Henning Thorsen (born October 20, 1959) was a strongman competitor from Denmark. Thorsen was a renowned powerlifter, winning his country's superheavyweight championships 5 times. He also won Denmark's Strongest Man six times from 1984, 1987 to 1989, 1991 and 1992.[1] Thorsen participated in the World's Strongest Man finals of 1990, 1991 and 1992. His best result was a second place in 1991.
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| Born | October 20, 1959 (age 65) Denmark | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Strongman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Honours
edit- 6 times winner of Denmark's Strongest Man (1984, 1987–1989, 1991 and 1992)
- 1st place Europe's Strongest Man (1990)
- 4th place World's Strongest Man (1990)
- 2nd place World's Strongest Man (1991)
- 6th place World's Strongest Man (1992)
References
edit- ^ "davidhorne-gripmaster". Retrieved 2010-02-06.