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 Ver 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
Competition information
Dates1996
LocationPort Louis
Country Mauritius
Athletes participating24
Nations participating21
Champion(s)
Iceland Magnús Ver Magnússon

Heats

Group 1

Place Name Nationality Points
1.Magnús Ver Magnússon Iceland20
1.Jorma Ojanaho Finland20
3.Nathan Jones Australia17
4.Paul Lepik Canada10
4.Vladimir Turchinsky Russia10
6.Stasys Mėčius Lithuania10

Group 2

Place Name Nationality Points
1.Gerrit Badenhorst South Africa19
2.Forbes Cowan Scotland18
3.Bill Lyndon Australia14
3.Evgeny Popov Bulgaria14
5.Hjalti Arnason Iceland12
6.Phil Martin United States7

Group 3

Place Name Nationality Points
1.Regin Vagadal Faroe Islands19
2.Raimonds Bergmanis Latvia18
3.Berend Veneberg Netherlands15
4.Heinz Ollesch Germany13
5.Magnus Samuelsson Sweden12
6.Colin Cox New Zealand7

Group 4

Place Name Nationality Points
1.Riku Kiri Finland18
2.Flemming Rasmussen Denmark16
3.Derek Boyer Fiji15
3.Svend Karlsen Norway15
5.Bill Pittuck England14
6.Brian Bell Scotland6

Final results

# Name Nationality Pts
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

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References

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