Kristján Jón Haraldsson is the winner of the 2022 Iceland’s Strongest Man (ISM). This 12 months’s strongman competition took place on August 6-7, 2022, in Reykjavík, Iceland. In response to Strongman Archives, it’s the 24-year-old Haraldsson’s second major victory in Iceland in 2022 after winning the Strongest Man in Iceland contest early in June.
Listed here are the ultimate standings from the 2022 Iceland’s Strongest Man:
2022 Iceland’s Strongest Man Results
- Kristján Jón Haraldsson — 36 points
- Stefán Karel Torfason — 33 points
- Páll Logason — 31 points
- Hilmar Örn Jónsson — 21 points
- Kristján Páll Árnason — 15 points
- Sigurjón Gudnason — 11 points
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The six-athlete field competed in seven events throughout the two-day strength competition. They were the Truck Pull, Max Deadlift, Front Hold, Weight Toss, Super Yoke, Overhead Press, and the Natural Stones in successive order. Haraldsson had a dominant performance, winning 4 of the seven events, edging defending champion Stefán Karel Torfason by a three-point margin.
2022 Iceland’s Strongest Man Event Rundown
Here’s an summary of the 2022 ISM’s schedule and the trail Haraldsson took to his title, per Strongman Archives.
Day One — Saturday, August 6, 2022
Truck Pull
On the time of this writing, the load of the truck the athletes pulled is undisclosed. Nonetheless, the competitor who could pull it the farthest distance won the event.
- Kristján Jón Haraldsson — 9.28 meters
- Stefán Karel Torfason — 6.7 meters
- Páll Logason — not shown
- Hilmar Örn Jónsson — 21 points
- Kristján Páll Árnason — 15 points
- Sigurjón Gudnason — 11 points
Deadlift
The deadlift event within the 2022 ISM had the athletes pull the heaviest possible one-rep max.
- Páll Logason — 370 kilograms (815.7 kilos)
- Kristján Jón Haraldsson — 360 kilograms (793.6 kilos)
- Stefán Karel Torfason — 350 kilograms (771.6 kilos)
- Hilmar Örn Jónsson — 340 kilograms (749.7 kilos)
- Kristján Páll Árnason — 320 kilograms (705.5 kilos)
- Sigurjón Gudnason — 270 kilograms (595.2 kilos)
Front Hold
Competitors held an implement of undisclosed weight attached to a handle at shoulder height for so long as possible. The handle required a supinated grip.
- Stefán Karel Torfason — 41 seconds
- Páll Logason — 39 seconds
- Kristján Jón Haraldsson — 37 seconds
- Kristján Páll Árnason — 36 secnods
- Sigurjón Gudnason — 34 seconds
- Hilmar Örn Jónsson — 32 seconds
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Day Two — Sunday, August 7, 2022
Weight Toss
Within the Weight Toss, the respective competitors tossed implements (two kegs, two sandbags, and one weight with handles) with progressive weight (undisclosed) within the quickest time they may manage.
- Kristján Jón Haraldsson — Five in 12.64 seconds
- Stefán Karel Torfason — Five in 12.70 seconds
- Hilmar Örn Jónsson — Five in 36 seconds
- Kristján Páll Árnason — Three in 14 seconds
- Páll Logason — Three in 14.78 seconds
- Sigurjón Gudnason — Three in 21.80 seconds
Super Yoke
The burden of the Yoke on this event was 400 kilograms (881.8 kilos). The victor was who could carry it down the length of the course faster than their peers.
- Kristján Jón Haraldsson — 47.02 seconds
- Páll Logason — 48 seconds
- Stefán Karel Torfason — 18.73 meters
- Hilmar Örn Jónsson — 15.56 meters
- Sigurjón Gudnason — 9.25 meters
- Kristján Páll Árnason — 5.45 meters
Overhead Press
Just like the Weight Toss, the Overhead Press gave the athletes the target of overhead pressing 4 implements (natural stone, a heavy dumbbell, a monster dumbbell, and a log). The winner was whoever lifted essentially the most successfully (weight unclear). Speed was the tiebreaker within the event any competitors lifted the identical amount of implements.
- Kristján Jón Haraldsson — Three in 28.50 seconds
- Stefán Karel Torfason — Three in 35 seconds
- Páll Logason — Two in 28.65 seconds
- Sigurjón Gudnason — One in 12.5 seconds
- Kristján Páll Árnason — One in 14.8 seconds
- Hilmar Örn Jónsson — no lift
Natural Stones
To conclude the competition, the competitors needed to lift awkwardly-shaped stones (weight undisclosed) to their respective platforms in succession. The format could potentially be paying homage to the more famous Atlas Stones, where strongmen lift the titular stones onto podiums.
- Hilmar Örn Jónsson
- Páll Logason
- Stefán Karel Torfason
- Kristján Jón Haraldsson
- Kristján Páll Árnason
- Sigurjón Gudnason
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A Promising Future
At just 24, despite already achieving plenty, like his two consecutive Icelandic strongman titles, Haraldsson seems to have a vivid profession ahead of him. Given the history of elite strongmen from the country, he could be following a high quality precedent. For instance, his fellow countryman — 2018 World’s Strongest Man (WSM) champion Hafthor Björnsson — won the primary of 10 consecutive ISM titles on the age of twenty-two.
At this moment, Haraldsson is a far cry achievement-wise from an athlete many consider one among the best strongmen of all time. Nonetheless, if he continues his pace and maybe in the future elects to compete on a world scale outside the famed Nordic country — Haraldsson might change into a household name.
Featured image: @kristjan.haraldsson on Instagram