Jón Páll Sigmarsson (28 April 1960 – 16 January 1993) was an Icelandic strongman, powerlifter and bodybuilder who was the first man to win the World's...
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Jón Páll Sigmarsson Classic was an annual strongman competition consisted of international athletes from various countries. The event was established...
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the Icelandic powerlifter Jón Páll Sigmarsson, with Capes winning in 1983 and 1985, and Sigmarsson in 1984 and 1986. Sigmarsson raised the popularity and...
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Lifting stone (section Jón Páll Sigmarsson Stone)
and triangularly shaped stone weighing 221 kg (487 lb) named after Jón Páll Sigmarsson which is kept in New Hampshire, and used in some New England Highland...
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Kieliszkowski. Hafþór was the third Icelander to win the title, after Jón Páll Sigmarsson and Magnús Ver Magnússon. In his attempt to defend the title in 2019...
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Kazmaier's closest rival Jón Páll Sigmarsson winning the event with a throw over 15 feet 7 inches, Kazmaier came in overall second to Jón Páll. Kazmaier had defeated...
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held off the challenge of a world class field including the young Jón Páll Sigmarsson and to take the first of two World's Strongest Man titles. The Christchurch...
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Shaw again finished second behind Savickas. Shaw won the inaugural Jón Páll Sigmarsson Classic on November 21, 2010. Shaw won the Strongman Super Series...
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24 years old, Novikov is the youngest man to win the event since Jón Páll Sigmarsson in 1984. The event was originally scheduled to take place May 20...
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the World's Strongest Man competition from 1980 onwards including Jón Páll Sigmarsson, Geoff Capes and Bill Kazmaier from the 1980s right up to the five...
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international circuit. In 1983, the young powerlifter and bodybuilder, Jón Páll Sigmarsson entered the 1983 World's Strongest Man competition and was only beaten...
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finishing third in the Iceland's Strongest Man competition won by Jón Páll Sigmarsson. He decided to focus solely on strongman competition after he won...
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second youngest winner in history, being only seven days elder than Jón Páll Sigmarsson in 1984. He is also a two time World's Ultimate Strongman (2021 in...
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In 2010 and 2012, Felix placed 3rd and 2nd respectively at the Jón Páll Sigmarsson Classic held in Reykjavík, Iceland. In 2016, Felix won the World...
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was Magnús' fourth WSM title, tying the record of fellow Icelander Jón Páll Sigmarsson. Riku Kiri from Finland finished second, and Gerrit Badenhorst from...
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WMPC) Geoff Capes (WSM & WMPC) Dave Waddington Tom Magee John Gamble Jón Páll Sigmarsson (WSM & WMPC) Simon Wulfse Ab Wolders Cees de Vreugd Mark Higgins...
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life personality and, similar to his Nordic strongman predecessor Jón Páll Sigmarsson, is known for his catchphrase "Viking Power". Karlsen was featured...
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was no contest in 1987) of World's Strongest Man and was won by Jón Páll Sigmarsson from Iceland. It was his third title. 1980, 1981 and 1982 winner...
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Geoff Capes, Riku Kiri, Žydrūnas Savickas each hold 3 titles & Jón Páll Sigmarsson, Jamie Reeves, Manfred Hoeberl, Jouko Ahola, Luke Stoltman each hold...
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writer Jón Kalman Stefánsson, Icelandic author Jón Páll Sigmarsson, Icelandic weightlifter and powerlifter Jón Sigurðsson, Icelandic politician Jón Trausti...
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edition of the World's Strongest Man competition and was won by Jón Páll Sigmarsson from Iceland. It was his fourth title after finishing third the previous...
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World's Strongest Man where he finished third on his first attempt, to Jón Páll Sigmarsson and Bill Kazmaier. The following year he won the competition in San...
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Man title, putting him in an elite group of only three other men; Jón Páll Sigmarsson, Magnús Ver Magnússon, and Žydrūnas Savickas. Only Mariusz Pudzianowski...
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From 2008 to 2012, Páll won a total of 13 powerlifting competitions. As a strongman, Páll won 3rd place twice at Jón Páll Sigmarsson Classic in 2011 and...
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Man was the eighth edition of World's Strongest Man and was won by Jón Páll Sigmarsson from Iceland. It was his first title after finishing second the previous...
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the World's Strongest Man competition from 1980 onwards including Jón Páll Sigmarsson, Geoff Capes and Bill Kazmaier from the 1980s right up to the current...
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He grew up in the same neighbourhood as Jón Páll Sigmarsson and they attended the same school, although Jón Páll was three years older. His sports career...
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by Geoff Capes from the United Kingdom. It was his first title. Jón Páll Sigmarsson from Iceland finished second, and Simon Wulfse from the Netherlands...
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Jón Páll Sigmarsson Bill Kazmaier 1986 Jón Páll Sigmarsson Jón Páll Sigmarsson Jón Páll Sigmarsson Tom Magee 1985 Geoff Capes Jón Páll Sigmarsson Jón...
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Netherlands finished second after finishing fourth the previous year, and Jón Páll Sigmarsson from Iceland finished third. The contest was held at San Sebastián...
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