2025 Iceland’s Strongest Viking Results

The 2025 Iceland’s Strongest Viking contest occurred on July 11, 2025, in the Westfjords, Iceland. Eight athletes, seven representing the home country, and the runner-up Chris Beetham of Scotland, competed through eight events in the single-day contest: Keg Toss, Max Deadlift, Front Hold, Keg Carry, Legsteinn Stone Carry, Overhead Medley, Truck Pull, and Natural Stones.

Kristján Níelsson scored the first win of his pro strongman career in a runaway victory, seizing 58 of a possible 64 points — a whopping 11 points ahead of Beetham.

2025 Iceland’s Strongest Viking Results

1. Kristján Níelsson — 58 points
2. Chris Beetham — 47 points
3. Pálmi Gudfinnsson — 46.5 points
4. Kári Kristófer Elíasson — 30.5 points
5. Birgir Gudnason — 30 points
6. Thorlákur Gunnarsson — 26 points
7. Alexander Andersen — 22.5 points (withdrew)
8. Gudmundur Helgason — 21.5 points

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2025 Iceland’s Strongest Viking Event Results

Below are the results for each event contested in the Westfjords:

Keg Toss

Athletes tossed 22 kilograms for max height.

1. Pálmi Gudfinnsson — 5.4 meters
2. Kristján Níelsson — 4.75 meters (T-second)
3. Chris Beetham — 4.75 meters (T-second)
4. Kári Kristófer Elíasson — 4.75 meters (T-second)
5. Birgir Gudnason — 4.15 meters (T-fifth)
6. Alexander Andersen — 4.15 meters (T-fifth)
7. Thorlákur Gunnarsson — 3.85 meters (T-seventh)
8. Gudmundur Helgason — 3.85 meters (T-seventh)

Max Deadlift

1. Chris Beetham — 350 kilograms
2. Kristján Níelsson — 340 kilograms
3. Pálmi Gudfinnsson — 330 kilograms (T-third)
4. Thorlákur Gunnarsson — 330 kilograms (T-third)
5. Kári Kristófer Elíasson — 320 kilograms
6. Gudmundur Helgason — 300 kilograms
7. Birgir Gudnason — 280 kilograms
8. Alexander Andersen — no lift

Front Hold

Athletes established their max hold with a 24-kilogram battery.

1. Kristján Níelsson — 42.78 seconds
2. Birgir Gudnason — 40.39 seconds
3. Chris Beetham — 39.66 seconds
4. Alexander Andersen — 38.13 seconds
5. Kári Kristófer Elíasson — 33.15 seconds
6. Gudmundur Helgason — 31.29 seconds
7. Pálmi Gudfinnsson — 24.93 seconds
8. Thorlákur Gunnarsson — 12.82 seconds

Keg Carry

Each strongman had 75 seconds to carry two 140-kilogram implements as fast as possible.

1. Kristján Níelsson — Two in 50.89 seconds
2. Pálmi Gudfinnsson — Two in 57.19 seconds
3. Birgir Gudnason — Two in 67.67 seconds
4. Chris Beetham — Two in 74.06 seconds
5. Alexander Andersen — One in 45.68 seconds
6. Thorlákur Gunnarsson — One in 55.84 seconds
7. Kári Kristófer Elíasson — no lift
8. Gudmundur Helgason — no lift

Legsteinn Stone Carry

The Legsteinn stone weighed 220 kilograms.

1. Kristján Níelsson — 16 meters
2. Chris Beetham — 15.2 meters
3. Pálmi Gudfinnsson — 13.8 meters
4. Kári Kristófer Elíasson — 13.6 meters
5. Alexander Andersen — 12 meters
6. Thorlákur Gunnarsson — Eight meters
7. Gudmundur Helgason — 3.7 meters
8. Birgir Gudnason — 1.1 meters

Overhead Medley

This event comprised four natural stones weighing 72, 98, 115, and 123 kilograms.

1. Kristján Níelsson — Five in 54.98 seconds
2. Chris Beetham — Five in 55.17 seconds
3. Alexander Andersen — Four in 39.48 seconds
4. Gudmundur Helgason — Four in 44.37 seconds
5. Kári Kristófer Elíasson — Four in 62.87 seconds
6. Thorlákur Gunnarsson — Two in 23.98 seconds
7. Pálmi Gudfinnsson — Two in 39.94 seconds
8. Birgir Gudnason — Two in 70.62 seconds

Truck Pull

The course was 20 meters long; athletes had a 75-second time cap.

1. Pálmi Gudfinnsson — 26.17 seconds
2. Kristján Níelsson — 27.27 seconds
3. Chris Beetham — 29.67 seconds
4. Birgir Gudnason — 33.88 seconds
5. Kári Kristófer Elíasson — 34.09 seconds
6. Gudmundur Helgason — 38.67 seconds
7. Thorlákur Gunnarsson — 44.03 seconds
8. Alexander Andersen — withdrew

Natural Stones

With 90 seconds on the clock, athletes loaded four implements weighing 110, 131, 148, and 191 kilograms as fast as possible.

1. Pálmi Gudfinnsson — Four in 28.23 seconds
2. Thorlákur Gunnarsson — Four in 76.12 seconds
3. Kristján Níelsson — Three in 26.85 seconds
4. Kári Kristófer Elíasson — Three in 27.75 seconds
5. Birgir Gudnason — Three in 28.82 seconds
6. Gudmundur Helgason — Three in 29.56 seconds
7. Chris Beetham — One in 9.22 seconds
8. Alexander Andersen — withdrew

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