Strongman History.

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World's Strongest Man
1977 - Universal Studios, California
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1. Bruce Wilhelm (United States) 63.25 pts.
2. Bob Young (United States) 43.25 pts.
3. Ken Patera (United States) 34 pts.
4. Lou Ferrigno (United States) 27.5 pts.
5. Franco Columbu (Italy) 22.25 pts.
6. Jon Cole (United States) 21.5 pts.
7. Mike Dayton (United States) 19.25 pts.
8. George Frenn (United States) 10 pts.

1978 - Universal Studios, California
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1. Bruce Wilhelm (United States) 64.33 pts.
2. Don Reinhoudt (United States) 58 pts.
3. Lars Hedlund (Sweden) 38.9 pts.
4. John Kolb (United States) 23.4 pts.
5. Gus Rethwisch (United States) 16.73 pts.
6. Boris Djerassi (Israel) 15.23 pts.
7. Brian Oldfield (United States) 12 pts.
8. Ivan Putski (Poland) 5.4 pts.
9. John Matuszak (United States) 4 pts.
10. Jack Wright (United States) 0 pts.

1979 - Universal Studios, California
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1. Don Reinhoudt (United States) 60.30 pts.
2. Lars Hedlund (Sweden) 45.6 pts.
3. Bill Kazmaier (United States) 44.9 pts.
4. John Kolb (United States) 41.43 pts.
5. Bob Young (United States) 22.33 pts.
6. Cleve Dean (United States) 14.4 pts.
7. Joe Dube (United States) 4.4 pts.
8. Dave Johns (United States) 2 pts.
9. Bill Anderson (Scotland) 1.33 pts. (Injured)
10. Jerry Blackwell (United States) 0 pts. (Injured)

1980 - New Jersey, USA
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1. Bill Kazmaier (United States) 102.5 pts.
2. Lars Hedlund (Sweden) 79 pts.
3. Geoff Capes (Britain) 59.5 pts.
4. Bishop Dolegiewicz (Canada) 56 pts.
5. Jerry Hannan (United States) .
6. Larry Kidney (United States) .
7. Billy Graham (United States) .
8. Gerard Du Prie (Holland) .
9. Cleve Dean (United States) .
10. Don Reinhoudt (United States) . (Injured)

1981 - Magic Mountain, California
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1. Bill Kazmaier (United States) 96 pts.
2. Geoff Capes (Britain) 88 pts.
3. Dave Waddington (United States) 72.5 pts.
4. Jerry Hannan (United States) 68 pts.
5. Craig Wolfley (United States) 63 pts.
6. Keith Bishop (United States) 61.5 pts.
7. Stago Piczko (Holland) 59 pts.
8. Durwin Piper (United States) 58 pts.
9. Joe Zaliezniak (United States) 48 pts.
10. Bishop Dolegiewicz (Canada) 46 pts.

1982 - Magic Mountain, California
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1. Bill Kazmaier (United States) 91 pts.
2. Tom Magee (Canada) 78 pts.
3. John Gamble (United States) 69.5 pts.
4. Geoff Capes (Britain) 67 pts. (Injured)
5. Ernie Hackett (United States) 65.5 pts.
6. Curt Marsh (United States) 64 pts.
7. Dave Waddington (United States) .
8. Bill Dunn (United States) .
9. Jim Hough (United States) .
10. Ross Browner (United States) .

1983 - Christchurch, New Zealand
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1. Geoff Capes (Britain) 49.5 pts.
2. Jon Pall Sigmarsson (Iceland) 48 pts.
3. Simon Wulfse (Holland) 47 pts.
4. Tom Magee (Canada) 38.5 pts.
5. John Gamble (United States) 32.5 pts.
6. Chris Okonkwo (Nigeria) 25.5 pts.
7. Doyle Kenady (United States) 24 pts.
8. Allen Gallberg (Canada) 22 pts.

1984 - Mora, Sweden
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1. Jon Pall Sigmarsson (Iceland) 57.5 pts.
2. Ab Wolders (Holland) 51.5 pts.
3. Geoff Capes (Britain) 49 pts.
4. Rudolph Kuester (Germany) 34 pts.
= Dave Waddington (United States) 34 pts.
6. Daniel Poulin (Canada) 22 pts.
7. Yngve Gustavsson (Sweden) 21.5 pts.
8. Pius Ochieng (Kenya) 18.5 pts.

1985 - Cascais, Portugal
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1. Geoff Capes (Britain) 50.5 pts.
2. Jon Pall Sigmarsson (Iceland) 49 pts.
3. Cees de Vreugd (Holland) 45.5 pts.
4. George Hechter (United States) 36 pts.
5. Tom Magee (Canada) 33 pts.
6. Rick "Grizzly" Brown (United States) 29 pts.
7. Roger Ekstrom (Finland) 25.5 pts.
8. Jean-Pierre Brulois (France) 19.5 pts.

1986 - Nice, France
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1. Jon Pall Sigmarsson (Iceland) 59 pts.
2. Geoff Capes (Britain) 55 pts.
3. Ab Wolders (Holland) 37.5 pts.
4. Dusko Markovic (Canada) 34 pts.
5. Jean-Pierre Brulois (France) 31.5 pts.
6. Klaus Wallas (Austria) 22 pts.
7. Ilkka Nummisto (Finland) 19 pts. (Injured)
8. Rick "Grizzly" Brown (United States) 14 pts. (Injured)

1987 - Not held
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1988 - Budapest, Hungary
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1. Jon Pall Sigmarsson (Iceland) 56 pts.
2. Bill Kazmaier (United States) 51 pts.
3. Jamie Reeves (Britain) 47 pts.
4. Ab Wolders (Holland) 41 pts.
5. Ilkka Nummisto (Finland) 40 pts.
6. Joe Quigley (Australia) 23 pts.
7. Jean-Pierre Brulois (France) 15 pts.
8. Laszlo Fekete (Hungary) 11 pts.

1989 - San Sebastian, Spain
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1. Jamie Reeves (Britain) 54.5 pts.
2. Ab Wolders (Holland) 49.5 pts.
3. Jon Pall Sigmarsson (Iceland) 47 pts.
4. Bill Kazmaier (United States) 40 pts.
5. Laszlo Fekete (Hungary) 32 pts.
6. Ilkka Nummisto (Finland) 27.5 pts.
7. Rudolph Kuester (Germany) 20 pts.
8. Dusko Markovic (Canada) 17.5 pts.

1990 - Joensuu, Finland
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1. Jon Pall Sigmarsson (Iceland) 48.5 pts.
2. O.D. Wilson (United States) 48 pts.
3. Ilkka Nummisto (Finland) 39 pts.
4. Henning Thorsen (Denmark) 34 pts.
5. Adrian Smith (Britain) 33.5 pts.
6. Laszlo Fekete (Hungary) 31 pts.
7. Tjalling Van Den Bosch (Netherlands) 28.5 pts.
8. Aap Uspenski (Estonia) 25.5 pts.

1991 - Tenerife, Canary Islands
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1. Magnus Ver Magnusson (Iceland) 56 pts.
2. Henning Thorsen (Denmark) 48.5 pts.
3. Gary Taylor (Britain) 39 pts.
4. Ted Van Der Parre (Holland) 35.5 pts.
5. O.D. Wilson (United States) 30.5 pts. (Injured)
6. Gregg Ernst (Canada) 29.5 pts.
7. Markku Suonenvirta (Finland) 25.5 pts.
8. Manfred Hoeberl (Austria) 22.5 pts.

1992 - Iceland
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1. Ted Van Der Parre (Holland) 63 pts.
2. Magnus Ver Magnusson (Iceland) 62 pts.
= Jamie Reeves (Britain) 62 pts.
4. Gerrit Badenhorst (South Africa) 57.5 pts.
5. Gary Taylor (Britain) 43.5 pts.
6. Henning Thorsen (Denmark) 41 pts.
7. Gregg Ernst (Canada) 38 pts.
8. Ilkka Nummisto (Finland) 29 pts.
9. James Perry (United States) 25 pts.
10. Ilkka Kinnunen (Finland) 19 pts.

1993 - Orange, France
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1. Gary Taylor (Britain) 54 pts.
2. Magnus Ver Magnusson (Iceland) 49 pts.
3. Riku Kiri (Finland) 48.5 pts.
4. Manfred Hoeberl (Austria) 41.5 pts.
5. Berend Veneberg (Holland) 26 pts.
6. Harold Collins (United States) 24.5 pts.
7. Henrik Ravn (Denmark) 23 pts.
8. Gerrit Badenhorst (South Africa) 17.5 pts. (Injured)

1994 - Sun City, South Africa
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1. Magnus Ver Magnusson (Iceland) 50.5 pts.
2. Manfred Hoeberl (Austria) 49.5 pts.
3. Riku Kiri (Finland) 48 pts.
4. Gerritt Badenhorst (South Africa) 38.5 pts.
5. Forbes Cowan (Scotland) 36.5 pts.
6. Anton Boucher (Namibia) 31.5 pts.
7. Joe Onosai (Samoa) 12.5 pts. (Injured)
8. Ted Van Der Parre (Holland) 7 pts. (Injured)

1995 - The Bahamas
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1. Magnus Ver Magnusson (Iceland) 71 pts.
2. Gerrit Badenhorst (South Africa) 62.5 pts.
3. Marko Varalahti (Finland) 48.5 pts.
4. Heinz Ollesch (Germany) 46 pts.
5. Flemming Rasmussen (Denmark) 42.5 pts.
6. Gary Taylor (Britain) 42 pts.
7. Phil Martin (United States) 40 pts.
8. Wayne Price (South Africa) 38.5 pts.
9. Joe Onosai (Samoa) 29.5 pts.
10. Magnus Samuelsson (Sweden) 19.5 pts.

1996 - Port Louis, Mauritius
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1. Magnus Ver Magnusson (Iceland) 52 pts.
2. Riku Kiri (Finland) 43 pts.
3. Gerrit Badenhorst (South Africa) 41 pts.
4. Flemming Rasmussen (Denmark) 35.5 pts.
5. Forbes Cowan (Scotland) 34 pts.
6. Jorma Ojanaho (Finland) 32.5 pts.
7. Raimunds Bergmanis (Latvia) 25 pts.
8. Regin Vagadal (Faroe Islands) 24 pts.

1997 - Primm, Nevada - USA
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1. Jouko Ahola (Finland) 61 pts.
2. Flemming Rasmussen (Denmark) 57 pts.
3. Magnus Samuelsson (Sweden) 52.5 pts.
4. Torfi Olafsson (Iceland) 45.5 pts.
5. Raimunds Bergmanis (Latvia) 44.5 pts.
6. Heinz Ollesch (Germany) 43.5 pts.
7. Mark Philippi (United States) 40.5 pts.
8. Svend Karlsen (Norway) 33 pts. (Injured)
9. Derek Boyer (Fiji) 28.5 pts.
10. Harold Collins (United States) 28 pts. (Injured)

1998 - Tangier, Morocco
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1. Magnus Samuelsson (Sweden) 73 pts.
2. Jouko Ahola (Finland) 67 pts.
3. Wout Zijlstra (Holland) 62 pts.
4. Phil Pfister (United States) 51 pts.
5. Peter de Bruyn (South Africa) 46 pts.
6. Riku Kiri (Finland) 26 pts. (Injured)
7. Torfi Olafsson (Iceland) 19 pts. (Injured)
8. Mark Philippi (United States) 18 pts. (Injured)
9. Berend Veneberg (Holland) 9 pts. (Injured)
10. Hugo Girard (Canada) 5 pts. (Injured)

1999 - Malta
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1. Jouko Ahola (Finland) 60 pts.
2. Janne Virtanen (Finland) 53 pts.
3. Svend Karlsen (Norway) 52.5 pts.
4. Hugo Girard (Canada) 49.5 pts.
5. Magnus Samuelsson (Sweden) 47 pts. (Injured)
6. Berend Veneberg (Holland) 41 pts.
7. Torfi Olafsson (Iceland) 29.5 pts.
8. Jamie Barr (Scotland) 23 pts.
9. Laszlo Fekete (Hungary) 22.5 pts.
10. Rene Minkfitz (Denmark) 0 pts. (Injured)

2000 - Sun City, South Africa
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1. Janne Virtanen (Finland) 59 pts.
2. Svend Karlsen (Norway) 54 pts.
3. Magnus Samuelsson (Sweden) 53 pts.
4. Mariusz Pudzianowski (Poland) 49 pts.
5. Phil Pfister (United States) 42 pts.
6. Martin Muhr (Germany) 40 pts.
7. Gerrit Badenhorst (South Africa) 34 pts.
8. Regin Vagadal (Faroe Islands) 26 pts.
9. Hugo Girard (Canada) 8 pts. (Injured)
10. Rob Dixon (Britain) 5 pts. (Injured)

2001 - Victoria Falls, Zambia
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1. Svend Karlsen (Norway) 53.5 pts.
2. Magnus Samuelsson (Sweden) 51.5 pts.
3. Janne Virtanen (Finland) 50 pts.
4. Phil Pfister (United States) 46 pts.
5. Martin Muhr (Germany) 40 pts.
6. Hugo Girard (Canada) 38.5 pts.
7. Jaroslow Dymek (Poland) 30 pts.
8. Watte Zijlstra (Nederlands) 28.5 pts.
9. Juha Rasanen (Finland) 25.5 pts.
10. Andrew Raynes (Britain) 18.5 pts.

2002 - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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1. Mariusz Pudzianowski (Poland) 58 pts.
2. Zydrunas Savickas (Lithuania) 50 pts.
3. Raimonds Bergmanis (Latvia) 47.5 pts.
4. Johnny Perry (United States) 42 pts.
5. Svend Karlsen (Norway) 39 pts.
6. Juha Rasanen (Finland) 38.5 pts.
= Hugo Girard (Canada) 38.5 pts.
8. Gregor Edmunds (Britain) 27.5 pts.
9. Jarek Dymek (Poland) 24.5 pts.
10. Magnus Samuelsson (Sweden) 12.5 pts. (Injured)

2003 - Victoria Falls, Zambia
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1. Mariusz Pudzianowski (Poland) 66 pts.
2. Zydrunas Savickas (Lithuania) 46 pts.
3. Vasyl Virastiuk (Ukraine) 43 pts.
4. Magnus Samuelsson (Sweden) 40 pts.
= Raimonds Bergmanis (Latvia) 40 pts.
6. Jarek Dymek (Poland) 38 pts.
7. Hugo Girard (Canada) 34 pts.
8. Jessen Paullin (Canada) 29 pts.
9. Svend Karlsen (Norway) 28 pts.
10. Geoff Dolan (Canada) 21 pts.

2004 - Paradise Island, Nasau, Bahamas
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1. Vasyl Virastiuk (Ukraine) 37 pts.
2. Zydrunas Savickas (Lithuania) 36 pts.
x. Mariusz Pudzianowski (Poland) 35 pts. (Disq'ed)
3. Magnus Samuelsson (Sweden) 29 pts.
4. Raimonds Bergmanis (Latvia) 19 pts.
5. Svend Karlsen (Norway) 9 pts. (Injured)

2005 - Chengdu, China
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1. Mariusz Pudzianowski (Poland) 60 pts.
2. Jesse Marunde (United States) 46 pts.
3. Dominic Filiou (Canada) 42 pts.
4. Jaroslow Dymek (Poland) 37.5 pts.
5. Janne Virtanen (Finland) 37 pts.
6. Tarmo Mitt (Estonia) 34 pts.
7. Ralf Ber (Austria) 33.5 pts.
8. Don Pope (United States) 33 pts.
9. Dave Ostlund (United States) 32 pts.
10. Elbrus Nigmatulin (Russia) 30 pts.

[ash_davies1988]

Come on Jesse Marunde for 2006!

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Originally Posted by ash_davies1988

Come on Jesse Marunde for 2006!

Lets hope but its gonna be tough Mariusz wont be making it easy for anyone.

[MyK]

Great thread, I just watched the 2006 comp on ESPN