2000 World's Strongest Man
Strongman competition in 2000
2000 World's Strongest Man | |
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Competition information | |
Dates | 1-11 August 2000 |
Venue | Sun City |
Country | ![]() |
Athletes participating | 30 |
Nations participating | 20 |
Champion(s) | |
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The 2000 World's Strongest Man was the 23rd edition of World's Strongest Man and was won by Janne Virtanen from Finland. It was his first title after finishing second the previous year. Svend Karlsen from Norway finished second after finishing third the previous year, and 1998 winner Magnus Samuelsson from Sweden finished third. The contest was held in Sun City, South Africa.[1]
Qualifying heats
Qualifying heats in World's Strongest Man involve a series of six events. The field is divided into groups of six competitors with the top two in each of the groups reaching the ten man final. A win in an event gives a competitor 6 points, second place gets 5, and so on (4,3,2,1).
Heat 1
- Events: Super Yoke, Africa Stone, Power Stairs, Boulder Holder (Connan Circle), Axle Press, Atlas Stones
# | Name | Nationality | Pts |
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1 | Hugo Girard | ![]() | 28 |
2 | Rob Dixon | ![]() | 27 |
3 | Derek Boyer | ![]() | 25.5 |
4 | Whit Baskin | ![]() | 23 |
5 | Pieter de Bruyn | ![]() | 16.5 |
6 | Jose Hervas | ![]() | 2 (injury) |
[2]
Heat 2
- Events: Tyre Flip, Africa Stone, Car Lift (Car Deadlift Hold), Boulder Holder (Connan Circle), Fingal's Fingers, Atlas Stones
# | Name | Nationality | Pts |
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1 | Magnus Samuelsson | ![]() | 29 |
2 | Regin Vagadal | ![]() | 23 |
3 | Glenn Ross | ![]() | 23 |
4 | Johnny Perry | ![]() | 18 |
5 | Torfi Olafsson | ![]() | 18 |
6 | René Minkwitz | ![]() | 14 |
[2]
Heat 3
- Events: Tyre Flip, Africa Stone, Power Stairs, Boulder Holder (Connan Circle), Axle Press, Atlas Stones
# | Name | Nationality | Pts |
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1 | Janne Virtanen | ![]() | 33 |
2 | Gerrit Badenhorst | ![]() | 23.5 |
3 | Brian Schoonveld | ![]() | 19.5 |
4 | Torbjörn Samuelsson | ![]() | 19 |
5 | Bernd Kerschbaumer | ![]() | 18 |
6 | Brian Bell | ![]() | 13 |
[2]
Heat 4
- Events: Super Yoke, Africa Stone, Car Lift (Car Deadlift Hold), Boulder Holder (Connan Circle), Fingal's Fingers, Atlas Stones
# | Name | Nationality | Pts |
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1 | Svend Karlsen | ![]() | 32 |
2 | Martin Muhr | ![]() | 30 |
3 | Levi Vaoga | ![]() | 20 |
4 | Mark Philippi | ![]() | 18 (injury) |
5 | Graham Mullins | ![]() | 15 |
6 | Jean-Marc Tocaven | ![]() | 3 (injury) |
[2]
Heat 5
- Events: Tyre Flip, Africa Stone, Power Stairs, Boulder Holder (Connan Circle), Axle Press, Atlas Stones
# | Name | Nationality | Pts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Mariusz Pudzianowski | ![]() | 31 |
2 | Phil Pfister | ![]() | 27 |
3 | Zydrunas Savickas | ![]() | 27 |
4 | Peter Baltus | ![]() | 22.5 |
5 | Adrian Rollinson | ![]() | 12.5 |
6 | László Fekete | ![]() | 1 (injury) |
[2]
Final results
# | Name | Nationality | Pts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Janne Virtanen | ![]() | 59 |
2 | Svend Karlsen | ![]() | 54 |
3 | Magnus Samuelsson | ![]() | 53 |
4 | Mariusz Pudzianowski | ![]() | 49 |
5 | Phil Pfister | ![]() | 42 |
6 | Martin Muhr | ![]() | 40 |
7 | Gerrit Badenhorst | ![]() | 34 |
8 | Regin Vagadal | ![]() | 26 |
9 | Hugo Girard | ![]() | 8 (Injured)[3] |
10 | Rob Dixon | ![]() | 5 (Injured)[3] |
[4]
Position | Name | Nationality | Event 1 Super Yoke | Event 2 Power Stairs | Event 3 Car Lift | Event 4 Farmer's Walk | Event 5 Truck Pull | Event 6 Fingal's Fingers | Event 7 Atlas Stones |
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1 (59pts) | Janne Virtanen | ![]() | 3 (19.8s) | 3 (33.5s) | 4 (43.1s) | 1 (25.0s) | 1 (49.0s) | 4 (4 in 43.0s) | 2 (5 in 34.5s) |
2 (54pts) | Svend Karlsen | ![]() | 1 (13.7s) | 5 (35.8s) | 6 (37.7s) | 4 (26.9s) | 5 (54.7s) | 1 (5 in 42.6s) | 1 (5 in 30.7s) |
3 (53pts) | Magnus Samuelsson | ![]() | 2 (17.8s) | 7 (38.0s) | 2 (70.0s) | 3 (26.3s) | 4 (54.2s) | 3 (5 in 54.1s) | 3 (5 in 37.7s) |
4 (49pts) | Mariusz Pudzianowski | ![]() | 7 (26.8s) | 2 (28.7s) | 1 (72.2s) | 5 (28.3s) | 3 (54.0s) | 6 (2 in 26.9s) | 4 (5 in 50.2s) |
5 (42pts) | Phil Pfister | ![]() | 10 (40.7s) | 6 (37.2s) | 7 (21.6s) | 2 (25.6s) | 2 (51.4s) | 2 (5 in 43.8s) | 6 (4 in 35.8s) |
6 (40pts) | Martin Muhr | ![]() | 9 (32.9s) | 1 (27.9s) | 3 (49.7s) | 6 (30.9s) | 8 (66.1s) | 5 (3 in 25.2s) | 5 (5 in 54.2s) |
7 (34pts) | Gerrit Badenhorst | ![]() | 6 (26.5s) | 4 (34.7s) | 5 (40.7s) | 7 (39.0s) | 6 (58.4s) | 7 (2 in 22.7s) | 8 (3 in 46.0s) |
8 (26pts) | Regin Vagadal | ![]() | 5 (24.3s) | 8 (56.3s) | 8 (8.2s) | 8 (16.3 m) | 7 (64.9s) | 8 (2 in 23.8s) | 7 (4 in 59.4s) |
9 (8pts) | Hugo Girard | ![]() | 4 (21.5s) | 10 (2 stairs) | (Injured) | (Injured) | (Injured) | (Injured) | (Injured) |
10 (5pts) | Rob Dixon | ![]() | 8 (27.3s) | 9 (21 stairs) | (Injured) | (Injured) | (Injured) | (Injured) | (Injured) |
Source[1]
References
- ^ a b "theworldsstrongestman.com Results 2000 final". Archived from the original on 4 January 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
- ^ a b c d e "theworldsstrongestman.com Archive of 2000 Qualifying round". Archived from the original on 1 February 2008. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
- ^ a b "btinternet.com". Archived from the original on 3 January 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
- ^ "World's Strongest Man 2010 Qualifiers: Heat 5". 31 December 2010.
External links
- Official site
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