2003 World's Strongest Man

2003 World's Strongest Man
Host city Zambia Victoria Falls, Zambia
Winner Poland Mariusz Pudzianowski
Nations participating 15
Athletes participating 30

The 2003 World's Strongest Man was the 26th edition of World's Strongest Man and was won by Mariusz Pudzianowski from Poland. It was his second title, and Pudzianowski's record-setting score of 66 points in the Final eclipsed the previous record of 60. His margin of victory (20 points) was also a record. The contest was held at Victoria Falls, Zambia.[1]

Qualifying heats

Heat 1[2]

# Name Nationality Pts
1 Mariusz Pudzianowski Poland Poland 32
2 Geoff Dolan Canada Canada 29
3 Peter Baltus Netherlands Netherlands 25
4 Adrian Rollinson United Kingdom United Kingdom 17
5 Igor Pedan Russia Russia 17
6 Jesse Marunde United States USA 2

Heat 2[2]

# Name Nationality Pts
1 Zydrunas Savickas Lithuania Lithuania 29
2 Magnus Samuelsson Sweden Sweden 27
3 René Minkwitz Denmark Denmark 24
4 Don Pope United States USA 22
5 Eddy Ellwood United Kingdom United Kingdom 13
6 Heinz Ollesch Germany Germany 3

Heat 3[2]

# Name Nationality Pts
1 Raimonds Bergmanis Latvia Latvia 30
2 Jarek Dymek Poland Poland 29.5
3 Phil Pfister United States USA 24.5
4 Carl Broomfield United Kingdom United Kingdom 17.5
5 Jarno Hams Netherlands Netherlands 14
6 Jorgen Ljungberg Sweden Sweden 8.5

Heat 4[2]

# Name Nationality Pts
1 Hugo Girard Canada Canada 30
2 Vasyl Virastyuk Ukraine Ukraine 27
3 Steve Kirit United States USA 19
4 Vidas Blekaitis Lithuania Lithuania 18
5 Jon Valgeir Williams Iceland Iceland 17
6 Glenn Ross United Kingdom United Kingdom 15

Heat 5[2]

# Name Nationality Pts
1 Svend Karlsen Norway Norway 32
2 Jessen Paulin Canada Canada 27
3 Mark Philippi United States USA 22
4 Richard Gosling United Kingdom United Kingdom 19
5 Franz Muellner Austria Austria 18
6 Malone Horn South Africa South Africa 1

Final results

#[1] Name[1] Nationality[1] Pts[1]
1 Mariusz Pudzianowski Poland Poland 66
2 Zydrunas Savickas Lithuania Lithuania 46
3 Vasyl Virastyuk Ukraine Ukraine 43
4 Magnus Samuelsson Sweden Sweden 40
5 Raimonds Bergmanis Latvia Latvia 40
6 Jarek Dymek Poland Poland 38
7 Hugo Girard Canada Canada 34
8 Jessen Paulin Canada Canada 29
9 Svend Karlsen Norway Norway 28
10 Geoff Dolan Canada Canada 21

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "theworldsstrongestman.com". Archived from the original on 4 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "theworldsstrongestman.com Archive of 2003 Qualifying round". Archived from the original on 2007-09-16. Retrieved 2010-01-23.

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