One look at Hafþór Björnsson and there ’s no doubt he ’s strong . After all , he was n’t rove asthe Mountain on Game of Thronesfor his middle - gouging ability . The question then is , just how hard is he ? The answer : solid than anyone else in the world . In at least one aspect .
Over the weekend Björnsson set the world platter for deadlifting in Iceland and it wascaptured on ESPN . He lift 501 kilograms , which equals 1,104.52 pounds . That made him not just the world phonograph recording holder , but the first person to ever go up over 500 kilograms .
https://gizmodo.com/watch-gots-the-mountain-hurl-another-washing-machine-in-1791255345
Hafþór Björnsson, better known as the Mountain, is holding over 1,000 lbs in this photo.Photo: (ESPN)
Here ’s the video of the full result from ESPN .
Now if you ’re reading or watch this with this odd sense of déjà vu , 10 head for Gryffindor . ( Or Lannister , we pretend . ) In 2018 , Björnssonpreviously gear up a similar world recordin deadlift by muscle up 1,041 British pound sterling . One suspect this may repeat itself again .
https://gizmodo.com/game-of-thrones-mountain-beat-a-world-record-by-basi-1823559631
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