Svend Karlsen

Personal records In competitions Deadlift – (1999 World's Strongest Man) Squat (tyres on machine) – x 14 reps (2002 World's Strongest Man) X-Treme Squat – (2003 X-Treme Strongman Championships) (World Record) Log Press – (2002 Sweden Grand Prix) Leviathan Press (incline log press) – x 14 reps (2002 IFSA Finland Grand Prix) (Joint-World Record) Axle Press – (2002 Sweden Grand Prix) Axle Press (for reps) – x 15 reps (2000 Beauty and the Beast Strongman Challenge) (Joint-World Record) Flintstone Press – (1996 World's Strongest Man - Group 4) Atlas Stones – 5 stones weighing on distant platforms (no tacky) in 30.70 seconds (2000 World's Strongest Man) (World Record) Atlas Stones – (5 stones) in 18.74 seconds (2005 IFSA Nordic Championships) Húsafell Stone – (87.5% of the original) for 86.66 metres (1997 World's Strongest Man) Keg Toss – over (2000 Beauty and the Beast) Front hold – for 69.66 seconds (2000 IFSA Grand Prix Ireland) Crucifix hold – for 63.26 seconds (2001 Europe's Strongest Man) Farmer's walk – in each hand (70 meter course) in 22.87 seconds (2003 Finland Grand Prix) Wheelbarrow carry – for 30 metres in 19.72 s (2003 Finland Grand Prix) Conan's wheel (Basque circle) – 480° rotation (2002 World Muscle Power Classic) (World Record) Tyre flip – x 5 flips in 24.20 seconds (2004 Strongman Super Series Sweden Grand Prix) (World Record) Tyre flip – x 8 flips in 26.84 seconds (2005 Norway's Strongest Man) (World Record)

In training Deadlift – (self claim) Deadlift (for reps) – x 3 reps (self claim) Squat – (self claim) Bench Press – (self claim)

Retirement Karlsen retired from competition in 2006, and began serving as presenter and producer of the Norwegian version of the World's Strongest Man contest and the qualifying tour Giants Live.

After retirement Karlsen is the event organizer for the Norway's Strongest Man competition, introducing events and commentating. Karlsen was a co-commentator for the final event at the 2010 Arnold Strongman Classic. Karlsen also ran the Viking Power Challenge event in Norway, which was a part of the Super Series and later Giants Live tour for qualification into the World's Strongest Man competition.

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