1996 World's Strongest Man Explained

Competition Name:1996 World's Strongest Man
Dates:1996
Location:Port Louis
Country:
Athletes Participating:24
Nations Participating:21
Winner: Magnús Ver Magnússon
Prev:Nassau 1995
Next:Primm Valley Resort 1997

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]

Heats

Group 1

PlaceNameNationalityPoints
1. 20
1. 20
3. 17
4. 10
4. 10
6. 10

Group 2

PlaceNameNationalityPoints
1. 19
2. 18
3. 14
3. 14
5. 12
6. 7

Group 3

PlaceNameNationalityPoints
1. 19
2. 18
3. 15
4. 13
5. 12
6. 7

Group 4

PlaceNameNationalityPoints
1. 18
2. 16
3. 15
3. 15
5. 14
6. 6

Final results

NameNationalityPts
1Magnús Ver Magnússon 52
2Riku Kiri 43
3Gerrit Badenhorst41
4Flemming Rasmussen35.5
5Forbes Cowan34
6Jorma Ojanaho 32.5
7Raimonds Bergmanis25
8Regin Vagadal 24

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: theworldsstrongestman.com . 2010-01-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20100104032022/http://theworldsstrongestman.com/1990s_results.php. 4 January 2010 . dead.