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1982 World's Strongest Man

The 1982 World's Strongest Man was the sixth edition of World's Strongest Man and was won by Bill Kazmaier from the United States. It was his third title in a row. Tom Magee from Canada finished second and John Gamble from the United States finished third. The contest was held at the Magic Mountain in California. [1]

1982 World's Strongest Man
Host city Magic Mountain, California, United States
Winner Bill Kazmaier
Nations participating3 (final)
Athletes participating10 (final)

The World's Strongest Man was held in the United States for the sixth consecutive year; the competition did not return there until 1997.

Events

There were ten events in the competition:

  • Truck pull – winner: Bill Kazmaier 37 s (Notable that Geoff Capes improved time from 46 s to 38 s by moving to Kazmaier's lane.)
  • Overhead log lift (rough-hewn log) – winner: Bill Kazmaier 370lbs
  • Weight toss (56lbs weight over bar throw) – winner: Bill Kazmaier 17 feet
  • Steel bar bend – winner: Geoff Capes (only one to bend 11/16" to 5 inch distance)
  • Caber toss – winner: Dave Waddington 40'3"
  • Barrel load (12 barrels each 167 lbs.) – winner: Tom Magee 73 s
  • Battery hold (65 lbs. at arm's length) – winner: John Gamble 56.7 s
  • Cement block squat (Smith machine squat) – tie: Tom Magee, Ernie Hackett, and Dave Waddington 955 lbs.
  • Silver dollar deadlift (18" off the floor with straps allowed) tie: Bill Kazmaier and Ernie Hackett 1055lbs
  • Sumo challenge – winner: Curt Marsh

Final results

# Name Nationality Pts
1 Bill Kazmaier   United States 91
2 Tom Magee   Canada 78
3 John Gamble   United States 69.5
4 Geoff Capes   United Kingdom 67
5 Ernie Hackett   United States 65.5
6 Curt Marsh   United States 64
7 Dave Waddington   United States 58
8 Bill Dunn   United States 40.5
9 Jim Hough   United States 36.5
10 Ross Browner   United States 35

Source: theworldsstrongestman.com[1]

References

  1. ^ a b . Archived from the original on 4 January 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2010.

External links

  • Official website
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