1997 World's Strongest Man

The 1997 World's Strongest Man was the 20th edition of World's Strongest Man and was won by Jouko Ahola from Finland. It was his first title. Flemming Rasmussen from Denmark finished second after finishing fourth the previous year, and Magnus Samuelsson from Sweden finished third. Three time defending champion Magnus Ver Magnusson, chasing a fourth straight title and record fifth overall, was eliminated in the qualifying heats. The contest was held in Primm Valley Resort, Nevada.[1]

1997 World's Strongest Man
Host city Primm Valley Resort, Nevada, United States
Winner Jouko Ahola
Nations participating7 (final)
Athletes participating32 (heats) 10 (final)

Heats

Group 1

Position Name Nationality Points
1.Svend Karlsen Norway21
2.Torfi Ólafsson Iceland16
3.Magnús Ver Magnússon Iceland15
4.Regin Vagadal Faroe Islands13.5
5.Joe Onosai Samoa11
6.Brian Bell Scotland7.5

Group 2

Position Name Nationality Points
1.Raimonds Bergmanis Latvia18.5
2.Derek Boyer Fiji17.5
3.Riku Kiri Finland17.5
4.Russ Bradley England16
5.Evgeny Popov Bulgaria10.5
6.Jean-Luc Moalli France4

Group 3

Position Name Nationality Points
1.Magnus Samuelsson Sweden20
2.Heinz Ollesch Germany19
3.Gerrit Badenhorst South Africa16
4.Berend Veneberg Netherlands10 (injured)
4.Paul Lepik Estonia10
6.Ginaud Dupuis Canada8

Group 4

Position Name Nationality Points
1.Flemming Rasmussen Denmark20
2.Jouko Ahola Finland18
3.Robert Weir England16
4.Bill Lyndon Australia15
5.Michael Abdullah Japan9
6.Bernard Rolle Bahamas6

Group USA

Position Name Nationality Points
1.Mark Philippi United States108
2.Harold "Iron Bear" Collins United States85.5
3.Tommy Ingalsbe United States83.5
4.Ken Brown United States79.5
4.Phil Martin United States79.5
6.Kevin Toth United States68
7.James Voronin United States64.5
8.Gary Mitchell United States46.5 (Injured)

Final results

#[1] Name[1] Nationality[1] Truck Pull Log Lift Car Roll Husafell Stone Squat Keg Loading Dead Lift Final Race Pts[1]
1 Jouko Ahola Finland 6 9 6 8 7 9 10 6 61
2 Flemming Rasmussen Denmark 10 9 5 7 8 10 4 4 57
3 Magnus Samuelsson Sweden 9 1.5 10 10 3 7 2 10 52.5
4 Torfi Ólafsson Iceland 5 4 7 4 4.5 6 7 8 45.5
5 Raimonds Bergmanis Latvia 4 4 1 6 4.5 8 8 9 44.5
6 Heinz Ollesch Germany 7 6.5 8 3 2 4 6 7 43.5
7 Mark Philippi United States 1 6.5 4 2 10 3 9 5 40.5
8 Svend Karlsen Norway 8 4 9 9 1 1 1 0 33
9 Derek Boyer Fiji 3 1.5 3 5 6 5 5 0 28.5
10 Harold "Iron Bear" Collins United States 2 9 2 1 9 2 3 0 28

See also

References

  1. "theworldsstrongestman.com". Archived from the original on 4 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
Preceded by
1996 World's Strongest Man
World's Strongest Man Succeeded by
1998 World's Strongest Man
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