Pa O’Dwyer’s Record

Event	Place	Weight
Overall	6th / 14
Log Lift	12th
Viking Press	7th
Deadlift	1st	520kg
Medley	3rd	110kg Block / 140Kg Axle

Report

Ireland’s Strongest Man, Pa O’Dwyer, who represented Team Celts at the World Championships, came 6th of 14 in this competition in Uzbekistan in 2017. Managing to finish 12th in the Log Lift and 7th in the Viking Press, Pa made his name in the third event, the deadlift, managing to lift 520 kg, just 4 kg off the World Record and placing him in first place in the event. In the Final event, the medley he finished 3rd, achieving 6th overall.

References

Logos

[1] Irish Strength Association (2015) isa [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20190928083056im_/http://irishstrongman.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/isa.png [Accessed 15 October 2020]

Websites

[2] Irish Strength Association (2017) Ireland’s strongest man places 6th overall and pulls 520 kg in Uzbekistan [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20190928083056/http://irishstrongman.com/irelands-strongest-man-places-6th-overall-and-pulls-520kg-in-uzbekistan/ [Accessed 15 October 2020]

Images

[3] Irish Strength Association (2017) 23828876_10213984711348883_1980036981_o-624×416 [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20190928083056im_/http://irishstrongman.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/23828876_10213984711348883_1980036981_o-624×416.jpg [Accessed 15 October 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Mark McManus (a.k.a “Eric the Viking”)

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Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

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First published: 15 October 2020. Last Updated: 2 October 2024

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