Keely Goodall29 July 2025 | 9:38
WATCH: The Mountain from Game of Thrones breaks deadlifting world record
Game of Thrones actor Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson (AKA ‘The Mountain’) has broken his own deadlifting world record.
FILE: Game of Thrones actor Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson. Picture: Paula R. Lively from Zanesville via Wikimedia Commons
Cape Talk’s Clarence Ford speaks with Barbara Friedman about this and other stories trending online.
Listen below:
Gregor Clegane, The Mountain from Game of Thrones, is not just a fearsome warrior on the screen.
He is also, officially, one of the strongest people on the planet.
Icelandic strongman Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson (who plays Clegane) recently broke the all-time deadlift record, lifting an unbelievable 505kg.
“It is like lifting a baby grand piano.”
– Barbara Friedman
This broke the previous world record of 501kg, also set by himself.
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