2003 World's Strongest Man

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2003 World's Strongest Man
Host cityZambia Victoria Falls, Zambia
WinnerPoland Mariusz Pudzianowski
Nations participating15
Athletes participating30

The 2003 World's Strongest Man was the 26th edition of World's Strongest Man and was won by Mariusz Pudzianowski from Poland. It was his second title, and Pudzianowski's record-setting score of 66 points in the Final eclipsed the previous record of 60. His margin of victory (20 points) was also a record. The contest was held at Victoria Falls, Zambia.[1]

Qualifying heats[]

Heat 1[]

# Name Nationality Pts
1 Mariusz Pudzianowski Poland Poland 32
2 Geoff Dolan Canada Canada 29
3 Netherlands Netherlands 25
4 Adrian Rollinson United Kingdom United Kingdom 17
5 Igor Pedan Russia Russia 17
6 Jesse Marunde United States United States 2 (injury)

[2]

events: Farmer's Walk, Squat Lift with Barrels Machine, Train Pull, Atlas Stones, Log Lift Ladder, Tyre Flip

Heat 2[]

# Name Nationality Pts
1 Zydrunas Savickas Lithuania Lithuania 29
2 Magnus Samuelsson Sweden Sweden 27
3 René Minkwitz Denmark Denmark 24
4 Don Pope United States United States 22
5 Eddy Ellwood United Kingdom United Kingdom 13 (injury)
6 Heinz Ollesch Germany Germany 3 (injury)

Levi Vaoga was originally in this heat but could not go to Zambia, and he was replaced by Heinz Ollesch.

[2]

events: Carry & Flip (Duck Walk & Tyre Flip), Squat Lift with Barrels Machine, Train Pull, Giant Farmer's Walk, Atlas Stones, Tyre Flip

Heat 3[]

# Name Nationality Pts
1 Raimonds Bergmanis Latvia Latvia 30
2 Jarek Dymek Poland Poland 29.5
3 Phil Pfister United States United States 24.5
4 United Kingdom United Kingdom 17.5
5 Jarno Hams Netherlands Netherlands 14
6 Jorgen Ljungberg Sweden Sweden 8.5 (injury)

[2]

events: Farmer's Walk, Train Pull, Car Dead Lift for reps, Atlas Stones, Log Lift Ladder, Tyre Flip

Heat 4[]

# Name Nationality Pts
1 Hugo Girard Canada Canada 30
2 Vasyl Virastyuk Ukraine Ukraine 27
3 Steve Kirit United States United States 19
4 Vidas Blekaitis Lithuania Lithuania 18
5 Iceland Iceland 17
6 Glenn Ross United Kingdom United Kingdom 15

[2]

events: Farmer's Walk, Squat Lift with Barrels Machine; Train Pull, Atlas Stones, Log Lift Ladder, Tyre Flip

Heat 5[]

# Name Nationality Pts
1 Svend Karlsen Norway Norway 32
2 Jessen Paulin Canada Canada 27
3 Mark Philippi United States United States 22
4 Richard Gosling United Kingdom United Kingdom 19 (injury)
5 Austria Austria 18
6 South Africa South Africa 1 (injury)

Juha-Matti Räsänen was supposed to be in this heat but injured his bicep just before the contest. He was replaced by Malone Horn.

[2]

Carry & Flip (Duck Walk & Tyre Flip), Train Pull, Giant Farmer's Walk, Car Dead Lift for reps, Atlas Stones, Tyre Flip

Final results[]

#[1] Name[1] Nationality[1] Pts[1]
1 Mariusz Pudzianowski Poland Poland 66
2 Zydrunas Savickas Lithuania Lithuania 46
3 Vasyl Virastyuk Ukraine Ukraine 43
4 Magnus Samuelsson Sweden Sweden 40
5 Raimonds Bergmanis Latvia Latvia 40
6 Jarek Dymek Poland Poland 38
7 Hugo Girard Canada Canada 34
8 Jessen Paulin Canada Canada 29
9 Svend Karlsen Norway Norway 28
10 Geoff Dolan Canada Canada 21

events: Carry & Drag (Duck Walk & Drag Chain & Anchor), Log Lift Ladder, Hercules Hold, Atlas Stones, Train Pull, Dead Lift with Barrels Machine, Farmer's Walk

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e "theworldsstrongestman.com". Archived from the original on 4 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
  2. ^ a b c d e "theworldsstrongestman.com Archive of 2003 Qualifying round". Archived from the original on 2007-09-16. Retrieved 2010-01-23.

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