1996 World's Strongest Man

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
Competition information
Dates1996
LocationPort Louis
Country Mauritius
Athletes participating24
Nations participating21
Champion(s)
Iceland Magnús Ver Magnússon

Heats

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Group 1

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Place Name Nationality Points
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

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Place Name Nationality Points
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

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Place Name Nationality Points
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

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Place Name Nationality Points
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

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# Name Nationality Pts
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

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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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