2003 World's Strongest Man
2003 World's Strongest Man | |
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Competition information | |
Dates | 20-28 September 2003 |
Location | Victoria Falls |
Country | Zambia |
Athletes participating | 30 |
Nations participating | 15 |
Champion(s) | |
Mariusz Pudzianowski | |
The 2003 World's Strongest Man was the 26th edition of World's Strongest Man and was won by Mariusz Pudzianowski from Poland. It was his second title, and Pudzianowski's record-setting score of 66 points in the Final eclipsed the previous record of 60. His margin of victory (20 points) was also a record. The contest was held at Victoria Falls, Zambia.[1]
Qualifying heats
[edit]Heat 1
[edit]- Events: Farmer's Walk, Squat Lift with Barrels Machine, Train Pull, Atlas Stones, Log Lift Ladder, Tyre Flip
# | Name | Nationality | Pts |
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1 | Mariusz Pudzianowski | Poland | 32 |
2 | Geoff Dolan | Canada | 29 |
3 | Peter Baltus | Netherlands | 25 |
4 | Adrian Rollinson | England | 17 |
5 | Igor Pedan | Russia | 17 |
6 | Jesse Marunde | United States | 2 (injury) |
Heat 2
[edit]- Events: Carry & Flip (Duck Walk & Tyre Flip), Squat Lift with Barrels Machine, Train Pull, Giant Farmer's Walk, Atlas Stones, Tyre Flip
# | Name | Nationality | Pts |
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1 | Zydrunas Savickas | Lithuania | 29 |
2 | Magnus Samuelsson | Sweden | 27 |
3 | René Minkwitz | Denmark | 24 |
4 | Don Pope | United States | 22 |
5 | Eddy Ellwood | England | 13 (injury) |
6 | Heinz Ollesch | Germany | 3 (injury) |
Levi Vaoga was originally in this heat but could not go to Zambia, and he was replaced by Heinz Ollesch.
Heat 3
[edit]- Events: Farmer's Walk, Train Pull, Car Dead Lift for reps, Atlas Stones, Log Lift Ladder, Tyre Flip
# | Name | Nationality | Pts |
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1 | Raimonds Bergmanis | Latvia | 30 |
2 | Jarek Dymek | Poland | 29.5 |
3 | Phil Pfister | United States | 24.5 |
4 | Carl Broomfield | England | 17.5 |
5 | Jarno Hams | Netherlands | 14 |
6 | Jorgen Ljungberg | Sweden | 8.5 (injury) |
Heat 4
[edit]- Events: Farmer's Walk, Squat Lift with Barrels Machine; Train Pull, Atlas Stones, Log Lift Ladder, Tyre Flip
# | Name | Nationality | Pts |
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1 | Hugo Girard | Canada | 30 |
2 | Vasyl Virastyuk | Ukraine | 27 |
3 | Steve Kirit | United States | 19 |
4 | Vidas Blekaitis | Lithuania | 18 |
5 | Jón Valgeir Williams | Iceland | 17 |
6 | Glenn Ross | Northern Ireland | 15 |
Heat 5
[edit]- Events: Carry & Flip (Duck Walk & Tyre Flip), Train Pull, Giant Farmer's Walk, Car Dead Lift for reps, Atlas Stones, Tyre Flip
# | Name | Nationality | Pts |
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1 | Svend Karlsen | Norway | 32 |
2 | Jessen Paulin | Canada | 27 |
3 | Mark Philippi | United States | 22 |
4 | Richard Gosling | England | 19 (injury) |
5 | Franz Muellner | Austria | 18 |
6 | Malone Horn | South Africa | 1 (injury) |
Juha-Matti Räsänen was supposed to be in this heat but injured his bicep just before the contest. He was replaced by Malone Horn.
Final results
[edit]#[1] | Name[1] | Nationality[1] | Pts[1] |
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1 | Mariusz Pudzianowski | Poland | 66 |
2 | Zydrunas Savickas | Lithuania | 46 |
3 | Vasyl Virastyuk | Ukraine | 43 |
4 | Magnus Samuelsson | Sweden | 40 |
5 | Raimonds Bergmanis | Latvia | 40 |
6 | Jarek Dymek | Poland | 38 |
7 | Hugo Girard | Canada | 34 |
8 | Jessen Paulin | Canada | 29 |
9 | Svend Karlsen | Norway | 28 |
10 | Geoff Dolan | Canada | 21 |
events: Carry & Drag (Duck Walk & Drag Chain & Anchor), Log Lift Ladder, Hercules Hold, Atlas Stones, Train Pull, Dead Lift with Barrels Machine, Farmer's Walk
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "theworldsstrongestman.com". Archived from the original on 4 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
- ^ a b c d e "theworldsstrongestman.com Archive of 2003 Qualifying round". Archived from the original on 2007-09-16. Retrieved 2010-01-23.