Tag: Oscar Wahlund

Axle Öfverstén

Posted on Sunday, January 10th, 2016 by John Wood

Axle Öfverstén was a Swedish strongman who performed with the Carl Busch and Mosebacke Circuses. His signature feat was to lift a horse, and as you can see, he also had excellent taste in equipment. Öfverstén’s protégé, Oscar Wahlund also went on to become a famous strongman.
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Oscar Wahlund, The Strongest Man in Sweden

Posted on Thursday, December 19th, 2013 by John Wood

Who IS the strongest man in Sweden? Hard to say these days but a hundred years ago it was Oscar Wahlund. He is credited with a harness lift of well over 4600 pounds and could clean and jerk 225 pounds for 10 repetitions.
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