1994 World's Strongest Man

1994 World's Strongest Man
Host city South Africa Sun City, South Africa
Winner Iceland Magnús Ver Magnússon
Nations participating 16 (heats) 8 (final)
Athletes participating 16 (heats) 8 (final)

The 1994 World's Strongest Man was the 17th edition of World's Strongest Man and was won by Magnus Ver Magnusson from Iceland. It was his second title after finishing second the previous 2 years in a row. Manfred Hoeberl from Austria finished second after finishing fourth the previous year, and Riku Kiri from Finland finished third for the second consecutive time. The contest was held in Sun City, South Africa.[1] This was the first year that the qualifying heats were implemented, and surprisingly, the 1993 champion Gary Taylor failed to qualify for the finals.

Heats

Group 1

Position Name Nationality Points
1.Forbes Cowan Scotland11
2.Joe OnosaiAmerican Samoa Samoa11
3.Gary Taylor Wales11
4.Bill Lyndon Australia7

Group 2

Position Name Nationality Points
1.Manfred Hoeberl Austria14
2.Ted van der Parre Netherlands11
3.László Fekete Hungary10
4.Ron Trottier Canada5

Group 3

Position Name Nationality Points
1.Magnús Ver Magnússon Iceland13
2.Anton Boucher Namibia12
3.Wayne Price South Africa10
4.Henrik Ravn Denmark3 (injured)

Group 4

Position Name Nationality Points
1.Riku Kiri Finland14
2.Gerrit Badenhorst South Africa13
3.Heinz Ollesch Germany9
4.Steve Pulcinella United States4


Final results

#[1] Name[1] Nationality[1] Pts[1]
1 Magnús Ver Magnússon Iceland Iceland 50.5
2 Manfred Hoeberl Austria Austria 49.5
3 Riku Kiri Finland Finland 48
4 Gerrit Badenhorst South Africa South Africa 38.5
5 Forbes Cowan Scotland Scotland 36.5
6 Anton Boucher Namibia Namibia 31.5
7 Joe Onosai American Samoa Samoa 12.5 (injured)
8 Ted Van Der Parre Netherlands Netherlands 7 (injured)

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "theworldsstrongestman.com". Archived from the original on 4 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-14.
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