Kristinn Óskar Haraldsson Explained

Kristinn Óskar Boris Haraldsson
Birth Name:Kristinn Óskar Haraldsson
Birth Date:16 March 1980
Birth Place: Reykjavík, Iceland
Known:Boris Haraldsson
Occupation:Strongman
Powerlifting
Height:184cm (72inches)

Kristinn Óskar Haraldsson (also known by Boris Haraldsson) (born 16 March 1980) is an Icelandic Strongman and Powerlifter. He is a 4 x times Iceland's Strongest Man champion and has competed on three occasions at the World's Strongest Man.[1] [2] [3]

Biography

Haraldsson was born in 1980 in Reykjavík in Iceland. At the age of 21 he placed third in Iceland's Strongest Man and despite being absent from the podium from 2002 to 2004 he went on to win it four times in a row from 2005 to 2008, by defending the title against several foreign competitors including Adrian Rollinson, Don Pope and Terry Hollands. These wins in one of the most prestigious national competitions strength athletics qualified him for the World's Strongest Man on each occasion. However, in 2008 he was unable to attend and was out for most of that season due to a serious food poisoning incident and knee surgery.

He has two children, a daughter, Elva (born 1998) and a son, Christian (born 2004).[4]

Personal records

Powerlifting (performed in single-ply equipment)

Strongman

Competition history

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.world-strongmancup.at/athleten/haraldsson.htm

    World StrongManCup - W.S.M.C. Federation - Kristinn Oskar Haraldsson

  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20060714152556/http://www.theworldsstrongestman.com/wsm/strong_man/haraldson.html The World's Strongest Man official site - archive
  3. http://www.vodvafikn.net/profils/aflraunamenn/123-aflraunaprofiles-.html Boris - Kristinn Óskar Haraldsson profile
  4. http://www.giantslive.net/athletes_profiles.html#boris Giants Live - Athletes