No truer example of the phrase "The flame that burns twice as bright burns half as long." But he definitely earned his own immortality among the Strongman community.
Jon Pall inspired me when he passed I was devastated I stopped lifting for almost a year he was the greatest ever to me R.I.P you are and always will be the Viking 😪
***** I disagree. Look at the mister Olympia. Besides one all the winners are still alive. IMO the win that contest you have to take lots of steroids and many other bad things so the risk can't be so big. There's a documentary called Sigmarsson Lager than Life on youtube. In there is said that he had something like a congenital heart condition and that was cause of his death. It maybe that certain products or the sport on it's own has speeded his denying up. But he probably had it coming anyway.
***** There are lots of opinion about performance enhancing drugs, from positive to negative. To me it's a personal choice to take them or not. I see it like this. If you're a cyclist every time you step on that bike you take a risk. Cyclists sometimes end up death or in a wheelchair. So whatever you do there's always a risk. The better you want to be the more you got to do the more risk involved.
***** Some 25 years ago I doped and I learned it is the norm in sports like powerlifting or body-building. In these sports it isn't cheating. Neither it is in cycling. Lance Armstrong did what they all did. That he was better than others is because of a difference in talent. And also he worked extremely hard. To me it's a pity that in the end he got caught and lost his Tour de France victories. In a poll nearly all other winners said that Armstrong should've kept his victories. That may say something about themselves since, if they were always clean, they wouldn't defend a doper.
RIP Jon Paul Sigmarrson gone to soon, never forgotten. My husband and I were completely addicted to watching these events. I had never seen one and I'm still amazed by the fact that real men can possess super human strength.
I remember being a kid in the 80s and watching Sigmarsson perform he was EXCITING, IMPRESSIVE, FUNNY and just plain AWESOME gone way too soon! A BEAST and a LEGEND!
@@patc1309 is prostate enlargement from weightlifting a thing I should be worried about and will having milk help my heart palpitations I get from drinking coffee
January 1993 I had just graduated 🎓Highschool in June of 1992. He was the reason I started watching 👀the STRONGEST MAN COMPETITION. I will never forget hearing it on the Local news that this Awesome champion 🏆had lost his life to a heart condition which gave him a heart attack. He truly was a ICELAND VIKING. He was definitely one of a kind. Hard to belive in 2 more years He will be gone 30 years 😢ago... where does time go ??
" To live in the hearts of those left behind is not to die." He radiated such energy he had so much raw power one of the greatest Strongmen of all time
@Aaron Davis The 'supplement' usage can cause long term ventricular damage that can't be undone just by healthy living...sadly. But Eddie has taken a big step in the right direction and hopefully will get to live out his years happily & healthily...
That would be a stab in the heart of Britian and of the international powerlifting community. I saw some Videos of him he is also really funny. Let's hope that the retirement was early enough for him.
Andrew Cheatle 1.90 m and 170 kg Are not healthy... in his body I would do way more cardio and fighting like Pudzianowksi did it and go down to 140 kg ripped than he would be strong,Agile and have Stamina
@@germanischerkrieger6018 140kg is still way too much weight. It's the heart that can't sustain thar much weight over time. Still, alot better than 170kg but he will most definitely encounter high blood pressure and heart issues even at 140kg. He needs to go down to his natural weight which is probably around 100kg. I'm no expert, but I don't think many people at 140kg lives to see 70.
Sigmarsson means son of Sigmar. In Warhammer, Sigmar is the patron deity of the Empire of Man, and he's an all around badass viking god. Coincidence? I think not.
99% of the people worldwide never knew his name or profession. He was just a grain of salt on this planet. He risked his health by taking steroids and lost..Nothing more,nothing less.Was that worth it?I think not..
@@RD-kj3fb Ofcourse only those people would know are those who followed strongman competition & I'm pretty sure they know what they're getting themselves into when they take steroids. I'm sure he had no regrets whatsoever and he died doing what he loved.
Damn has anybody ever had that feeling seeing someone awesome like O,D or Jon Pall, and checking them out on Wiki, to find out that they died, so f...ked up
***** Oh so it was steroid use....I know people back in those days more than ever experimented with steroids. Not saying they don't today but I am saying most athletes today are aware that shit will damage you. I thought they died because they worked out too hard and their bodies just couldn't take the load. I was a bit afraid to work as hard as these guys did but now you made things a lot less scary for me. Of course steroids would be the cause of their deaths. It was these two who got me fearing what the sport can do to my body. Sure my body will take a toll training hard but while taking steroids? You might as well inject yourself with battery acid every week.
What a legend. What a legacy. Used to watch him on WSM reruns on local TV in East Africa way back in the 90s when I was a kid. He shall live in some memories forever.
I can see Jimmy's pain and heartbreak in he's eyes while he talks about Jon, I lost my bestfriend in January 2018, long live the memories of our fallen mates!
Watched him growing up, him and Geoff capes, Jon pall was my favourite, young fit, good looking and charismatic, watching the documentary about his funeral decades late still bought tears into my eyes
4:57 don't be so modest there, big fella. I think the pub raising money for you to go to the funeral showed how much the people thought of you and what your friendship with him meant, not necessarily Jon Pall himself. I am sure if i went into the same pub and told people i really want to go to the funeral, people would say ' join the queue, mate. We all want to go and pay our respects to this great man'.
Came to my hometown in Scotland during the 80's to open a new gym. He was a great exhibitionist. I remember he bench pressed a huge amount of weight with me and my friend balancing on each end.
Jón Páll Sigmarson 4 time world strongest man. Magnús Ver Magnússon 4 time world strongest man. And now Hafþór Björnsson current world strongest man. Have to say there is definitely something other worldly in those Icelandic genes
Poetic in a way that he died in his gym. What a character, clearly enjoy competition and putting on a show for the fans. I am sure he was the inspiration for many to get out there and start training.
talked to him a couple of times at the Oban Games always a gent and a normal guy.He showed everyone his super strength and who was boss a sudden loss RIP
I read many comments on this video, Jon Pall was a viking, valhalla, christianity and much more, i just say that Jon Pall was a human being like all of us, a wonderful human being, nobody will never be like him, and that's how must be, a great strongman whose death we will cry forever
guys, steroids or not. he had a heart issue that was in the family...and powerlifters and bodybuilders have such insane diets that the arteries and stuff just take a beating from massive calories. but that's what it takes to be powerful. some people are better suited for it. kaz and capes managed to take that abuse and live thru it.
Capes was a naturally strong man without having to take any steriods. Capes was a top level competitor in athletics IE a truly functional strong, dynamic man mountain. In fact I believe that Capes definitely had the most natural strength of any of those guys .
If his family had a history of heart conditions, he should of avoided steroids like the plague. Then again back then they probly didnt know what they know now.
He's one of my favourite strongmen. I've been watching all of the 1980's Strongest Man competitions recently and he does so well in them, I'm surprised to find out he died when seeing the thumbnail for this video, I just assumed he'd still be alive and was hoping to see some recent videos of him, maybe some interviews or something.
paul anderson lifted 6000 lbs and regularly lifted 1000 lbs almost daily in shows around the world and never heard of the word steroids.. he could press 300 lbs many reps with one arm standing up
@@ynotnilknarf39 60s to 93. Yes they were around. And he was for sure taking them. But that doesnt take away the fact that he was a great man and will be forever remembered in the strong man world
steroids first were invented in 1930. around the year he was born so.. u cant be sure he didnt do. for sure not all the substances available today. but testosterone was there for sure
"huge calorie and *supplement* intake." Can we not even mention the huge amount of steroids the guy took? It's not like it's a secret to anyone. Why play this stupid game?
Steroids are always the blame, when in this time, the #1 cause of death is heart disease... It's the food. Man made process of food and life styles are the true blame. Do more research on the drugs, while yes, they do possess risks, they are not always the total blame in early deaths.
Dude. Steroids are for muscle mass not strength anybody who knows about the strongman community knows they are eating 7-12 meals a day and that is how they get bigger🧐
Because he was too dominant at most strength based events. It doesn't sell well when you already know who will win before it even happens. In those days it was run on an invite basis,not with qualifying events like we have now with Giants live etc.
I don't know Dark, Capes was getting bigger and stronger each year and was pretty dominate, even beat Jon Pall once. I think Capes may have given Kaz a good run for his money
Antarctic Vortex, Kaz was suspected to be going to his room between events and getting his blood exchanged to be fresher for the next contest. Notice when he, Capes and Jon Pall went head to head and Kaz couldn’t leave the results were quite different...even in the events where Kaz was strongest he wasn’t dominating JP.
OD and Sig probably lounging back on a beach somewhere sipp'in on lemonade getting body massages by sexy angles in golden two-piece bikinis in Heaven, watching the young bloods work, passive-aggressively discussing who really won the 1990 WSM. LOL
+Joseph Pawlowski get your christian non sense outta here u know u aint following the bible perfectly, i know lots of christians and there sometimes even bigger assholes then non religious people. calling John a bad guy, you guys are getting worse by the day
Conveniently ignores the fact that these guys were swimming on anabolic steroids. That's the main reason so many of them have heart, liver, and kidney problems.
naesmy 4891 agreed...when it comes to drugs in sport WSM r the worst offenders...IFBB pro bodybuilders r as bad but WSM doesnt even bother with a drug test
Kal El Try it and see how strong you get (spoiler not very). All elite athletes use them. It is a must at that level. I was young and nieve once, reality is they are not magic pills and those elite athletes work harder than you will in 100 lifetimes. It is inhuman the amount of work they do because to be the best there is no substitute for hard work. Steroids aid recovery so they can wok harder. Many injuries are due to chronic overuse which 99% will never train hard enough for that to happen.
I did not know Jon Pall had died at all. I only heard of it today while watching a Documentary about Hafthor Bjornsson. They briefly mentioned what happened to Jon Pall and I just sat there in shock, even though we are talking about a tragedy that happen 36 years ago. Several hours later I'm still sitting here thinking about all those great Strong Man Competitions he made so interesting and fun to watch while he yells out ..."I am a Viking! He truly was and will always be the greatest Strong Man EVER! He must have been just as great of a human as he was Strong. Everybody who knew him were very lucky to have been in his company.
These great competitors cut down in their prime, O.D Wilson, Jon Pall Sigmarsson, Jesse Marunde, Mike Jenkins, (there are likely others I have missed here) may they rest in peace and be remembered as true giants among men...
+03056932R True, I'ts highly likely that each of these men used a significant amount of steroids, however it is only speculation to assume that it is responsible for their deaths as opposed to genetic and other factors. It's somewhat unclear at this point what long term steroid use does to the cardiovascular system, but regardless of how they died they were all passionate young athletes that died too young... Add Rick "Grizzly" Brown to that list who died in 2002 at age 41 of heart related reasons. I think he and O.D may have been more weight related rather than simply genetic defect or steroids, both of them were pushing 400 lbs...
Unusual deaths, usually have a ...hidden cause. For these kind of athletes(strongmen, powerlifters, bodybuilders, etc), that usual cause, is the abusive use of steroids. At younger ages you feel invicible(all organs in your body new and strong), but as you grow older, the years of abusive use, come asking for a toll.
paul anderson lifted 6000 lbs and regularly lifted 1000 lbs almost daily in shows around the world and never heard of the word steroids.. he could press 300 lbs many reps with one arm standing up
Just like anything else you go too far it'll kill you.a little bit is a good thing a little more maybe better too much kills you quick. I'd rather die at 55 and have a good life and be strong and in shape then rot away like my father did it 71 350 lb in can't move what's the point of living when your body is a tomb
16. of January 1993 Jon Pall Sigmarsson didn't die. He simply ascended to Valhalla.
Lampwick and he will meet you at the gates of Valhalla
Don't be ridiculous!
The man is dust to the wind!
Lampwick cheaters don’t go there
Fuck yeah, right on......He still lives on.....
@KesselRunHero think you need to read in to norse mythology a bit more...
No truer example of the phrase "The flame that burns twice as bright burns half as long." But he definitely earned his own immortality among the Strongman community.
I AM THE STRONGEST!
I AM *THE VIKING!*
Rest In Peace,
Jon Pall Sigmarsson.
*I just Hope, that you did NOT VOTE for ChiLd MoLester Donald Trump!!!!*
Strongest on steroids lol
@@Justin.Martyr which is worst child molester or killing babies by the millions by abortions. You don't know your facts.
Krieg Gilthunder every strongman is on steroids what’s your point?
@@johndoe8050 that anyone who uses steroids is a baby back bitch.
Jon Pall inspired me when he passed I was devastated I stopped lifting for almost a year he was the greatest ever to me R.I.P you are and always will be the Viking 😪
He died in 1993 but we are still talking about him and will continue to remember him.
Why?
@@ThomasDoubting5 why what? He's a legend.
After lifting something heavy i just say IM THE STRONGEST,I AM THE VIKING even tho im fron Netherlands, great guy man.
Damn straight
He’s a legend because he died young doing a deadlift, lets be very clear about that
-Man in the crowd: "Eskimo!"
-Jon Pall Sigmarsson "I'm not an eskimo, I AM A VIKING!"
A Viking with a mullet hair style, no less!
He just called him an eskimo not a stupid one
Any one know the lump in red? Doing the straps?
In Cascais lmao my grandfather had seen it, it was only 10 km home
@Robert Anthony Only because they didn't exist at that time.
Used to love watching him compete was like a real life mighty Thor
superpiff420 same with Hafthor, another Icelandic legend to carry the Viking torch!
I think the next decade or so will be dominated by Hafthor.
S S
But Halfthor is ONLY HALF A THOR, NOT A FULL THOR.
Therefore Jon Pall is still the real deal.
Dancing Spiderman No one is a full Thor though!
Jon pall is more fun to watch though. Hafthor seems a bit like a sore loser sometimes.
“There is no reason to be alive if you can’t do deadlift”
Are you alive !!
@@theloneranger8597 most definitely
@UCn4ivHreJdUpLseb7LqwhEA fuck you. Exercising and getting in good physical shape remains the absolute best thing for your mental health
I came here from that video same
I can do it, but not while impressing anyone. Haha
I've met Sigmarsson once. Great guy! When seeing this, after all these years, his death still hurts. What a loss!
***** I disagree. Look at the mister Olympia. Besides one all the winners are still alive. IMO the win that contest you have to take lots of steroids and many other bad things so the risk can't be so big. There's a documentary called Sigmarsson Lager than Life on youtube. In there is said that he had something like a congenital heart condition and that was cause of his death. It maybe that certain products or the sport on it's own has speeded his denying up. But he probably had it coming anyway.
***** There are lots of opinion about performance enhancing drugs, from positive to negative. To me it's a personal choice to take them or not. I see it like this. If you're a cyclist every time you step on that bike you take a risk. Cyclists sometimes end up death or in a wheelchair. So whatever you do there's always a risk. The better you want to be the more you got to do the more risk involved.
***** Some 25 years ago I doped and I learned it is the norm in sports like powerlifting or body-building. In these sports it isn't cheating. Neither it is in cycling. Lance Armstrong did what they all did. That he was better than others is because of a difference in talent. And also he worked extremely hard. To me it's a pity that in the end he got caught and lost his Tour de France victories. In a poll nearly all other winners said that Armstrong should've kept his victories. That may say something about themselves since, if they were always clean, they wouldn't defend a doper.
This man's name is sigma legendary
He was such a character. Viking and proud.
alcyone svx
Wrong.
Although I'll say people's general perception of Vikings are inacurrate.
Always the best then and now.
@I'm sorry About that! I just watch the whole video about a man Viking 👍
steroids is cheating
@@CincyPhotography fuck you
RIP Jon Paul Sigmarrson gone to soon, never forgotten. My husband and I were completely addicted to watching these events. I had never seen one and I'm still amazed by the fact that real men can possess super human strength.
"He was a good guy." Nearly to a man, everyone said it. My guess is he was the real deal. A genuine, quality character.
Legend. I remember where I was when I heard the news on the radio. 8 years old at the time.
Jon Pall Sigmarsson, one of the best Worlds Strongest Men ever in history
***** He is a Legend now, as a "normal person" you wont achive that the same way, He is dead but his name will last
No
I remember being a kid in the 80s and watching Sigmarsson perform he was EXCITING, IMPRESSIVE, FUNNY and just plain AWESOME gone way too soon! A BEAST and a LEGEND!
Died at 33. RIP champion
32.
CaptainBiceps steroids
@Greg Jacques Lucifer's Jizz Gargler not really
Daniel Purdy had a genetic defect concerning his heart. Runs in the family. I’m sure juice didn’t help.
Peds will do that to you if your not regulated
named after Jon Pall? no pressure kid..but better be deadliftin over 300kg now..
brotsy haha. Very true no pressure
Hahaha
It’s 2023 and this still makes me cry. Jon Pall was a light. He truly was.
RIP O.D. Wilson as well.
steroids kill
@@CincyPhotography OD didnt take roids lol he was just fat
@@kadeaugsburger6764 bs you don't get record size biceps without steroids not to mention die of heart attack in 30s
@@kadeaugsburger6764 You must really be stupid
@@patc1309 is prostate enlargement from weightlifting a thing I should be worried about and will having milk help my heart palpitations I get from drinking coffee
January 1993 I had just graduated 🎓Highschool in June of 1992. He was the reason I started watching 👀the STRONGEST MAN COMPETITION. I will never forget hearing it on the Local news that this Awesome champion 🏆had lost his life to a heart condition which gave him a heart attack. He truly was a ICELAND VIKING. He was definitely one of a kind. Hard to belive in 2 more years He will be gone 30 years 😢ago... where does time go ??
RIP my friend.
Jon Pall Inspired us all.
Winner of 4 WSM. He made Strongman for what it is today. And died for what he was loving to do, lifting heavy weights.
Young or old, does it matter?
He was our hero here in'' Down Under''..we all loved him....
How can you speak for "all"? ;-)
" To live in the hearts of those left behind is not to die." He radiated such energy he had so much raw power one of the greatest Strongmen of all time
I hope Eddie Hall doesnt end up like this. Glade he's taking measures to get back his health
@Aaron Davis
The 'supplement' usage can cause long term ventricular damage that can't be undone just by healthy living...sadly.
But Eddie has taken a big step in the right direction and hopefully will get to live out his years happily & healthily...
That would be a stab in the heart of Britian and of the international powerlifting community. I saw some Videos of him he is also really funny. Let's hope that the retirement was early enough for him.
Andrew Cheatle 1.90 m and 170 kg Are not healthy... in his body I would do way more cardio and fighting like Pudzianowksi did it and go down to 140 kg ripped than he would be strong,Agile and have Stamina
@@germanischerkrieger6018 140kg is still way too much weight. It's the heart that can't sustain thar much weight over time. Still, alot better than 170kg but he will most definitely encounter high blood pressure and heart issues even at 140kg. He needs to go down to his natural weight which is probably around 100kg. I'm no expert, but I don't think many people at 140kg lives to see 70.
dsadsa sadsada sure best would be 90 kg not more and 1.90 m but wold you go down that far when you are 150 kg+ and look like a beast?
Jon Pall, a Legend that OOZES CHARISMA!!!!
"I AM THE VIKING!!!!!!" :) inspiration!
Inspiration indeed...
But his name is immortalized... Jon Pall Sigmarsson. The King of Stones, and 4 time world's strongest man champion.
Sigmarsson means son of Sigmar. In Warhammer, Sigmar is the patron deity of the Empire of Man, and he's an all around badass viking god. Coincidence? I think not.
@brianshaw
99% of the people worldwide never knew his name or profession. He was just a grain of salt on this planet. He risked his health by taking steroids and lost..Nothing more,nothing less.Was that worth it?I think not..
@@RD-kj3fb yes ofc n here u are not even ur friends know ur name skinny ass kid
@@RD-kj3fb Ofcourse only those people would know are those who followed strongman competition & I'm pretty sure they know what they're getting themselves into when they take steroids. I'm sure he had no regrets whatsoever and he died doing what he loved.
What a man Jon was. He left us at the age of 32, just like Alexander the Great. A true hero!
Damn has anybody ever had that feeling seeing someone awesome like O,D or Jon Pall, and checking them out on Wiki, to find out that they died, so f...ked up
yep, watched green mile and Michael Clarke Duncan was great on it, found out he'd died couple years ago :(
Jop3lius Although Bill Kaz is still alive and kicking it.
Just happened to me right now.
***** Oh so it was steroid use....I know people back in those days more than ever experimented with steroids. Not saying they don't today but I am saying most athletes today are aware that shit will damage you. I thought they died because they worked out too hard and their bodies just couldn't take the load. I was a bit afraid to work as hard as these guys did but now you made things a lot less scary for me. Of course steroids would be the cause of their deaths. It was these two who got me fearing what the sport can do to my body. Sure my body will take a toll training hard but while taking steroids? You might as well inject yourself with battery acid every week.
Jon Páll had a torn Aorta, which was a heart condition in his family, I can't be sure about O.D Wilson, I don't know if they use steroids,
What a legend. What a legacy. Used to watch him on WSM reruns on local TV in East Africa way back in the 90s when I was a kid. He shall live in some memories forever.
2:57 Fucking love that phrase
FIB OPEN OUP!
One of the greatest of all time.
Nothing can ever be taken away from Jon Pall....God gave him "his moment in time"....that's more than 99.9% of us,....ever get.
I can see Jimmy's pain and heartbreak in he's eyes while he talks about Jon, I lost my bestfriend in January 2018, long live the memories of our fallen mates!
He was a very strong man, but no one is stronger than death. Rip proud Viking
Watched him growing up, him and Geoff capes, Jon pall was my favourite, young fit, good looking and charismatic, watching the documentary about his funeral decades late still bought tears into my eyes
4:57 don't be so modest there, big fella. I think the pub raising money for you to go to the funeral showed how much the people thought of you and what your friendship with him meant, not necessarily Jon Pall himself. I am sure if i went into the same pub and told people i really want to go to the funeral, people would say ' join the queue, mate. We all want to go and pay our respects to this great man'.
Came to my hometown in Scotland during the 80's to open a new gym. He was a great exhibitionist. I remember he bench pressed a huge amount of weight with me and my friend balancing on each end.
Jón Páll Sigmarson 4 time world strongest man.
Magnús Ver Magnússon 4 time world strongest man.
And now Hafþór Björnsson current world strongest man.
Have to say there is definitely something other worldly in those Icelandic genes
Iceland and Scandinavia always feature and rank highly. Every year!
Dylan s. he’s polish
Dylan s. the point the original post was making, was to suggest one country produces a lot of strong men. No one is saying your guy isn’t good.
@@DGS_1992 Yes, but for every Icelander there's about 114 Polaks; hence there's a point to be made about the genes of the Icelandic people.
Adrian Roberts I think you mean the other way around.
Poetic in a way that he died in his gym. What a character, clearly enjoy competition and putting on a show for the fans. I am sure he was the inspiration for many to get out there and start training.
He was one of my favorite
I grew up watching Capes Jon Pol and Kaz battle it out for the Wsm titles great days men of Iron. Rest in peace Jon you will never be forgotten.
"He was not dead. Because... "Strength never dies"
He is alive in everyone's Heart"
Amen!!
talked to him a couple of times at the Oban Games always a gent and a normal guy.He showed everyone his super strength and who was boss a sudden loss RIP
Jon Pall you are still my hero ! You are the King of all Vikings !
I read many comments on this video, Jon Pall was a viking, valhalla, christianity and much more, i just say that Jon Pall was a human being like all of us, a wonderful human being, nobody will never be like him, and that's how must be, a great strongman whose death we will cry forever
"I'm not a eskimo, i'm a VIKING!!!!"
-Jon Pall
He was a great entertainer. Got me interested in the strong man competition. God bless him and his family.
Legend 🔥🔥🔥
What a man and what a genuine character...... A True Viking !!!
OD was definitely the strongest man on the planet in 1990 static strength no doubt about it, he dominated.
He was one of a kind. An awesome strongman n an awesome personality. I don't think there will ever be anyone like him again n he went far too young
Legends will never die. 🤟💖
Incredibly strong. Viking
guys, steroids or not. he had a heart issue that was in the family...and powerlifters and bodybuilders have such insane diets that the arteries and stuff just take a beating from massive calories. but that's what it takes to be powerful. some people are better suited for it. kaz and capes managed to take that abuse and live thru it.
Well said
Johnny Vain "calories" WTF?! It's called cholesterol.
Capes was a naturally strong man without having to take any steriods. Capes was a top level competitor in athletics IE a truly functional strong, dynamic man mountain. In fact I believe that Capes definitely had the most natural strength of any of those guys .
If his family had a history of heart conditions, he should of avoided steroids like the plague. Then again back then they probly didnt know what they know now.
His training and eating habits appear to caused his demise, which steroids most likely accelerated the effects.
So sad that he had to be taken at such a young age. Literally the example of a perfect person/ athlete.
He was my reason for visiting Iceland, been back another 3 times since, Iceland is the best country in Europe if not the World.
Maybe it was, but now it s the worst country of Europe, because they hunt whales again, shame on/:for Iceland!
He was great - and those were great times for the World's Strongest Man.
jon pall and kaz were the best
JerkyFraser
they competed against each other in 1988
Kaz got robbed out of 4 of his most prime years. That was utter bullshit.
It's so crushing that he died young and that he had so much life in front of him.
The greatest Viking(not Eskimo)ever.
mangadrummer85 what do you mean eskimo? Sounds racist
2:43
He's one of my favourite strongmen.
I've been watching all of the 1980's Strongest Man competitions recently and he does so well in them, I'm surprised to find out he died when seeing the thumbnail for this video, I just assumed he'd still be alive and was hoping to see some recent videos of him, maybe some interviews or something.
Bill was MUCH older the last few years, AND TWSM didn’t allow him to compete for several years because he kept Winning
Loved watching this guy as a kid RIP JON.
Ego kills.
It can get you
I think it is incumbent upon people at some point to slow down and calm down. Especially when you rise to some kind of fame and notoriety.
A man truly bigger than life.
R I P! JON PAUL was a great athlete!
What a top fella.
I remember him well.
Absolute machine.
RIP.
GONE TO SOON! R.I.P Jon Pall !
I loved John Paul Sigmarsson..!!!
He was a big character...miss him..!!!
He died on my birthday!
THE BEST WARRIOR !
My fav strong man
3:00 again and again and again. This should be a Sparta Remix, for sure.
JP was such a fantastic character.A marvellous human being.RIP.
As much as I love Jon Pall, OD Wilson was cheated.
He was a good guy
paul anderson lifted 6000 lbs and regularly lifted 1000 lbs almost daily in shows around the world and never heard of the word steroids.. he could press 300 lbs many reps with one arm standing up
Roids were around in the 50s, do your research!
@@ynotnilknarf39 60s to 93. Yes they were around. And he was for sure taking them. But that doesnt take away the fact that he was a great man and will be forever remembered in the strong man world
steroids first were invented in 1930. around the year he was born so.. u cant be sure he didnt do. for sure not all the substances available today. but testosterone was there for sure
To date the most charismatic strongman ever.
Rip.The lord giveth and the Lord taketh away...
Only He holds our lives and its days in His hand...PTL
He was so strong, he lifted his spirit to the heavens.
"huge calorie and *supplement* intake." Can we not even mention the huge amount of steroids the guy took? It's not like it's a secret to anyone. Why play this stupid game?
Everybody knows and no one cares 💁♂️
It's not hard to tell he was taking insulin as well.
Steroids are always the blame, when in this time, the #1 cause of death is heart disease... It's the food. Man made process of food and life styles are the true blame. Do more research on the drugs, while yes, they do possess risks, they are not always the total blame in early deaths.
Dude. Steroids are for muscle mass not strength anybody who knows about the strongman community knows they are eating 7-12 meals a day and that is how they get bigger🧐
Technically it is supplementing a diet
These guys that worked to the max are magnificent human beings
OD should have won that year, he was so dominating.
I was 10 when he won his last title. I was fortunate to see 3 of his victories. I read the news on teletext it was devastating at that age
Let's be honest Kaz would have won 5 or 6 had he been invited back.
Perhaps, but you never know for certain! I'd like to hear longer story about how he lost the spot in wsm in the first place for such long time?
Because he was too dominant at most strength based events.
It doesn't sell well when you already know who will win before it even happens.
In those days it was run on an invite basis,not with qualifying events like we have now with Giants live etc.
I don't know Dark, Capes was getting bigger and stronger each year and was pretty dominate, even beat Jon Pall once. I think Capes may have given Kaz a good run for his money
Antarctic Vortex, Kaz was suspected to be going to his room between events and getting his blood exchanged to be fresher for the next contest. Notice when he, Capes and Jon Pall went head to head and Kaz couldn’t leave the results were quite different...even in the events where Kaz was strongest he wasn’t dominating JP.
no lol
Where did the tribute video with the song Nightcall playing at the start go?
OD and Sig probably lounging back on a beach somewhere sipp'in on lemonade getting body massages by sexy angles in golden two-piece bikinis in Heaven, watching the young bloods work, passive-aggressively discussing who really won the 1990 WSM. LOL
GeminiTIGER I like to think that Jónn páll is in valhöll drinking beer and having a laugh with the vikings. :)
GeminiTIGER so you're saying heaven allows steroid users
***** maybe you need to reread ecclesiastes
+Joseph Pawlowski get your christian non sense outta here u know u aint following the bible perfectly, i know lots of christians and there sometimes even bigger assholes then non religious people. calling John a bad guy, you guys are getting worse by the day
Last time I checked jon was a viking so hes most likely drinkin mead in the glorious hall of Odin! Ragnarok awaits! \m/
Great man, many childhood memories watching jon pall. RIP VIKING POWER!!!
Conveniently ignores the fact that these guys were swimming on anabolic steroids. That's the main reason so many of them have heart, liver, and kidney problems.
Everyone is "swimming on anabolic steroids" when it comes to top level strength competitions.
Rykehuss It is not Everyone, it's *EVERYONE*
It just shows that many of these Strong men or Body Builders are just 'fake' strong men. Strong on the surface, problematic inside their body.
naesmy 4891 agreed...when it comes to drugs in sport WSM r the worst offenders...IFBB pro bodybuilders r as bad but WSM doesnt even bother with a drug test
Kal El Try it and see how strong you get (spoiler not very). All elite athletes use them. It is a must at that level. I was young and nieve once, reality is they are not magic pills and those elite athletes work harder than you will in 100 lifetimes. It is inhuman the amount of work they do because to be the best there is no substitute for hard work. Steroids aid recovery so they can wok harder. Many injuries are due to chronic overuse which 99% will never train hard enough for that to happen.
RIP Jon Paul. A great competitor!
now thor carries the legacy of this viking says a indian
😂 Lol
Hey fellow Strongman fan from India
I did not know Jon Pall had died at all. I only heard of it today while watching a Documentary about Hafthor Bjornsson. They briefly mentioned what happened to Jon Pall and I just sat there in shock, even though we are talking about a tragedy that happen 36 years ago. Several hours later I'm still sitting here thinking about all those great Strong Man Competitions he made so interesting and fun to watch while he yells out ..."I am a Viking! He truly was and will always be the greatest Strong Man EVER! He must have been just as great of a human as he was Strong. Everybody who knew him were very lucky to have been in his company.
These great competitors cut down in their prime, O.D Wilson, Jon Pall Sigmarsson, Jesse Marunde, Mike Jenkins, (there are likely others I have missed here) may they rest in peace and be remembered as true giants among men...
+Jones James I have a pretty good idea, still sad though...
+Sumani Robertson i know what you are hinting at but there are underlying genetic factors here too.
+03056932R True, I'ts highly likely that each of these men used a significant amount of steroids, however it is only speculation to assume that it is responsible for their deaths as opposed to genetic and other factors. It's somewhat unclear at this point what long term steroid use does to the cardiovascular system, but regardless of how they died they were all passionate young athletes that died too young... Add Rick "Grizzly" Brown to that list who died in 2002 at age 41 of heart related reasons. I think he and O.D may have been more weight related rather than simply genetic defect or steroids, both of them were pushing 400 lbs...
+emp100k
Androgens wreak havoc on your lipid profile as well as raising blood pressure. Not a good combination to avoid heart disease.
emp100k don't sugar coat it... These deaths are all steroids use related.
I don't think intense training and high calorie diet kills you, years of steroids do.
I come here, from time to time, to pay my respects to a true warrior! The Earth was just not enough for you...
Unusual deaths, usually have a ...hidden cause. For these kind of athletes(strongmen, powerlifters, bodybuilders, etc), that usual cause, is the abusive use of steroids. At younger ages you feel invicible(all organs in your body new and strong), but as you grow older, the years of abusive use, come asking for a toll.
May he rest in peace, great man with a greater character...
Steroid is stronger than the strongest man. Beats them every time , for good.
paul anderson lifted 6000 lbs and regularly lifted 1000 lbs almost daily in shows around the world and never heard of the word steroids.. he could press 300 lbs many reps with one arm standing up
@@johnnyllooddte3415 paul Anderson took roids u ding dong
Steroids may have been a cause of death, but he won he got the last laugh
Just like anything else you go too far it'll kill you.a little bit is a good thing a little more maybe better too much kills you quick. I'd rather die at 55 and have a good life and be strong and in shape then rot away like my father did it 71 350 lb in can't move what's the point of living when your body is a tomb
Still accomplished more than you will with a 100years of lifetime haha
When heroes, big or small, die it is always a sad day for those whom love them.
WSM screwed Kaz. Peak kaz beats JPS or any other contender.