1996 World's Strongest Man

1996 World's Strongest Man
Host city Port Louis, Mauritius
Winner Magnus Ver Magnusson
Nations participating 21 (heats) 7 (final)
Athletes participating 24 (heats) 8 (final)

The 1996 World's Strongest Man was the 19th edition of World's Strongest Man and was won by Magnus Ver Magnusson from Iceland. This was Magnus' fourth WSM title, tying the record of fellow Icelander Jon Pall 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]

Contents

Heats

Group 1

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

Group 2

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

Group 3

Place Name Country 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

Group 4

Place Name Country 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

Final results

#[1] Name[1] Nationality[1] Pts[1]
1 Magnus Ver Magnusson 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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