Lars Hedlund
Swedish strength athlete (1949–2016)
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Lars Hedlund (January 24, 1949 – June 4, 2016), was a former strongman and powerlifter from Sweden.
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| Born | January 24, 1949 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | June 4, 2016 [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Strongman, powerlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.[3][4] Lars also won Europe's Strongest Man in 1981.
Powerlifting
Lars was a European Powerlifting champion in 1980, and the Scandinavian Powerlifting champion in 1979.[2] He competed twice at the IPF World Powerlifting Championships in 1977 finishing 6th, and in 1979 finishing third.[2] 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.[2]
Personal records
Powerlifting
- Squat – 380 kg (838 lb) single-ply equipment (1979 IPF Men's World Powerlifting Championships)
- Bench Press – 285 kg (628 lb) raw (1980 IPF Men's World Powerlifting Championships) (former world record)[5]
- → Lars also held the all-time world record bench press with 278 kg (613 lb) in 1979 until it was surpassed by Bill Kazmaier.
- Deadlift – 327.5 kg (722 lb) raw (1980 EPF Men's European Powerlifting Championships)
- Total – 967.5 kg (2,133 lb) (370 + 270 + 327.5 kg (816 + 595 + 722 lb)) (1980 EPF Men's European Powerlifting Championships)
Strongman
- Deadlift (with straps) – 340 kg (750 lb) (1980 World Strongbow)
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