Svend Karlsen

Svend Karlsen, born in Drammen on 6 October 1967, is a Norwegian former strongman, powerlifter and bodybuilder. He won the 2001 World's Strongest Man and was three times Norway's Strongest Man, and he was well known for shouting his catch phrase Viking Power while competing. He also won the Europe's Strongest Man and the World Muscle Power Classic and was three times runner-up at the Arnold Strongman Classic. He decided to train for muscles and strength at 13 after seeing a photo of Arnold Schwarzenegger, started out as a powerlifter in 1986, and by 1989 had won a number of titles and set 30 Norwegian records, 3 European records and 1 world record.