Ari Gunnarsson

Ari Gunnarsson (born 15 November 1983) is an Icelandic strongman competitor from Reykjavík.

Ari was passionate about lifting heavy weights since his teenage years and was renowned for his static shoulder strength. He won 3rd place in the 2010 Iceland's Strongest Viking competition and the following year, repeated the same performance together with winning 2nd place at both Strongest Man in Iceland and the Iceland's Strongest Man, the most prestigious title of all Icelandic strength competitions. Ari is a 7 time podium finisher of the competition, emerging the 1st runner up 4 times and 2nd runner up 3 times behind Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson from 2011 to 2020. Ari won the Strongest Man in Iceland competition back to back in 2018 and 2019.

Ari also participated at the 2016 World's Strongest Man and 2017 World's Strongest Man competitions both held in Botswana, but couldn't advance into the finals since he secured only the 3rd place at group stages on both occasions.

• Deadlift - 340 kg (750 lb) x 5 reps
• Squat - 325 kg (717 lb) x 3 reps (stiff bar)
• Bench Press - 230 kg (507 lb) (Raw)
• Log press - 158 kg (348 lb) x 4 reps
• Viking press - 140 kg (309 lb) x 13 reps
• Circus Dumbbell press - 100 kg (220 lb) x 6 reps
• Load & Drag - 2 x 110 kg (243 lb) sacks each over a 10 meter course and a 310 kg (683 lb) cart for 8.61 meters
• Keg Toss - 5 kegs (22–30 kg) over 4.5 meters in 25.73 seconds
• Bus Pull - 15,000 kg (33,069 lb) for 25 meters in 45.68 seconds