The record was broken at the 30th anniversary of the Arnold Sports Festival. The bodybuilder set a new world record by defeating three-time winner Brian Shaw's record of 560 pounds.
Hafthor has been named the strongest man in Iceland several times but he is yet to win the title the of the World’s Strongest Man. Though he has been a runner up twice.
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