1995 World's Strongest Man

The 1995 World's Strongest Man was the 18th edition of World's Strongest Man and was won by Magnus Ver Magnusson from Iceland, it was his second consecutive and third overall title. Gerrit Badenhorst from South Africa finished second after finishing fourth the previous year, and Marko Varalahti from Finland finished third. The contest was held in Nassau, Bahamas.[1]

1995 World's Strongest Man
Competition information
Dates2-8 October 1995
LocationNassau
Country Bahamas
Athletes participating20
Nations participating15
Champion(s)
Iceland Magnús Ver Magnússon

Heats

Group 1
Position Name Nationality Points
1.Magnús Ver Magnússon Iceland12
1.Joe OnosaiSamoa Samoa12
3.Berend Veneberg Netherlands9
4.Anton Boucher Namibia7

Group 2
Position Name Nationality Points
1.Gary Taylor Wales12.5
2.Wayne Price South Africa11.5
3.Bernard Rolle Bahamas8.5
4.Stasys Mėčius Lithuania7.5

Group 3
Position Name Nationality Points
1.Gerrit Badenhorst South Africa15
2.Heinz Ollesch Germany11
3.Bill Pittuck England7
4.Colin Cox New Zealand7

Group 4
Position Name Nationality Points
1.Marko Varalahti Finland14
2.Flemming Rasmussen Denmark11
3.Forbes Cowan Scotland11
4.Curtis Leffler United States4

Group 5
Position Name Nationality Points
1.Magnus Samuelsson Sweden15
2.Phil Martin United States10
3.Nathan Jones Australia6 (injured)
4.Torfi Ólafsson Iceland2 (injured)

Final results
# Name Nationality Pts
1 Magnús Ver Magnússon  Iceland 71
2 Gerrit Badenhorst  South Africa 62.5
3 Marko Varalahti  Finland 48.5
4 Heinz Ollesch  Germany 46
5 Flemming Rasmussen  Denmark 42.5
6 Gary Taylor  Wales 42
7 Phil Martin  United States 40
8 Wayne Price  South Africa 38.5
9 Joe Onosai  Samoa 29.5
10 Magnus Samuelsson  Sweden 19.5

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References
  1. "theworldsstrongestman.com". Archived from the original on 4 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
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