How tall is Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson?
Hafÿór Júlíus Björnsson, sometimes transliterated as Hafthor; born 26 November 1988), is a strongman and actor from Iceland. He is the first person to win the Arnold Strongman Classic, the Strongest Man of Europe and the Strongest Man of the World in the same calendar year. He spent five seasons as Gregor "The Rock" Clegane in the HBO series Game of Thrones. He is also a former professional bass player. Hafÿór was born in Reykjavík and started his basketball career in 2004 with the Breiðablik Division I club, transferring to FSu in 2005. Until returning to FSu in 2007, he moved to Premier League side KR in 2006. He helped FSu promote Division I to the Premier League but his career was terminated in 2008 due to a recurrent injury to the ankle. Afterwards he started his career as a strongman.
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