| Competition Name: | 1980 World's Strongest Man |
| Dates: | 1980 |
| Venue: | Vernon Valley/Great Gorge Resort |
| Location: | Vernon, New Jersey |
| Country: |  |
| Athletes Participating: | 10 |
| Nations Participating: | 5 |
| Winner: | Bill Kazmaier |
| Prev: | Hollywood 1979 |
| Next: | Six Flags Magic Mountain 1981 |
The 1980 World's Strongest Man was the fourth edition of World's Strongest Man and was won by Bill Kazmaier from the United States. It was his first title after finishing third the previous year. Lars Hedlund from Sweden finished second after finishing second the previous year, and Geoff Capes from the United Kingdom finished third.
Defending champion Don Reinhoudt was forced to retire from the competition due to injury in his final World's Strongest Man.
The contest was held in the United States for the fourth consecutive year, at the Vernon Valley/Great Gorge Resort in Vernon, New Jersey.[1]
There were a total of 10 different events used in the competition:
The American Bill Kazmaier dominated the competition by winning 6 events, getting two second places, one third and one fourth place:He tied for first in the Log lift, together with Lars Hedlund. He won the engine race, the steel bar bend, the Girl Squat lift, the Silver Dollar Deadlift and the final tug of war. He came in second in the weight toss and the fridge Carry. He took third in the battery hold and got fourth in the truck pull.
| Name[3] | Nationality[4] | Log Lift | 56lb Toss | Truck Pull | Engine Race | Refrigerator Race | Bar Bend | Girl Lift | Deadlift | Battery Hold | Tug of War | Pts[5] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bill Kazmaier | United States | 9.5 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 102.5 | |
| 2 | Lars Hedlund |  Sweden | 9.5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7.5 | 7 | 5 | 74 | |
| 3 | Geoff Capes |  United Kingdom | 5.5 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 69.5 | |
| 4 | Bishop Dolegiewicz |  Canada | 5.5 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6.5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 56 | |
| 5 | Jerry Hannan | United States | 7.5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 10 | - | 45.5 | |
| 6 | Larry Kidney | United States | 3.5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 6 | - | 44.5 | |
| 7 | Superstar Billy Graham | United States | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | - | 37 | |
| 8 | Gerard Du Prie |  Netherlands | 3.5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | - | 35.5 | |
| 9 | Cleve Dean | United States | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | 33 | |
| 10 | Don Reinhoudt | United States | 7.5 | 5 | 9 | 6 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | - | 27.5 (injured) |