Benedikt "Benni" Magnússon (born June 4, 1983) is an Icelandic strongman and powerlifter. He was the holder of the official record for the heaviest strongman deadlift until he lost the position to Eddie Hall in 2015, when Hall deadlifted 462 kg using straps, beating the former raw (without straps) record by 1 kg. Magnusson still holds the world record raw (without straps or suit) deadlift record of 1015 lbs.