Denmark's Strongest Man
{{Short description|Annual strongman competition in Denmark}}
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|name = Denmark's Strongest Man
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|location = Denmark
|establishment = 1983
|format = Multi-event competition
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|current_champion = {{flagicon|Denmark}} Anders Aslak (2024)
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Denmark's Strongest Man is an annual Strongman contest held in various locations in Denmark, and features exclusively Danish strength athletes. The contest was first held in 1983 with Sven-Ole Thorsen winning the title. Flemming Rasmussen holds the record with 7 wins, while Henrik Henning and Mikkel Leicht share 6 wins each. René Minkwitz and Nikolai Hansen share 5 wins each. Anders Aslak is the current champion.
Champions breakdown
The competition has been held 37 times and has produced 13 champions throughout the years.{{cite web |url= http://www.davidhorne-gripmaster.com/strongmanresults.html|title= davidhorne-gripmaster.com|accessdate=2010-08-24}} It is one of the oldest strongman competitions in the world.
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!Year !Champion !Runner-Up !3rd Place | |||
1983 | {{flagicon|Denmark}} Sven-Ole Thorsen | {{small|(To be confirmed)}} | {{small|(To be confirmed)}} |
1984 | {{flagicon|Denmark}} Henrik Henning | {{small|(To be confirmed)}} | {{small|(To be confirmed)}} |
1985–1986 | colspan=4 align=center {{N/A|Event not held}} | ||
1987 | {{flagicon|Denmark}} Henrik Henning | {{small|(To be confirmed)}} | {{small|(To be confirmed)}} |
1988 | {{flagicon|Denmark}} Henrik Henning | {{small|(To be confirmed)}} | {{small|(To be confirmed)}} |
1989 | {{flagicon|Denmark}} Henrik Henning | {{small|(To be confirmed)}} | {{small|(To be confirmed)}} |
1990 | colspan=4 align=center {{N/A|Event not held}} | ||
1991 | {{flagicon|Denmark}} Henning Thorsen | {{flagicon|Denmark}} Henrik Ravn | {{small|(To be confirmed)}} |
1992 | {{flagicon|Denmark}} Henning Thorsen | {{flagicon|Denmark}} Henrik Ravn | {{small|(To be confirmed)}} |
1993 | {{flagicon|Denmark}} Henrik Henning | {{flagicon|Denmark}} Henning Thorsen | {{flagicon|Denmark}} Bo Mortensen |
1994 | {{flagicon|Denmark}} Henrik Henning | {{flagicon|Denmark}} Bo Mortensen | {{flagicon|Denmark}} Flemming Rasmussen |
1995 | {{flagicon|Denmark}} Flemming Rasmussen | {{small|(To be confirmed)}} | {{flagicon|Denmark}} Bo Mortensen |
1996 | {{flagicon|Denmark}} Flemming Rasmussen | {{small|(Bo Mortensen)}} | {{small|(To be confirmed)}} |
1997 | {{flagicon|Denmark}} Flemming Rasmussen | {{flagicon|Denmark}} Bo Mortensen | {{flagicon|Denmark}} René Minkwitz |
1998 | {{flagicon|Denmark}} Flemming Rasmussen | {{flagicon|Denmark}} René Minkwitz | {{flagicon|Denmark}} Torben Sørensen |
1999 | {{flagicon|Denmark}} Flemming Rasmussen | {{small|(To be confirmed)}} | {{small|(To be confirmed)}} |
2000 | {{flagicon|Denmark}} Flemming Rasmussen | {{small|(To be confirmed)}} | {{small|(To be confirmed)}} |
2000 | {{flagicon|Denmark}} René Minkwitz | {{small|(To be confirmed)}} | {{small|(To be confirmed)}} |
2001 | {{flagicon|Denmark}} René Minkwitz | {{small|(To be confirmed)}} | {{small|(To be confirmed)}} |
2002 | {{flagicon|Denmark}} Torben Andersen | {{small|(To be confirmed)}} | {{small|(To be confirmed)}} |
2003 | {{flagicon|Denmark}} Flemming Rasmussen | {{small|(To be confirmed)}} | {{small|(To be confirmed)}} |
2004 | {{flagicon|Denmark}} René Minkwitz | {{flagicon|Denmark}} Flemming Bruntse | {{flagicon|Denmark}} Torben Sørensen |
2005 | {{flagicon|Denmark}} René Minkwitz | {{flagicon|Denmark}} Torben Sørensen | {{flagicon|Denmark}} Flemming Jensen |
2006 | {{flagicon|Denmark}} René Minkwitz | {{flagicon|Denmark}} Gamle Flemming | {{flagicon|Denmark}} Nikolai Hansen |
2007 | colspan=4 align=center {{N/A|Event not held}} | ||
2008 | {{flagicon|Denmark}} Jasmin Hajdarevic | {{flagicon|Denmark}} Gregor Stenmar | {{flagicon|Denmark}} Nikolai Hansen |
2009 | {{flagicon|Denmark}} Nikolai Hansen | {{small|(To be confirmed)}} | {{small|(To be confirmed)}} |
2010 | {{flagicon|Denmark}} Nicolai Hansen {{flagicon|Denmark}} Asbjørn Ettrup | {{flagicon|Denmark}} Mikkel Leicht | {{flagicon|Denmark}} Kim Haagen |
2011 | {{flagicon|Denmark}} Nikolai Hansen | {{flagicon|Denmark}} Mikkel Leicht | {{flagicon|Denmark}} Asbjørn Ettrup |
2012 | {{flagicon|Denmark}} Nikolai Hansen | {{flagicon|Denmark}} Mikkel Leicht | {{flagicon|Denmark}} Thomas Kær |
2013 | {{flagicon|Denmark}} Nikolai Hansen | {{flagicon|Denmark}} Mikkel Leicht | {{flagicon|Denmark}} Mads Rathmann Erenskjold |
2014 | {{flagicon|Denmark}} Mikkel Leicht | {{flagicon|Denmark}} Nikolai Hansen | {{flagicon|Denmark}} Mads Rathmann Erenskjold |
2015 | {{flagicon|Denmark}} Mikkel Leicht | {{small|(To be confirmed)}} | {{small|(To be confirmed)}} |
2016 | {{flagicon|Denmark}} Mikkel Leicht | {{small|(To be confirmed)}} | {{small|(To be confirmed)}} |
2017 | {{flagicon|Denmark}} Mikkel Leicht | {{small|(To be confirmed)}} | {{small|(To be confirmed)}} |
2018 | {{flagicon|Denmark}} Mikkel Leicht | {{small|(To be confirmed)}} | {{small|(To be confirmed)}} |
2019 | {{flagicon|Denmark}} Mikkel Leicht | {{small|(To be confirmed)}} | {{small|(To be confirmed)}} |
2021 | {{flagicon|Denmark}} Emil Jensen | {{flagicon|Denmark}} Erik Thomsen | {{flagicon|Denmark}} Mikkel Leicht |
2022 | {{flagicon|Denmark}} Anders Aslak | {{flagicon|Denmark}} Oliver Storgaard | {{flagicon|Denmark}} Magnus Berg |
2023 | {{flagicon|Denmark}} Anders Aslak | {{Flagicon|DEN}} Frederik Nordberg | {{Flagicon|DEN}} Mads Schmidt |
2024
|{{flagicon|Denmark}} Anders Aslak |{{Flagicon|DEN}} Frederik Nordberg |{{flagicon|Denmark}} Erik Thomsen |
= Repeat champions =
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!Champion !Times & years | |
{{flagicon|DEN}} Flemming Rasmussen | 7 (1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003) |
{{flagicon|DEN}} Henrik Henning | 6 (1984, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1994) |
{{flagicon|DEN}} Mikkel Leicht | 6 (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019) |
{{flagicon|DEN}} René Minkwitz | 5 (2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006) |
{{flagicon|DEN}} Nikolai Hansen | 5 (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013) |
{{flagicon|DEN}} Anders Aslak
|3 (2022, 2023, 2024) | |
{{flagicon|DEN}} Henning Thorsen | 2 (1991, 1992) |
Regional Competitions
=Nordic Strongman Championships=
Nordic Strongman Championships consists of athletes from Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark.{{Cite web |url=http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2012/Jun/Nordic_Strongman_Championships-Viking_Loses_His_Title.html |title=Nordic Strongman Championships: Viking Loses His Title! |access-date=2012-06-21 |archive-date=2013-10-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004213726/http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2012/Jun/Nordic_Strongman_Championships-Viking_Loses_His_Title.html |url-status=dead }}
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!style="background: #cce6ff;"|Year !style="background: #cce6ff;"|Champion !style="background: #cce6ff;"|Runner-Up !style="background: #cce6ff;"|3rd Place | |||
2005 | {{flagicon|NOR}} Svend Karlsen | {{flagicon|SWE}} Magnus Samuelsson | {{flagicon|FIN}} Juha-Matti Räsänen |
2012 | {{flagicon|SWE}} Johannes Årsjö | {{flagicon|NOR}} Lars Rorbakken | {{flagicon|DEN}} Mikkel Leicht |
2013 | {{flagicon|SWE}} Johannes Årsjö | {{flagicon|NOR}} Ole Martin Hansen | {{flagicon|FIN}} Juha-Matti Järvi |
- In 2005, the competition was held under IFSA in Kristiansand, and in 2012 and 2013 in Harstad, Norway under Giants Live.
- From 2014 onwards, the competition was promoted to global level, re-titled as the World's Strongest Viking and was held consecutively for 8 years under Strongman Champions League.