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1997 World's Strongest Man

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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

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]

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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