1999 World's Strongest Man

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1999 World's Strongest Man
Host cityMalta Malta
WinnerFinland Jouko Ahola
Nations participating19
Athletes participating30

The 1999 World's Strongest Man was the 22nd edition of World's Strongest Man and was won by Jouko Ahola from Finland. It was his second title after finishing second the previous year. Janne Virtanen also from Finland finished second, and Svend Karlsen from Norway finished third. The contest was held on Malta.[1]

Heats[]

Group 1[]

Place Name Nationality Points
1. Magnus Samuelsson  Sweden 33
2.  Scotland 27
3. Joe Onosai Samoa Samoa 21.5
4. Mark Philippi  United States 21.5
5. Grant Edwards  Australia 13
6.  Spain 10

Events: Carry and Drag, Truck Pull, Loading, Hercules Hold, Log lift for reps, Medley

Group 2[]

Place Name Nationality Points
1. Jouko Ahola  Finland 32
2. René Minkwitz  Denmark 27
3.  New Zealand 25
4.  South Africa 18
5.  England 15
6. Bryan Neese  United States 7

Events: Carry and Drag, Husafell Stone, Atlas Stones, Lateral Hold, Dead Lift Hold, Medley

Group 3[]

Place Name Nationality Points
1. Janne Virtanen  Finland 31.5
2. Svend Karlsen  Norway 22.5
3. Glenn Ross  Northern Ireland 21
4.  Sweden 18.5
5. Niko Noga  United States 17
6. Gerrit Badenhorst  South Africa 15.5

Events: Carry and Drag, Husafell Stone, Loading, Hercules Hold, Log lift for reps, Medley

Group 4[]

Place Name Nationality Points
1. Hugo Girard  Canada 34
2. Torfi Ólafsson  Iceland 27
3.  United States 22
4. Regin Vagadal  Faroe Islands 22
5.  Austria 12
6.  England 9

Events: Carry and Drag, Truck Pull, Loading, Lateral Hold, Dead Lift Hold, Medley

Group 5[]

Place Name Nationality Points
1. Berend Veneberg  Netherlands 31
2. László Fekete  Hungary 23
3. Raimonds Bergmanis  Latvia 23
4.  United States 22
5.  Germany 16
6. Bill Pittuck  England 11

Events: Carry and Drag, Truck Pull, Atlas Stones, Hercules Hold, Dead Lift Hold, Medley

Final results[]

#[1] Name[1] Nationality[1] Pts[1]
1 Jouko Ahola Finland Finland 60
2 Janne Virtanen Finland Finland 53
3 Svend Karlsen Norway Norway 52.5
4 Hugo Girard Canada Canada 49.5
5 Magnus Samuelsson Sweden Sweden 47
6 Berend Veneberg Netherlands Netherlands 41
7 Torfi Olafsson Iceland Iceland 29.5
8 László Fekete Hungary Hungary 23
9 Scotland Scotland 22.5
10 René Minkwitz Denmark Denmark 1 (injured)

Events: Super Yoke, Dead lift for max, Boat Pull, Atlas Stones, Plane Pull, Giant log lift for reps, Medley

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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