Richard Skog (born 16 June 1981) is a Norwegian strongman competitor.[1] Before life as strongman he was a member of the Norwegian Armed Forces.[2]

Strongman career

He was a part of the World's Strongest Man competition for four straight years in 2007-2010, but has yet to qualify for the finals. Skog also placed third at two World's Strongest Man Super Series events in 2008.[3] He placed second in Norway's Strongest Viking and Viking Power Challenge in 2009.[4]

Skog has won the Norway's Strongest Man competition twice, in 2009[5] and 2010,[6] his career best wins.

Acting

Skog played the role of Oddjob, Frank Tagliano's bodyguard, in the Netflix original series Lilyhammer. He currently plays the role of Sturla Beinknuser/Sturla Bonecrusher in the Norwegian and English language versions of NRK1 series, Norsemen.

References

  1. ^ "Richard Skog". World's Strongest Man. IMG GmbH. Archived from the original on 2008-11-20. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
  2. ^ "Official Home of The World's Strongest Man Competition". www.theworldsstrongestman.com. Archived from the original on 2009-09-11.
  3. ^ "David Horne's World of Grip".
  4. ^ "David Horne's World of Grip".
  5. ^ "Richard Skog Wins Norway's Strongest Man". www.ironmind.com. Archived from the original on 2009-06-30.
  6. ^ "Richard Skog Dominates Norway's Strongest Man". www.ironmind.com. Archived from the original on 2010-05-20.


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Skog
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