Denmark's Strongest Man

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Denmark's Strongest Man
Tournament information
LocationDenmark
Established1983
FormatMulti-event competition
Current champion
Flag of Denmark.svg Anders Aslak (2024)

Denmark's Strongest Man is an annual Strongman contest held in various locations in Denmark, and features exclusively Danish strength athletes. [1] The contest was first held in 1983 with Sven-Ole Thorsen winning the title. [1] Flemming Rasmussen holds the record with 7 wins, while Henrik Henning and Mikkel Leicht share 6 wins each. René Minkwitz and Nikolai Hansen share 5 wins each. Anders Aslak is the current champion. [1]

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Champions breakdown

The competition has been held 37 times and has produced 13 champions throughout the years. [1] It is one of the oldest strongman competitions in the world.

YearChampionRunner-Up3rd Place
1983 Flag of Denmark.svg Sven-Ole Thorsen (To be confirmed)(To be confirmed)
1984 Flag of Denmark.svg Henrik Henning(To be confirmed)(To be confirmed)
1985–1986Event not held
1987 Flag of Denmark.svg Henrik Henning(To be confirmed)(To be confirmed)
1988 Flag of Denmark.svg Henrik Henning(To be confirmed)(To be confirmed)
1989 Flag of Denmark.svg Henrik Henning(To be confirmed)(To be confirmed)
1990Event not held
1991 Flag of Denmark.svg Henning Thorsen Flag of Denmark.svg Henrik Ravn(To be confirmed)
1992 Flag of Denmark.svg Henning Thorsen Flag of Denmark.svg Henrik Ravn(To be confirmed)
1993 Flag of Denmark.svg Henrik Henning Flag of Denmark.svg Henning Thorsen Flag of Denmark.svg Bo Mortensen
1994 Flag of Denmark.svg Henrik Henning Flag of Denmark.svg Bo Mortensen Flag of Denmark.svg Flemming Rasmussen
1995 Flag of Denmark.svg Flemming Rasmussen (To be confirmed) Flag of Denmark.svg Bo Mortensen
1996 Flag of Denmark.svg Flemming Rasmussen (Bo Mortensen)(To be confirmed)
1997 Flag of Denmark.svg Flemming Rasmussen Flag of Denmark.svg Bo Mortensen Flag of Denmark.svg René Minkwitz
1998 Flag of Denmark.svg Flemming Rasmussen Flag of Denmark.svg René Minkwitz Flag of Denmark.svg Torben Sørensen
1999 Flag of Denmark.svg Flemming Rasmussen (To be confirmed)(To be confirmed)
2000 Flag of Denmark.svg Flemming Rasmussen (To be confirmed)(To be confirmed)
2000 Flag of Denmark.svg René Minkwitz (To be confirmed)(To be confirmed)
2001 Flag of Denmark.svg René Minkwitz (To be confirmed)(To be confirmed)
2002 Flag of Denmark.svg Torben Andersen(To be confirmed)(To be confirmed)
2003 Flag of Denmark.svg Flemming Rasmussen (To be confirmed)(To be confirmed)
2004 Flag of Denmark.svg René Minkwitz Flag of Denmark.svg Flemming Bruntse Flag of Denmark.svg Torben Sørensen
2005 Flag of Denmark.svg René Minkwitz Flag of Denmark.svg Torben Sørensen Flag of Denmark.svg Flemming Jensen
2006 Flag of Denmark.svg René Minkwitz Flag of Denmark.svg Gamle Flemming Flag of Denmark.svg Nikolai Hansen
2007Event not held
2008 Flag of Denmark.svg Jasmin Hajdarevic Flag of Denmark.svg Gregor Stenmar Flag of Denmark.svg Nikolai Hansen
2009 Flag of Denmark.svg Nikolai Hansen(To be confirmed)(To be confirmed)
2010 Flag of Denmark.svg Nicolai Hansen
Flag of Denmark.svg Asbjørn Ettrup		 Flag of Denmark.svg Mikkel Leicht Flag of Denmark.svg Kim Haagen
2011 Flag of Denmark.svg Nikolai Hansen Flag of Denmark.svg Mikkel Leicht Flag of Denmark.svg Asbjørn Ettrup
2012 Flag of Denmark.svg Nikolai Hansen Flag of Denmark.svg Mikkel Leicht Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Kær
2013 Flag of Denmark.svg Nikolai Hansen Flag of Denmark.svg Mikkel Leicht Flag of Denmark.svg Mads Rathmann Erenskjold
2014 Flag of Denmark.svg Mikkel Leicht Flag of Denmark.svg Nikolai Hansen Flag of Denmark.svg Mads Rathmann Erenskjold
2015 Flag of Denmark.svg Mikkel Leicht(To be confirmed)(To be confirmed)
2016 Flag of Denmark.svg Mikkel Leicht(To be confirmed)(To be confirmed)
2017 Flag of Denmark.svg Mikkel Leicht(To be confirmed)(To be confirmed)
2018 Flag of Denmark.svg Mikkel Leicht(To be confirmed)(To be confirmed)
2019 Flag of Denmark.svg Mikkel Leicht(To be confirmed)(To be confirmed)
2021 Flag of Denmark.svg Emil Jensen Flag of Denmark.svg Erik Thomsen Flag of Denmark.svg Mikkel Leicht
2022 Flag of Denmark.svg Anders Aslak Flag of Denmark.svg Oliver Storgaard Flag of Denmark.svg Magnus Berg
2023 Flag of Denmark.svg Anders Aslak Flag of Denmark.svg Frederik Nordberg Flag of Denmark.svg Mads Schmidt
2024 Flag of Denmark.svg Anders Aslak Flag of Denmark.svg Frederik Nordberg Flag of Denmark.svg Erik Thomsen

Repeat champions

ChampionTimes & years
Flag of Denmark.svg Flemming Rasmussen 7 (1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003)
Flag of Denmark.svg Henrik Henning6 (1984, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1994)
Flag of Denmark.svg Mikkel Leicht6 (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
Flag of Denmark.svg René Minkwitz 5 (2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006)
Flag of Denmark.svg Nikolai Hansen5 (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)
Flag of Denmark.svg Anders Aslak3 (2022, 2023, 2024)
Flag of Denmark.svg Henning Thorsen 2 (1991, 1992)

Regional Competitions

Nordic Strongman Championships

Nordic Strongman Championships consists of athletes from Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark. [2]

YearChampionRunner-Up3rd Place
2005 Flag of Norway.svg Svend Karlsen Flag of Sweden.svg Magnus Samuelsson Flag of Finland.svg Juha-Matti Räsänen
2012 [2] Flag of Sweden.svg Johannes Årsjö Flag of Norway.svg Lars Rorbakken Flag of Denmark.svg Mikkel Leicht
2013 Flag of Sweden.svg Johannes Årsjö Flag of Norway.svg Ole Martin Hansen Flag of Finland.svg Juha-Matti Järvi

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "davidhorne-gripmaster.com" . Retrieved 2010-08-24.
  2. 1 2 "Nordic Strongman Championships: Viking Loses His Title!". Archived from the original on 2013-10-04. Retrieved 2012-06-21.
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