As a competitive strongman, Iceland's Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson won 63 national and international competitions out of a total of 109. 61 of them were as an individual competitor while the remaining two as a team competitor in World's Strongest Team competition. He also reached the podium 90 times (88 times individually), and secured a top 5 finish 104 times (101 times individually).
Following his debut at 2009 Westfjord's Viking competition where he secured 4th place, he made the podium in every national-level competition for the rest of his career, winning 28 out of 33 national competitions. At the international circuit, he competed in 73 competitions across multiple strength federations, earning 56 podium finishes and 33 wins, making him the 3rd most decorated strongman of all-time.
This list is a chronological compilation of Hafþór's competition results from 2009 to present.
Individual # Competition Circuit Result Venue 1 2009 Westfjord's Viking National 4th Iceland 2 2009 Grundarfjord Viking National 3rd Iceland 3 2009 Highland Viking National 3rd Iceland 4 2009 Eastfjord Strongman Championships National 2nd Iceland 5 2010 Westfjord's Viking National 1st 1 Iceland 6 2010 Eastfjord Strongman Championships National 1st 2 Iceland 7 2010 Highland Viking National 1st 3 Iceland 8 2010 Iceland's Strongest Man National 3rd Mosfellsbær, Iceland 9 2010 Iceland's Strongest Viking National 1st 4 Iceland 10 2010 OK Budar Strongman Championships National 1st 5 Iceland 11 2010 Strongest Man in Iceland National 1st 6 Iceland 12 2010 Jón Páll Sigmarsson Classic International 2nd Reykjavík, Iceland 13 2011 Akranes Strength Challenge National 1st 7 Iceland 14 2011 Iceland's Strongest Man National 1st 8 Mosfellsbær, Iceland 15 2011 Arnold Amateur Strongman World Championships International 2nd Columbus, Ohio 16 2011 Giants Live Poland International 4th Stróże, Poland 17 2011 Iceland's Strongest Viking National 1st 9 Iceland 18 2011 World's Strongest Man International 6th Wingate, North Carolina 19 2011 Strongman Champions League Canada International 5th New Brunswick, Canada 20 2011 Jón Páll Sigmarsson Classic International 4th Reykjavík, Iceland 21 2011 Strongest Man in Iceland National 1st 10 Iceland 22 2011 Westfjord's Viking National 1st 11 Iceland 23 2012 Arnold Strongman Classic International 10th Columbus, Ohio 24 2012 King of the Castle International 1st 12 1 Hämeenlinna, Finland 25 2012 Iceland's Strongest Man National 1st 13 Mosfellsbær, Iceland 26 2012 Iceland's Strongest Viking National 1st 14 Iceland 27 2012 Jón Páll Sigmarsson Classic International 1st 15 2 Reykjavík, Iceland 28 2012 Europe's Strongest Man International 5th Leeds, England 29 2012 Eastfjord Strongman Championships National 1st 16 Iceland 30 2012 Strongest Man in Iceland National 1st 17 Iceland 31 2012 World's Strongest Man International 3rd Los Angeles, California 32 2012 Westfjord's Viking National 1st 18 Iceland 33 2012 Arnold Pro Strongman World Series Europe International 7th Madrid, Spain 34 2013 Arnold Strongman Classic International 8th Columbus, Ohio 35 2013 Strongman Champions League FIBO International 2nd Cologne, Germany 36 2013 Força Bruta (Arnold Pro Strongman World Series South America) International 2nd Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 37 2013 Strongman Champions League Latvia International 1st 19 3 Olaine, Latvia 38 2013 Iceland's Strongest Man National 1st 20 Mosfellsbær, Iceland 39 2013 Strongman Champions League Holland International 2nd Kalkar, Germany 40 2013 Europe's Strongest Man International 4th Leeds, England 41 2013 Strongman Champions League China International 2nd Zhengzhou, China 42 2013 Strongman Champions League World Truck Pull Championships International 5th Alahärmä, Finland 43 2013 World's Strongest Man International 3rd Sanya, China 44 2013 Strongman Champions League Russia International 3rd Vladivostok, Russia 45 2013 Strongman Champions League Savickas Classic International 5th Vilnius, Lithuania 46 2013 Strongman Champions League Brazil International 3rd São Paulo, Brazil 47 2013 Strongman Champions League World Finals International 5th Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 48 2014 Arnold Strongman Classic International 5th Columbus, Ohio 49 2014 Giants Live FitX Australia International 1st 21 4 Melbourne, Australia 50 2014 World's Strongest Man International 2nd Los Angeles, California 51 2014 World's Strongest Viking (Giants Live Norway) International 1st 22 5 Vinstra, Norway 52 2014 Força Bruta (Arnold Pro Strongman World Series South America) International 3rd Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 53 2014 Battle of the North International 1st 23 6 Tórshavn, Faroe Islands 54 2014 Strongman Champions League Serbia International 1st 24 7 Novi Sad, Serbia 55 2014 Strongman Champions League Finland International 1st 25 8 Vaasa, Finland 56 2014 Iceland's Strongest Man National 1st 26 Mosfellsbær, Iceland 57 2014 Strongman Champions League Holland International 1st 27 9 Doetinchem, Netherlands 58 2014 Europe's Strongest Man International 1st 28 10 Leeds, England 59 2014 Strongman Champions League World Finals International 1st 29 11 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 60 2015 World's Strongest Viking (Strongman Champions League Norway) International 1st 30 12 Vinstra, Norway 61 2015 Arnold Strongman Classic International 7th Columbus, Ohio 62 2015 World's Strongest Man International 3rd Putrajaya, Malaysia 63 2015 Giants Live Iceland (Viking Challenge) International 1st 31 13 Grindavík, Iceland 64 2015 Strongman Champions League Finland International 4th Merikarvia, Finland 65 2015 Iceland's Strongest Man National 1st 32 Mosfellsbær, Iceland 66 2015 Strongman Champions League Bulgaria International 1st 33 14 Plovdiv, Bulgaria 67 2015 Europe's Strongest Man International 1st 34 15 Leeds, England 68 2015 Strongman Champions League Croatia International 1st 35 16 Split, Croatia 69 2015 Giants Live Sweden (Scandinavian Open) International 1st 36 17 Norrköping, Sweden 70 2016 Arnold Strongman Classic International 5th Columbus, Ohio 71 2016 Arnold Pro Strongman World Series Australia International 1st 37 18 Melbourne, Australia 72 2016 Arnold Pro Strongman World Series South America International 1st 38 19 São Paulo, Brazil 73 2016 Arnold Pro Strongman World Series Africa International 1st 39 20 Sandton, South Africa 74 2016 Iceland's Strongest Man National 1st 40 Mosfellsbær, Iceland 75 2016 Strongest Man in Iceland National 1st 41 Iceland 76 2016 Europe's Strongest Man International 2nd Leeds, England 77 2016 World's Strongest Man International 2nd Kasane, Botswana 78 2017 Arnold Strongman Classic International 2nd Columbus, Ohio 79 2017 Europe's Strongest Man International 1st 42 21 Leeds, England 80 2017 World's Strongest Man International 2nd Gaborone, Botswana 81 2017 Iceland's Strongest Man National 1st 43 Mosfellsbær, Iceland 82 2017 Strongest Man in Iceland National 1st 44 Iceland 83 2017 Festival des Hommes Forts de Warwick International 1st 45 22 Warwick, Canada 84 2017 WoW Stronger International 1st 46 23 Russia 85 2018 Arnold Strongman Classic International 1st 47 24 Columbus, Ohio 86 2018 Europe's Strongest Man International 1st 48 25 Leeds, England 87 2018 World's Strongest Man International 1st 49 26 Manila, Philippines 88 2018 Iceland's Strongest Man National 1st 50 Mosfellsbær, Iceland 89 2018 World's Ultimate Strongman International 1st 51 27 Dubai, UAE 90 2019 Arnold Strongman Classic International 1st 52 28 Columbus, Ohio 91 2019 Europe's Strongest Man International 1st 53 29 Leeds, England 92 2019 World's Strongest Man International 3rd Bradenton, Florida 93 2019 Iceland's Strongest Man National 1st 54 Mosfellsbær, Iceland 94 2020 Arnold Strongman Classic International 1st 55 30 Columbus, Ohio 95 2020 Iceland's Strongest Man National 1st 56 Reykjavík, Iceland 96 2024 Arnold Strongman Classic International 4th Columbus, Ohio 97 2024 Arnold UK International 2nd Birmingham, England 98 2024 Iceland's Strongest Man National 1st 57 Reykjavík, Iceland 99 2024 Strongest Man on Earth International 2nd Loveland, Colorado 100 2024 Strongman Champions League Dubai International 1st 58 31 Dubai, UAE 101 2024 Rogue Invitational International 2nd Aberdeen, Scotland 102 2025 Arnold Strongman Classic International 3rd Columbus, Ohio 103 2025 Siberian Power Show International 2nd Krasnoyarsk, Russia 104 2025 Iceland's Strongest Man National 1st 59 Reykjavík, Iceland 105 2025 Giants Live Strongman Open (World Open) International 1st 60 32 Birmingham, England 1062026 Iceland's Strongest ManNational 2nd Reykjavík, Iceland107 2026 Giants Live Strongman Open (World Open) International 1st 61 33 Birmingham, England
Team # Competition Circuit Result Venue 1 2012 World's Strongest Team - with Jarno Jokinen (The Vikings) International 1st 62 34 Mullingar, Ireland 2 2014 World's Strongest Team - with Ari Gunnarsson (The Vikings) International 4th Stoke-on-Trent, England 3 2015 World's Strongest Team - with Matjaz Belsak (The Vikings) International 1st 63 35 Stoke-on-Trent, England
See also List of World Records and feats of strength by Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson
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