🧠 Strongman (Sport) Quiz

Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, who stands 6ft 9in tall and weighs around 200kg, also broke the world deadlift record in 2020, lifting an astonishing 501kg.

The inaugural World's Strongest Man contest was held in 1977 in Universal City, California, and was won by American Bruce Wilhelm — a far cry from the European and Scandinavian dominance seen in later decades.

The Atlas Stones event takes its name from the Titan Atlas of Greek mythology, who was condemned to hold up the heavens — a fitting inspiration for an event that sees competitors lifting stones weighing up to 160kg.

Brian Shaw stands 6 ft 8 in tall and at his competitive peak weighed around 200 kg, making him one of the most physically imposing athletes ever to compete in strongman.

Licis moved to the United States as a young child and grew up in California, becoming the first American to win the World's Strongest Man title since 2009.

Eddie Hall's 500 kg deadlift was so physically demanding that he temporarily lost his vision and collapsed immediately after the lift due to burst blood vessels in his head.

The event takes its name from the 1982 Conan the Barbarian film, in which a young Conan is condemned to push a giant grinding wheel — a scene that became iconic for depicting raw physical endurance.

Kazmaier's three consecutive World's Strongest Man titles from 1980 to 1982 remain one of the most dominant runs in the competition's history, and he was also a world record-holding powerlifter during the same era.

Bruce Wilhelm, an American weightlifter and shot putter, won back-to-back titles in 1977 and 1978, making him the first ever back-to-back champion of the World's Strongest Man.

Magnus Ver Magnusson's four WSM titles in the 1990s earned him the nickname 'The Magnificent', and he remains one of only a handful of athletes to win the competition four or more times.