1979 World's Strongest Man

1979 World's Strongest Man
Host city United States Universal Studios, California, United States
Winner United States Don Reinhoudt
Nations participating 3 (final)
Athletes participating 10 (final)

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]

Final results

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "theworldsstrongestman.com". Archived from the original on 2010-03-29. Retrieved 2010-01-14.
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