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'Game of Thrones' star throws beer keg 24-1/2 feet into the air

By Ben Hooper
Hafthor Bjornsson prepares to throw a 33-pound beer keg 24 feet and 6 inches into the air. Storyful video screenshot
Hafthor Bjornsson prepares to throw a 33-pound beer keg 24 feet and 6 inches into the air. Storyful video screenshot

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STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Champion strongman and Game of Thrones star Hafthor Bjornsson chucked a 33-pound beer keg more than 24 feet into the air to break a world record.

Bjornsson, known as "Thor" to his fans and as Gregor "The Mountain" Clegane to fans of HBO drama Game of Thrones, threw the 33-pound keg 24 feet and 6 inches into the air Saturday at the Giants Live strongman contest in Sweden.

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"I am going to throw it through the roof," the World Record Academy quoted Bjornsson as saying prior to his feat.

Bjornsson, who previously set the Guinness World Record by throwing a lighter 27-pound keg more than 26 feet into the air, picked up event announcer Colin Bryce after his successful throw Saturday and carried the host on his shoulder for a victory lap.

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