David Nyström (Strongman)

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David Nyström (born 20 September 1983) is a Swedish Strongman and Powerlifter from Kiruna.{{cite web |title=David Nyström |url=https://strongmanarchives.com/viewAthlete.php?id=237 |access-date=12 April 2025|work=Strongman Archives|date=26 April 2015}}

Nyström started his athletic career as a Powerlifter in 2011 and by 2012, was totaling {{convert|800|kg|lb|abbr=on|0}} raw in the {{convert|120|kg|lb|abbr=on|0}} weight class.{{cite web |title=David Nyström (M) |url=https://www.openpowerlifting.org/u/davidnystrom |access-date=12 April 2025|work=openpowerlifting.org|date=12 June 2012}} In the same year, he participated in his first Sweden's Strongest Man competition where he emerged fifth. Ensuing years, he won third place twice and got qualified to 2014 World's Strongest Viking competition held in Vinstra, Norway where he won second place only behind Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson,{{cite web |title=World’s Strongest Viking - 5th April 2014, Fefor Høifjellshotell, Vinstra |url=https://giants-live.com/shows/worlds-strongest-viking-2014/?srsltid=AfmBOoq5jEB_xQSN3q28DF6N94gTdTFQ-4-WSGjlzCTz6BOCrUN4lIbo |access-date=12 April 2025|work=Giants Live|date=5 April 2014}} while defeating the likes of Terry Hollands, Rauno Heinla and Bjørn Andre Solvang.{{Cite web|url=https://strongmanarchives.com/viewContest.php?id=377|title=2014 Giants Live Norway|website=strongmanarchives.com|access-date=5 April 2014}}

In his first and only appearance at World's Strongest Man competition in 2015 held in Putrajaya, Malaysia, he battled out at the third qualifier group alongwith Žydrūnas Savickas, Mikhail Shivlyakov, Nick Best, Benedikt Magnússon and Laurence Shahlaei.