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Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson
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This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Hafþór.
Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson
Björnsson in March 2017
Born
(1988-11-26) November 26, 1988 (age 28)
Reykjavík, Iceland
Other names
Thor
The Mountain
Occupation
Strongman, actor, basketball player
Years active
2010–present (strongman)
Height
206 cm (6 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight
180 kg (400 lb)[1]
Website
Official website
Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈhafθour ˈjuːliʏs ˈpjœsːɔn]; born November 26, 1988) is an Icelandic professional strongman, actor, and former professional basketball player. He plays Ser Gregor "The Mountain" Clegane in the HBO series Game of Thrones.
Contents
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1 Career
1.1 Basketball career
1.2 Strongman career
1.3 World's Strongest Man
1.4 Icelandic Mountain Vodka
2 Acting
3 Personal life
4 Personal records
5 Filmography
5.1 Film
5.2 Television
6 References
7 External links
Career[edit]
Basketball career[edit]
Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson
Personal information
Listed height
206 cm (6 ft 9 in)
Career information
Playing career
2004–2008
Position
Center
Career history
2004–2005
Breiðablik
2005–2006
FSu
2006–2007
KR
2007–2008
FSu
Hafþór began his sports career as a basketball player. At 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)[2] he started his senior team career with Division I club Breiðablik in 2004. In 2005 he joined FSu Selfoss in the Icelandic Division I. After 10 games it was discovered that he had been playing with a broken bone in his ankle and would require surgery. After recovering from surgery, Hafþór moved to Úrvalsdeild powerhouse KR in 2006.[3] He missed most of the 2006-2007 season after a screw in his ankle shattered and had to be fixed by another surgery.[4]
For the 2007–2008 season, he moved back to play for FSu Selfoss. For the season he averaged 6.7 points on 63.8% shooting,[5] helping the team achieve promotion to the Úrvalsdeild.[6] The troublesome ankle forced him to retire from basketball after the season at the age of 20.[7][8]
Between 2004 and 2006 Hafþór played 32 games for the Icelandic junior national basketball teams.[9] In 2006 he played 8 games with Iceland's U-18 national team in Division A of the U18 European Championship.[10]
Strongman career[edit]
Hafþór Júlíus "Thor" Björnsson
At the 2015 Caledonian Club Highland Games
Personal information
Occupation
Strongman
Height
206 cm (6 ft 9 in)
Medal record[hide]
Representing Iceland
World's Strongest Man
6th 2011 World's Strongest Man
3rd 2012 World's Strongest Man
3rd 2013 World's Strongest Man
2nd 2014 World's Strongest Man
3rd 2015 World's Strongest Man
2nd 2016 World's Strongest Man
2nd 2017 World's Strongest Man
Arnold Strongman Classic
10th 2012 Arnold Strongman Classic
8th 2013 Arnold Strongman Classic
5th 2014 Arnold Strongman Classic
7th 2015 Arnold Strongman Classic
5th 2016 Arnold Strongman Classic
2nd 2017 Arnold Strongman Classic
Europe's Strongest Man
1st 2014
1st 2015
2nd 2016
1st 2017
Giants Live
4th 2011 Poland
Strongman Champions League
3rd 2013 SCL Iceman Challenge IV
1st 2013 Latvia
2nd 2013 Germany
1st 2015 SCL Iceman Challenge
Jón Páll Sigmarsson Classic
2nd 2010
1st 2012
Iceland's Strongest Man
3rd 2010
1st 2011
1st 2012
1st 2013
1st 2014
1st 2015
1st 2016
1st 2017
Strongest Man in Iceland
1st 2010
1st 2011
1st 2012
1st 2016
1st 2017
Iceland's Strongest Viking
1st 2010
1st 2011
1st 2012
Westfjord's Viking
4th 2009
1st 2010
1st 2011
1st 2012
OK Budar Strongman Championships
1st 2010
Hafþór met Icelandic strongman Magnús Ver Magnússon at his gym "Jakaból" in 2008, and Magnús said that Hafþór seemed a good prospect as a strongman.[11] Hafþór won several strongman contests in Iceland in 2010 including Strongest Man in Iceland, Iceland's Strongest Viking, Westfjords Viking,[12] and five of six events at the OK Badur Strongman Championships.[13]
Hafþór finished in second place at the inaugural Jón Páll Sigmarsson Classic in November 2010, behind Brian Shaw.[14] He won the 2011 Strongest Man in Iceland contest on June 4, 2011,[15] and the 2011 Iceland's Strongest Man contest on June 18, 2011.[16]
Hafþór came fourth in the Giants Live Poland 2011 event on August 6, 2011.
On 31 January 2015, Hafþór beat a 1,000-year-old record set by Orm Storolfsson at the World's Strongest Viking competition in Norway, where he carried a 10-metre-long (33 ft), 650-kilogram (1,430 lb) log for five steps.[17]
World's Strongest Man[edit]
Hafþór took part in World's Strongest Man after earning a wild card invitation to the 2011 contest.[18] He came sixth overall.
Taking part again in ensuing years, he placed third in 2012, 2013 and 2015. He finished runner-up in 2014 event[19] to Žydrūnas Savickas and again in the 2016 event to Brian Shaw.[20]
Icelandic Mountain Vodka[edit]
Since 2016, Hafþór has been the spokesperson and co-owner of Icelandic Mountain Vodka.[21]
Acting[edit]
Hafþór was cast as Gregor "The Mountain" Clegane for the fourth season of the HBO series Game of Thrones in August 2013.[22] This was his first main acting role, and he is the third person to depict the character after Conan Stevens played the role in season 1 and Ian Whyte in season 2. He became the first actor to portray Clegane in more than one season with his appearances in season 4, season 5, season 6 and season 7.[23] Hafþór was cast for the role of Mongkut in the 2017 film Kickboxer: Retaliation.
Hafþór played the lead role in the Philadelphia Renaissance Faire during their debut season in 2015. He appeared as "King Thor," the leader of a Viking raiding party intent on capturing the city of Amman.[24]
Personal life[edit]
In March 2017, Hafþór was diagnosed with Bell's palsy.[25]
Personal records[edit]
Squat – 440 kg (970 lbs) raw[26]
Bench press – 230 kg (528 lbs) raw
Tire deadlift – 460 kg (994 lbs) raw with wrist straps[26]
Deadlift – 460 kg (1014 lbs) 4.625 cronans raw with straps[27]
Log Press – 206.5 kg (455 lbs)
Log carry – [5 steps] 650 kg (1433 lbs)[28]
Keg throw – 7.15 m (world record)[29]
Training lifts
Deadlift 450 kg (990 lbs) raw with wrist straps
Log Press 206.5 kg (455 lbs)
Squat 300 kg (660 lbs) for 10 reps, raw without knee wraps
Bench Press 220 kg (485 lbs) for 8 reps, raw
Filmography[edit]
Film[edit]
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2017 Zon 261 (aka "Operation Ragnarok") Big John – Icelandic Viking Squad
2017 Devilish Deeds Psycho Phil Bell Currently in pre-production
2017 Beast Currently in pre-production
2017 Kickboxer: Retaliation Mongkut Currently filming
Television[edit]
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2012–2017 The World's Strongest Man Himself – competitor
2014–present Game of Thrones Gregor Clegane Recurring role
2015 A League of Their Own Himself Series 9, Episode 7
2016 Heavy Bubbles Himself
References[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b Hafþór Björnsson. theworldsstrongestman.com
Jump up ^ "Hafthor Bjornsson". www.strongman.org. Strongman. Retrieved June 14, 2014.
Jump up ^ Hafþór Björnsson genginn til liðs við KR
Jump up ^ Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson leikur ekki meira á þessari leiktíð
Jump up ^ FSu 2007-2008 statistics
Jump up ^ FSu í úrvalsdeildina í körfu karla
Jump up ^ About Hafþór
Jump up ^ Hafþór Júlíus: Ofvirki Skagastrákurinn sem breyttist í vöðvafjall
Jump up ^ Landslið unglinga- og drengja
Jump up ^ FIBA Europe - Hafthor Bjornsson
Jump up ^ Magnus Ver Magnusson: Icelandic Strongman Scout. Ironmind.com (May 29, 2010). Retrieved on 2014-03-30.
Jump up ^ Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson. vodvafikn.net
Jump up ^ Haffþór Júlíusson Björnsson wins Iceland’s OK Budar Strongman Contest. Ironmind.com (August 10, 2010). Archived on December 10, 2011.
Jump up ^ Brian Shaw Wins the Inaugural Jon Pall Sigmarsson Classic Strongman Contest. Ironmind.com (November 22, 2010). Retrieved on 2014-03-30.
Jump up ^ Hafthor Julius Bjornsson Wins the Strongest Man in Iceland. Ironmind.com (June 6, 2011). Retrieved on 2014-03-30.
Jump up ^ Hafthor Julius Bjornsson Wins Iceland’s Strongest Man. Ironmind.com (June 19, 2011). Retrieved on 2014-03-30.
Jump up ^ "Hafthor Wins World's Strongest Viking, Sets Sights on World's Strongest Man". IronMind. 1 January 2015.
Jump up ^ Giants Live–Poland: Radzikowski, Jenkins and Baron Make WSM Cut . . . Bjornsson Gets Wild Card. Ironmind.com (August 8, 2011). Retrieved on 2014-03-30.
Jump up ^ Cindy Boren (May 19, 2014). "'Game of Thrones' villain is second-strongest man in the world". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
Jump up ^ Iceland Review: Hafþór Júlíus Runner up in World’s Strongest Man Comp
Jump up ^ "Icelandic Mountain Vodka". www.urban-drinks.co.uk. Urban Drinks. Retrieved 2017-01-27.
Jump up ^ "Mountain Recast". WinterIsComing.net. August 30, 2013. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
Jump up ^ "The Mountain in Belfast, and Game of Thrones filming in Split continues despite flooding". Watchers On The Wall. September 13, 2014. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
Jump up ^ "Mountain Comes to Philly Ren Faire". Philadelphia Magazine. April 8, 2015. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
Jump up ^ "'The Mountain' Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson has Bell's palsy". theconversation.com. April 6, 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
^ Jump up to: a b Jay Hathaway (June 4, 2014). "Watch The Mountain from Game of Thrones Deadlift Almost 1,000 Pounds". Gawker.com. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
Jump up ^ "Thor and Benny Magnusson, 420 and 445 kg Deadlift". YouTube.com. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
Jump up ^ "The Mountain from 'Game of Thrones' Breaks 1,000-Year-Old Weightlifting Record". Bleacher Report. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
Jump up ^ "Hafthor Bjornsson Breaks His Own Keg Toss World Record in Botswana". 15 August 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson.
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Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson on IMDb
"Hafthor Bjornsson basketball profile". Eurobasket.
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