2003 World's Strongest Man

The 2003 World's Strongest Man was the 26th edition of World's Strongest Man and was won by Mariusz Pudzianowski from Poland. It was his second title, and Pudzianowski's record-setting score of 66 points in the Final eclipsed the previous record of 60. His margin of victory (20 points) was also a record. The contest was held at Victoria Falls, Zambia.[1]

2003 World's Strongest Man
Host city Victoria Falls, Zambia
Winner Mariusz Pudzianowski
Nations participating15
Athletes participating30

Qualifying heats

Heat 1
# Name Nationality Pts
1 Mariusz Pudzianowski Poland 32
2 Geoff Dolan Canada 29
3 Peter Baltus Netherlands 25
4 Adrian Rollinson United Kingdom 17
5 Igor Pedan Russia 17
6 Jesse Marunde United States 2

[2]

Heat 2
# Name Nationality Pts
1 Zydrunas Savickas Lithuania 29
2 Magnus Samuelsson Sweden 27
3 René Minkwitz Denmark 24
4 Don Pope United States 22
5 Eddy Ellwood United Kingdom 13
6 Heinz Ollesch Germany 3

Levi Vaoga was originally in this heat but could not go to Zambia, and he was replaced by Heinz Ollesch.

[2]

Heat 3
# Name Nationality Pts
1 Raimonds Bergmanis Latvia 30
2 Jarek Dymek Poland 29.5
3 Phil Pfister United States 24.5
4 Carl Broomfield United Kingdom 17.5
5 Jarno Hams Netherlands 14
6 Jorgen Ljungberg Sweden 8.5

[2]

Heat 4
# Name Nationality Pts
1 Hugo Girard Canada 30
2 Vasyl Virastyuk Ukraine 27
3 Steve Kirit United States 19
4 Vidas Blekaitis Lithuania 18
5 Jon Valgeir Williams Iceland 17
6 Glenn Ross United Kingdom 15

[2]

Heat 5
# Name Nationality Pts
1 Svend Karlsen Norway 32
2 Jessen Paulin Canada 27
3 Mark Philippi United States 22
4 Richard Gosling United Kingdom 19
5 Franz Muellner Austria 18
6 Malone Horn South Africa 1

Juha-Matti Räsänen was supposed to be in this heat but injured his bicep just before the contest. He was replaced by Malone Horn.

[2]

Final results
#[1] Name[1] Nationality[1] Pts[1]
1 Mariusz Pudzianowski Poland 66
2 Zydrunas Savickas Lithuania 46
3 Vasyl Virastyuk Ukraine 43
4 Magnus Samuelsson Sweden 40
5 Raimonds Bergmanis Latvia 40
6 Jarek Dymek Poland 38
7 Hugo Girard Canada 34
8 Jessen Paulin Canada 29
9 Svend Karlsen Norway 28
10 Geoff Dolan Canada 21

References
  1. "theworldsstrongestman.com". Archived from the original on 4 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
  2. "theworldsstrongestman.com Archive of 2003 Qualifying round". Archived from the original on 2007-09-16. Retrieved 2010-01-23.
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2002 World's Strongest Man		 World's Strongest Man Succeeded by
2004 World's Strongest Man
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