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

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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)}}
1985–1986colspan=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)}}
1990colspan=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
2007colspan=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 Rasmussen7 (1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003)
{{flagicon|DEN}} Henrik Henning6 (1984, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1994)
{{flagicon|DEN}} Mikkel Leicht6 (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
{{flagicon|DEN}} René Minkwitz5 (2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006)
{{flagicon|DEN}} Nikolai Hansen5 (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)
{{flagicon|DEN}} Anders Aslak

|3 (2022, 2023, 2024)

{{flagicon|DEN}} Henning Thorsen2 (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

References