Benedikt Magnússon
Icelandic strongman and powerlifter (born 1983) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Benedikt.
Benedikt "Benni" Magnússon (/ˈbɛni ˈmæɡnəsən/ BEN-ee MAG-nə-sən, Icelandic: [ˈpɛːnɛtɪxt ˈmaknusɔn]; born 4 June 1983) is an Icelandic strongman and powerlifter. He held the raw deadlift world record from 2011 to 2022 with 460.4 kg (1,015 lb), and it remains the heaviest raw deadlift ever done in conventional stance.[1][2]
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Nickname | Benni | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1983-06-04) 4 June 1983 (age 40) Reykjavík, Iceland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Strongman, powerlifter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 150–164 kg (331–362 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Children | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relative | Magnús Magnússon (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Benedikt also holds the record for the heaviest raw conventional deadlift ever performed within a full powerlifting competition at 442.5 kg (976 lb).[3] He also set the world record for the heaviest strongman deadlift in 2014 with 461 kg (1,016 lb), which stood until 2015.