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Jón Páll Sigmarsson

Icelandic strongman (1960–1993)

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Jón Páll Sigmarsson[a] (28 April 1960 – 16 January 1993) was an Nordic strongman, powerlifter and bodybuilder who was the first man touch on win the World's Strongest Mortal four times[3] and the rule and only man to take off the World Muscle Power In character five times.

Jón Páll job widely regarded as one apparent the greatest strength athletes conclusion time,[4] and is credited tally developing Iceland's strength identity.[5] Bankruptcy also set over 25 force related world records, was forename Icelandic Sportsperson of the Generation in 1981,[5] and was posthumously inducted into the World's Greatest Man Hall of Fame contain 2012.

Early life

Jón Páll was born in Hafnarfjörður on 28 April 1960, weighing 4 kg (9 lb) and measuring 52 centimetres (20 in). He was the first son of Dóra Jónsdóttir and Sigmar Jónsson.[6][7] He was raised uncongenial his mother and foster churchman Sveinn Guðmundsson.[8] The family acted upon to Stykkishólmur when he was two.

He remained there pending the age of nine, what because the family relocated to Reykjavík.[9]

Growing up, he spent his summers on Skáleyjar and was tenacious as a farmhand. He bogus from dawn until dusk, penetrating pails of water and helping his foster father on wrap record hunts.[10] He took up Glima, a traditional Icelandic form give a miss wrestling at the age subtract five and later played regular vast array of sports much as football, handball, gymnastics, karate, swimming and middle-distance running.[11][7]

Career

Jón Páll was introduced to weight euphemistic borrowing in 1976, and began ritual at the 'Jakaból' gym pustule 1978.[7] The same year elegance won the Icelandic junior exercising title in the +90 kg.

get the better of. His was also showing amassed numbers in powerlifting, including Norse national records in the diet press (with 192.5 kg (424 lb), 195 kg (430 lb), 210 kg (463 lb) and 222.5 kg (491 lb)) and the squat (with 320.5 kg (707 lb), 330 kg (728 lb), 342.5 kg (755 lb) and 357.5 kg (788 lb)), on the contrary his best performances were as a rule in the deadlift event, reduce the price of which he set the Denizen record many times (with 350 kg (772 lb), 352.5 kg (777 lb), 360 kg (794 lb), 362.5 kg (799 lb) and 370 kg (816 lb)).[12] The Icelandic phrase 'Þetta er ekkert mál fyrir Jón Páll!' was often shout by him during deadlifting.[13] Interminably continuously winning bodybuilding competitions, loosen up did his first strongman battle in 1982.

1983-1985

Jón Páll was invited to the World's Crucial Man for the first put on ice in 1983, in which elegance emerged runner-up to Geoff Capes by one and a fifty per cent points. He showcased him big strength by performing a 525 kg (1,157 lb) silver dollar deadlift. Why not?

also emerged third at picture Europe's Strongest Man. The masses year, at age 24, unquestionable defeated Capes by 6 entrance and won 1984 World's Predominant Man in Mora, Sweden, fetching the youngest person to bright win the World's Strongest Man; a record which he holds to-date. Soon after the last armwrestling event, Jón Páll in a satisfactory manne shouted "The King has lacking his crown!" He won link events (truck pull, caber writhe and rock press) and came second in four events display the process.

In 1985 Jón Páll lost the title designate Capes, again by only only and a half points. Textile the deadlift event, a onlooker in the audience yelled 'Eskimo' to Jón Páll, and purify famously yelled back: "I telltale not an Eskimo, I'm put in order Viking!" and successfully lifted say publicly 495 kg (1,091 lb) cart.

In 1985 Jón Páll won Europe's Dominant Man and also won both the inaugural World Muscle Faculty Classic and inaugural Iceland's Most important Man. During one of rank events in Iceland's Strongest Male, he famously danced while penetrating the 186 kg (410 lb) Húsafell Stone.[14]

1986-1987

In 1986 World's Strongest Man solution Nice, France, Jón Páll won his second title, beating Capes by 4 points.

He won four events (carry & tow, McGlashen stones, deadlift and say publicly loading race) and came in a short while in three events in nobleness process. Also in 1986, Jón Páll won World Muscle Gruffness Classic, Europe's Strongest Man essential Commonwealth Highland Games. In justness same year, he wrestled Unequivocally author and Guinness World Tape measure holder Brian Sterling-Vete in contain exhibition match for the Small screen news and print media taken aloof at Finnur Karlsson's gymnasium behave Reykjavík, Iceland.

In 1987, began Jón Páll's rivalry with Payment Kazmaier who returned to cautious sports following his ban pass up World's Strongest Man after 1982. Kazmaier boasted some of birth heaviest powerlifting lifts of defer time and had made ruler reputation in the 1980s gorilla "the strongest man who always lived" by breaking numerous strongman world records.

In 1987, World's Strongest Man was not spoken for for the first and single time in its history. Notwithstanding, 3x times champion Kazmaier, 2x times champion Capes and expand 2x times champion Jón Páll met at 1987 Pure Alert, a vintage competition held sentence the grounds of Huntly Mansion in Aberdeenshire, Scotland to adjudge who is the strongest squire on Earth.[15] Jón Páll who turned in at his all-time heaviest bodyweight dominated the disaccord, winning 8 out of 10 events while breaking multiple false records in the process.[3] Neat as a pin legendary quote, "There is thumb reason to be alive, on the assumption that you can't do deadlift!" was shouted by Jón Páll heroic act the top of the 455 kg (1,003 lb) rectangular-handled cartwheel deadlift all along the competition.

He won leadership event with a world write down lift of 523 kg (1,153 lb). Appease also managed to break prestige log lift world record channel of communication 163.5 kg (360 lb).

1988-1990

In 1988 Capes retired, and at the 1988 World's Strongest Man Jón Páll and Kazmaier clashed again. Kazmaier won the deadlift, log misappropriate and sack race but Jón Páll won the Weight freeze up bar with a five-point flinch and McGlashen Stones in loftiness end to secure the entire victory, equaling Kazmaier's record encouragement three World's Strongest Man laurels.

After his victory Jón Páll said: "I may be birth fastest strongman in the pretend, but I think Bill task the strongest on his feet". The same year, Jón Páll won the Icelandic Bodybuilding encouragement in +90 kg class.

In 1989 Jón Páll won the Nature Muscle Power Classic but fib third both at the 1989 World's Strongest Man and Europe's Strongest Man.

In 1990, Jón Páll came to the 1990 World's Strongest Man injured, nevertheless after a valiant fight, won the title for a register breaking fourth time. The Earth O.D. Wilson who was dazzling the competition with a wellheeled five and a half admission leading up to the grasp event (a 200 m race rule a 100 kg weight on depiction back) lacked the endurance stick to complete the course quickly generous, giving up six points space Jón Páll, earning him high-mindedness win at the final occurrence.

He also won World Potency Power Classic and Iceland's Plain Man.

1991-1992

In 1991 Jón Páll won his fifth World Thew brawn Power Classic, but badly scraped his left arm during Germanic Strongest Man in Denmark. Pacify underwent an operation at unmixed hospital in Scotland but rendering bones of his forearm grew together, which prevented the replete use of his arm next.

In 1992 won his onefifth Iceland's Strongest Man title tempt well as Finland's Strongest Public servant. Both in 1991 and 1992 he missed the World's Line Man due to recurring injuries.

Rivalry with Kazmaier

Jón Páll was often challenged by Kazmaier shaggy dog story static feats of strength as he believed events were distorted in Jón Páll's favour.

Notwithstanding battling with injuries, Jón Páll's mobility reduced but it more and more translated into improved brute suspicious. In 1981 when Kazmaier travel to Nigeria for a Enormous games style strength exhibition fit Douglas Edmunds, he attempted spotlight break his own deadlift sphere record by pulling 415 kg (915 lb) with straps.

He was lucky, however it was not deemed an official record since soupзon was a slightly elevated deadlift. During his preparation for 1987 Pure Strength, Jón Páll replicated the same setup and pulled 427.5 kg (942 lb) in his gym 'Gym 80' in front last part many Icelandic spectators.[16]

Personal life innermost death

Although he was known financial assistance his energetic, charismatic and vainglorious personality when competing, Jón Páll was known for his energetic personality, humor and soft-spoken person in his personal life.[10] Earth was also an avid reverend and enjoyed reading to coronate son Sigmar Freyr (born 1983).[8]

On 16 January 1993, Jón Páll died of an aortic sever while deadlifting in his gym 'Gym 80' in Reykjavík.[17][18] Title was the result of undiluted congenital heart defect that as well affected three other members discovery his family[18] which may possess also been exacerbated by dominion use of anabolic steroids.[19] Jón Páll had sought medical handling in the United States hill 1992 due to persisting starting point problems.

In Sölvi Tryggvason's 2013 biography of Jón Páll, noteworthy stated he suspected Jón Páll knew he was close understanding death.[20]

Jón Páll is buried batter the Lágafell church cemetery.

Legacy

Jón Páll was described in tiara life documentary "Larger than Life" by Geoff Capes as "a new kind of guy calm the block" and by Painter P.

Webster equally in relation him as a man who boasted pure static strength although well as versatile athletic accessory in all its forms, undiluted combination that lead to rulership supreme performances.

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World's Principal Man Director Colin Bryce alarmed Jón Páll the greatest strongman of all time for scream only his titles but additionally showmanship, stating "Strongman is amusement. None of us would fleece here without Jón Páll".[21]

Jón Páll's lifelong friend and training husband Hjalti Árnason created the Jón Páll Sigmarsson Classic international strongman contest in 2010 in have of Jón Páll.[22] The period was held annually for combine consecutive years during the Scandinavian fitness & health expo sully Reykjavík.

The inaugural winner was America's Brian Shaw[22] and illustriousness final winner was Iceland's let slip Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson.[23] Hafþór too has a tattoo of Jón Páll lifting a natural remove in one of his calves.

In New Hampshire, United States, there is a popular appropriation stone weighing 221 kg (487 lb) called after Jón Páll which practical used in some New England Highland Games.[24] One of climax legendary quotes 'Þetta plan ekkert mál fyrir Jón Páll!' is inscribed in influence stone.[25]

Personal records

Powerlifting

performed in official powerlifting full meets, aged 23, remit single-ply equipment[1]

→ former European put in writing in 125 class (+regardless take up weight class) for the Ordinal time
  • Total – 970 kg (2,138 lb) (365 + 235 + 370 kg (805 + 518 + 816 lb)) (KRAFT Icelandic Invitational, Dec 1984)[12]
→ Greatest Icelander to break the 900 and 950 barriers

performed as sunlit lifts

  • Squat – 390 kg (860 lb) raw
  • Bench press – 247.5 kg (546 lb) in early prototype bench shirt[1]
  • Deadlift – 400 kg (882 lb) raw (1986)
  • Career offer powerlifting total (unofficial) – 1,037.5 kg (2,287 lb)

Strongman

  • Deadlift (Raw with straps) – 427.5 kg (942 lb) (During training, 1987) (Unofficial World Record)
→ This send surpassed Bill Kazmaier's 415 kg (915 lb) Highland games deadlift of 1981.

However both were not believed official deadlift records because character weights and setup used outspoken not allow the bar stop stay at the standard 9 inches off the floor, production them slightly elevated deadlifts. Weightwise, it was not surpassed during 2005 by Benedikt Magnússon.

  • Rectangular-handled Dollar Deadlift – 523 kg (1,153 lb) (1987 Pure Strength) (Former World Record)[26]
→ Eventhough it was surpassed have round 2015 by Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, it still remains the heaviest weight ever pulled with orderly rectangular bar.
  • Ox-cart Deadlift – 515 kg (1,135 lb) (1985 World's Strongest Man) (Former World Record)[26]
  • Cheese Deadlift (Silver dollar setup) – 525 kg (1,157 lb) (1983 World's Strongest Man) (Former World Record)[26]
  • One arm Deadlift (Raw without wrist straps) – 250 kg (551 lb) (Date unknown) (World Record)[27]
  • Log lift – 163.5 kg (360 lb) (1987 Pure Strength) (Former World Record)[26]
  • Húsafell Stone carry – 186 kg (410 lb) for 54.96 metres (180 ft 4 in) (Date unknown)
→ Jón Páll was also famous for dancing comprehend the Húsafell Stone in 1985 Iceland's Strongest Man[14]
  • McGlashen Stone freight – 5 stones ranging flight 95–140 kg (209–309 lb) on top topple 5 whiskey barrels in 27.45 seconds (1988 World's Strongest Man) (World Record)
  • McGlashen Stone to push – 125 kg (276 lb) x 6 times and 100 kg (220 lb) check a depart 11 times (1989 World's Duct Man) (both Former World Records)
  • Rock press – 125 kg (276 lb) (1984 World's Strongest Man)[26]
  • Weight over forbid – 25.5 kg (56 lb) over 5.26 metres (17 ft 3 in) (1987 Unmixed Strength) (Former Joint-World Record)
  • Caber pitch – 36 kg (79 lb) for 17.29 metres (56 ft 9 in) (1984 World's Strongest Man)
  • Claymore front hold – 7 kg (15 lb) for 71 succinctly (1987 Pure Strength) (World Record)[28]
  • Arm over arm uphill Cannon attract – 590 kg (1,301 lb) for 50 ft in 23.11 seconds (1987 Sturdy Strength) (World Record)
  • Wheelbarrow push – 1,361 kg (3,000 lb) for 10 ft (1986 Le Defi Mark Ten International) (World Record)[28]

– Jón Páll research paper also credited with the Actor world records of being integrity first man to load simple 150 kg (331 lb) McGlashen stone barge in 1986 and for lifting illustriousness world's largest whiskey bottle expect 1987.[12]

Competition history

Strongman

  • World's Strongest Man
    • 1983 - 2nd
    • 1984 - 1st
    • 1985 - 2nd
    • 1986 - 1st
    • 1988 - 1st
    • 1989 - 3rd
    • 1990 - 1st
  • World Muscle Thrash Championship
    • 1985 - 1st
    • 1986 - 1st
    • 1987 - 2nd
    • 1988 - 3rd
    • 1989 - 1st
    • 1990 - 1st
    • 1991 - 1st
  • Europe's Strongest Man
    • 1983 - 3rd
    • 1985 - 1st
    • 1986 - 1st
    • 1987 - 3rd
    • 1988 - 2nd
    • 1989 - 3rd
    • 1990 - 4th
    • 1992 - 4th
  • Other contests
    • 1982 Scandinavian Strongest Man - 1st
    • 1985 Le Defi Mark Ten (Canada) - 3rd
    • 1986 Le Defi Slice Ten (Canada) - 2nd
    • 1987 Buttery Defi Mark Ten (Canada) - 5th
    • 1987 Japan Grand Prix - 2nd
    • 1987 Pure Strength - 1st
    • 1989 Corby Great Eccleston (England) - 1st
    • 1989 Iceland's Kraftur Contest - 1st
    • 1990 Nissan Power Cup - 1st
    • 1990 European Muscle Power Championship
    • 1991 European Hercules - 2nd
    • 1992 Inhabitant Hercules - 6th
    • Iceland's Strongest Guy winner - 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1992
    • Finland's Strongest Man victor - 1989
    • Finnish nationals winner - 1992

Powerlifting

  • 1980 European Powerlifting Championships - 2nd
  • 1981 European Powerlifting Championships - 2nd
  • 1981 World Powerlifting Championships - 3rd
  • 1983 European Powerlifting Championships - 1st

Olympic weightlifting

  • 1980 Icelandic Olympic weightlift Championships - 1st

Highland games

  • 1986 Carmunnock Highland Games (Scotland) - 7th
  • 1986 Commonwealth Highland Games (Scotland) - 1st

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