Stefán Karel Torfason

{{short description|Icelandic strongman competitor and powerlifter}}

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| birth_place = Akureyri, Iceland

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| occupation = Strongman, powerlifter,
former basketball player

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| career_start = 2010

| career_end = 2016

| career_number = 4

| years1 = 2010–2011

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| years2 = 2011–2016

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Stefán Karel Torfason (born 20 April 1994) is an Icelandic Strongman and a former Basketball player. Stefán became the Iceland's Strongest Man in 2021 and had 6 podium finishes in national strongman circuit. Prior to his strongman career, he was a standout basketball player and a member of the Icelandic national basketball team.

Biography

Stefán was born in Akureyri. His father Torfi Ólafsson is a former Icelandic strongman and fellow Iceland's Strongest Man champion. Stefán stands {{convert|203|cm|ftin|abbr=on}} and weighed {{convert|150|kg|lb|abbr=on}} during his strongman peak.

=Basketball career=

Stefán began at early age competing in basketball for his local club Þór Akureyri. He joined Snæfell in Stykkishólmur in 2010 and ÍR in 2016.{{cite web|url=https://www.kki.is/motamal/leikir-og-urslit/motayfirlit/Leikmadur?league_id=undefined&season_id=60063&player_id=110934|title=KKÍ {{pipe}} Leikmaður|website=kki.is|access-date=2021-08-09}} In 2013, Stefán played 5 games for the Icelandic national basketball team.{{cite web|title=A Landslið karla|url=http://kki.is/landslid/karlar/leikjafjoldi/a-landslid/|website=kki.is|accessdate=17 August 2021}} He was forced to retire from basketball in 2016 after his fourth concussion on doctors recommendation.{{cite web|url=https://www.visir.is/g/2016621407d|title=Stefán Karel hættir út af heilahristingum - Vísir|website=visir.is|access-date=2021-08-09}}

=Strongman career=

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{{CompetitionRecordCompetition|Magnús Ver Magnússon Strongman Classic}}

Following his retirement from basketball, Stefán focused to become a strongman like his father.{{cite web|url=https://www.mbl.is/sport/korfubolti/2016/11/10/stefan_karel_aetlar_ad_feta_i_fotspor_fodur_sins/|website=mbl.is|title=Stefán Karel ætlar að feta í fótspor föður síns|access-date=2021-08-09}} He started at 2017 Ultimate Strongman Junior World Championships and gradually excelled in the national circuit, emerging third at 2020 Iceland's Strongest Viking and second at 2020 Strongest Man in Iceland. The following year he won 2021 Iceland's Strongest Man{{cite web|url=https://www.mbl.is/mogginn/bladid/grein/1787052/|title=Morgunblaðið - Textaútgáfa - Innskráning|website=mbl.is|access-date=2021-08-09}}{{cite news |author1=Arnar Geir Halldórsson |title=Sterkasti maður Íslands neyddist til að hætta í körfubolta vegna höfuðhöggs |url=https://www.visir.is/g/20212143500d |access-date=17 August 2021 |work=Vísir.is |date=15 August 2021 |language=Icelandic}} becoming the 12th man (and 10th Icelander) to win the title. In his inaugural international competition, he placed sixth at 2022 Magnús Ver Magnússon Strongman Classic.

Personal records

Deadlift – {{convert|360|kg|lb|abbr=on|0|}} (2023 Strongest Man in Iceland)
Log press – {{convert|150|kg|lb|abbr=on|0|}} (2023 Iceland's Strongest Viking)
Dumbbell press – {{convert|90|kg|lb|abbr=on|0|}} x 5 reps (2022 Iceland's Strongest Viking)
Húsafell Stone carry – {{convert|186|kg|lb|abbr=on|0}} for {{convert|70.90|m|ftin}} (2022 Magnús Ver Magnússon Strongman Classic)
Thor's Hammer toss – {{convert|21|kg|lb|abbr=on|0}} for {{convert|9.90|m|ftin}} (2022 Magnús Ver Magnússon Strongman Classic) (World Record){{cite web|url=https://strengthrecord.com/strongman-world-records/#S6 |title=STRENGTH RECORD, Section 06 - Throwing |website=www.strengthrecord.com |access-date=10 April 2025}}

References

External links

[http://kki.is/motamal/leikir-og-urslit/motayfirlit/Leikmadur?league_id=undefined&season_id=93703&player_id=110934 Basketball statistics] at Icelandic Basketball Association

Category:1994 births

Category:Living people

Stefan Karel Torfason

Category:21st-century Icelandic sportsmen