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I really appreciate your visits to my blog. Please let me know what you think of this post in the comments.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 [...]

Having sat and watched all of the finals for the World’s Strongest Man for 1991 through to 1999, I have remembered some great moments, some heart-breaking moments and some I-just-can’t-believe it moments. Here are some of my favourite moments: 1991: Gregg Ernst being the first to lift the fifth McGlashan stone.  He said at the [...]

Having sat and watched all of the finals for the World’s Strongest Man for 1980 through to 1989, I have remembered some great moments, some heart-breaking moments and some I-just-can’t-believe it moments. Here are some of my favourite moments: 1980 – the bar bending event yielded some amazingly simian noises as the gorilla-sized contestants battled [...]

As well as the box set of the 1980’s World’s Strongest Man finals, I was fortunate enough to receive the box set of the 1990’s for my birthday in January.  I’ve been working my way through them on the odd evening that I get home in time to do more than pay a visit to [...]

As well as the box set of the 1980’s World’s Strongest Man finals, I was fortunate enough to receive the box set of the 1990’s for my birthday in January.  I’ve been working my way through them on the odd evening that I get home in time to do more than pay a visit to [...]