Arild Haugen

Arild "Hulk" Haugen (born 30 December 1985) is a former strongman and currently a professional boxer from Sirdal, Norway. He set the Guinness World Record for being the youngest WSM competitor.[1] He currently lives in Sandnes, Rogaland.[2]

Haugen stands 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) tall and weighs approximately 118 kilograms (260 lb). He was capable of squatting 370 kilograms (820 lb), a deadlift of 400 kilograms (880 lb), and a bench press of 250 kilograms (550 lb).[3] It was suggested that Haugen has much potential, and in future strongman competitions would rival the impressive records set by Mariusz Pudzianowski. However Haugen has now retired from strongman, to seek a future in boxing.

Haugen's first career fight was on 11 December 2009 against Latvian Pāvels Dolgovs. Haugen won by knockout 45 seconds into the first round.[4]

References

  1. Youngest person to enter the World's strongest Man competition:
    World's Strongest Man, Arild Haugen was aged just 20 years and 258 days old at the 2006 World's Strongest Man event held in Sanya, China on 14–23 September.
  2. Arild Hulk Haugen, Facebook
  3. Official web site
  4. Haugen's Page on Box Rec

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