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]

1997 World's Strongest Man
Competition information
Dates2-13 October 1997
VenuePrimm Valley Resort
LocationPrimm, Nevada
Country United States
Athletes participating32
Nations participating20
Champion(s)
Finland Jouko Ahola

Heats

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Group 1

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Position Name Nationality Points
1. Svend Karlsen   Norway 21
2. Torfi Ólafsson   Iceland 16
3. Magnús Ver Magnússon   Iceland 15
4. Regin Vagadal   Faroe Islands 13.5
5. Joe Onosai   Samoa 11
6. Brian Bell   Scotland 7.5

Group 2

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Position Name Nationality Points
1. Raimonds Bergmanis   Latvia 18.5
2. Derek Boyer   Fiji 17.5
3. Riku Kiri   Finland 17.5
4. Russ Bradley   England 16
5. Evgeny Popov   Bulgaria 10.5
6. Jean-Luc Moalli   France 4

Group 3

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Position Name Nationality Points
1. Magnus Samuelsson   Sweden 20
2. Heinz Ollesch   Germany 19
3. Gerrit Badenhorst   South Africa 16
4. Berend Veneberg   Netherlands 10 (injured)
4. Paul Lepik   Estonia 10
6. Ginaud Dupuis   Canada 8

Group 4

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Position Name Nationality Points
1. Flemming Rasmussen   Denmark 20
2. Jouko Ahola   Finland 18
3. Robert Weir   England 16
4. Bill Lyndon   Australia 15
5. Michael Abdullah   Japan* 9
6. Bernard Rolle   Bahamas 6
  • Michael Abdullah comes from Lebanon, but he represents Japan at the World's Strongest Man Championship.

Group USA

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

Final results

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# Name Nationality Truck Pull Log Lift Car Roll Husafell Stone Squat Keg Loading Dead Lift Final Race Pts
1 Jouko Ahola   Finland 6 9 6 8 7 9 10 6 61
2 Flemming Rasmussen   Denmark 10 9 5 7 8 10 4 4 57
3 Magnus Samuelsson   Sweden 9 1.5 10 10 3 7 2 10 52.5
4 Torfi Ólafsson   Iceland 5 4 7 4 4.5 6 7 8 45.5
5 Raimonds Bergmanis   Latvia 4 4 1 6 4.5 8 8 9 44.5
6 Heinz Ollesch   Germany 7 6.5 8 3 2 4 6 7 43.5
7 Mark Philippi   United States 1 6.5 4 2 10 3 9 5 40.5
8 Svend Karlsen   Norway 8 4 9 9 1 1 1 0 33
9 Derek Boyer   Fiji 3 1.5 3 5 6 5 5 0 28.5
10 Harold "Iron Bear" Collins   United States 2 9 2 1 9 2 3 0 28

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See also

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References

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