2001 World's Strongest Man
Host city | ![]() |
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Winner | ![]() |
Nations participating | 17 |
Athletes participating | 30 |
The 2001 World's Strongest Man was the 24th edition of World's Strongest Man and was won by Svend Karlsen from Norway. It was his first title after finishing second the previous year. 1998 winner Magnus Samuelsson from Sweden finished second after finishing third the previous year, and 2000 winner Janne Virtanen from Finland finished third. The contest was held at Victoria Falls, Zambia.[1]
Qualifying heats[]
Heat 1[]
# | Name | Nationality | Pts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Juha-Matti Räsänen | ![]() |
26 |
2 | Wout Zijlstra | ![]() |
25.5 |
3 | Rob Dixon | ![]() |
24 |
4 | Karl Gillingham | ![]() |
21.5 |
5 | Derek Boyer | ![]() |
20 |
6 | ![]() |
9 |
Magnus Ver Magnusson of Iceland was originally intended to be within this Heat but had to withdraw making room for the reserve .[2]
events: Carry & Drag (Duck Walk & Drag Chain & Anchor), Arm Over Arm Train Pull, Africa Stone, Max Deadlift, Stone Circle (Connan Circle), Atlas Stones
Heat 2[]
# | Name | Nationality | Pts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Svend Karlsen | ![]() |
27.5 |
2 | Hugo Girard | ![]() |
27 |
3 | Mark Philippi | ![]() |
22.5 |
4 | Torbjörn Samuelsson | ![]() |
21 |
5 | Marc Iliffe | ![]() |
14.5 |
6 | Regin Vagadal | ![]() |
13.5 |
events: Carry & Drag (Duck Walk & Drag Chain & Anchor), Fingal's Fingers, Arm Over Arm Train Pull, Hercules Hold, Max Deadlift, Atlas Stones
Heat 3[]
# | Name | Nationality | Pts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Magnus Samuelsson | ![]() |
28 |
2 | Martin Muhr | ![]() |
26 |
3 | ![]() |
25 | |
4 | Raimonds Bergmanis | ![]() |
17.5 |
5 | Johnny Perry | ![]() |
16.5 |
6 | Glenn Ross | ![]() |
13 |
events: Carry & Flip (Farmer's Walk & Tyre Flip), Arm Over Arm Train Pull, Africa Stone, Max Deadlift, Stone Circle (Connan Circle), Atlas Stones
Heat 4[]
# | Name | Nationality | Pts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Janne Virtanen | ![]() |
31 |
2 | Andrew Raynes | ![]() |
21 |
3 | Heinz Ollesch | ![]() |
20 |
4 | ![]() |
20 | |
5 | ![]() |
17 | |
6 | ![]() |
17 |
Bill Lyndon of Australia was originally intended to be within this Heat but had to withdraw making room for the who was not down as an official reserve.[2]
events: Carry & Drag (Duck Walk & Drag Chain & Anchor), Arm Over Arm Train Pull, Africa Stone, Max Deadlift, Stone Circle (Connan Circle), Atlas Stones
Heat 5[]
# | Name | Nationality | Pts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Phil Pfister | ![]() |
31 |
2 | Jarek Dymek | ![]() |
30 |
3 | ![]() |
21 | |
4 | Adrian Rollinson | ![]() |
18.5 |
5 | ![]() |
16.5 | |
6 | Flemming Rasmussen | ![]() |
7 (injury) |
events: Carry & Flip (Farmer's Walk & Tyre Flip), Fingal's Fingers, Arm Over Arm Train Pull, Hercules Hold, Max Deadlift, Atlas Stones
Reserves[]
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Spain - used (Heat 1)
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Scotland
-
United States
Final results[]
#[1] | Name[1] | Nationality[1] | Pts[1] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Svend Karlsen | ![]() |
53.5 |
2 | Magnus Samuelsson | ![]() |
51.5 |
3 | Janne Virtanen | ![]() |
50 |
4 | Phil Pfister | ![]() |
46 |
5 | Martin Muhr | ![]() |
40 |
6 | Hugo Girard | ![]() |
38.5 |
7 | Jarek Dymek | ![]() |
30 |
8 | Wout Zijlstra | ![]() |
28.5 |
9 | Juha-Matti Räsänen | ![]() |
25.5 |
10 | Andrew Raynes | ![]() |
18.5 |
References[]
- ^ a b c d e "theworldsstrongestman.com". Archived from the original on 4 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
- ^ a b Archive of worldsstrongestman.com - 2001 summary
- ^ a b c d e "theworldsstrongestman.com Archive of 2001 Qualifying round". Archived from the original on 2007-09-16. Retrieved 2010-01-23.
External links[]
- 2001 in sports
- World's Strongest Man competitions
- 2001 in Zambian sport