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|NAME=Simon Westlund<br />
|IMAGE=Simon Westlund.jpg<br />
|IMAGEYEAR=<br />
|ALIASES=<br />
|COUNTRY=Sweden<br />
|BIRTHDATE=29 July 1994<br />
|AGE={{Age|1994|7|29}}<br />
|JOBS=Student<br />
|YEARSACTIVE=2008-present<br />
|ID=2008WEST02<br />
|FAMOUSFOR=[[Megaminx]] world records, world title<br />
}}<br />
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'''Simon Westlund''' is a Swedish [[cuber|speedcuber]]. He set the World Record for [[Megaminx]] three times in 2011, twice for [[single]] (46.81 and 42.28) and once for [[average]], (49.90). As of March 2018, Westlund holds 9 Swedish national records.<br />
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== Talang ==<br />
In 2011, Simon was the winner of the Swedish television show ''Talang'' (Swedish version of ''Got Talent''). As the winner, Simon was given 55,000 Euros ($80,000), the most money any cuber has ever won from cubing.<br />
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== Achievements ==<br />
=== Title ===<br />
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{{S-title-bef| before=[[Bálint Bodor]] | year=2009 }}<br />
{{S-title| title=Megaminx World Champion | year=2011,2013 }}<br />
{{S-title-aft| after=[[Oscar Roth Andersen]] | year=2015 }}<br />
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{{S-ach| ach=Continental Titles}}<br />
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{{S-title-bef| before=[[Bálint Bodor]] | year=2010 }}<br />
{{S-title| title=Megaminx European Champion | year=2012 }}<br />
{{S-title-aft| after=[[Louis Cormier]] | year=2014 }}<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[List of World Records/Megaminx]]<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Westlund Wikipedia article on Simon Westlund (in Swedish)]<br />
* Speedsolving.com: [http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/showthread.php?28556-Simon-on-Swedish-national-TV Simon on Swedish national TV]<br />
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talang_(TV_show) Wikipedia article on Talang]<br />
* [http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/showthread.php?34260-39.43-Megaminx-Solve-by-Simon-Westlund 39.43 Megaminx Solve by Simon Westlund]<br />
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[[Category:Former world record holders|Westlund, Simon]]<br />
[[Category:Former world champions|Westlund, Simon]]<br />
[[Category:Megaminx solvers|Westlund, Simon]]<br />
[[Category:Speedcubers|Westlund, Simon]]<br />
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