Torfi Olafsson (born 13 April 1965) is an Icelandic former

strongman Strongman is a competitive strength sport which tests athletes' physical strength and endurance through a variety of heavy lifts and events. Strongman competitions are known for their intensity, pushing athletes to their physical and mental limit ...

competitor and junior world champion

powerlifter Powerlifting is a competitive strength sport that consists of three attempts at maximal weight on three lifts: squat, bench press, and deadlift. As in the sport of Olympic weightlifting, it involves the athlete attempting a maximal weight singl ...

. He was one of the biggest competitors from Iceland to compete at 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 Decemb ...

, standing and weighing .

Biography

Torfi was born on 13 April 1965. His father was in the road construction industry and Torfi began working for him as early as seven years old. He spent his summers helping his father until he was seventeen. He became the Icelandic powerlifting champion and at the age of 20 won the IPF Junior World Powerlifting Championship. He repeated this feat the following year, but his results were later annulated due to positive doping testing. As a senior, he placed ninth a number of years later. He also won the EPF Junior European Championships in 1985. Like a number of his compatriots he turned to

strength athletics Strength athletics is the collection of strength sports which measure physical strength, based on both: non-standard and historical implements as seen in Strongman and Highland games, and standardized and calibrated equipment as seen in Powerlifti ...

and on the strongman circuit was very successful. He won Iceland's Strongest Man in 1997 and was placed third in the prestigious

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in 1996. Of the five

contests he entered, his highest place was fourth in 1997. He was also a keen Highland Games competitor. Outside of sport Torfi worked in Iceland with the mentally handicapped and is married with four children, 5 grandchildren and a dog. His daughter Kristin Helga Torfadottir is a powerlifter of growing reputation. His son

Stefán Karel Torfason Stefán Karel Torfason (born 20 April 1994) is an Icelandic Strongman and a former Basketball player. Stefán became the Iceland's Strongest Man in 2021 and had 6 podium finishes in national strongman circuit. Prior to his strongman career, he ...

became

Iceland's Strongest Man Strength athletics in Iceland refers to the participation of Icelandic competitors and holding national strongman competitions. The sport's roots have a long and ancient history going back to – 1056, with sagas about Orm Storolfsson, Finnbogi ...

in 2021.https://www.mbl.is/mogginn/bladid/grein/1787052/

Personal records

* Farmers hold (with straps) – in each hand for 38.16 seconds (1999 Europe's Strongest Man) ''(World Record)'' * Latra stones loading onto barrels – 4 stones weighing in 38.34 seconds (1998 Westfjord's Viking)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Olafsson, Torfi 1965 births Living people Torfi Ólafsson Torfi Ólafsson