2003 World's Strongest Man

The 2003 World's Strongest Man was the 26th edition of World's Strongest Man and was won by Mariusz Pudzianowski from Poland. It was his second title, and Pudzianowski's record-setting score of 66 points in the Final eclipsed the previous record of 60. His margin of victory (20 points) was also a record. The contest was held at Victoria Falls, Zambia.[1]

2003 World's Strongest Man
Competition information
Dates20-28 September 2003
LocationVictoria Falls
Country Zambia
Athletes participating30
Nations participating15
Champion(s)
Poland Mariusz Pudzianowski

Qualifying heats

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Heat 1

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  • Events: Farmer's Walk, Squat Lift with Barrels Machine, Train Pull, Atlas Stones, Log Lift Ladder, Tyre Flip
# Name Nationality Pts
1 Mariusz Pudzianowski   Poland 32
2 Geoff Dolan   Canada 29
3 Peter Baltus   Netherlands 25
4 Adrian Rollinson   England 17
5 Igor Pedan   Russia 17
6 Jesse Marunde   United States 2 (injury)

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Heat 2

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  • Events: Carry & Flip (Duck Walk & Tyre Flip), Squat Lift with Barrels Machine, Train Pull, Giant Farmer's Walk, Atlas Stones, Tyre Flip
# Name Nationality Pts
1 Zydrunas Savickas   Lithuania 29
2 Magnus Samuelsson   Sweden 27
3 René Minkwitz   Denmark 24
4 Don Pope   United States 22
5 Eddy Ellwood   England 13 (injury)
6 Heinz Ollesch   Germany 3 (injury)

Levi Vaoga was originally in this heat but could not go to Zambia, and he was replaced by Heinz Ollesch.

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Heat 3

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  • Events: Farmer's Walk, Train Pull, Car Dead Lift for reps, Atlas Stones, Log Lift Ladder, Tyre Flip
# Name Nationality Pts
1 Raimonds Bergmanis   Latvia 30
2 Jarek Dymek   Poland 29.5
3 Phil Pfister   United States 24.5
4 Carl Broomfield   England 17.5
5 Jarno Hams   Netherlands 14
6 Jorgen Ljungberg   Sweden 8.5 (injury)

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Heat 4

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  • Events: Farmer's Walk, Squat Lift with Barrels Machine; Train Pull, Atlas Stones, Log Lift Ladder, Tyre Flip
# Name Nationality Pts
1 Hugo Girard   Canada 30
2 Vasyl Virastyuk   Ukraine 27
3 Steve Kirit   United States 19
4 Vidas Blekaitis   Lithuania 18
5 Jón Valgeir Williams   Iceland 17
6 Glenn Ross   Northern Ireland 15

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Heat 5

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  • Events: Carry & Flip (Duck Walk & Tyre Flip), Train Pull, Giant Farmer's Walk, Car Dead Lift for reps, Atlas Stones, Tyre Flip
# Name Nationality Pts
1 Svend Karlsen   Norway 32
2 Jessen Paulin   Canada 27
3 Mark Philippi   United States 22
4 Richard Gosling   England 19 (injury)
5 Franz Muellner   Austria 18
6 Malone Horn   South Africa 1 (injury)

Juha-Matti Räsänen was supposed to be in this heat but injured his bicep just before the contest. He was replaced by Malone Horn.

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Final results

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#[1] Name[1] Nationality[1] Pts[1]
1 Mariusz Pudzianowski   Poland 66
2 Zydrunas Savickas   Lithuania 46
3 Vasyl Virastyuk   Ukraine 43
4 Magnus Samuelsson   Sweden 40
5 Raimonds Bergmanis   Latvia 40
6 Jarek Dymek   Poland 38
7 Hugo Girard   Canada 34
8 Jessen Paulin   Canada 29
9 Svend Karlsen   Norway 28
10 Geoff Dolan   Canada 21

events: Carry & Drag (Duck Walk & Drag Chain & Anchor), Log Lift Ladder, Hercules Hold, Atlas Stones, Train Pull, Dead Lift with Barrels Machine, Farmer's Walk

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "theworldsstrongestman.com". Archived from the original on 4 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
  2. ^ a b c d e "theworldsstrongestman.com Archive of 2003 Qualifying round". Archived from the original on 2007-09-16. Retrieved 2010-01-23.
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