 Iceland | |
|---|---|
| Capital | Reykjavík 64°08′N 21°56′W / 64.133°N 21.933°W |
| Area | |
• Total | 103,125 km2 (39,817 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• 2024 census | 377,320[1] (world rank: 180th) |
• Density | 3.66/km2 (9.5/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166 code | IS |
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 many centuries with the legends of Orm Storolfsson and Grettir Ásmundarson to the 19th century traditional strongmen including Snorri Björnsson, Brynjólfur Eggertsson and Gunnar Salómonsson; before the televisation of modern strongman competitions in the late 1970s.
Iceland has held a preeminent position as a nation due to the enormous success of its competitors on the international stage, who between them have won Nine World's Strongest Man titles and numerous other international strongman competitions across all governing bodies, and is often regarded as 'the strongest nation of the world'.[2][3][4]
- ^ "Iceland Population (LIVE)". www.worldometers.info. United Nations. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ Tuesday, June 15, 2021, The Giants of Iceland - Strength Beyond Measure by Richard Chapman, Verified Expert - www.guidetoiceland.is
- ^ Monday, October 17, 2022, Jamaica makes sprinters. Kenya makes marathoners. And Iceland makes Strongmen! by Greg Merritt - www.guidetoiceland.is
- ^ Strossen, Randall J. (May 9, 2007). "The Brotherhood of Stone - "Basically, there are lots of very powerful Icelanders, whom I feel are 'the strongest people in the world' - Dr. Bill Crawford". IronMind Enterprises, Inc.