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Jörgen Ljungberg

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Jörgen Ljungberg, born on 6 June 1967 in the Kälarne locality of Jämtland, is a powerlifter and strongman competitor from Sweden. He has taken part in the World's Strongest Man contest and in the IPF World Powerlifting Championships on numerous occasions, holding several European powerlifting records and reaching the podium at several IPF World Championships. He won the 2005 Battle of the Giants, beating several leading powerlifters including two-time IPF World Champion Brad Gillingham. He was caught doping a year later and suspended for two years, won silver in bench press at the 2010 Swedish Championship and gold in classic powerlifting in 2014, and was caught doping again in 2017 and suspended for four years.

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1967 1
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