1996 World's Strongest Man

1996 World's Strongest Man
Competition information
Dates1996
LocationPort Louis
Country Mauritius
Athletes participating24
Nations participating21
Champion(s)
Iceland Magnús Ver Magnússon

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

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Group 1

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Place Name Nationality Points
1. Magnús Ver Magnússon  Iceland 20
1. Jorma Ojanaho  Finland 20
3. Nathan Jones  Australia 17
4. Paul Lepik  Canada 10
4. Vladimir Turchinsky  Russia 10
6. Stasys Mėčius  Lithuania 10

Group 2

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Place Name Nationality Points
1. Gerrit Badenhorst  South Africa 19
2. Forbes Cowan  Scotland 18
3. Bill Lyndon  Australia 14
3. Evgeny Popov  Bulgaria 14
5. Hjalti Arnason  Iceland 12
6. Phil Martin  United States 7

Group 3

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Place Name Nationality Points
1. Regin Vagadal  Faroe Islands 19
2. Raimonds Bergmanis  Latvia 18
3. Berend Veneberg  Netherlands 15
4. Heinz Ollesch  Germany 13
5. Magnus Samuelsson  Sweden 12
6. Colin Cox  New Zealand 7

Group 4

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Place Name Nationality Points
1. Riku Kiri  Finland 18
2. Flemming Rasmussen  Denmark 16
3. Derek Boyer  Fiji 15
3. Svend Karlsen  Norway 15
5. Bill Pittuck  England 14
6. Brian Bell  Scotland 6

Final results

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# Name Nationality Pts
1 Magnús Ver Magnússon  Iceland 52
2 Riku Kiri  Finland 43
3 Gerrit Badenhorst  South Africa 41
4 Flemming Rasmussen  Denmark 35.5
5 Forbes Cowan  Scotland 34
6 Jorma Ojanaho  Finland 32.5
7 Raimonds Bergmanis  Latvia 25
8 Regin Vagadal  Faroe Islands 24

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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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