David Nyström (strongman)
David Nyström is a Swedish Strongman and Powerlifter from Kiruna.
Nyström started his athletic career as a Powerlifter in 2011 and by 2012, was totaling raw in the weight class. In the same year, he participated in his first Sweden's Strongest Man competition where he emerged fifth. Ensuing years, he won third place twice and got qualified to 2014 World's Strongest Viking competition held in Vinstra, Norway where he won second place only behind Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, while defeating the likes of Terry Hollands, Rauno Heinla and Bjørn Andre Solvang.
In his first and only appearance at World's Strongest Man competition in 2015 held in Putrajaya, Malaysia, he battled out at the third qualifier group alongwith Žydrūnas Savickas, Mikhail Shivlyakov, Nick Best, Benedikt Magnússon and Laurence Shahlaei.