1996 World's Strongest Man

The 1996 World's Strongest Man was the 19th edition of World's Strongest Man and was won by Magnús Vér 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

Place	Name	Points
1.	Magnús Ver Magnússon	20
1.	Jorma Ojanaho	20
3.	Nathan Jones	17
4.	Paul Lepik	10
4.	Vladimir Turchinsky	10
6.	Stasys Mėčius	10

Place	Name	Points
1.	Gerrit Badenhorst	19
2.	Forbes Cowan	18
3.	Bill Lyndon	14
3.	Yevgeny Popov	14
5.	Hjalti Arnason	12
6.	Phil Martin	7

Place	Name	Points
1.	Regin Vagadal	19
2.	Raimonds Bergmanis	18
3.	Berend Veneberg	15
4.	Heinz Ollesch	13
5.	Magnus Samuelsson	12
6.	Colin Cox	7

Place	Name	Points
1.	Riku Kiri	18
2.	Flemming Rasmussen	16
3.	Derek Boyer	15
3.	Svend Karlsen	15
5.	Bill Pittuck	14
6.	Brian Bell	6

#^[1]	Name^[1]	Nationality^[1]	Pts^[1]
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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