Kristinn Óskar Haraldsson

Kristinn Óskar Haraldsson (also known by Boris Haraldsson) (born 16 March 1980) is an Icelandic Strongman and Powerlifter. He is a 4 x times Iceland's Strongest Man champion and has competed on three occasions at the World's Strongest Man.

Biography Haraldsson was born in 1980 in Reykjavík in Iceland. At the age of 21 he placed third in Iceland's Strongest Man and despite being absent from the podium from 2002 to 2004 he went on to win it four times in a row from 2005 to 2008, by defending the title against several foreign competitors including Adrian Rollinson, Don Pope and Terry Hollands. These wins in one of the most prestigious national competitions strength athletics qualified him for the World's Strongest Man on each occasion. However, in 2008 he was unable to attend and was out for most of that season due to a serious food poisoning incident and knee surgery.

He has two children, a daughter, Elva (born 1998) and a son, Christian (born 2004).

Personal records Powerlifting (performed in single-ply equipment) Squat – (2005 KRAFT Íslandsmeistaramót í kraftlyftingum) Bench press – (2005 KRAFT Íslandsmeistaramót í kraftlyftingum) Deadlift – (2005 KRAFT Íslandsmeistaramót í kraftlyftingum) Total – (2005 KRAFT Íslandsmeistaramót í kraftlyftingum)

Strongman Axle press – (2009 Giants Live Mohegan Sun) Log press (for reps) – x 13 reps (2007 World's Strongest Man - Group 4) Viking press (for reps) – x 15 reps (2005 World's Strongest Man - Group 2) Rock press – (2006 World's Strongest Man - Group 4) Keg toss (for speed) – 10 kegs ( each) over in 51.16 seconds (2006 World's Strongest Man - Group 4) Atlas stones – 5 stones weighing in 34.62 seconds (2005 World's Strongest Man - Group 2)

Competition history 2001 3rd - Iceland's Strongest Man 2004 6th - Iceland's Strongest Man 2005 1st - Iceland's Strongest Man 8th - Strongman Super Series 2005: Varberg 2006 1st - Iceland's Strongest Man 4th - Strongman Super Series 2006: Moscow 2007 1st - Iceland's Strongest Man 8th - World Strongman Cup 2007: Moscow 9th - Strongman Super Series 2007: Viking Power Challenge 9th - World Strongman Cup 2007: Dartford 2008 1st - Iceland's Strongest Man 2009 10th - Giants Live 2009: Mohegan Sun 2nd - Iceland's Strongest Man