Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, known to Game of Thrones fans as Gregor Clegane or “The Mountain” finally won the annual World’s Strongest Man 2018 competition after coming in second or third place in the six previous years.
The 2018 WSM competition took place in Manila, Philippines, after spending the past two years in Botswana.
The 29-year-old Hafthor bested a field of 30 strongmen, including the four-time winner Brian Shaw of the United States.
What about his closest rivals, the 2017 World’s Strongest Man Champion Eddie Hall was not competing in this year’s competition due to an injury. Mateusz Koelszokwski from Poland finished second while Brian Shaw settled for third place in the nine-day event.
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World’s Strongest Man 2018 results:
- Hafthor Bjornsson
- Mateusz Kieliszkowski
- Brian Shaw
- Martins Licis
- Jean-François Caron
- Johan Els
- Matjaz Belsak
- Konstantine Janashia
- Robert Oberst
- Zydrunas Savickas
To recall, during this year, Björnsson became the first person to take all three Strongman titles after winning the Arnold Strongman Classic and Europe’s Strongest Man competitions.
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Björnsson, who stands at six-foot-nine and weighs over 400 pounds, is also eager to turn back to the screen when Game of Thrones comes back for its final season in 2019.