Richard Skog (born 16 June 1981) is a
Norwegian strongman competitor. Before life as strongman he was a member of the
Norwegian Armed Forces.
Strongman career
He was a part of the
World's Strongest Man
The World's Strongest Man is an international Strongman competition held every year. Organized by American event management company IMG, a subsidiary of Endeavor, it is broadcast in the US during summers and in the UK around the end of Decembe ...
competition for four straight years in 2007-2010, but has yet to qualify for the finals. Skog also placed third at two
World's Strongest Man Super Series events in 2008. He placed second in
Norway's Strongest Viking and
Viking Power Challenge in 2009.
Skog has won the
Norway's Strongest Man Strength athletics in Norway refers to the participation of Norwegian competitors in the field of strength athletics in association with the World's Strongest Man.
History
The sport's roots have a long history going back many centuries before moder ...
competition twice, in 2009 and 2010,
[ ] his career best wins.
Acting
Skog played the role of Oddjob, Frank Tagliano's bodyguard, in the Netflix original series ''
Lilyhammer''. He currently plays the role of Sturla Beinknuser/Sturla Bonecrusher in the Norwegian and English language versions of
NRK1
NRK1 (pronounced as ''"NRK en"'' or ''"- ein"'') is the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation's (NRK) main television channel.
History
Test broadcasts started on 12 January 1954, regular test broadcasts started on 13 April 1958 and regular broadca ...
series, ''
Norsemen
The Norsemen (or Norse people) were a North Germanic ethnolinguistic group of the Early Middle Ages, during which they spoke the Old Norse language. The language belongs to the North Germanic branch of the Indo-European languages and is the pre ...
''.
References
Norwegian strength athletes
Living people
1981 births
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