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Regin Vágadal
Regin Vágadal (born 22 March 1970) is a former strongman (strength athlete), strongman from the Faroe Islands. He was seven times Faroe Islands Strongest Man from 1994 to 2000. He also participated in the World's Strongest Man finals between 1996 and 2000. Biography Vágadal was born on the 22 March 1970 in the Faroe Islands. During his childhood he lived for 3 years in Nuuk Greenland. At the age of 15, he started working on a shrimp fishing trawler, trawler. He worked here until 1989, In 1990 he worked on board a cargo-liner. That year he also started working as a carpenter with his uncle. During the weekend he had a job as a bouncer. In 1995 Regin started his study at the Navigation School and completed this with a Masters certificate for ship-master. 1995 was also the year started training. In 1996 he was invited to the World's Strongest Man for the first time and made it to the final where he finished 8th. In 1997 he was invited again to the World's Strongest Man but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faroe Islands
The Faroe Islands ( ), or simply the Faroes ( fo, Føroyar ; da, Færøerne ), are a North Atlantic archipelago, island group and an autonomous territory of the Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark. They are located north-northwest of Scotland, and about halfway between Norway ( away) and Iceland ( away). The islands form part of the Kingdom of Denmark, along with mainland Denmark and Greenland. The islands have a total area of about with a population of 54,000 as of June 2022. The terrain is rugged, and the Oceanic climate#Subpolar variety (Cfc), subpolar oceanic climate (Cfc) is windy, wet, cloudy, and cool. Temperatures for such a northerly climate are moderated by the Gulf Stream, averaging above freezing throughout the year, and hovering around in summer and 5 °C (41 °F) in winter. The northerly latitude also results in perpetual civil twilight during summer nights and very short winter days. Between 1035 and 1814, the Faroe Islands were part of the Kingdo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |