Ole Martin Hansen

Ole Martin Hansen is a Norwegian strongman from Krokstadelva, born on 13 January 1981. He entered his first Norway's Strongest Man contest in 2009, finished fifth, and became national champion by 2012, then won four consecutive titles, which broke Svend Karlsen's record for the most wins. He competed at the World's Strongest Man in 2012 in Los Angeles and again in 2015, in both years going out in the qualifying groups. His best international results were second place at Giants Live Norway in 2013, behind Johannes Arsjo, and third place at the 2015 Battle of the North and the 2017 Burn Showdown. He holds a world record for the crucifix hold, 15 kilograms for 74.82 seconds, set at the 2012 Norway's Strongest Man, and has pulled a raw strapped deadlift of 350 kilograms.