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]

Jörgen Ljungberg
Personal information
Birth nameJörgen Ljungberg
Born (1967-06-06) 6 June 1967 (age 57)
Jämtland, Sweden
Occupation(s)Strongman, Powerlifting
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Medal record
Powerlifting
Representing  Sweden
World Games[1]
4th 1997 Lahti +90kg
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Akita +90kg
4th 2005 Duisburg +90kg
IPF World Powerlifting Championships[1]
4th 1998 Cherkasy 110 kg
4th 1999 Trento 125 kg
2nd 2000 Akita 110 kg
5th 2001 Sotkamo 110 kg
4th 2002 Trencin 125 kg
6th 2003 Vejle 125 kg
3rd 2004 Cape Town 125 kg
Disqualified 2005 Miami 125 kg
EPF European Powerlifting Championships[1]
2nd 1998 110 kg
1st 2000 110 kg
2nd 2002 110 kg
2nd 2004 125 kg
2nd 2005 +125kg
NPF Nordic Powerlifting Championships[1]
1st 2000 125 kg
Battle of the Giants
1st 2005 +125kg
Strongman
Representing  Sweden
World's Strongest Man
Qualified 2003 Victoria Falls
Sweden's Strongest Man
2nd 1997
2nd 2003
2nd 2004
IFSA Nordic Strongman Championships
5th 2005
Strongman Super Series
6th 2002 Sweden Grand Prix
10th 2004 Sweden Grand Prix

Early life and career

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Ljungberg 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

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Ljungberg Jörgen". All Powerlifting. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Strossen, Randall J. (26 November 2005). "Battle of the Giants: Jörgen Ljungberg Wins Overall". IronMind. Retrieved 1 August 2024.