The 1996 World's Strongest Man was the 19th edition of World's Strongest Man and was won by Magnús Ver Magnússon from Iceland. This was Magnús' fourth WSM title, tying the record of fellow Icelander Jón Páll Sigmarsson. Riku Kiri from Finland finished second, and Gerrit Badenhorst from South Africa finished third after finishing second the previous year. The contest was held in Port Louis, Mauritius.[1]
1996 World's Strongest Man | |
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Competition information | |
Dates | 1996 |
Location | Port Louis |
Country | ![]() |
Athletes participating | 24 |
Nations participating | 21 |
Champion(s) | |
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Heats
editGroup 1
editPlace | Name | Nationality | Points |
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1. | Magnús Ver Magnússon | Iceland | 20 |
1. | Jorma Ojanaho | Finland | 20 |
3. | Nathan Jones | Australia | 17 |
4. | Paul Lepik | Canada | 10 |
4. | Vladimir Turchinsky | Russia | 10 |
6. | Stasys Mėčius | Lithuania | 10 |
Group 2
editPlace | Name | Nationality | Points |
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1. | Gerrit Badenhorst | South Africa | 19 |
2. | Forbes Cowan | Scotland | 18 |
3. | Bill Lyndon | Australia | 14 |
3. | Evgeny Popov | Bulgaria | 14 |
5. | Hjalti Arnason | Iceland | 12 |
6. | Phil Martin | United States | 7 |
Group 3
editPlace | Name | Nationality | Points |
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1. | Regin Vagadal | Faroe Islands | 19 |
2. | Raimonds Bergmanis | Latvia | 18 |
3. | Berend Veneberg | Netherlands | 15 |
4. | Heinz Ollesch | Germany | 13 |
5. | Magnus Samuelsson | Sweden | 12 |
6. | Colin Cox | New Zealand | 7 |
Group 4
editPlace | Name | Nationality | Points |
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1. | Riku Kiri | Finland | 18 |
2. | Flemming Rasmussen | Denmark | 16 |
3. | Derek Boyer | Fiji | 15 |
3. | Svend Karlsen | Norway | 15 |
5. | Bill Pittuck | England | 14 |
6. | Brian Bell | Scotland | 6 |
Final results
edit# | Name | Nationality | Pts |
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1 | Magnús Ver Magnússon | Iceland | 52 |
2 | Riku Kiri | Finland | 43 |
3 | Gerrit Badenhorst | South Africa | 41 |
4 | Flemming Rasmussen | Denmark | 35.5 |
5 | Forbes Cowan | Scotland | 34 |
6 | Jorma Ojanaho | Finland | 32.5 |
7 | Raimonds Bergmanis | Latvia | 25 |
8 | Regin Vagadal | Faroe Islands | 24 |
References
edit- ^ a b "theworldsstrongestman.com". Archived from the original on 4 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-13.