1979 World's Strongest Man

The 1979 World's Strongest Man was the third edition of World's Strongest Man and was won by Don Reinhoudt from the United States. It was his first title after finishing second the previous year. Lars Hedlund from Sweden finished second after finishing third the previous year, and Bill Kazmaier also from the United States finished third. The contest was held at the Universal Studios, California.[1]

1979 World's Strongest Man
Host city Universal Studios, California, United States
Winner Don Reinhoudt
Nations participating3 (final)
Athletes participating10 (final)

Final results
#[1] Name[1] Nationality[1] Pts[1]
1 Don Reinhoudt United States 60.3
2 Lars Hedlund Sweden 45.6
3 Bill Kazmaier United States 44.9
4 Jon Kolb United States 41.43
5 Bob Young United States 22.33
6 Cleve Dean United States 14.4
7 Joseph Dube United States 4.4
8 Dave Johns United States 2
9 Bill Anderson Scotland 1.33 (injured)
10 Jerry Blackwell United States 0 (injured)

References
  1. "theworldsstrongestman.com". Archived from the original on 2010-03-29. Retrieved 2010-01-14.
Preceded by
1978 World's Strongest Man		 World's Strongest Man Succeeded by
1980 World's Strongest Man
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