Jörgen Ljungberg (born 6 June 1967) is a powerlifter and strongman competitor from Sweden. Jörgen has competed in the World's Strongest Man contest as well as the IPF World Powerlifting Championships on numerous occasions. He has held several European powerlifting records during his career, and has achieved a podium finish at several IPF World Championships.[1]
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| Birth name | Jörgen Ljungberg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 June 1967 Jämtland, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Strongman, Powerlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life and career
editLjungberg was born in Kälarne locality in Jämtland, Sweden.[2]
Jörgen won the 2005 Battle of the Giants, beating several top powerlifters including 2 time IPF World Champion Brad Gillingham.[3] A year later, however, he was caught for doping. Following a brief suspension of two years, Ljungberg participated in Swedish Championship winning silver in 2010 for bench press and gold in classic powerlifting in 2014. He was caught doping again in 2017, and was suspended for four years.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Ljungberg Jörgen". All Powerlifting. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
- ^ a b Brännmyr, Jonas (15 December 2017). "Fick NA:s guldklocka 2000 – nu stängs Jörgen Ljungberg av för dopning för andra gången: "Frustrerande och tragiskt"". Nerikes Allehanda (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ Strossen, Randall J. (26 November 2005). "Battle of the Giants: Jörgen Ljungberg Wins Overall". IronMind. Retrieved 1 August 2024.