Denmark's Strongest Man
Tournament information | |
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Location | Denmark |
Established | 1983 |
Format | Multi-event competition |
Current champion | |
Anders Aslak (2024) |
Denmark's Strongest Man is an annual Strongman contest held in various locations in Denmark, and features exclusively Danish strength athletes.[1] The contest was first held in 1983 with Sven-Ole Thorsen winning the title.[1] Flemming Rasmussen holds the record with 7 wins, while Henrik Henning and Mikkel Leicht share 6 wins each. René Minkwitz and Nikolai Hansen share 5 wins each. Anders Aslak is the current champion.[1]
Champions breakdown
[edit]The competition has been held 37 times and has produced 13 champions throughout the years.[1] It is one of the oldest strongman competitions in the world.
Year | Champion | Runner-Up | 3rd Place | |
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1983 | Sven-Ole Thorsen | (To be confirmed) | (To be confirmed) | |
1984 | Henrik Henning | (To be confirmed) | (To be confirmed) | |
1985-1986 | Event not held | |||
1987 | Henrik Henning | (To be confirmed) | (To be confirmed) | |
1988 | Henrik Henning | (To be confirmed) | (To be confirmed) | |
1989 | Henrik Henning | (To be confirmed) | (To be confirmed) | |
1990 | Event not held | |||
1991 | Henning Thorsen | Henrik Ravn | (To be confirmed) | |
1992 | Henning Thorsen | Henrik Ravn | (To be confirmed) | |
1993 | Henrik Henning | Henning Thorsen | Bo Mortensen | |
1994 | Henrik Henning | Bo Mortensen | Flemming Rasmussen | |
1995 | Flemming Rasmussen | (To be confirmed) | Bo Mortensen | |
1996 | Flemming Rasmussen | (Bo Mortensen) | (To be confirmed) | |
1997 | Flemming Rasmussen | Bo Mortensen | René Minkwitz | |
1998 | Flemming Rasmussen | René Minkwitz | Torben Sørensen | |
1999 | Flemming Rasmussen | (To be confirmed) | (To be confirmed) | |
2000 | Flemming Rasmussen | (To be confirmed) | (To be confirmed) | |
2000 | René Minkwitz | (To be confirmed) | (To be confirmed) | |
2001 | René Minkwitz | (To be confirmed) | (To be confirmed) | |
2002 | Torben Andersen | (To be confirmed) | (To be confirmed) | |
2003 | Flemming Rasmussen | (To be confirmed) | (To be confirmed) | |
2004 | René Minkwitz | Flemming Bruntse | Torben Sørensen | |
2005 | René Minkwitz | Torben Sørensen | Flemming Jensen | |
2006 | René Minkwitz | Gamle Flemming | Nikolai Hansen | |
2007 | Event not held | |||
2008 | Jasmin Hajdarevic | Gregor Stenmar | Nikolai Hansen | |
2009 | Nikolai Hansen | (To be confirmed) | (To be confirmed) | |
2010 | Nicolai Hansen Asbjørn Ettrup | Mikkel Leicht | Kim Haagen | |
2011 | Nikolai Hansen | Mikkel Leicht | Asbjørn Ettrup | |
2012 | Nikolai Hansen | Mikkel Leicht | Thomas Kær | |
2013 | Nikolai Hansen | Mikkel Leicht | Mads Rathmann Erenskjold | |
2014 | Mikkel Leicht | Nikolai Hansen | Mads Rathmann Erenskjold | |
2015 | Mikkel Leicht | (To be confirmed) | (To be confirmed) | |
2016 | Mikkel Leicht | (To be confirmed) | (To be confirmed) | |
2017 | Mikkel Leicht | (To be confirmed) | (To be confirmed) | |
2018 | Mikkel Leicht | (To be confirmed) | (To be confirmed) | |
2019 | Mikkel Leicht | (To be confirmed) | (To be confirmed) | |
2021 | Emil Jensen | Erik Thomsen | Mikkel Leicht | |
2022 | Anders Aslak | Oliver Storgaard | Magnus Berg | |
2023 | Anders Aslak | Frederik Nordberg | Mads Schmidt | |
2024 | Anders Aslak | Frederik Nordberg | Erik Thomsen |
Repeat champions
[edit]Champion | Times & years |
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Flemming Rasmussen | 7 (1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003) |
Henrik Henning | 6 (1984, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1994) |
Mikkel Leicht | 6 (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019) |
René Minkwitz | 5 (2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006) |
Nikolai Hansen | 5 (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013) |
Anders Aslak | 3 (2022, 2023, 2024) |
Henning Thorsen | 2 (1991, 1992) |
Regional Competitions
[edit]Nordic Strongman Championships
[edit]Nordic Strongman Championships consists of athletes from Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark.[2]
Year | Champion | Runner-Up | 3rd Place |
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2005 | Svend Karlsen | Magnus Samuelsson | Juha-Matti Räsänen |
2012[2] | Johannes Årsjö | Lars Rorbakken | Mikkel Leicht |
2013 | Johannes Årsjö | Ole Martin Hansen | Juha-Matti Järvi |
- In 2005, the competition was held under IFSA in Kristiansand, and in 2012 and 2013 in Harstad, Norway under Giants Live.
- From 2014 onwards, the competition was promoted to global level, re-titled as the World's Strongest Viking and was held consecutively for 8 years under Strongman Champions League.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "davidhorne-gripmaster.com". Retrieved 2010-08-24.
- ^ a b "Nordic Strongman Championships: Viking Loses His Title!". Archived from the original on 2013-10-04. Retrieved 2012-06-21.