Fastest 20 m carrying two fridges: Thor Björnsson breaks Guinness World Records record

Rome, Italy – January 26, 2016 – Game of Thrones star Hafþór Júlíus ‘Thor’ Björnsson has broken the Guinness World Records world record for carrying the highest number of fridges over a set distance in the fastest time; the super-strong Swede carried two fridges, weighing 450 kg in total, over 20 metres in an impressive 19.60 seconds, thus setting the new world record for Fastest 20 m carrying two fridges

Photo: Thor Björnsson just won against 2014’s “World’s Strongest Man” in a competition that involves carry two refrigerators weighing a total of over 900 lbs.

The Guinness World Records world record for the longest journey with a fridge is 1,650 km (1,025.26 miles) and was achieved by Tony Hawks (UK) travelling across Ireland between 6 May and 30 May 1997.

Guinness World Records also recognized the world record for the most people carrying water jugs on their heads is 1,145 and was achieved by Stillwater Junior High School H2O for Life – Water For South Sudan (USA) in Stillwater, Minnesota, USA, on 20 May 2014.

Bjornsson plays fearsome warrior Gregor Clegane, most famous for the brutal murder of Oberyn Martell in the HBO drama.

Thor went up against plucky Zydrunas Savickas, the World’s Strongest Man’s 2014 champion, in the fridge-heaving challenge.

On Nov. 28, 2015, Björnsson also broke a Guinness World Records for Keg Toss when he successfully tossed a 33-pound keg over a 23-feet raised clearing pole. The previous record for Keg Toss was with a 27-pound keg thrown over 27 feet and he was also the record holder.