1995 World's Strongest Man

The 1995 World's Strongest Man was the 18th edition of World's Strongest Man and was won by Magnus Ver Magnusson from Iceland, it was his second consecutive and third overall title. Gerrit Badenhorst from South Africa finished second after finishing fourth the previous year, and Marko Varalahti from Finland finished third. The contest was held in Nassau, Bahamas.[1]

1995 World's Strongest Man
Competition information
Dates2-8 October 1995
LocationNassau
Country Bahamas
Athletes participating20
Nations participating15
Champion(s)
Iceland Magnús Ver Magnússon

Heats

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Group 1

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Position Name Nationality Points
1. Magnús Ver Magnússon   Iceland 12
1. Joe Onosai   Samoa 12
3. Berend Veneberg   Netherlands 9
4. Anton Boucher   Namibia 7

Group 2

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Position Name Nationality Points
1. Gary Taylor   Wales 12.5
2. Wayne Price   South Africa 11.5
3. Bernard Rolle   Bahamas 8.5
4. Stasys Mėčius   Lithuania 7.5

Group 3

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Position Name Nationality Points
1. Gerrit Badenhorst   South Africa 15
2. Heinz Ollesch   Germany 11
3. Bill Pittuck   England 7
4. Colin Cox   New Zealand 7

Group 4

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Position Name Nationality Points
1. Marko Varalahti   Finland 14
2. Flemming Rasmussen   Denmark 11
3. Forbes Cowan   Scotland 11
4. Curtis Leffler   United States 4

Group 5

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Position Name Nationality Points
1. Magnus Samuelsson   Sweden 15
2. Phil Martin   United States 10
3. Nathan Jones   Australia 6 (injured)
4. Torfi Ólafsson   Iceland 2 (injured)

Final results

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# Name Nationality Pts
1 Magnús Ver Magnússon   Iceland 71
2 Gerrit Badenhorst   South Africa 62.5
3 Marko Varalahti   Finland 48.5
4 Heinz Ollesch   Germany 46
5 Flemming Rasmussen   Denmark 42.5
6 Gary Taylor   Wales 42
7 Phil Martin   United States 40
8 Wayne Price   South Africa 38.5
9 Joe Onosai   Samoa 29.5
10 Magnus Samuelsson   Sweden 19.5

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References

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