Game of Thrones ‘The Mountain’ actor Hafthor Bjornsson sets new deadlift world record at 1,041lbs

Game of Thrones ‘The Mountain’ actor Hafthor Bjornsson sets new deadlift world record at 1,041lbs

The Icelandic 29-year-old claimed top spot in the 2018 Arnold Strongman Classic after five events

Hafthor Bjornsson set a new deadlift world record at the 2018 Arnold Strongman Classic

The Game of Thrones actor won the competition after finishing as runner-up last year

Bjornsson accumulated 45.5 points out of his five events, as he went one better than last year after finishing as the runner-up.

Whilst he also managed to pip rival and four-time World's Strongest Man champion Brian Shaw who had to settle for second place.

The former Icelandic youth basketball international raced into an early lead after the bag over the bar test, as he managed to launch a 43kg bag over the 15ft bar.

This was swiftly followed up by an impressive display in the stone shoulder event, where a competitor must lift a huge, awkwardly-shaped stone up to their shoulder and hold it in place as many times as you can within the time frame.

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Source : https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/5745117/game-of-thrones-hafthor-bjornsson-deadlift-world-record/

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