Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson
| Hafþór Björnsson | |
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At the 2015 Caledonian Club Highland Games
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| Born |
November 26, 1988 Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Nationality |
 Icelandic
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| Other names | "Thor", "The Mountain" |
| Occupation | Actor, strongman competitor, basketball player |
| Years active | 2010–present (Strongman) |
| Website | www.hafthorbjornsson.com |
| Listed height | 206 cm (6 ft 9 in) |
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| Listed weight | 110 kg (240 lb) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 2006–2008 |
| Position | Center |
| Career history | |
| 2006–2007 | K.R. Basket Reykjavík |
| 2007–2008 | FSu Selfoss basketball |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| D2 Iceland National Basketball Team | |
Hafþór Júlíus "Thor" Björnsson (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈhafθour ˈjuːliʏs ˈpjœsːɔn]; sometimes spelled as Hafthor Julius Bjornsson) is an Icelandic professional strongman, actor, and former professional basketball player. He is best known for his role as Ser Gregor "The Mountain" Clegane in the HBO series Game of Thrones.
Hafþór began his sports career as a basketball player. At 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) and 110 kg (240 lb), he played first in the Iceland-Dominos league's K.R. Basket Reykjavík basketball team as a starting center. Simultaneously, he was picked for the D2 Icelandic National Basketball Team.
For the 2007–2008 season, he moved to play professionally as center for the Icelandic Division 1 basketball team FSu Selfoss.
Hafþór's basketball career ended after he suffered a severe knee injury at age 20.
Hafþór met Icelandic strongman Magnús Ver Magnússon at his gym "Jakaból" in 2008, and Magnús said that Hafþór seemed a good prospect as a strongman. Hafþór won several strongman contests in Iceland in 2010 including Strongest Man in Iceland, Iceland's Strongest Viking, Westfjords Viking, and five of six events at the OK Badur Strongman Championships.
Hafþór finished in second place at the inaugural Jón Páll Sigmarsson Classic in November 2010, behind Brian Shaw. He won the 2011 Strongest Man in Iceland contest on June 4, 2011, and the 2011 Iceland's Strongest Man contest on June 18, 2011.
Hafþór came fourth in the Giants Live Poland 2011 event on August 6, 2011.
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