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Game of Thrones “The Mountain” smashes deadlift world record (video)

He lifted 501 kg

Newsroom May 4 11:17

Game of Thrones star Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson (aka The Mountain) has broken the world deadlift record at an event held in Iceland.

Incredible footage shows the 31-year-old actor lifting a whopping 1,104 pounds (501 kg) off the ground inside Thor’s Power Gym in Reykjavík on Saturday.

Björnsson – who is best known for playing Ser Gregor ‘The Mountain’ Clegane on the hit HBO series – has now smashed a record previously set by Briton Eddie Hall.

Back in 2016, Hall made international headlines after he lifted 1,102 pounds (500 kg).

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