Jörgen Ljungberg

Jörgen Ljungberg (born 6 June 1967) is a powerlifter and strongman competitor from Sweden. Jörgen has competed in the World's Strongest Man contest as well as the IPF World Powerlifting Championships on numerous occasions. He has held several European powerlifting records during his career, and has achieved a podium finish at several IPF World Championships.^[1]

Jörgen Ljungberg

Personal information
Birth name	Jörgen Ljungberg
Born	(1967-06-06) 6 June 1967 (age 58) Jämtland, Sweden
Occupation(s)	Strongman, Powerlifting
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Medal record Powerlifting Representing  Sweden World Games[1] 4th 1997 Lahti +90kg 2001 Akita +90kg 4th 2005 Duisburg +90kg IPF World Powerlifting Championships[1] 4th 1998 Cherkasy 110 kg 4th 1999 Trento 125 kg 2nd 2000 Akita 110 kg 5th 2001 Sotkamo 110 kg 4th 2002 Trencin 125 kg 6th 2003 Vejle 125 kg 3rd 2004 Cape Town 125 kg Disqualified 2005 Miami 125 kg EPF European Powerlifting Championships[1] 2nd 1998 110 kg 1st 2000 110 kg 2nd 2002 110 kg 2nd 2004 125 kg 2nd 2005 +125kg NPF Nordic Powerlifting Championships[1] 1st 2000 125 kg Battle of the Giants 1st 2005 +125kg Strongman Representing  Sweden World's Strongest Man Qualified 2003 Victoria Falls Sweden's Strongest Man 2nd 1997 2nd 2003 2nd 2004 IFSA Nordic Strongman Championships 5th 2005 Strongman Super Series 6th 2002 Sweden Grand Prix 10th 2004 Sweden Grand Prix

Early life and career

Ljungberg was born in Kälarne locality in Jämtland, Sweden.^[2]

Jörgen won the 2005 Battle of the Giants, beating several top powerlifters including 2 time IPF World Champion Brad Gillingham.^[3] A year later, however, he was caught for doping. Following a brief suspension of two years, Ljungberg participated in Swedish Championship winning silver in 2010 for bench press and gold in classic powerlifting in 2014. He was caught doping again in 2017, and was suspended for four years.^[2]