Jón Páll Sigmarsson Classic Explained
| Year: | 2010-2012 |
| Jón Páll Sigmarsson Classic |
| Location: | Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Establishment: | 2010 |
| Format: | Multi-event competition |
| Month Played: | November |
| Final Champion: |  Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson |
Jón Páll Sigmarsson Classic was an annual strongman competition consisted of international athletes from various countries. The event was established in 2010 by contest organizer Hjalti Árnason, who was both a childhood friend and a fellow strongman contestant of the late Jón Páll Sigmarsson.[1] The competition took place annually for 3 consecutive years during the Icelandic fitness & health expo and included events such as max Deadlift, arm-over-arm pull, farmer’s walk, overhead medleys and Atlas Stones.[2] [3]
Event results
References
- News: Strossen . Randall J. . 8 December 2009 . The Jon Pall Sigmarsson Classic: Iceland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221023044423/https://ironmind.com/news/The-Jon-Pall-Sigmarsson-Classic-Iceland-2010 . 23 October 2022 . 30 May 2022 . IronMind.
- News: Strossen . Randall J. . 22 November 2010 . Brian Shaw Wins the Inaugural Jon Pall Sigmarsson Classic Strongman Contest . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230419032808/https://ironmind.com/news/Brian-Shaw-Wins-the-Inaugural-Jon-Pall-Sigmarsson-Classic-Strongman-Contest/ . 19 April 2023.
- News: Strossen . Randall J. . 7 November 2012 . Jón Páll Sigmarsson Classic III . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230717185729/https://ironmind.com/news/Jon-Pall-Sigmarsson-Classic-III . 17 July 2023 . 1 April 2022 . IronMind.
- News: Strossen . Randall J. . 6 November 2011 . Brian Shaw Wins Jon Pall Sigmarsson Classic . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211021043131/https://ironmind.com/news/Brian-Shaw-Wins-Jon-Pall-Sigmarsson-Classic . 21 October 2021 . IronMind.
- Web site: Jon Pall Sigmarsson Classic 2012 . www.strengthresults.com . 10 November 2012.
Brian Shaw
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