It’s been great fun reviewing the World’s Strongest Man finals from the 1980s and 1990s but all good things must come to an end. So just like the round-up that I did for the oldtime strongmen post series, here is a round-up for the World’s Strongest Man reviews:
World’s Strongest Man: 1980s
- World’s Strongest Man: the 1980s - Bill Kazmaier, Jon Pall Sigmarsson and Geoff Capes make this decade a legend in World’s Strongest Man. But don’t miss out on some of the other great characters, including Tom Magee, Dave Waddington and the fastest strongman in the world, Ab Wolders.
- World’s Strongest Man: 1980 and 1982 - Bill Kazmaier stamps his unmistakable brand of confidence upon the newly-formed World’s Strongest Man competitions and declares himself “the Strongest Man Whoever Lived”. Just brilliant.
- World’s Strongest Man: 1983 and 1984 - The competition moves outside of the USA and Bill Kazmaier doesn’t compete. Geoff Capes and Jon Pall Sigmarsson start their duel. Capes takes the first round and Sigmarsson the second.
- World’s Strongest Man: 1985 and 1986 - Still overseas, Capes and Sigmarsson battle it out furiously but the best of friends.
- World’s Strongest Man: 1988 and 1989 - After missing a year, the competition returns and now Sigmarsson and Kazmaier are both in attendance. Capes has retired and a new Brit has stormed onto the scene, brusque Yorkshireman Jamie Reeves.
World’s Strongest Man: 1990s
- World’s Strongest Man: the 1990s - A new chapter in the lifetime of World’s Strongest Man. While the last decade arguably belonged to the great Icelandic strongman Jon Pall Sigmarsson, this decade definitely belonged to his spiritual descendant, Magnus Ver Magnusson. But don’t miss out on some of the other great characters, including the giant Ted Van Der Parre, the jovial Gerrit Badenhorst and the colourful Manfred Hoeberl.
- World’s Strongest Man: 1991 and 1992 - The new champion, Magnus Ver Magnusson comes out of nowhere to win in 1991 and then dramatically loses on home turf in 1992.
- World’s Strongest Man: 1993 - The greatest year for the UK as Gary Taylor obliterates the competition and wins in one of the most dominating performances seen since Kazmaier.
- World’s Strongest Man: 1994 and 1995 - the Iceman returns and claims his crown, which he holds for three years in a row.
- World’s Strongest Man: 1996 and 1997 - a new era begins, as Jouko Ahola, the small but powerful Finn and his nemesis the giant Swede, Magnus Samuelsson, battle it out against a backdrop of warm and sunny locations.
- World’s Strongest Man: 1998 and 1999 - Jouko Ahola and Samuelsson continue to battle it out. New faces appear, including the future champion Svend Karlsen,along with old ones, like Hungarian stone lifting champion Lazslo Fekete, noticably chunkier than in his 1980s appearances.
My favourite moments
If the above snippets whet your appetite for more, then check out my favourite moments for more highlights of the World’s Strongest Man.
- World’s Strongest Man: my favourite moments in the 1980s
- World’s Strongest Man: my favourite moments in the 1990s
I hope you enjoyed them as much as I did and I’ll keep you guessing as to what I’ll do as my next series!
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