Arild "Hulk" Haugen (born 30 December 1985) is a former

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and

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from Sirdal,

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. At the age of 20 years and 267 days, he is the second youngest

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competitor in history when he participated at 2006 World's Strongest Man - group 1. He currently lives in

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. During his strongman career, Haugen stood tall and weighed approximately . He was capable of

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, a

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of (strongman standards), a

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of and an axle press of . It was suggested that Haugen had so much potential, and in future would have rivaled

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; specially with his performance in the 2008 World's Strongest Man - group 4 where he broke the world record for the 5 Atlas Stones run (light set) in just 16.14 seconds to successfully make the finals of the contest. He won 2008

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Viking Power Challenge and Norway's Strongest Man back to back in 2007 and 2008. Haugen's first fight as a boxer was in December 2009 against

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n Pāvels Dolgovs. He won by knockout 45 seconds into the first round. Haugen officially became a member of TreyWay Maudland after his first fight. In 2010 he fought

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n Sejfula Berisa and Ivorian Jean Vidal Yemou and won both fights.

Personal records

* Tyre flip – x 6 flips in 29.80 seconds (2008 Strongman Super Series Viking Power Challenge) (World Record) * 5 Atlas Stones run – 16.14 seconds (2008 World's Strongest Man - group 4) (former world record)

References

External links

Official web site
1985 births Living people Norwegian strength athletes People from Vest-Agder People from Sandnes Norwegian male boxers Sportspeople from Agder 21st-century Norwegian sportsmen {{Norway-boxing-bio-stub