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Jón Páll Sigmarsson Classic is an annual 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...

competition consisting of international athletes from various countries. The event was established in 2010 by contest organizer Hjalti Árnason

Hjalti Arnason

Hjalti Árnason is a former Icelandic strongman competitor and world champion powerlifter. Hjalti was known by the nickname "The Great Ursus". He first began in strength sports by competing as a junior powerlifter representing Iceland in 1983...

, who was a childhood friend of the late Jón Páll Sigmarsson

Jón Páll Sigmarsson

Jón Páll Sigmarsson was a strongman, a powerlifter , and a bodybuilder from Iceland who won the World's Strongest Man Competition four times . In 1984 Jón won the Icelandic bodybuilding title in the +90 kg. class...

. The event takes place annually during the Icelandic fitness & health expo.

Event Results

Year	Champion	Runner-Up	3rd Place	Location
2010	Brian Shaw Brian Shaw (strongman) Brian Shaw is a professional strongman competitor and winner of the 2011 World's Strongest Man competition.-Early life:...	Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson is an Icelandic strongman competitor.-Career:Hafþór began competing in strongman after a severe knee injury ended his basketball career. He met Icelandic strongman Magnus Ver Magnusson at his gym "Jakabol" in 2008, and Magnus stated that Hafþór seemed like a good prospect...	Mark Felix Mark Felix Mark Felix is a strongman competitor and regular entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition...	Laugardalshöll Stadium Laugardalshöll Laugardalshöll is an indoor sporting arena located in Reykjavík, Iceland. The capacity of the arena is 5,500 people.It hosts various sporting events, such as team handball.... , Reykjavik Reykjavík Reykjavík is the capital and largest city in Iceland.Its latitude at 64°08' N makes it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói Bay... , Iceland Iceland Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
2011	Brian Shaw Brian Shaw (strongman) Brian Shaw is a professional strongman competitor and winner of the 2011 World's Strongest Man competition.-Early life:...	Laurence Shahlaei Laurence Shahlaei Laurence Shahlaei is a British strongman competitor, winner of the England's Strongest Man title at 2009 and repeat competitor at the World's Strongest Man.-Early life:...	Pall Logason	Laugardalshöll Stadium Laugardalshöll Laugardalshöll is an indoor sporting arena located in Reykjavík, Iceland. The capacity of the arena is 5,500 people.It hosts various sporting events, such as team handball.... , Reykjavik Reykjavík Reykjavík is the capital and largest city in Iceland.Its latitude at 64°08' N makes it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói Bay... , Iceland Iceland Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...

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