--- title: The Mountain from Game of Thrones Broke Another World Record description: The Icelandic strongman recently appeared on the Italian Guinness World Records TV show. canonical: https://time.com/4182995/game-of-thrones-mountain-strongman-record/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-01-15T20:49:53.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:47:46.043Z og:title: Watch The Mountain from Game of Thrones Break Another Strongman World Record og:description: The Mountain and the...fridges og:url: https://time.com/4182995/game-of-thrones-mountain-strongman-record/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch The Mountain from Game of Thrones Break Another Strongman World Record twitter:description: The Mountain and the...fridges twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Watch The Mountain from _Game of Thrones_ Break Another Strongman World Record > Sponsored content. 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'Game of Thrones' Season 6 Teaser Trailer_  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Jan 15, 2016 8:49 PM UTC  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Jan 15, 2016 8:49 PM UTC [Gregor “The Mountain” Clegane](http://time.com/3921173/game-of-thrones-season-five-finale-review/) has yet to meet his match in the world of [_Game of Thrones_](http://time.com/4172317/game-of-thrones-season-6-premiere-date-revealed/) _—_ despite how painfully close Prince Oberyn was to defeating him in season four of the hit HBO show. And in real life, the actor who plays the terror of Westeros, Thor Björnsson, seems to be having the same luck. The Icelandic strongman recently appeared on the Italian Guinness World Records TV show and challenged World’s Strongest Man winner Zydrunas Savickas to see who could carry two refrigerators over 20 meters in the fastest amount of time. Björnsson hauled the nearly 1,000-pound fridges over the finish line in a mere 19.6 seconds, not only beating Savickas, but also setting a new world record. **Read More:** [The Mountain from _Game of Thrones_ Has Met His Arm Wrestling Match](http://time.com/4037112/the-mountain-arm-wrestling/) Outside of acting, Björnsson is a frequent competitor in “World’s Strongest Man” events and [recently broke](http://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a32210/mountain-game-of-thrones-strength-record/) a log-carrying record that had previously stood for 1,000 years. Watch the full video above. ## Transcript [ MUSIC ] We watch, we listen, and we remember. [ MUSIC ] The past is already written. The ink is dry. [ MUSIC ] [ NOISE ] They have no idea what's going to happen. 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