2001 World's Strongest Man
| Host city |
 Victoria Falls, Zambia |
|---|---|
| Winner |
 Svend Karlsen |
| Nations participating | 17 |
| Athletes participating | 30 |
The 2001 World's Strongest Man was the 24th edition of World's Strongest Man and was won by Svend Karlsen from Norway. It was his first title after finishing second the previous year. 1998 winner Magnus Samuelsson from Sweden finished second after finishing third the previous year, and 2000 winner Janne Virtanen from Finland finished third. The contest was held at Victoria Falls, Zambia.[1]
Qualifying heats
Heat 1[2]
| # | Name | Nationality | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juha-Matti Räsänen |  Finland |
26 |
| 2 | Wout Zijlstra |  Netherlands |
25.5 |
| 3 | Rob Dixon |  United Kingdom |
24 |
| 4 | Karl Gillingham |  USA |
21.5 |
| 5 | Derek Boyer |  Australia |
20 |
| 6 | Israel Garrido |  Spain |
9 |
Magnus Ver Magnusson of Iceland was originally intended to be within this Heat but had to withdraw making room for the reserve Israel Garrido.[3]
Heat 2[2]
| # | Name | Nationality | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Svend Karlsen | Norway |
27.5 |
| 2 | Hugo Girard |  Canada |
27 |
| 3 | Mark Philippi | USA |
22.5 |
| 4 | Torbjörn Samuelsson |  Sweden |
21 |
| 5 | Marc Iliffe | United Kingdom |
14.5 |
| 6 | Regin Vagadal |  Faroe Islands |
13.5 |
Heat 3[2]
| # | Name | Nationality | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magnus Samuelsson | Sweden |
28 |
| 2 | Martin Muhr |  Germany |
26 |
| 3 | Travis Lyndon | Canada |
25 |
| 4 | Raimonds Bergmanis |  Latvia |
17.5 |
| 5 | Johnny Perry | USA |
16.5 |
| 6 | Glenn Ross | United Kingdom |
13 |
Heat 4[2]
| # | Name | Nationality | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Janne Virtanen | Finland |
31 |
| 2 | Andrew Raynes | United Kingdom |
21 |
| 3 | Heinz Ollesch | Germany |
20 |
| 4 | Ralf Ber |  Austria |
20 |
| 5 | Brian Schoonveld | USA |
17 |
| 6 | Levi Vaoga |  New Zealand |
17 |
Bill Lyndon of Australia was originally intended to be within this Heat but had to withdraw making room for the Levi Vaoga who was not down as an official reserve.[3]
Heat 5[2]
| # | Name | Nationality | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Pfister | USA |
31 |
| 2 | Jarek Dymek |  Poland |
30 |
| 3 | Odd Haugen | Norway |
21 |
| 4 | Adrian Rollinson | United Kingdom |
18.5 |
| 5 | Johan van Heerden |  South Africa |
16.5 |
| 6 | Flemming Rasmussen |  Denmark |
7 |
Reserves
- Israel Garrido Spain - used (Heat 1)
- Brian Bell
Scotland - Chad Coy United States
Final results
| #[1] | Name[1] | Nationality[1] | Pts[1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Svend Karlsen | Norway |
53.5 |
| 2 | Magnus Samuelsson | Sweden |
51.5 |
| 3 | Janne Virtanen | Finland |
50 |
| 4 | Phil Pfister | USA |
46 |
| 5 | Martin Muhr | Germany |
40 |
| 6 | Hugo Girard | Canada |
38.5 |
| 7 | Jarek Dymek | Poland |
30 |
| 8 | Wout Zijlstra | Netherlands |
28.5 |
| 9 | Juha-Matti Räsänen | Finland |
25.5 |
| 10 | Andrew Raynes | United Kingdom |
18.5 |
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "theworldsstrongestman.com". Archived from the original on 4 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "theworldsstrongestman.com Archive of 2001 Qualifying round". Archived from the original on 2007-09-16. Retrieved 2010-01-23.
- 1 2 Archive of worldsstrongestman.com - 2001 summary
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