Lars Hedlund
| Lars Hedlund | |
|---|---|
| Born |
 Sweden |
| Occupation | Strongman, powerlifting |
| Height | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 137 kg (302 lb) |
| Competition record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Strongman | ||
| Competitor for Sweden
| ||
| World's Strongest Man | ||
| 3rd | 1978 World's Strongest Man | |
| 2nd | 1979 World's Strongest Man | |
| 2nd | 1980 World's Strongest Man | |
| Europe's Strongest Man | ||
| 1st | 1981 Europe's Strongest Man | |
| Powerlifting | ||
| Competitor for Sweden
| ||
| IPF World Powerlifting Championships[1] | ||
| 6th | 1977 IPF World Championships | +110kg |
| 3rd | 1979 IPF World Championships | +110kg |
| EPF European Powerlifting Championships[1] | ||
| 3rd | 1978 EPF European Championships | +110kg |
| 2nd | 1979 EPF European Championships | +110kg |
| 1st | 1980 EPF European Championships | +125kg |
| NPF Nordic Powerlifting Championships[1] | ||
| 1st | 1979 NPF Nordic Championships | +110kg |
Lars Hedlund is a former strongman and powerlifter from Sweden.
Strongman
Lars competed in three World's Strongest Man contests, finishing second at the 1979 and 1980 World's Strongest Man, and third in 1978.[2][3] Lars also won Europe's Strongest Man in 1981.
Powerlifting
Lars was a European Powerlifting champion in 1980, and a Scandinavian Powerlifting champion in 1979.[1] He competed twice at the IPF World Powerlifting Championships in 1977 finishing 6th, and in 1979 finishing third.[1] Lars set numerous bench press world records throughout his powerlifting career, his best lift was 628 pounds (285 kg) raw in 1980 in Copenhagen, Denmark.[1]
Honours
- 3rd place 1978 World's Strongest Man
- 2nd place 1979 World's Strongest Man
- 2nd place 1980 World's Strongest Man
- 1st place 1981 Europe's Strongest Man
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 http://en.allpowerlifting.com/lifters/SWE/hedlund-lars-461/
- ↑ "theworldsstrongestman.com 1970s". Retrieved 2010-01-17.
- ↑ "theworldsstrongestman.com 1980s". Retrieved 2010-01-17.