Lars Hedlund

Lars Hedlund
Lars Hedlund
Personal information
BornJanuary 24, 1949
Sweden Sweden
DiedJune 4, 2016 [1]
Occupation(s)Strongman, powerlifting
Height191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Medal record
Strongman
Representing  Sweden
World's Strongest Man
3rd 1978 World's Strongest Man
2nd 1979 World's Strongest Man
2nd 1980 World's Strongest Man
Europe's Strongest Man
1st 1981 Europe's Strongest Man
Powerlifting
Representing  Sweden
IPF World Powerlifting Championships[2]
6th 1977 IPF World Championships +110kg
3rd 1979 IPF World Championships +110kg
EPF European Powerlifting Championships[2]
3rd 1978 EPF European Championships +110kg
2nd 1979 EPF European Championships +110kg
1st 1980 EPF European Championships +125kg
NPF Nordic Powerlifting Championships[2]
1st 1979 NPF Nordic Championships +110kg

Lars Hedlund (January 24, 1949 – June 4, 2016), was a former strongman and powerlifter from Sweden.

Strongman

Lars competed in three World's Strongest Man contests, finishing second at the 1979 and 1980 World's Strongest Man, and third in 1978.[3][4] Lars also won Europe's Strongest Man in 1981.

Powerlifting

Lars was a European Powerlifting champion in 1980, and the Scandinavian Powerlifting champion in 1979.[2] He competed twice at the IPF World Powerlifting Championships in 1977 finishing 6th, and in 1979 finishing third.[2] Lars set numerous bench press world records throughout his powerlifting career, his best lift was 628 pounds (285 kg) raw in 1980 in Copenhagen, Denmark.[2]

Honours

See also

References

  1. ^ "Minnessida för Lars Hedlund".
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Hedlund Lars - results in powerlifting and benchpress, records, personal data, photos and video".
  3. ^ "theworldsstrongestman.com 1970s". Archived from the original on 2010-03-29. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
  4. ^ "theworldsstrongestman.com 1980s". Archived from the original on 2010-01-04. Retrieved 2010-01-17.