2000 World's Strongest Man
| 2000 World's Strongest Man | |
|---|---|
| Competition information | |
| Dates | 1-11 August 2000 |
| Venue | Sun City |
| Country |  South Africa |
| Athletes participating | 30 |
| Nations participating | 20 |
| Champion(s) | |
 Janne Virtanen | |
The 2000 World's Strongest Man was the 23rd edition of
Sun City, South Africa.[1]
Qualifying heats
Qualifying heats in World's Strongest Man involve a series of six events. The field is divided into groups of six competitors with the top two in each of the groups reaching the ten man final. A win in an event gives a competitor 6 points, second place gets 5, and so on (4,3,2,1).
Heat 1
- Events: Super Yoke, Africa Stone, Power Stairs, Boulder Holder (Connan Circle), Axle Press, Atlas Stones
| # | Name | Nationality | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hugo Girard |  Canada
|
28 |
| 2 | Rob Dixon |  United Kingdom
|
27 |
| 3 | Derek Boyer |  Fiji
|
25.5 |
| 4 | Whit Baskin |  United States
|
23 |
| 5 | Pieter de Bruyn | South Africa
|
16.5 |
| 6 | Jose Hervas |  Spain
|
2 (injury) |
Heat 2
- Events: Tyre Flip, Africa Stone, Car Lift (Car Deadlift Hold), Boulder Holder (Connan Circle), Fingal's Fingers, Atlas Stones
| # | Name | Nationality | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magnus Samuelsson |  Sweden
|
29 |
| 2 | Regin Vagadal
|
 Faroe Islands
|
23 |
| 3 | Glenn Ross | United Kingdom
|
23 |
| 4 | Johnny Perry | United States
|
18 |
| 5 | Torfi Olafsson
|
 Iceland
|
18 |
| 6 | René Minkwitz |  Denmark
|
14 |
Heat 3
- Events: Tyre Flip, Africa Stone, Power Stairs, Boulder Holder (Connan Circle), Axle Press, Atlas Stones
| # | Name | Nationality | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Janne Virtanen | Finland
|
33 |
| 2 | Gerrit Badenhorst | South Africa
|
23.5 |
| 3 | Brian Schoonveld | United States
|
19.5 |
| 4 | Torbjörn Samuelsson | Sweden
|
19 |
| 5 | Bernd Kerschbaumer |  Austria
|
18 |
| 6 | Brian Bell | United Kingdom
|
13 |
Heat 4
- Events: Super Yoke, Africa Stone, Car Lift (Car Deadlift Hold), Boulder Holder (Connan Circle), Fingal's Fingers, Atlas Stones
| # | Name | Nationality | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Svend Karlsen |  Norway
|
32 |
| 2 | Martin Muhr |  Germany
|
30 |
| 3 | Levi Vaoga |  New Zealand
|
20 |
| 4 | Mark Philippi | United States
|
18 (injury) |
| 5 | Graham Mullins | United Kingdom
|
15 |
| 6 | Jean-Marc Tocaven |  France
|
3 (injury) |
Heat 5
- Events: Tyre Flip, Africa Stone, Power Stairs, Boulder Holder (Connan Circle), Axle Press, Atlas Stones
| # | Name | Nationality | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mariusz Pudzianowski |  Poland
|
31 |
| 2 | Phil Pfister | United States
|
27 |
| 3 | Zydrunas Savickas
|
 Lithuania
|
27 |
| 4 | Peter Baltus |  Netherlands
|
22.5 |
| 5 | Adrian Rollinson | United Kingdom
|
12.5 |
| 6 | László Fekete |  Hungary
|
1 (injury) |
Final results
| # | Name | Nationality | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Janne Virtanen | Finland
|
59 |
| 2 | Svend Karlsen | Norway
|
54 |
| 3 | Magnus Samuelsson | Sweden
|
53 |
| 4 | Mariusz Pudzianowski | Poland
|
49 |
| 5 | Phil Pfister | United States
|
42 |
| 6 | Martin Muhr | Germany
|
40 |
| 7 | Gerrit Badenhorst | South Africa
|
34 |
| 8 | Regin Vagadal
|
Faroe Islands
|
26 |
| 9 | Hugo Girard | Canada Canada
|
8 (Injured)[3] |
| 10 | Rob Dixon | Great Britain
|
5 (Injured)[3] |
| Position | Name | Nationality | Event 1 Super Yoke |
Event 2 Power Stairs |
Event 3 Car Lift |
Event 4 Farmer's Walk |
Event 5 Truck Pull |
Event 6 Fingal's Fingers |
Event 7 Atlas Stones |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (59pts) | Janne Virtanen | Finland
|
3 (19.8s) | 3 (33.5s) | 4 (43.1s) | 1 (25.0s) | 1 (49.0s) | 4 (4 in 43.0s) | 2 (5 in 34.5s) |
| 2 (54pts) | Svend Karlsen | Norway
|
1 (13.7s) | 5 (35.8s) | 6 (37.7s) | 4 (26.9s) | 5 (54.7s) | 1 (5 in 42.6s) | 1 (5 in 30.7s) |
| 3 (53pts) | Magnus Samuelsson | Sweden
|
2 (17.8s) | 7 (38.0s) | 2 (70.0s) | 3 (26.3s) | 4 (54.2s) | 3 (5 in 54.1s) | 3 (5 in 37.7s) |
| 4 (49pts) | Mariusz Pudzianowski | Poland
|
7 (26.8s) | 2 (28.7s) | 1 (72.2s) | 5 (28.3s) | 3 (54.0s) | 6 (2 in 26.9s) | 4 (5 in 50.2s) |
| 5 (42pts) | Phil Pfister | United States
|
10 (40.7s) | 6 (37.2s) | 7 (21.6s) | 2 (25.6s) | 2 (51.4s) | 2 (5 in 43.8s) | 6 (4 in 35.8s) |
| 6 (40pts) | Martin Muhr | Germany
|
9 (32.9s) | 1 (27.9s) | 3 (49.7s) | 6 (30.9s) | 8 (66.1s) | 5 (3 in 25.2s) | 5 (5 in 54.2s) |
| 7 (34pts) | Gerrit Badenhorst | South Africa
|
6 (26.5s) | 4 (34.7s) | 5 (40.7s) | 7 (39.0s) | 6 (58.4s) | 7 (2 in 22.7s) | 8 (3 in 46.0s) |
| 8 (26pts) | Regin Vagadal
|
Faroe Islands
|
5 (24.3s) | 8 (56.3s) | 8 (8.2s) | 8 (16.3 m) | 7 (64.9s) | 8 (2 in 23.8s) | 7 (4 in 59.4s) |
| 9 (8pts) | Hugo Girard | Canada
|
4 (21.5s) | 10 (2 stairs) | (Injured) | (Injured) | (Injured) | (Injured) | (Injured) |
| 10 (5pts) | Rob Dixon | United Kingdom
|
8 (27.3s) | 9 (21 stairs) | (Injured) | (Injured) | (Injured) | (Injured) | (Injured) |
Source[1]
References
- ^ a b "theworldsstrongestman.com Results 2000 final". Archived from the original on 4 January 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
- ^ a b c d e "theworldsstrongestman.com Archive of 2000 Qualifying round". Archived from the original on 1 February 2008. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
- ^ a b "btinternet.com". Archived from the original on 3 January 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
- ^ "World's Strongest Man 2010 Qualifiers: Heat 5". 31 December 2010.
