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Magnús Ver Magnusson, ICE – Strongman

Magnús Ver Magnusson, ICE – Strongman

| Feb 8, 2015
(born 22 April 1963) is an Icelandic former powerlifter and strongman competitor. He won the title of World’s Strongest Man four times (1991, 1994, 1995, and 1996). Magnús competed in his first strongman contest in 1985, finishing third in the Iceland’s Strongest Man competition won by Jón Páll Sigmarsson. He decided to focus solely on › Read more
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Bruce Wilhelm, USA – Strongman

Bruce Wilhelm, USA – Strongman

| Feb 8, 2015
(born July 13, 1945) is a former Olympic Silver Medalist weightlifter and strongman from the United States. He is a two-time winner of the World’s Strongest Man competition in 1977 and 1978 and the author of numerous strength-related articles and books. He was a member of the executive board of the United States Olympic Committee. › Read more
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Jon Pall Sigmarsson, ICE – Strongman

Jon Pall Sigmarsson, ICE – Strongman

| Feb 8, 2015
Four times World’s Strongest Man, two seconds and one third. Jon Pall was also five times World Muscle Power champion. He took up Glima, a traditional Icelandic wrestling at the age of five and went on to play soccer, swimming, handball and middle-distance running. The Scandinavian title in the World Championship followed. Jon Pall also › Read more
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Bill Kazmaier, USA – Strongman

Bill Kazmaier, USA – Strongman

| Feb 8, 2015
World’s Strongest Man, one second, one third and a fourth in his last appearance in 1989. Bill has also one World Muscle Power championship title. He has played American Football and was a popular World Powerlifting Champion in 1979. Bill set many powerlifting records such as bench press 300kg, deadlift 410kg and did a three › Read more
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Jouko Ahola, FIN – Strongman

Jouko Ahola, FIN – Strongman

| Feb 8, 2015
Jouko “Jokke” Ahola is the strongest man in the world 1997 and 1999. He is from Finland and lives in Hämeenlinna. He is one of the founder members of Hämeenlinna’s Strong Man Group and belongs to International Federation of Strength Athletes (IFSA). Here are some of his achievements: 1995-1996: •First position in European Hercules 1995, › Read more
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Geoff Capes, ENG – Strongman & Highland Games Legend

Geoff Capes, ENG – Strongman & Highland Games Legend

| Feb 8, 2015
Geoffrey Lewis Humberg Capes (born 23 August 1949) is a British former athlete, strongman and professional Highland Gamescompetitor. As an athlete he represented both England and Great Britain in field athletics, specialising in the shot put an event in which he was twice Commonwealth champion, twice European champion, and three time Olympian. As a strongman, he twice won the title of World’s Strongest Man,was World Muscle Power champion › Read more
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Gary Taylor, WAL – Strongman

Gary Taylor, WAL – Strongman

| Feb 8, 2015
The World’s Strongest Man competition in 1993, held in Orange, France, was one of the best ever and culminated in a win for Gary Taylor, also know as the “Welsh Dragon.” A worthy winner, he further enhanced Britain’s reputation established by such Strongmen as Geoff Capes and Jamie Reeves. Gary first staked his claim for › Read more
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Paul Anderson, USA -Strongman

Paul Anderson, USA -Strongman

| Feb 8, 2015
Born 17th October 1932, Toccoa, Georgia. For two years, 1955 and 1956, he was the world's greatest super-heavy-weight, winning the US championships, the World title in 1955 and the Olympia title in 1956 (by virtue of lighter bodyweight). In 1956 he pressed 400lb, snatched 335lb and clean and jerked 440lb for a record total. He then turned professional as a night-club strongman and for a time wrestled and boxed professionally. › Read more
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Riku Kiri, FIN – Strongman & Powerlifter

Riku Kiri, FIN – Strongman & Powerlifter

| Feb 8, 2015
Riku Kiri was one of a long line of Finish strength Strongmen selected for the World’s Strongest Man competitions. The many contests in his homeland have nurtured greats such as Ilkka Nummisto, Markku Suonenvirta and Ilkka Kinnunen and in open competitions, valuable prizes have attracted the cream of international competitors to Finland. Kiri has been › Read more
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Heinz Ollesch, GER – Strongman

Heinz Ollesch, GER – Strongman

| Feb 8, 2015
Heinz Ollesch (born November 11, 1966) is a strongman from Germany. He won Germany’s Strongest Man 12 times, and he participated in the World’s Strongest Man Finals in 1995 and 1997. Ollesch was born in Rosenheim, Bavaria and grew up in Lehen, Großkarolinenfeld, starting with strength training 1984 and doing international Strongman contests since 1994. › Read more
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