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 Vér 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
Host city Port Louis, Mauritius
Winner Magnús Ver Magnússon
Nations participating21 (heats) 7 (final)
Athletes participating24 (heats) 8 (final)

Heats

Group 1

Place Name Country Points
1.Magnús Ver Magnússon20
1.Jorma Ojanaho20
3.Nathan Jones17
4.Paul Lepik10
4.Vladimir Turchinsky10
6.Stasys Mėčius10

Group 2

Place Name Country Points
1.Gerrit Badenhorst19
2.Forbes Cowan18
3.Bill Lyndon14
3.Evgeny Popov14
5.Hjalti Arnason12
6.Phil Martin7

Group 3

Place Name Country Points
1.Regin Vagadal19
2.Raimonds Bergmanis18
3.Berend Veneberg15
4.Heinz Ollesch13
5.Magnus Samuelsson12
6.Colin Cox7

Group 4

Place Name Country Points
1.Riku Kiri18
2.Flemming Rasmussen16
3.Derek Boyer15
3.Svend Karlsen15
5.Bill Pittuck14
6.Brian Bell6

Final results

#[1] Name[1] Nationality[1] Pts[1]
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

  1. "theworldsstrongestman.com". Archived from the original on 4 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
Preceded by
1995 World's Strongest Man
World's Strongest Man Succeeded by
1997 World's Strongest Man
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