Even ‘The Mountain’ Hafthor Bjornsson is looking up to Jon Pall. Athletes, musicians, actors from all over Europe.

Jon was quite famous for his strength and character. He quitted olympic weightlifting and turned to powerlifting and made rapid progress, 1979 17.

Forearm: 39,5cm

551 lb deadlift with one hand.

What was Jón Páll Sigmarsson's cause of death?

I wanted to show people that you can be strong without an ugly body.”, “But you know throughout my strength training for powerlifting I always did bodybuilding…more bodybuilding than powerlifters reckoned was allowed. Calfs: 42cm. Was it a bad heart valve?

His grip strength is legendary.

He was ‘The World’s Strongest Man’ and the national hero. His death … He was the greatest strongman that ever lived!

Jesse's widow Callie Marunde is now married to … This White Giant died while working out.

He completed a set of deadlifts and after lifting he felt dizzy. Deadlift 220kg/485lb, His best in powerlifting competition was in the year 1984 REAL LIFE GERMAN VOLUME TRAINING EXPERIMENT. Squat: 804lb/364kg

1976 he started training with barbells.



Kazmaier is something you see once in your lifetime. Jón Páll was considered a shoe-in for the 1980 Icelandic presidential elections but due to other commitments, he decided not to run.

Blonde, blue-eyed and muscular.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jón_Páll_Sigmarsson Height: 192cm

This White Giant died while working out. Around this period he quitted his job in the construction business and started working as a bouncer in a club in Reykjavik. He cited that he was not a muscle head. Chest: 136cm Jón Páll Sigmarsson (28 April 1960 – 16 January 1993) was an Icelandic strongman, powerlifter and bodybuilder who was the first man to win World's Strongest Man contest 4 times. He decided to become really strong and enormous. Muscle Mag 1988 Aug.; interview w. JP.

He said: “I felt that the team as a whole didn’t put their hearts into each task, and I hated that.”. In the farmer walks he was able to go over 330 yards while holding 165lb. Kazmaier is something you see once in your lifetime.

When he started training at sixteen he could lift 140 lb with his smallest finger. Squat: 185kg/407lb A point ahead after the log lift, the former champ said he was “going to make it a point to win this WSM”. This White Giant died while working out. They took points off me because I have a very good grip, but I didn’t worry about it. Jon Pall went on to lift 1153lbs/523kg at which point commentator Dougie Donnelly, who had narrated the event as you would a funeral, was in danger of sounding enthusiastic.

More than 1200 people attended it. This white giant was born 1960 in Island. He tried sitting on the chair to catch his breath but missed it, collapsed and died. Hän on yksi harvoista voimamiehistä, joka on pitänyt hallussaan voimamieskisojen maastavedon ja tukkipunnerruksen maailmanennätystä samaan aikaan: 523 kg veto polvista ja 165 kg tukkipunnerrus.

1983 Jon was invited to Europe’s Strongest Man contest in Holland. He was not fully fit, having hurt an ankle while fooling around playing soccer, but he gave a good fight and finished third, behind Wulfse of Holland (who recently cracked the 2204lb in total) and Capes of England.

In January of 1984, the stage was set for the ‘1984 World’s Strongest Man’ contest. You look at him, huge traps, huge forearm, a rough looking man but with tremendous strength!”, “The night before the competition I went over all the events working out all the points and even though I always placed myself low – always making it tough for myself…I always won, in my mind.

Then he screamed: “THE KING HAS LOST HIS CROWN”. Feb. First Competition But in 1993 a tragedy occurred. The Viking was laid to rest January the 16th, 1993 at 4:14 pm.

Jon Pall Sigmarsson died on January 16, 1993, at the age of 32. To this day, almost 15 years after his death, Jon Pall Sigmarsson’s name is echoed in strongman circles. He affected and influenced the today’s strongman generation. To do better in sport I must lift weights!

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Jon Pall died on Sturdayx, the 16th of January, while training his deadlift. The deciding factor was one large stone, nearly 300lb and stubborn to lift. Jon Pall wrestled until he was 12-13. He leaves a huge unfillable void behind him. After a hard day’s work he still had energy left for wrestling! But at that time powerlifting was an up and coming thing and although I was becoming more and more involved with that I still wanted to have a good body at the same time.

In the year 1992 he won 13 strongman competitions. NEW SYSTEM AND DESIGN. Jon was always surrounded by nature, good air, food and strong people.

Death. Icelandic strongman and four-time World's Strongest Man Jon Pall Sigmarsson died while deadlifting, after suffering what was thought to be a traumatic aortic rupture. That was Jon Pall Sigmarsson.

I will never forget the expression on thousands of children’s faces as the news broke over the microphone the next day at a strongman show in Finnland. Jon was quite famous for his strength and character. Jon Pall Sigmarsson: "I looked at him and I saw something totally new, a powerful man with a lot of experience. Jon was well-known and loved through the whole world. Hän kävi Suomessa monesti; hänet mm.

On July 25, 2007 Marunde died following a workout in Sequim, Washington. Jón Páll Sigmarsson came in 1st place at the 1988 WSM. He also won the 1988 title Icelandic Bodybuilding Championship and this was his last one.

Around october he stopped competing in Iceland because of injuries. I was crazy for training.”, Powerlifting Career

He used to train the snatch and clean and jerk. Brian Batcheldor was one of Jon’s friends and he wrote this: “Jon Pall Sigmarsson – our King is dead. 1978 he joined a powerifting club and started olympic lifting. You look at him, huge traps, huge forearm, a rough looking man but with tremendous strength!" He also started Karate to become strong. I HOPE YOU GUYS LIKE IT!

More sets more different bodyparts. Biceps: 50cm Steroid use has often been blamed in the premature deaths of strongman competitors, including another four-time world champion from Iceland, …

World’s Strongest Man It was reported that his death was due to a congenital heart defect that affected several other members of his family. We are investigating how the people trained back in the day. 1975 he quitted all group sports and started training with bullworker weights at home. He trained mostly without weights. He wanted to be like his fosterfather and Jon Pall (after turning ten) started working from dawn until dusk, carrying pails of water and assisting his fosterfather on seal hunts. source: He was only 33 years … She lived in a bigger town. Thigh: 71,5cm Many people laughed at the idea, especially the bodybuilders, but being of stubborn nature Sigmarsson literally stopped eating and lost bodyweight all the way down to 225lb. Tämän lisäksi hän on 5-kertainen World Muscle Power -mestari ja 2-kertainen Euroopan vahvin mies. But he started getting elbow problems and injured himself while jerking 251lb. He was close to zero bodyfat and won the 1984 title.
Bill Kazmaier finished 2nd, and Jamie Reeves placed 3rd. When it came to the second to the last event, ‘the stone lifting’, it was a duel between Sigmarsson and Capes.

In Iceland the 12-13 year kids are used to work 8-10 hours a day! He collapsed and died on the spot. Jon Pall was born in a small fishing town called Hafnarfjörður on 28 April 1960. When he decided to enter the Iceland Bodybuilding Championships, he was weighing 275 lb of rough muscles. Deadlift: 816lb/370kg. Was any toxicology analysis done?

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I took well to it, having a natural enough athletic shape anyway. Probably he was influenced by him to start lifting weights.

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Waist: 96cm He bought some oldschool magazines and training courses like ‘Strength & Health”, “Charles Atlas” and a book by George F. Jowett (probably his famous training course: “How to Mold a Mighty Chest/Grip..). He was the Icelandic champion in glima (viking style wrestling) and held “The Belt of Grettir”.

He setted a world record in the caber toss, won several events and placed high in others. He even tried distance running. Eventually, Jon Pall would take a break from competing and focus on building his own gym and to focus more time with his son, Sigmar.

Unfortunately, while training the deadlift in his gym in Iceland, Jon Pall suffered a traumatic heart rupture. In the next event a sad thing happened. Sigmarsson easily pinned Capes in arm wrestling but while doing so Capes ripped an arm muscle. The real showdown occurred in 1988’s WSM, and at 34 Kazmaier was in serious shape. Jon Pall was now the world’s strongest man! Hän voitti neljästi Maailman vahvin mies -kilpailun.Tämän lisäksi hän on 5-kertainen World Muscle Power -mestari ja 2-kertainen Euroopan vahvin mies. Bench 125kg/275lb  He was such an athlete, showman, and overall person that his loss is felt to this day. On 16 January 1993, Jón Páll died of an aortic rupture while deadlifting in his own gym, “Gym 80” in Reykjavík. Normally when people think about strong men they think about big bellies. In the competition when I won ‘his’ events, I knew I was going to win.”, “But he is the greatest sportsman and he gave me to wear his T-shirt which he brought from the States saying ‘There can only be ONE World’s Strongest Man.’. Bench: 518lb/234kg To pay tribute to Jon Pall he tattoed a portrait of him on his left leg. Neck: 48cm During summer days he used to stay with his grandmother.

But in 1993 a tragedy occurred.

Was invited to New Zealand for the contest 1983.

In this period of time he tried team sports like soccer and hand ball. Jon was focused and ready for the events.

Jón Páll Sigmarsson (28. huhtikuuta 1960 – 16. tammikuuta 1993) oli islantilainen voimamies, voimanostaja ja kehonrakentaja. Held in Christchurch. Hänen parhaat salinostonsa olivat 390 kg kyykky (raw), 427,5 kg maastaveto (nosto remmeillä) ja 255 kg penkkipunnerrus (raw). PL USA 1988 MARCH; interview w. JP Jon Pall Sigmarsson: “I looked at him and I saw something totally new, a powerful man with a lot of experience. Now Kazmaier is the greatest deadlifter ever and at pressing overhead. On January 16, 1993, Jon Pall would pass away from his heart attack, at the young age of 32.

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Häntä voidaan pitää modernin voimamiesurheilun isänä. Sivua on viimeksi muutettu 31. elokuuta 2020 kello 17.42. He was only 33 years old and of course his death shocked the whole nation. That was Jon Pall Sigmarsson. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. Nor will I ever forget the hauning sound of the lone trumpet playing “Amazing Grace” at the end of Jon Pall’s funeral service as over a thousand pairs of eyes filled uncontrollably with tears.”.


So, I couldn’t loose, no way!”, “The competition was really well balanced, I thought.

He did Karate to become more quicker and agile. Bob’s Family was strong and athletic. He wanted a big chest for the summer days and thus he was more focused on the bench press. He worked hard in the construction business and applied good work habits. https://fi.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jón_Páll_Sigmarsson&oldid=19131155, Wikipedia-artikkelit WorldCat-VIAF -tunnisteilla. His muscles were buried but his legacy will live for centuries. Thus his body was primed for the heavy lifting in the future days.

Jon Pall’s stats: Honoring the past and respecting the present is our mission. The cause of his death was a genetic heart defect, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a leading cause of sudden cardiac death in young athletes.

1984 Sigmarson decided to try bodybuilding.