| Magnus Samuelsson is long time veteran in power sports. He has successfully been competing for over 14 years on the highest level in the sport of Strongman. Magnus family runs the farm Linneberg, in Sweden, a lifestyle committed to lot of hard work. In the early teens strength training became a hobby beside school and all work at the farm. Magnus “never surrender” attitude has rewarded him well and his home in Kisa, Sweden is now also storage for a big number of first place trophies. He is for example a winner of the World’s Strongest Man competition
IFSA Strongman Superserie world champion,
IFSA World tour,
Beauty and the beast,
Battle of the Giants,
World strongman challenge,
Celtic Giant,
10 times Sweden’s Strongest man
Just to mention a few.
The fact that he successfully made it in to the final of the World’s Strongest Man ten times stands as a record for the sport.
Magnus started his strongman career by winning Sweden’s Strongest Man 1995 and did his international debut same year in World’s Strongest Man. On his way to the final he made a big upset by breaking Nathan Jones arm in a legendary arm wrestling fight.
The next coming year’s Magnus spent a lot of time in Scotland together with Douglas Edmunds and Jamie Reeves, the atmosphere there gave him inspiration to develop… a lot. After a few years Magnus and Torbjörn built a gym at the farm.
Torbjörn had himself a great career in the sport. Winning Sweden Strongest Man twice and had plenty of international success, among other things in Worlds Strongest Man. Together the two brothers made it twice up on the podium of Team World Championships.
Magnus and his Wife Kristin traveled the world competing for 14 years and decided to retire from the sport after the season 2008.
Nowadays Magnus still live on his farm in south of Sweden. He still enjoys heavy training, and he is still in god shape.
After retiring from the competition, Magnus has been very busy running companies being in boards in several of others.
Magnus have also developed a passion for motorsport and is now driving rally competitions in both historic racing as well as modern rally. Magnus refer his start of the Rally Sweden as memory for life. Magnus and Kristin also started a kick of center on the farm, with health and quad racing in focus.
One thing that surprised a lot of people is maybe that Magnus won the Swedish Dancing with the Stars! Since then, he has worked a lot with TV and now a film project is coming up.
If you would like to find out more about Magnus Samuelsson you can visit the Swedish site, or check out ironmind.com and youtube.com.
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