Lars Hedlund

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

Lars Hedlund
Lars Hedlund
Personal information
BornJanuary 24, 1949
Sweden Sweden
DiedJune 4, 2016 [1]
OccupationStrongman, powerlifting
Height191 cm (6 ft 3 in)

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

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References

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