Denmark's Strongest Man

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Denmark's Strongest Man
Tournament information
LocationDenmark
Established1983
FormatMulti-event competition
Current champion
Denmark 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]

Champions breakdown

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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.

Year Champion Runner-Up 3rd Place
1983 Denmark Sven-Ole Thorsen (To be confirmed) (To be confirmed)
1984 Denmark Henrik Henning (To be confirmed) (To be confirmed)
1985–1986 Event not held
1987 Denmark Henrik Henning (To be confirmed) (To be confirmed)
1988 Denmark Henrik Henning (To be confirmed) (To be confirmed)
1989 Denmark Henrik Henning (To be confirmed) (To be confirmed)
1990 Event not held
1991 Denmark Henning Thorsen Denmark Henrik Ravn (To be confirmed)
1992 Denmark Henning Thorsen Denmark Henrik Ravn (To be confirmed)
1993 Denmark Henrik Henning Denmark Henning Thorsen Denmark Bo Mortensen
1994 Denmark Henrik Henning Denmark Bo Mortensen Denmark Flemming Rasmussen
1995 Denmark Flemming Rasmussen (To be confirmed) Denmark Bo Mortensen
1996 Denmark Flemming Rasmussen (Bo Mortensen) (To be confirmed)
1997 Denmark Flemming Rasmussen Denmark Bo Mortensen Denmark René Minkwitz
1998 Denmark Flemming Rasmussen Denmark René Minkwitz Denmark Torben Sørensen
1999 Denmark Flemming Rasmussen (To be confirmed) (To be confirmed)
2000 Denmark Flemming Rasmussen (To be confirmed) (To be confirmed)
2000 Denmark René Minkwitz (To be confirmed) (To be confirmed)
2001 Denmark René Minkwitz (To be confirmed) (To be confirmed)
2002 Denmark Torben Andersen (To be confirmed) (To be confirmed)
2003 Denmark Flemming Rasmussen (To be confirmed) (To be confirmed)
2004 Denmark René Minkwitz Denmark Flemming Bruntse Denmark Torben Sørensen
2005 Denmark René Minkwitz Denmark Torben Sørensen Denmark Flemming Jensen
2006 Denmark René Minkwitz Denmark Gamle Flemming Denmark Nikolai Hansen
2007 Event not held
2008 Denmark Jasmin Hajdarevic Denmark Gregor Stenmar Denmark Nikolai Hansen
2009 Denmark Nikolai Hansen (To be confirmed) (To be confirmed)
2010 Denmark Nicolai Hansen
Denmark Asbjørn Ettrup		 Denmark Mikkel Leicht Denmark Kim Haagen
2011 Denmark Nikolai Hansen Denmark Mikkel Leicht Denmark Asbjørn Ettrup
2012 Denmark Nikolai Hansen Denmark Mikkel Leicht Denmark Thomas Kær
2013 Denmark Nikolai Hansen Denmark Mikkel Leicht Denmark Mads Rathmann Erenskjold
2014 Denmark Mikkel Leicht Denmark Nikolai Hansen Denmark Mads Rathmann Erenskjold
2015 Denmark Mikkel Leicht (To be confirmed) (To be confirmed)
2016 Denmark Mikkel Leicht (To be confirmed) (To be confirmed)
2017 Denmark Mikkel Leicht (To be confirmed) (To be confirmed)
2018 Denmark Mikkel Leicht (To be confirmed) (To be confirmed)
2019 Denmark Mikkel Leicht (To be confirmed) (To be confirmed)
2021 Denmark Emil Jensen Denmark Erik Thomsen Denmark Mikkel Leicht
2022 Denmark Anders Aslak Denmark Oliver Storgaard Denmark Magnus Berg
2023 Denmark Anders Aslak Denmark Frederik Nordberg Denmark Mads Schmidt
2024 Denmark Anders Aslak Denmark Frederik Nordberg Denmark Erik Thomsen

Repeat champions

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Champion Times & years
Denmark Flemming Rasmussen 7 (1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003)
Denmark Henrik Henning 6 (1984, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1994)
Denmark Mikkel Leicht 6 (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
Denmark René Minkwitz 5 (2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006)
Denmark Nikolai Hansen 5 (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)
Denmark Anders Aslak 3 (2022, 2023, 2024)
Denmark Henning Thorsen 2 (1991, 1992)

Regional Competitions

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Nordic Strongman Championships

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

Year Champion Runner-Up 3rd Place
2005 Norway Svend Karlsen Sweden Magnus Samuelsson Finland Juha-Matti Räsänen
2012[2] Sweden Johannes Årsjö Norway Lars Rorbakken Denmark Mikkel Leicht
2013 Sweden Johannes Årsjö Norway Ole Martin Hansen Finland Juha-Matti Järvi

References

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