1997 World's Strongest Man

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1997 World's Strongest Man
Competition information
Dates2-13 October 1997
Venue Primm Valley Resort
Location Primm, Nevada
CountryFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Athletes participating32
Nations participating20
Champion(s)
Flag of Finland.svg Jouko Ahola

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]

Contents

Heats

Group 1

PositionNameNationalityPoints
1. Svend Karlsen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 21
2. Torfi Ólafsson Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 16
3. Magnús Ver Magnússon Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 15
4. Regin Vagadal Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands 13.5
5. Joe Onosai Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 11
6. Brian Bell Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 7.5

Group 2

PositionNameNationalityPoints
1. Raimonds Bergmanis Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 18.5
2. Derek Boyer Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 17.5
3. Riku Kiri Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 17.5
4. Russ Bradley Flag of England.svg  England 16
5. Evgeny Popov Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 10.5
6. Jean-Luc Moalli Flag of France.svg  France 4

Group 3

PositionNameNationalityPoints
1. Magnus Samuelsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 20
2. Heinz Ollesch Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 19
3. Gerrit Badenhorst Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 16
4. Berend Veneberg Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 10 (injured)
4. Paul Lepik Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 10
6. Ginaud Dupuis Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 8

Group 4

PositionNameNationalityPoints
1. Flemming Rasmussen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 20
2. Jouko Ahola Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 18
3. Robert Weir Flag of England.svg  England 16
4. Bill Lyndon Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 15
5. Michael Abdullah Flag of Japan.svg  Japan *9
6. Bernard Rolle Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 6

Group USA

PositionNameNationalityPoints
1. Mark Philippi Flag of the United States.svg  United States 108
2. Harold "Iron Bear" Collins Flag of the United States.svg  United States 85.5
3. Tommy Ingalsbe Flag of the United States.svg  United States 83.5
4. Ken Brown Flag of the United States.svg  United States 79.5
4. Phil Martin Flag of the United States.svg  United States 79.5
6. Kevin Toth Flag of the United States.svg  United States 68
7. James Voronin Flag of the United States.svg  United States 64.5
8. Gary Mitchell Flag of the United States.svg  United States 46.5 (Injured)

Final results

#NameNationalityTruck PullLog LiftCar RollHusafell StoneSquatKeg LoadingDead LiftFinal RacePts
1 Jouko Ahola Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 69687910661
2 Flemming Rasmussen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 109578104457
3 Magnus Samuelsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 91.510103721052.5
4 Torfi Ólafsson Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 54744.567845.5
5 Raimonds Bergmanis Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 44164.588944.5
6 Heinz Ollesch Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 76.583246743.5
7 Mark Philippi Flag of the United States.svg  United States 16.5421039540.5
8 Svend Karlsen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 8499111033
9 Derek Boyer Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 31.535655028.5
10 Harold "Iron Bear" Collins Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2921923028

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