Police officer breaks world record in stone-lifting competition
A Metropolitan Police Department officer won first place in a stone-lifting competition at a strength event in Norway last week.
Officer James Rude lifted a 447-pound granite atlas stone during the “Stones in Strength” competition at Fefor Power Week in Fefor, Norway. Rude set a world record, according to LVMPD’s Twitter.
WORLD RECORD!
Earlier this week, our own LVMPD Ofc. James Rude participated in #FEfor Power Week in Norway.
He placed 1st in the Stones of Strength competition and set a world record!
He lifted a granite atlas stone weighing 447 pounds!
WOW! pic.twitter.com/hZdoamim27
— LVMPD (@LVMPD) July 13, 2023
Fefor Power Week also features other strength-based competitions like arm wrestling, tug of war and wrestling, according to a Facebook page for the event.