Odd Haugen

Odd Erling Haugen (born 16 January 1950) is a Norwegian-born American strongman and grip strength specialist who has also competed in bodybuilding, weightlifting and powerlifting. He won the Mr. Norway title at 20, moved to the United States, earned three NCAA All-American honours in the shot put at Western Maryland College and had a short preseason stint in the National Football League. He began powerlifting in 1995 and strongman in 1998, won the 1999 AFSA Strongest Man in America and entered the World's Strongest Man in 2001, 2002 and 2006, becoming at 56 the oldest competitor in its history. He is best known for grip strength feats such as lifting the Millennium Dumbbell with one hand and the Inch Dumbbell for 63 reps, and he owns Odd Haugen's Tombstone, a stone used at the Arnold Strongman Classic. He runs The Training Hall in Thousand Oaks, California.