1979 World's Strongest Man

1979 World's Strongest Man

Host city	Universal Studios, California, USA
Winner	Don Reinhoudt
Nations participating	3 (final)
Athletes participating	10 (final)
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The 1979 World's Strongest Man was the third edition of World's Strongest Man and was won by Don Reinhoudt from the USA. 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 USA finished third. The contest was held at the Universal Studios, California.^[1]

Final results

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

References

External links

• Official site