Jón Valgeir Williams

Jón Valgeir Williams is a competitive Strongman and Powerlifter from Iceland.^[1][2]

Jón Valgeir Williams

Personal information
Nationality	Icelandic
Born	(1973-11-25) 25 November 1973 (age 51)
Occupation	Strongman
Height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight	155-165 kg (341-364 lb)
Medal record Strongman Representing  Iceland World's Strongest Man Qualified 2002 World's Strongest Man Qualified 2003 World's Strongest Man IFSA Grand Prix 6th 2001 Atlantic Giant 7th 2002 IFSA Nordic Championships 22nd 2003 IFSA All Strength Challenge Viking Challenge 6th 2002 Viking Challenge Iceland's Strongest Man 4th 2001 Iceland's Strongest Man 7th 2004 Iceland's Strongest Man Iceland's Strongest Viking 3rd 2001 Iceland's Strongest Viking 2nd 2002 Iceland's Strongest Viking 2nd 2003 Iceland's Strongest Viking 3rd 2004 Iceland's Strongest Viking 4th 2005 Iceland's Strongest Viking 3rd 2006 Iceland's Strongest Viking Eastfjord Strongman Championships 1st 2002 Eastfjord Strongman Championships

Early life

Jón Valgeir was born in England to an English father and an Icelandic mother. At the age of 3, when his father tragically died in a diving accident, his mother moved with him to her native Iceland.^[3]

Career

Jón Valgeir played Basketball and started strength training at a young age where he was spotted by Hjalti Árnason.^[4] Throughout the 2000s, he was Magnús Ver Magnússon's main training partner at Jón Páll Sigmarsson's 'Gym 80'.^[5] He emerged second place twice and third place thrice at the Iceland's Strongest Viking^[6][2] and won the 2002 Eastfjord Strongman Championships.^[2]

Jón Valgeir is a two-time entrant to the World's Strongest Man where he placed third in 2002 group 4 in Kuala Lampur, Malaysia, and fifth in 2003 group 4 in Victoria Falls, Zambia.^[2][7]

Personal records

• Atlas Stones – 5 Stones weighing 100–160 kg (220–353 lb) in 36.91 seconds (2002 Viking Challenge)
• Viking press (for reps) – 121 kg (267 lb) x 8 reps (2002 WSM Group 4)
• Super Yoke – 335 kg (739 lb) for 20 meters in 28.61 seconds (2002 IFSA Nordic Championships)
• Tyre Flip – 400 kg (882 lb) Tyre for 25 meters in 27.96 seconds (2003 WSM Group 4)
• Fingal's Fingers – 5 fingers 200–300 kg (441–661 lb) in 59.36 seconds (2002 WSM Group 4)
• Keg toss – 20 kg (44 lb) over 5.10 metres (16 ft 9 in) (2004 Westfjord's Viking)
• Train pull – 16,000 kg (35,274 lb) for 16 meters in 74.78 seconds (2003 WSM Group 4)

Other ventures

Jón Valgeir is the founder of 'Valgeirs Strengthtrips' travel company which specializes in arranging customized guided tours to explore Icelandic Viking culture and stone lifting heritage.^[8]

External links

• Valgeirs Strengthtrips on Instagram