2000 World's Strongest Man
The 2000 World's Strongest Man was the 23rd edition of World's Strongest Man and was won by Janne Virtanen from Finland. It was his first title after finishing second the previous year. Svend Karlsen from Norway finished second after finishing third the previous year, and 1998 winner Magnus Samuelsson from Sweden finished third. The contest was held in Sun City, South Africa.[1]
Host city | ![]() |
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Winner | ![]() |
Nations participating | 20 |
Athletes participating | 30 |
Qualifying heats
Qualifying heats in World's Strongest Man involve a series of six events. The field is divided into groups of six competitors with the top two in each of the groups reaching the ten man final. A win in an event gives a competitor 6 points, second place gets 5, and so on (4,3,2,1).
Heat 1
# | Name | Nationality | Pts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Hugo Girard | ![]() |
28 |
2 | Rob Dixon | ![]() |
27 |
3 | Derek Boyer | ![]() |
25.5 |
4 | Whit Baskin | ![]() |
23 |
5 | Pieter de Bruyn | ![]() |
16.5 |
6 | Jose Hervas | ![]() |
2 (injury) |
Source[2]
events: Super Yoke, Africa Stone, Power Stairs, Boulder Holder (Connan Circle), Axle Press, Atlas Stones
Heat 2
# | Name | Nationality | Pts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Magnus Samuelsson | ![]() |
29 |
2 | Regin Vagadal | ![]() |
23 |
3 | Glenn Ross | ![]() |
23 |
4 | Johnny Perry | ![]() |
18 |
5 | Torfi Olafsson | ![]() |
18 |
6 | René Minkwitz | ![]() |
14 |
Source[2]
Events: Tyre Flip, Africa Stone, Car Lift (Car Deadlift Hold), Boulder Holder (Connan Circle), Fingal's Fingers, Atlas Stones
Heat 3
# | Name | Nationality | Pts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Janne Virtanen | ![]() |
33 |
2 | Gerrit Badenhorst | ![]() |
23.5 |
3 | Brian Schoonveld | ![]() |
19.5 |
4 | Torbjörn Samuelsson | ![]() |
19 |
5 | Bernd Kerschbaumer | ![]() |
18 |
6 | Brian Bell | ![]() |
13 |
Source[2]
events: Tyre Flip, Africa Stone, Power Stairs, Boulder Holder (Connan Circle), Axle Press, Atlas Stones
Heat 4
# | Name | Nationality | Pts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Svend Karlsen | ![]() |
32 |
2 | Martin Muhr | ![]() |
30 |
3 | Levi Vaoga | ![]() |
20 |
4 | Mark Philippi | ![]() |
18 (injury) |
5 | Graham Mullins | ![]() |
15 |
6 | Jean-Marc Tocaven | ![]() |
3 (injury) |
Source[2]
Events: Super Yoke, Africa Stone, Car Lift (Car Deadlift Hold), Boulder Holder (Connan Circle), Fingal's Fingers, Atlas Stones
Heat 5
# | Name | Nationality | Pts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Mariusz Pudzianowski | ![]() |
31 |
2 | Phil Pfister | ![]() |
27 |
3 | Zydrunas Savickas | ![]() |
27 |
4 | Peter Baltus | ![]() |
22.5 |
5 | Adrian Rollinson | ![]() |
12.5 |
6 | László Fekete | ![]() |
1 (injury) |
Source[2]
events: Tyre Flip, Africa Stone, Power Stairs, Boulder Holder (Connan Circle), Axle Press, Atlas Stones
Final results
# | Name | Nationality | Pts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Janne Virtanen | ![]() |
59 |
2 | Svend Karlsen | ![]() |
54 |
3 | Magnus Samuelsson | ![]() |
53 |
4 | Mariusz Pudzianowski | ![]() |
49 |
5 | Phil Pfister | ![]() |
42 |
6 | Martin Muhr | ![]() |
40 |
7 | Gerrit Badenhorst | ![]() |
34 |
8 | Regin Vagadal | ![]() |
26 |
9 | Hugo Girard | ![]() |
8 (Injured)[3] |
10 | Rob Dixon | ![]() |
5 (Injured)[3] |
Position | Name | Nationality | Event 1 Super Yoke |
Event 2 Power Stairs |
Event 3 Car Lift |
Event 4 Farmer's Walk |
Event 5 Truck Pull |
Event 6 Fingal's Fingers |
Event 7 Atlas Stones |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 (59pts) | Janne Virtanen | ![]() |
3 (19.8s) | 3 (33.5s) | 4 (43.1s) | 1 (25.0s) | 1 (49.0s) | 4 (4 in 43.0s) | 2 (5 in 34.5s) |
2 (54pts) | Svend Karlsen | ![]() |
1 (13.7s) | 5 (35.8s) | 6 (37.7s) | 4 (26.9s) | 5 (54.7s) | 1 (5 in 42.6s) | 1 (5 in 30.7s) |
3 (53pts) | Magnus Samuelsson | ![]() |
2 (17.8s) | 7 (38.0s) | 2 (70.0s) | 3 (26.3s) | 4 (54.2s) | 3 (5 in 54.1s) | 3 (5 in 37.7s) |
4 (49pts) | Mariusz Pudzianowski | ![]() |
7 (26.8s) | 2 (28.7s) | 1 (72.2s) | 5 (28.3s) | 3 (54.0s) | 6 (2 in 26.9s) | 4 (5 in 50.2s) |
5 (42pts) | Phil Pfister | ![]() |
10 (40.7s) | 6 (37.2s) | 7 (21.6s) | 2 (25.6s) | 2 (51.4s) | 2 (5 in 43.8s) | 6 (4 in 35.8s) |
6 (40pts) | Martin Muhr | ![]() |
9 (32.9s) | 1 (27.9s) | 3 (49.7s) | 6 (30.9s) | 8 (66.1s) | 5 (3 in 25.2s) | 5 (5 in 54.2s) |
7 (34pts) | Gerrit Badenhorst | ![]() |
6 (26.5s) | 4 (34.7s) | 5 (40.7s) | 7 (39.0s) | 6 (58.4s) | 7 (2 in 22.7s) | 8 (3 in 46.0s) |
8 (26pts) | Regin Vagadal | ![]() |
5 (24.3s) | 8 (56.3s) | 8 (8.2s) | 8 (16.3 m) | 7 (64.9s) | 8 (2 in 23.8s) | 7 (4 in 59.4s) |
9 (8pts) | Hugo Girard | ![]() |
4 (21.5s) | 10 (2 stairs) | (Injured) | (Injured) | (Injured) | (Injured) | (Injured) |
10 (5pts) | Rob Dixon | ![]() |
8 (27.3s) | 9 (21 stairs) | (Injured) | (Injured) | (Injured) | (Injured) | (Injured) |
Source[1]
References
- "theworldsstrongestman.com Results 2000 final". Archived from the original on 4 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
- "theworldsstrongestman.com Archive of 2000 Qualifying round". Archived from the original on 2008-02-01. Retrieved 2010-01-22.
- "btinternet.com". Archived from the original on 3 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
- http://the5thstone.wordpress.com/2010/12/31/world%E2%80%99s-strongest-man-2010-qualifiers-heat-5/
External links
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