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]
| Host city |  |
|---|---|
| Winner |  |
| Nations participating | 7 (final) |
| Athletes participating | 32 (heats) 10 (final) |
Heats
Group 1
| Position | Name | Nationality | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Svend Karlsen |  | 21 |
| 2. | Torfi Ólafsson |  | 16 |
| 3. | Magnús Ver Magnússon | | 15 |
| 4. | Regin Vagadal |  | 13.5 |
| 5. | Joe Onosai |  | 11 |
| 6. | Brian Bell |  | 7.5 |
Group 2
| Position | Name | Nationality | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Raimonds Bergmanis |  | 18.5 |
| 2. | Derek Boyer |  | 17.5 |
| 3. | Riku Kiri | | 17.5 |
| 4. | Russ Bradley |  | 16 |
| 5. | Evgeny Popov |  | 10.5 |
| 6. | Jean-Luc Moalli |  | 4 |
Group 3
| Position | Name | Nationality | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Magnus Samuelsson |  | 20 |
| 2. | Heinz Ollesch |  | 19 |
| 3. | Gerrit Badenhorst |  | 16 |
| 4. | Berend Veneberg |  | 10 (injured) |
| 4. | Paul Lepik |  | 10 |
| 6. | Ginaud Dupuis | .svg.png){kind=small} | 8 |
Group 4
| Position | Name | Nationality | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Flemming Rasmussen |  | 20 |
| 2. | Jouko Ahola | | 18 |
| 3. | Robert Weir | | 16 |
| 4. | Bill Lyndon | .svg.png){kind=small} | 15 |
| 5. | Michael Abdullah |  | 9 |
| 6. | Bernard Rolle |  | 6 |
Group USA
| Position | Name | Nationality | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mark Philippi | | 108 |
| 2. | Harold "Iron Bear" Collins | | 85.5 |
| 3. | Tommy Ingalsbe | | 83.5 |
| 4. | Ken Brown | | 79.5 |
| 4. | Phil Martin | | 79.5 |
| 6. | Kevin Toth | | 68 |
| 7. | James Voronin | | 64.5 |
| 8. | Gary Mitchell | | 46.5 (Injured) |
- The USA Group was actually the inaugural America's Strongest Man contest and took place at the Primm Valley Resort several weeks before the other qualifying heats.
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 | |
6 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 61 |
| 2 | Flemming Rasmussen | |
10 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 57 |
| 3 | Magnus Samuelsson | |
9 | 1.5 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 52.5 |
| 4 | Torfi Ólafsson | |
5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4.5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 45.5 |
| 5 | Raimonds Bergmanis | |
4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4.5 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 44.5 |
| 6 | Heinz Ollesch | |
7 | 6.5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 43.5 |
| 7 | Mark Philippi | |
1 | 6.5 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 40.5 |
| 8 | Svend Karlsen | |
8 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33 |
| 9 | Derek Boyer | |
3 | 1.5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 28.5 |
| 10 | Harold "Iron Bear" Collins | |
2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 28 |
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See also
- America's Strongest Man
References
- "theworldsstrongestman.com". Archived from the original on 4 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
External links
| Preceded by 1996 World's Strongest Man |
World's Strongest Man | Succeeded by 1998 World's Strongest Man |
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