1999 World's Strongest Man
Host city | Malta |
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Winner | Jouko Ahola |
Nations participating | 19 |
Athletes participating | 30 |
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 |
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1. | Magnus Samuelsson | Sweden | 33 |
2. | Scotland | 27 | |
3. | Joe Onosai | 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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] |
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1 | Jouko Ahola | Finland | 60 |
2 | Janne Virtanen | Finland | 53 |
3 | Svend Karlsen | Norway | 52.5 |
4 | Hugo Girard | Canada | 49.5 |
5 | Magnus Samuelsson | Sweden | 47 |
6 | Berend Veneberg | Netherlands | 41 |
7 | Torfi Olafsson | Iceland | 29.5 |
8 | László Fekete | Hungary | 23 |
9 | Scotland | 22.5 | |
10 | René Minkwitz | Denmark | 1 (injured) |
Events: Super Yoke, Dead lift for max, Boat Pull, Atlas Stones, Plane Pull, Giant log lift for reps, Medley
References[]
- ^ a b c d e "theworldsstrongestman.com". Archived from the original on 4 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
External links[]
- World's Strongest Man competitions
- 1999 in Maltese sport