Strength athletics in Norway

Strength athletics in Norway refers to the participation of Norwegian competitors in the field of strength athletics in association with the World's Strongest Man.

History

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 the mid-1990s. 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 Arild Haugen, Richard Skog, Odd Haugen and Espen Aune.

National Competitions

Norway's Strongest Man
Norway's Strongest Man
2017
Tournament information
LocationNorway
Month playedSeptember
Established1998
FormatMulti-event competition
Current champion
Bjørn André Solvang

Norway's Strongest Man (Norwegian: Norges Sterkeste Mann) is an annual strongman competition held in Norway. The event was established in 1998.[1] Kurt Kvikkstad won in 1998 & 1999, with Roy Holte winning the next 3 years. Svend Karlsen took the 2003, 2005, and 2006 titles. Arild Haugen won in 2007 & 2008. Richard Skog won in 2009 & 2010.[1] Espen Aune won in 2011, Skog did not compete due to injury.[2]

Official results - top three places
Year Champion Runner-Up 3rd place
2017 Bjørn André Solvang Ole Martin Kristiansen Jon Olav Granli
2016 Jørgen Skaug Aukland Ole Martin Hansen Ole Martin Kristiansen
2015 Ole Martin Hansen Bjørn Andre Solvang Espen Aune
2014 Ole Martin Hansen Espen Aune Bjørn Andre Solvang
2013 Ole Martin Hansen Bjørn Andre Solvang Øyvind Rein
2012 Ole Martin Hansen Lars Rørbakken Espen Aune
2011 Espen Aune Lars Rørbakken Bjørn André Solvang
2010 Richard Skog Espen Aune Bjørn André Solvang
2009 Richard Skog Arild Haugen Lars Rørbakken
2008 Arild Haugen Richard Skog Odd Haugen
2007 Arild Haugen Espen Aune Odd Haugen
2006 Svend Karlsen Arild Haugen Reider Kvåle
2005 Svend Karlsen Reider Kvåle Olaf Dahl
2004 Reider Kvåle[3] Espen Aune[4] Olaf Dahl[4]
2003 Svend Karlsen Odd Haugen Reider Kvåle
2002 Roy Holte Olaf Dahl Frank Nagy
2001 Roy Holte Kurk Kvikkstad Frank Nagy
2000 Roy Holte Odd Haugen Olaf Dahl
1999 Kurt Kvikkstad Marius Bjerke Roy Holte
1998 Kurt Kvikkstad Thomas Johansen Roy Holte

Regional Competitions

Nordic Strongman Championships

The Nordic Strongman Championships consists of athletes from Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark.[5]

Year Champion Runner-Up 3rd Place Location
2005 Svend Karlsen Magnus Samuelsson Juha-Matti Räsänen IFSA Nordic Championships Kristiansand, Norway
2012[5] Johannes Arsjo Lars Rorbakken Michael Leicht Nordic Championships Harstad, Norway
2013 Johannes Arsjo Ole Martin Hansen Juha Matti Jarvi Giants Live Nordic Championships Norway

References
  1. "PREVIOUS STRONGMAN CONTESTS TOP 3". Davidhorne-gripmaster.com. Retrieved 2010-06-14.
  2. Norway’s Strongest Man: Strongman and More
  3. "iform.no". Retrieved 2010-08-25.
  4. "treningsforum.no". Retrieved 2010-12-06.
  5. Nordic Strongman Championships: Viking Loses His Title!
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