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Not many boast of Magnus Samuelsson’s raw strength.
He became known as the world’s strongest man in the 90s.
But there is a tragic reason why the Swede ended his career.
The farmer’s son Magnus Samuelsson grew up in little Tidersrum, Östergötland, but would conquer the world with his enormous muscles and strong forehead bones. Already as a teenager, he became interested in lifting scrap metal and building up his muscle mass together with his brother Torbjörn Samuelsson and the friend Niklas Hult.
Magnus’ greatness
The hard training was combined with the physical work on the farm and created a physical phenomenon the likes of which Sweden had never seen before. Samuelsson began competing in the special sport of strongman and would soon make a name for himself as one of the world’s strongest men.
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During the years 1995-2008, the powerhouse reached a total of 10 WC finals in the “World’s Strongest Man” competitions and the big highlight came in 1998. When Samuelsson got to the top of the podium and won the entire prestigious tournament.
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Samuelsson’s words
But in his 40s, the Swedish muscle knot chose to end his career in strongman and there is a tragic reason why he put an end to muscle building.
– Partly, my body started to whisper that maybe it was time, but what made me really quit was probably that my friend Niklas disappeared from my life, that my brother had stopped competing and that the wife was at home with the children. When I didn’t have anyone to share the competition with anymore, it wasn’t as fun anymore, he says in an interview with the local newspaper Corren.
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When the strength competitions ended, a completely different career began for Magnus Samuelsson as a television profile. After being in “Fårgarna på Fortet” the big media breakthrough came with “Let’s Dance” in 2009, when he managed to win the entire dance competition.
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“Greatest achievement”
After that, we got to see the Swedish Viking as an actor in several different TV series and films.
– Through all the years I have certainly done things that are challenging and exciting, but I have always found myself in the right forum, in my own industry. Now it was the first time I felt really uncomfortable, and it was very helpful. That is probably why, after my participation, I have been attracted to acting, he says in the interview.
Today, he still lives in little Tidersrum with his wife Kristin Samuelsson and adult children David and Sara. And it is precisely the family that Magnus highlights as the most important thing to him.
– The children, and the trip I have made with my wife, are my greatest achievement, he tells the newspaper and looks ahead.
– I enjoy life quite well, as it is, maybe I should cut back on work a little, but we will stay in Tidersrum.
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