1996 World's Strongest Man

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1996 World's Strongest Man
Host cityMauritius Port Louis, Mauritius
WinnerIceland Magnús Ver Magnússon
Nations participating21 (heats) 7 (final)
Athletes participating24 (heats) 8 (final)

The 1996 World's Strongest Man was the 19th edition of World's Strongest Man and was won by Magnús Ver Magnússon from Iceland. This was Magnús' fourth WSM title, tying the record of fellow Icelander Jón Páll Sigmarsson. Riku Kiri from Finland finished second, and Gerrit Badenhorst from South Africa finished third after finishing second the previous year. The contest was held in Port Louis, Mauritius.[1]

Heats[]

Group 1[]

Place Name Nationality Points
1. Magnús Ver Magnússon Iceland Iceland 20
1. Jorma Ojanaho Finland Finland 20
3. Nathan Jones Australia Australia 17
4. Canada Canada 10
4. Vladimir Turchinsky Russia Russia 10
6. Lithuania Lithuania 10

Group 2[]

Place Name Nationality Points
1. Gerrit Badenhorst South Africa South Africa 19
2. Forbes Cowan Scotland Scotland 18
3. Bill Lyndon Australia Australia 14
3. Bulgaria Bulgaria 14
5. Hjalti Arnason Iceland Iceland 12
6. Phil Martin United States United States 7

Group 3[]

Place Name Nationality Points
1. Regin Vagadal Faroe Islands Faroe Islands 19
2. Raimonds Bergmanis Latvia Latvia 18
3. Berend Veneberg Netherlands Netherlands 15
4. Heinz Ollesch Germany Germany 13
5. Magnus Samuelsson Sweden Sweden 12
6. Colin Cox New Zealand New Zealand 7

Group 4[]

Place Name Nationality Points
1. Riku Kiri Finland Finland 18
2. Flemming Rasmussen Denmark Denmark 16
3. Derek Boyer Fiji Fiji 15
3. Svend Karlsen Norway Norway 15
5. Bill Pittuck England England 14
6. Scotland Scotland 6

Final results[]

#[1] Name[1] Nationality[1] Pts[1]
1 Magnús Ver Magnússon Iceland Iceland 52
2 Riku Kiri Finland Finland 43
3 Gerrit Badenhorst South Africa South Africa 41
4 Flemming Rasmussen Denmark Denmark 35.5
5 Forbes Cowan Scotland Scotland 34
6 Jorma Ojanaho Finland Finland 32.5
7 Raimonds Bergmanis Latvia Latvia 25
8 Regin Vagadal Faroe Islands Faroe Islands 24

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e "theworldsstrongestman.com". Archived from the original on 4 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-13.

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