Magnús Ver Magnússon is not only a four time winner
of World's Strongest Man, but also the greatest winner in power athletic of all times. His record has no comparison and he
certanly is still growing strong and has many years to come.
Magnús Ver was born on the 23. april 1963 in Egilstaðir, Iceland. After
indulging in a wider range of sporting activities Magnús Ver Magnússon began power lifting in 1984 and in 1985 won a medal
in the junior European and World Campionships.
A few years later in 1989 and again in 1990 he won Senior European titles
in the 125kg category. His totals often exceed those of everybody else in the competition regardless of body weight and as
a result, he has gained several "Best lifter" awards. Notable lifts include Squat 400 kg, bench press 274.5 kg, dead lift
375 kg. Total of 1015 kg. In powerlifting he has won the European Championship twice, in 1989 and 1991.
Titles
Iceland's
strongest Man, all the years since 1988: Winner
Pure strenght, Scotland, 1989: Winner
Defi mark ten, Canada,
1989: Winner
Right Guard Sports Festival, Scotland, 1991: Winner
European Hercules, Finland, 1992: Second
Place
Scandinavian Strongest Man, Finland, 1992: Winner
Nordic Strongest Man, Denmark, 1992: Winner
International
Power Challenge, Iceland, 1991 and 1993: Winner
World's Strongest Man, Tenerife 1991, Iceland 1992, South Africa
1994, Bahamas 1995, 1996: Winner
World's Strongest Man, France, 1993: Second Place
Europes Strongest Man,
Germany, 1994: Winner
The Viking Challenge, 1995 and 1997: Winner
World Musclepower Championship, 1995:
Winner
Manfred Huberl Classic, 1995: Winner
Whitbeck strenght challenge, Australia, 1996 and 1997: Winner
Magnus Scheving is a writer, world-class athlete, entrepreneur
and producer. He has been the producer and host of popular health-related children's TV shows as well as producing and acting
in other TV productions and commercials. Scheving also produced and hosted his own talk show being a well-known comedian and
public entertainer in his home country.
Among his many sports awards and trophies he was the two-times European Champion of aerobics in 1995
and 1994 as well as silver medalist in the World Championships of aerobics in 1994 and following that was voted "Athlete of
the Year" in Iceland. Furthermore, he was five times the Nordic Champion and eight times the Icelandic Champion. He successfully
built up one of the most popular health & fitness clubs in Iceland and was the manager and owner of the club for five
years.
