The 2024 Iceland’s Strongest Man (ISM) contest occurred on Aug. 10-11, 2024. The competition featured eight of the country’s strongest, including the return of 2018 World’s Strongest Man (WSM) Hafthor Björnsson, who won 10 consecutive ISM titles before his competitive retirement in 2020.
After six events — Max Deadlift, Dumbbell Medley, Frame Carry, Sandbag Toss, Husafell Stone, and Stone Over Bar — Björnsson emerged victorious to achieve his 11th ISM title, scoring 45 of a possible 48 points.
2024 Iceland’s Strongest Man Results
Hafthór Björnsson — 45 points
Pálmi Gudfinnsson — 34.5 points
Hilmar Örn Jónsson — 31.5 points
Kári Kristófer Elíasson — 21 points
Kristján Páll Árnason — 17 points
Ísleifur Orri Arngrímsson — 11 points
Gudmundur Helgason — 10 points
Alexander Andersen — Nine points
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2024 Iceland’s Strongest Man Event Results
Below are the results for each of the six contested events in Iceland:
Max Deadlift
Athletes had three attempts to establish their max deadlift.
Hafthór Björnsson — 380 kilograms
Pálmi Gudfinnsson — 360 kilograms
Hilmar Örn Jónsson — 360 kilograms
Kristján Páll Árnason — 340 kilograms
Alexander Andersen — 315 kilograms
Ísleifur Orri Arngrímsson — 310 kilograms
Kári Kristófer Elíasson — 290 kilograms
Gudmundur Helgason — 275 kilograms
Dumbbell Medley
Athletes attempted to lift three dumbbells weighing 80, 95, and 105 kilograms in the fastest time possible.
Hafthór Björnsson — Three in 32 seconds
Pálmi Gudfinnsson — Two in 13 seconds
Hilmar Örn Jónsson — Two in 14 seconds
Alexander Andersen — One in Seven seconds
Kári Kristófer Elíasson — One in Nine seconds
Gudmundur Helgason — One in 10 seconds
Kristján Páll Árnason — One in 11 seconds
Ísleifur Orri Arngrímsson — no lift
Frame Carry
Each strongman attempted to carry the 350-kilogram frame for distance. They were allowed one drop to regrip.
Hafthór Björnsson — 20 meters
Pálmi Gudfinnsson — 18.9 meters
Hilmar Örn Jónsson — 3.36 meters
Kári Kristófer Elíasson — 13.82 meters
Kristján Páll Árnason — 5.53 meters
Ísleifur Orri Arngrímsson — 1.87 meters
Gudmundur Helgason — 3.45 meters
Alexander Andersen — withdrew
Sandbag Toss
Athletes attempted to toss a 25-kilogram implement for height.
Hafthór Björnsson — 5.9 meters
Pálmi Gudfinnsson — 5.6 meters
Hilmar Örn Jónsson — 5.3 meters
Kári Kristófer Elíasson — no score
Kristján Páll Árnason — no score
Ísleifur Orri Arngrímsson — no score
Gudmundur Helgason — no score
Alexander Andersen — withdrew
Husafell Stone
Athletes carried the 186-kilogram stone for distance. Scores will be updated when they are made available.
Hafthór Björnsson
Pálmi Gudfinnsson
Hilmar Örn Jónsson
Kári Kristófer Elíasson
Ísleifur Orri Arngrímsson
Gudmundur Helgason
Kristján Páll Árnason
Alexander Andersen — withdrew
Stone Over Bar
Hafthór Björnsson — Two reps (202 kilograms)
Hilmar Örn Jónsson — One rep (202 kilograms)
Kári Kristófer Elíasson — Six reps (160 kilograms)
Kristján Páll Árnason — Five reps (160 kilograms)
Ísleifur Orri Arngrímsson — Three reps (160 kilograms)
Pálmi Gudfinnsson — One rep (160 kilograms)
Gudmundur Helgason — no lift
Alexander Andersen — withdrew
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