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David Nyström

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David Nyström is a Swedish strongman and powerlifter from Kiruna, born on 20 September 1983. He began as a powerlifter in 2011, and by 2012 he was totalling 800 kilograms raw in the 120 kilogram class. That year he placed fifth at his first Sweden's Strongest Man contest, and in 2014 he took second place at the World's Strongest Viking in Vinstra, Norway, behind Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson. He made his only World's Strongest Man appearance in 2015 in Putrajaya, Malaysia. His Swedish record log press is 207.5 kilograms, and he holds a world record for the Viking sword front hold.

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1983 1
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Male 1
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is a Swedish Strongman and Powerlifter from Kiruna
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    David Nyström (born 20 September 1983)
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    In the same year, he participated in his first Sweden's Strongest Man competition
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    is a Swedish Strongman and Powerlifter from Kiruna
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    In his first and only appearance at World's Strongest Man competition in 2015
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