efficiency:
Kristján Jón Haraldsson|2023 Strongest Guy in Iceland Efficiency
- Max Pinhead — 110 kgs (242.5 extra pounds)| Connected for top place
- Bag Over Bar— 6 in 19.51 secs| 2nd location
- Front Hold— 37.31 secs| Sixth location
- Max Deadlift— 400 kgs (881.8 extra pounds)| Top place
- Arm-Over-Arm Pull— 41.95 secs| Top place
- Mooring Bitt Carry— 40 meters| Top place
- Block Press— 4 in 67.31 secs| Top place
- Farmer’s Carry & & Yoke Collection— 38.15 secs| 2nd location
The 2023 SMI is Haraldsson’s 4th success in his last 6 competitions going back to the 2022 SMI. The strongman made his Globe’s Strongest Guy (WSM) launching throughout the 2023 model, where he ended up in 5th location in Team 2. Haraldsson went into the sporting activity’s tentpole occasion as an alternative after Cheick “Iron Biby” Sanou took out on the very first day of the competition.
Haraldsson’s ongoing expertise in his indigenous nation could promptly be making him the following Icelandic super star strongman. That’s since the professional athlete is additionally the protecting Iceland’s Strongest Guy (2022 ). Offered Haraldsson proceeds his current speedy rate, he would certainly be complying with in the footprints of particular Iceland symbols in 2018 WSM champ Hafthor Björnsson as well as four-time WSM victor (1991, 1994-1996) Magnús Ver Magnússon.
There’s a lengthy method to precede Haraldsson can match the rap sheet of 2 of the best strongmen ever before. Several of his preliminary energy is, nevertheless, a favorable action in the best instructions towards that sort of renowned heritage.
Included photo: @palmigudfinnsson on Instagram
