
World's Strongest Man 2019 Results: Hafthor 'The Mountain' Bjornsson Injured
Hafthor Bjornsson suffered an injury scare on Thursday during his bid to retain the World's Strongest Man title inย Bradenton, Florida.
The 30-year-old Icelandic powerlifter, known for his roleย as Gregor "The Mountain" Clegane onย Game of Thrones, appeared to pick up a problem during the second event.
Bjornsson could not complete theย Giants Medley, which includedย a super yoke and a farmer's walk.
The defending champion was forced to stopย while he carried the super yoke,ย as shown by Starting Strongman:
The Mountain "walked away with medical staff," while spectators "voiced concerns about Bjornsson getting hurt," according to Mark Young at theย Bradenton Herald.
Bjornsson had begun the defence of his title in fine style in the Monster Truck Pull. He took the top spot with a time ofย 34.36 seconds, according toย Kalle Beck atย Starting Strongman.
However, his inability to complete the Giants Medley will have an effect on his title defence, and any injury has the potential to blow the tournament wide open.
It's uncertain how serious an injury Bjornsson picked up during the qualifying round, which also consists of aย deadlift competition, log press and a last-man-standing event.
The tournament will then move onto the final round, which sees contenders face aย loading race, a deadlift competition and an overhead press medley before it concludes withย a squat lift contest and the traditional Atlas Stone event.ย

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