Johannes Årsjö
Born
Johannes Årsjö

(1985-06-21) 21 June 1985[1]
Sweden Sweden
OccupationStrongman
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[1]
TitleSweden's Strongest Man
Competition record
Strongman
Representing  Sweden
World's Strongest Man
Qualified 2008 World's Strongest Man
Qualified 2009 World's Strongest Man
9th 2012 World's Strongest Man
8th 2013 World's Strongest Man
Qualified 2016 World's Strongest Man
Europe's Strongest Man
2nd 2014 Europe's Strongest Man
2nd 2016 Europe's Strongest Man
Strongman Champions League
2nd 2010 Bulgaria
2nd 2011 SCL Iceman Challenge
2nd 2011 Serbia
4th 2011 Holland
2nd 2012 Russia
Strongman Super Series
4th 2008 Viking Power Challenge
3rd 2009 Bucharest Grand Prix
8th 2009 Los Angeles Grand Prix
7th 2009 Gothenburg Grand Prix
2nd 2010 Viking Power Challenge
Giants Live
5th 2009 Mohegan Sun Grand Prix
7th 2009 Viking Power Challenge
3rd 2010 Ukraine
1st 2013 Norway
2nd 2015 Swedish Open
Sweden's Strongest Man
5th 2007
1st 2009
1st 2010
1st 2011
1st 2012
1st 2013
1st 2014
1st 2015
1st 2016
1st 2017

Johannes Årsjö (born 21 June 1985)[1] is a Swedish professional strongman competitor notable for coming in 2nd in the 2014 and 2016 Europe's Strongest Man, and winning Sweden's Strongest Man nine times.

Biography

Born in Västervik,[1] Sweden, Årsjö came to international prominence after winning Sweden's Strongest Man in 2009[2] A series of top 10 finishes in international grands prix within both the Giants Live and Strongman Super Series circuits led to an invite to the 2008 and 2009 World's Strongest Man contests, but he failed to qualify for the finals on both occasions. Johannes was once again invited to the 2010 World's Strongest Man, but he was injured shortly before the qualifying heats began.

Strongman competition record

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Johannes Årsjö. theworldsstrongestman.com
  2. "World Strongman Super Series Set for Muscle Beach". Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2010-09-16.
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