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1999 World's Strongest Man

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1999 World's Strongest Man
Competition information
Dates9-18 September 1999
LocationValetta
Country Malta
Athletes participating30
Nations participating19
Champion(s)
Finland Jouko Ahola

The 1999 World's Strongest Man was the 22nd edition of World's Strongest Man and was won by Jouko Ahola from Finland. It was his second title after finishing second the previous year. Janne Virtanen also from Finland finished second, and Svend Karlsen from Norway finished third. The contest was held in Malta.[1]

Heats

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Group 1

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  • Events: Carry and Drag, Truck Pull, Loading, Hercules Hold, Log lift for reps, Medley
Place Name Nationality Points
1. Magnus Samuelsson  Sweden 33
2. Jamie Barr  Scotland 27
3. Joe Onosai  Samoa 21.5
4. Mark Philippi  United States 21.5
5. Grant Edwards  Australia 13
6. Israel Garrido  Spain 10

Group 2

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  • Events: Carry and Drag, Husafell Stone, Atlas Stones, Lateral Hold, Dead Lift Hold, Medley
Place Name Nationality Points
1. Jouko Ahola  Finland 32
2. René Minkwitz  Denmark 27
3. Levi Vaoga  New Zealand 25
4. Pieter de Bruyn  South Africa 18
5. Steve Brooks  England 15
6. Bryan Neese  United States 7

Group 3

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  • Events: Carry and Drag, Husafell Stone, Loading, Hercules Hold, Log lift for reps, Medley
Place Name Nationality Points
1. Janne Virtanen  Finland 31.5
2. Svend Karlsen  Norway 22.5
3. Glenn Ross  Northern Ireland 21
4. Jorma Paananen  Sweden 18.5
5. Niko Noga  United States 17
6. Gerrit Badenhorst  South Africa 15.5

Group 4

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  • Events: Carry and Drag, Truck Pull, Loading, Lateral Hold, Dead Lift Hold, Medley
Place Name Nationality Points
1. Hugo Girard  Canada 34
2. Torfi Ólafsson  Iceland 27
3. Ken Brown  United States 22
4. Regin Vagadal  Faroe Islands 22
5. Hubert Dörer  Austria 12
6. Lee Bowers  England 9

Group 5

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  • Events: Carry and Drag, Truck Pull, Atlas Stones, Hercules Hold, Dead Lift Hold, Medley
Place Name Nationality Points
1. Berend Veneberg  Netherlands 31
2. László Fekete  Hungary 23
3. Raimonds Bergmanis  Latvia 23
4. Whit Baskin  United States 22
5. Andreas Hoffman  Germany 16
6. Bill Pittuck  England 11

Final results

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# Name Nationality Pts
1 Jouko Ahola  Finland 60
2 Janne Virtanen  Finland 53
3 Svend Karlsen  Norway 52.5
4 Hugo Girard  Canada 49.5
5 Magnus Samuelsson  Sweden 47
6 Berend Veneberg  Netherlands 41
7 Torfi Olafsson  Iceland 29.5
8 László Fekete  Hungary 23
9 Jamie Barr  Scotland 22.5
10 René Minkwitz  Denmark 1 (injured)

Events: Super Yoke, Dead lift for max, Boat Pull, Atlas Stones, Plane Pull, Giant log lift for reps, Medley [1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "theworldsstrongestman.com". Archived from the original on 4 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
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