Svend Karlsen
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Svend Karlsen (born October 6, 1967) is a Norwegian strongman.
Svend won a number of titles in powerlifting and bodybuilding before moving on to strongman competitions. He won the World's Strongest Man competition in Zambia in 2001. His catchphrase is "Viking Power".
Svend retired from competition in 2006.
[edit] World's Strongest Man results
- 1997 - 8th
- 1999 - 3rd
- 2000 - 2nd
- 2001 - 1st
- 2002 - 5th
- 2003 - 9th
- 2004 - 5th
[edit] Profile
[edit] External links
- Official web site
- Svend Karlsen tested positive (antidoping.no, 2006)
| World's Strongest Man | ||
| Preceded by: Janne Virtanen |
First (2001) | Succeeded by: Mariusz Pudzianowski |
