Johannes Årsjö (born 21 June 1985) is a Swedish strongman

Strongman (strength athlete)

In the 19th century, the term strongman referred to an exhibitor of strength or circus performers of similar ilk who displayed feats of strength such as the bent press , supporting large amounts of...

 competitor.

Biography

Born in Norrköping

Norrköping

Norrköping is a city in the province of Östergötland in eastern Sweden and the seat of Norrköping Municipality, Östergötland County. The city has a population of 87,247 inhabitants in 2010, out of a municipal total of 130,050, making it Sweden's tenth largest city and eighth largest...

, Sweden, Årsjö came to international prominence after winning Sweden's Strongest Man

Sweden's Strongest Man

Sweden's Strongest Man is an annual strongman competition held in Sweden and featuring exclusively Swedish athletes. Magnus Samuelsson holds the record for most wins with 9 wins.-Top 3 placings:...

 in 2009 A series of top 10 finishes in international grand prixs within both the Giants Live

Giants Live

Giants Live or The Giants Live Grand Prix Competition Series was created in 2009 as the official World’s Strongest Man Qualifying Tour taking over from the Strongman Super Series...

 and Strongman Super Series

Strongman Super Series

The Strongman Super Series, known from 2005 to 2008 as the World's Strongest Man Super Series and reverting in 2009 to the World Strongman Super Series, is a sequence of grand prix events in the sport of strength athletics...

 circuits led to an invite to the 2008

2008 World's Strongest Man

The 2008 World's Strongest Man was the 31st edition of World's Strongest Man and was won by Mariusz Pudzianowski from Poland. It was his fifth title. Derek Poundstone from the USA finished second, and Dave Ostlund also from the USA finished third after finishing sixth the previous year...

 and 2009 World's Strongest Man

2009 World's Strongest Man

The World's Strongest Man 2009 was the 32nd edition of World's Strongest Man and took place in Valletta, Malta from the 26th September to 3rd October 2009. It was sponsored by PartyPoker.com...

 contests, but he failed to qualify for the finals on both occasions. Johannes was once again invited to the 2010 World's Strongest Man

2010 World's Strongest Man

The 2010 World's Strongest Man was the 33rd edition of World's Strongest Man and was held at Sun City, South Africa from Sept. 15–22. 2009 champion Zydrunas Savickas won his second consecutive title, Brian Shaw placed second moving up a spot from 3rd the previous year, and Mikhail Koklyaev placed...

, but he was injured shortly before the qualifying heats began.

Strongman competition record

• 2005
  • 3. - Norrköping's Strongest Man
• 2007
  • 5. - Sweden's Strongest Man
    Sweden's Strongest Man
    Sweden's Strongest Man is an annual strongman competition held in Sweden and featuring exclusively Swedish athletes. Magnus Samuelsson holds the record for most wins with 9 wins.-Top 3 placings:...
    
    
• 2008
  • 4. - Strongman Super Series 2008: Viking Power Challenge
  • Q. - 2008 World's Strongest Man
    2008 World's Strongest Man
    The 2008 World's Strongest Man was the 31st edition of World's Strongest Man and was won by Mariusz Pudzianowski from Poland. It was his fifth title. Derek Poundstone from the USA finished second, and Dave Ostlund also from the USA finished third after finishing sixth the previous year...
    
    
• 2009
  • 5. - Giants Live 2009: Mohegun Sun Grand Prix
  • 7. - Giants Live 2009: Stavanger (Viking Power Challenge)
  • 3. - Strongman Super Series 2009: Bucharest Grand Prix
  • 1. - Sweden's Strongest Man
    Sweden's Strongest Man
    Sweden's Strongest Man is an annual strongman competition held in Sweden and featuring exclusively Swedish athletes. Magnus Samuelsson holds the record for most wins with 9 wins.-Top 3 placings:...
    
    
  • 8. - Strongman Super Series 2009: Los Angeles Grand Prix
  • 7. - Strongman Super Series 2009: Gothenburg Grand Prix
  • Q. - 2009 World's Strongest Man
    2009 World's Strongest Man
    The World's Strongest Man 2009 was the 32nd edition of World's Strongest Man and took place in Valletta, Malta from the 26th September to 3rd October 2009. It was sponsored by PartyPoker.com...
    
    
• 2010
  • 1. - Sweden's Strongest Man
    Sweden's Strongest Man
    Sweden's Strongest Man is an annual strongman competition held in Sweden and featuring exclusively Swedish athletes. Magnus Samuelsson holds the record for most wins with 9 wins.-Top 3 placings:...
    
    
  • 2. - Strongman Super Series 2010: Stavanger (Viking Power Challenge)
  • 3. - Giants Live 2010: Kiev
  • Q. - 2010 World's Strongest Man
    2010 World's Strongest Man
    The 2010 World's Strongest Man was the 33rd edition of World's Strongest Man and was held at Sun City, South Africa from Sept. 15–22. 2009 champion Zydrunas Savickas won his second consecutive title, Brian Shaw placed second moving up a spot from 3rd the previous year, and Mikhail Koklyaev placed...
    
    

External links

• Johannes Årsjö - official site