The 1983 World's Strongest Man was the seventh edition of World's Strongest Man and was won by Geoff Capes from the United Kingdom. It was his first title. Jón Páll Sigmarsson from the Iceland finished second, and Simon Wulfse from the Netherlands third. The winner of the three previous competetitions, Bill Kazmaier, was not invited to compete again in this year. The contest was held at Christchurch, New Zealand.[1] The title of the competition, formerly "World's Strongest Men", was changed to the current title for this competition.
1983, world, strongest, seventh, edition, world, strongest, geoff, capes, from, united, kingdom, first, title, jón, páll, sigmarsson, from, iceland, finished, second, simon, wulfse, from, netherlands, third, winner, three, previous, competetitions, bill, kazma. The 1983 World s Strongest Man was the seventh edition of World s Strongest Man and was won by Geoff Capes from the United Kingdom It was his first title Jon Pall Sigmarsson from the Iceland finished second and Simon Wulfse from the Netherlands third The winner of the three previous competetitions Bill Kazmaier was not invited to compete again in this year The contest was held at Christchurch New Zealand 1 The title of the competition formerly World s Strongest Men was changed to the current title for this competition 1983 World s Strongest ManHost cityChristchurch New ZealandWinnerGeoff CapesNations participating7 final Athletes participating8 final Six Flags Magic Mountain 1982Mora 1984 Contents 1 Events 2 Final results 3 References 4 External linksEvents EditThere were a total of 8 different events used in the competition Fergus Walk Farmer s Walk 175 lb logs for distance in 90 s Winner JP Sigmarsson Steel bar bend Winner Simon Wulfse only one to bend 15mm to 8inch distance Cheese Deadlift 18 off the floor with straps allowed Winner Tom Magee 1180 lbs Truck Pull 10 tons over 35m Winner Geoff Capes 43s The original tractor was replaced because no contestant could move it Natural Stone Overhead Press Winner John Gamble 126 kg Weight Toss 56 lbs weight over bar throw Winner Geoff Capes 15 6 Wool Bale Hoist 250 lbs Winner JP Sigmarsson 9 10 5 Sack Load 10 sacks each 168 lbs Winner JP Sigmarsson 1 31 7Final results Edit 1 Name 1 Nationality 1 Farmers Walk Bar Bend Deadlift Truck Pull Stone Press Weight Toss Bale Hoist Sack Load Pts 1 1 Geoff Capes United Kingdom 7 6 2 8 4 5 8 7 7 49 52 Jon Pall Sigmarsson Iceland 8 4 7 1 6 5 5 5 8 8 483 Simon Wulfse Netherlands 6 8 4 7 6 5 5 5 4 6 474 Tom Magee Canada 4 7 8 5 4 5 7 2 1 38 55 John Gamble United States 2 5 5 2 8 1 5 5 4 32 56 Chris Okonkwo Nigeria 5 3 1 6 2 5 4 1 3 25 57 Doyle Kenady United States 1 2 6 4 2 5 1 5 3 4 248 Alan Hallberg New Zealand 3 1 3 3 1 3 6 2 22References Edit a b c d e theworldsstrongestman com Archived from the original on 4 January 2010 Retrieved 2010 01 16 External links EditOfficial sitePreceded by1982 World s Strongest Man 1983 World s Strongest Man Succeeded by1984 World s Strongest Man Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1983 World 27s Strongest Man amp oldid 1114989645, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
