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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, California.[1]
The World's Strongest Man was conducted in the United States for a sixth consecutive year; the competition would not return there until 1997.
Events
There were a total of 10 different events used in the competition:
- Truck Pull – Winner Bill Kazmaier 37s. Notable that Geoff Capes improved timed from 46s to 38s 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 5inch distance)
- Caber Toss – Winner Dave Waddington 40'3"
- Barrel Load (12 barrels each 167 lbs.) – Winner Tom Magee 73s
- Battery Hold (65 lbs. at arm's length) – Winner John Gamble 56.7 s
- Cement Block Squat (Smith machine squat) – Tie Tom Magee 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
#[1] | Name[1] | Nationality[1] | Pts[1] |
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1 | Bill Kazmaier | ![]() |
91 |
2 | Tom Magee | ![]() |
78 |
3 | John Gamble | ![]() |
69.5 |
4 | Geoff Capes | ![]() |
67 |
5 | Ernie Hackett | ![]() |
65.5 |
6 | Curt Marsh | ![]() |
64 |
7 | Dave Waddington | ![]() |
58 |
8 | Bill Dunn | ![]() |
40.5 |
9 | Jim Hough | ![]() |
36.5 |
10 | Ross Browner | ![]() |
35 |
References
- ^ a b c d e "theworldsstrongestman.com". Archived from the original on 4 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
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