| Competition Name: | 1997 World's Strongest Man |
| Dates: | 2-13 October 1997 |
| Venue: | Primm Valley Resort |
| Location: | Primm, Nevada |
| Country: |  |
| Athletes Participating: | 32 |
| Nations Participating: | 20 |
| Winner: |  Jouko Ahola |
| Prev: | Port Louis 1996 |
| Next: | Tangier 1998 |
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]
| Position | Name | Nationality | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  | 21 | ||
| 2. |  | 16 | ||
| 3. | | 15 | ||
| 4. |  | 13.5 | ||
| 5. | 11 | |||
| 6. | 7.5 |
| Position | Name | Nationality | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 18.5 | |||
| 2. |  | 17.5 | ||
| 3. | | 17.5 | ||
| 4. | 16 | |||
| 5. |  | 10.5 | ||
| 6. |  | 4 |
| Position | Name | Nationality | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  | 20 | ||
| 2. |  | 19 | ||
| 3. |  | 16 | ||
| 4. |  | 10 (injured) | ||
| 4. |  | 10 | ||
| 6. |  | 8 |
| Position | Name | Nationality | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  | 20 | ||
| 2. | | 18 | ||
| 3. | 16 | |||
| 4. |  | 15 | ||
| 5. |  | 9 | ||
| 6. |  | 6 |
| Position | Name | Nationality | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | | 108 | ||
| 2. | | 85.5 | ||
| 3. | | 83.5 | ||
| 4. | | 79.5 | ||
| 4. | | 79.5 | ||
| 6. | | 68 | ||
| 7. | | 64.5 | ||
| 8. | | 46.5 (Injured) |
| Name | Nationality | Truck Pull | Log Lift | Car Roll | Husafell Stone | Squat | Keg Loading | Dead Lift | Final Race | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jouko Ahola | | 6 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 61 | |
| 2 | Flemming Rasmussen | 10 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 57 | ||
| 3 | Magnus Samuelsson | | 9 | 1.5 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 52.5 | |
| 4 | Torfi Ólafsson | | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4.5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 45.5 | |
| 5 | Raimonds Bergmanis | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4.5 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 44.5 | ||
| 6 | Heinz Ollesch | 7 | 6.5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 43.5 | ||
| 7 | Mark Philippi | | 1 | 6.5 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 40.5 | |
| 8 | Svend Karlsen | | 8 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33 | |
| 9 | Derek Boyer | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 28.5 | ||
| 10 | Harold "Iron Bear" Collins | | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 28 |