1998 World's Strongest Man
| 1998 World's Strongest Man | |
|---|---|
| Competition information | |
| Dates | 8-18 October 1998 |
| Location | Tangier |
| Country | Morocco |
| Athletes participating | 40 |
| Nations participating | 23 |
| Champion(s) | |
| Magnus Samuelsson | |
The 1998 World's Strongest Man was the 21st edition of World's Strongest Man and was won by Magnus Samuelsson from Sweden. It was his first title after finishing third the previous year. 1997 champion Jouko Ahola from Finland finished second, and Wout Zijlstra from the Netherlands finished third. This year had 10 qualifying heats with the winner of each heat going onto the finals. Half the field got injured during the finals of the contest, as well as several heat winners prior to the finals such as Flemming Rasmussen and Gerrit Badenhorst. The contest was held in Tangier/Tétouan, Morocco.
Heats
Group 1
| Position | Name | Nationality | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Riku Kiri | Finland | 14.5 |
| 2. | Torben Sorrenson | Denmark | 11 |
| 3. | Jaromir Nemec | Czech Republic | 8 |
| 4. | Ralph Williams | United States | 4.5 (injured) |
Group 2
| Position | Name | Nationality | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Flemming Rasmussen | Denmark | 14 (injured) |
| 2. | Russ Bradley | England | 10 |
| 2. | Martin Muhr | Germany | 10 |
| 4. | Ginaud Dupuis | Canada | 6 |
Group 3
| Position | Name | Nationality | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Pieter de Bruyn | South Africa | 13 |
| 2. | Heinz Ollesch | Germany | 13 |
| 3. | Glenn Ross | Northern Ireland | 9 |
| 4. | Terry Brennan | United States | 5 |
Group 4
| Position | Name | Nationality | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Wout Zijlstra | Netherlands | 14 |
| 2. | Derek Boyer | Fiji | 12 |
| 3. | Kurt Kvikkstad | Norway | 7 |
| 3. | Fraser Tranter | England | 7 |
Group 5
| Position | Name | Nationality | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Gerrit Badenhorst | South Africa | 14 (injured) |
| 2. | Lee Bowers | England | 10.5 |
| 3. | Ralf Ber | Austria | 10.5 |
| 4. | Gustavo Pujadas | Spain | 5 |
Group 6
| Position | Name | Nationality | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Magnus Samuelsson | Sweden | 15 |
| 2. | Jamie Barr | Scotland | 10.5 |
| 3. | Wayne Price | South Africa | 10 |
| 4. | Michael Abdullah | Japan | 4.5 |
Group 7
| Position | Name | Nationality | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Berend Veneberg | Netherlands | 13 |
| 2. | László Fekete | Hungary | 11 |
| 3. | Žydrūnas Savickas | Lithuania | 9 |
| 4. | Ken Brown | United States | 7 |
Group 8
| Position | Name | Nationality | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Torfi Ólafsson | Iceland | 13 |
| 2. | Janne Virtanen | Finland | 13 |
| 3. | Phil Pfister | United States | 10 |
| 4. | Alexander Matveev | Russia | 0 (injured) |
Group 9
| Position | Name | Nationality | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mark Philippi | United States | 16 |
| 2. | Evgeny Popov | Bulgaria | 11 |
| 3. | Bill Lyndon | Australia | 9 |
| 4. | Vladimir Turchinsky | Russia | 4 |
Group 10
| Position | Name | Nationality | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jouko Ahola | Finland | 15 |
| 2. | Hugo Girard | Canada | 12 |
| 3. | Stuart Murray | Scotland | 7 |
| 4. | Gunnar Thor | Iceland | 6 |
Final results
| # | Name | Nationality | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magnus Samuelsson | Sweden | 73 |
| 2 | Jouko Ahola | Finland | 67 |
| 3 | Wout Zijlstra | Netherlands | 62 |
| 4 | Phil Pfister | United States | 51 |
| 5 | Pieter de Bruyn | South Africa | 46 |
| 6 | Riku Kiri | Finland | 26 (injured) |
| 7 | Torfi Olafsson | Iceland | 19 (injured) |
| 8 | Mark Philippi | United States | 18 (injured) |
| 9 | Berend Veneberg | Netherlands | 9 (injured) |
| 10 | Hugo Girard | Canada | 5 (injured) |