Augusti 2001
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Piteå-Tidningen: Här har ni nye publikfavoriten: 30 juli
Han tog i så det svartnade för ögonen. Jan-Erik Holmbom, från Vitsand - där han ni lördagens store hjälte under Piteå dansar och ler. Kraftansträngningen räckte till silver i strongman-SM för par! - Härligt med en medalj.
Värmlands Folkblad: Dejeman siktar på att bli årets Starkeman:
Han har aldrig tagit i en skivstång i hela sitt liv. Ändå är Roland Persson i Deje en av Sveriges starkaste karlar. Nu ligger han i hårdträning inför finalen av Vänerlandscupen Starkeman.
Bohusläningen: Bohusläns starkaste man från Vänersborg: 4 juli
Bohusläns starkaste man skulle för första gången koras i Uddevalla i går. I den tryckande värmen i museiparken lyftes stockar, bilar och vetesäckar för att få fram en värdig vinnare.
Falu Kuriren: Säters starke man - Göran Larsson tänker hårdsatsa på styrketävlingar: 10 juli
Är han Säters starkaste man? Göran Larsson har nyligen tävlat i Vänernlands-cupen i Starke man och satsar nu allt på liknande tävlingar.
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Matt Rauzl, professional competitor from Denver Colo., throws a 28 pound weight 75.8 feet for a new record in the Weight For Distance event at the Scottish Heavy Games competition in Selkirk, Manitoba on Saturday July 7, 2001. The gathering featured Highland dancing, sheep shearing and other heavy games. |
Kraftlyftingasamband Íslands: Results and photos from Icelands Strongest Viking 2001
Aftonbladet: Starkast i världen: 7 februari 1999
Ni kan ju bara tänka er alla dessa mänskliga belgian blue-kopior som trampar jordens yta. Det är tungviktsboxare och styrkelyftare och sumobrottare, det är finska skogshuggare och polska hamnsjåare och ryska stenbrottsarbetare, det är tyska kroppsbyggare och dopade strandraggare och en och annan tatuerad flåbuse från USA.
Men det är bara en som är starkast i världen. Han heter Magnus Samuelsson och är lantbrukare i Östergötland. Snart hoppar han av traktorn och landar i Hollywood.
Strongestman.com: Profile of Canadian Geoff Dolan: 21 juli
In May of 2001, Geoff Dolan placed second in a very strong field at the North American Strongman Championship, beating former World's Strongest Man (WSM) competitors Phil Pfister, Ken Brown, Brian Schoonveld and Johnny Perry and fellow Canadians Travis Lyndon and Jessen Paulin. Geoff's performance surprised many, but a closer look at his past shows that it was no fluke.
Strongestman.com: Profile of American Chad Smith: 21 juli
At first glance Chad Smith looks like your typical strongman. A big guy who eats a lot, lifts weights, and throws kegs or pulls trucks in competition. Yes, Chad Smith does all these things but he is far from typical.
As I got to know Chad I discovered he is a well-rounded human being with hopes, dreams, desires, and fear. It just happens that he is a strongman as well. I was very surprised at his maturity and outlook on life. He has been dealt a tough hand but has played it beautifully.
StrongestMan.com: International Strongman Rankings:
Hugo Girard flushed the competition and pushed his way to the top.
Hugo Girard tops the most recent international strongman rankings after a first place finish at the 2001 World Muscle Power championship in Scotland. Hugo finished ahead of Svend Karlsen and Magnus Samuelsson to move from 5th in the rankings to 1st.
StrongestMan.com: Zydrunas Savickas:
At last year's World's Strongest Man competition, Zydrunas Savickas demonstrated he belongs on the international stage after a strong showing in a very tough qualifying heat. What does the future hold for this Lithuanian strength athlete? Find out more about Zydrunas by reading his biography and an interview.
Crieff Highland Games:
Chieftain of the 2001 Crieff Games will be Crieff born Ewan McGregor, star of the big screen! Ewan has since appeared in many films including Shallow Grave, Trainspotting, Star Wars: Episode I and future releases Black Hawk Down and Star Wars: Episode II.
Southern Tier Muscle: Gallery of Old Time Strongmen
Southern Tier Muscle: Olde Time Strongwomen and Pioneers of Women's Bodybuilding
Gazette Online: ‘I go into an event with confidence': 25 juni
A brawny blue-eyed blonde, he can flip over a car, pick up a 385-pound stone, pull two 18-wheelers; walk carrying two 345-pound blocks in each hand and perform a dozen or so other muscle-crunching, crowd-pleasing feats required of Strongman contestants. He finished in the top five during world competition in 1998 and 2000.
He's Hercules, Sampson and Superman packed into a powerful 6-foot-5, 310-specimen named Phil Pfister.
The Cable/Bar Guy: The 2001 Salem Gold's Gym Strongman Challenge: 17 juli
This contest was OK for a local meet, but was not nearly heavy enough to test really serious strong men and women contestants. It would probably be more accurate to call such an affair a "Fitness/ Strength" contest.
Once again, organized by Kyle Sexton's Gold's Gym chain of Salem, this year's contest was directed by Tony LaLac. Tony, and his staff of approximately 12 people, did a good job keeping the contest running smoothly, as well as providing an outlet for smaller strongmen and women to compete.
IronMind: Magnus Ver Magnusson Wins Iceland's Strongest Man: 17 juni
As expected, four-time "World's Strongest Man" winner Magnus Ver Magnusson won Iceland's Strongest Man competition today. Finishing strongly, winning two of today's events and taking second place in the other two, Magnus Ver Magnusson wrapped things up with a commanding lead over the rest of the field.
Samson's Power: The Beauty and The Beast Strongman Challenge 2001: 9 juni
The Beauty and The Beast Strongman Challenge has turned into probably the most note worthy contests of the western hemisphere...attracting the highest caliber competitors from all over the globe. The top athletes in the game seem to show up, making this a preview for the World's Strongest man.
Samson's Power: Part 2 reported by J.V. Askeem: 9 juni
1. Magnus Samuelsson, Sweden
2. Phil Pfister, West Virgina, USA
3. Svend Karlsen, Norway
4. Karl Gillingham, Minnesota, USA
5. Brian Schoonveld, Indiana, USA
6. Zydrunas Savickas, Lithuania
Samson's Power: Beauty & The Beast Women's Strength & Fitness Challenge 2001: 9 juni
The 24 Hour Fitness® Beauty & the Beast 2001 is introducing the first Women's Strength & Fitness Challenge(tm) in addition to the World Strongman Challenge. The Women's Strength & Fitness Challenge(tm) takes the place of the bikini fitness challenge of the past three years.
Samson's Power: The 2001 Beauty & The Beast Women's Strength and Fitness Challenge: 9 juni
The format consisted of three strength events, then an obstacle course. The first event was the Farmers walk with two 120 lb Mastiff handles for half the circle of the amphitheater (about 180 feet). Julie Havelka easily won with 15 seconds.
IronMind: Five Americans Going to WSM: 11 juni
It's official: Five American competitors will be going to this year's "World's Strongest Man" competition. Original allocations had called for five Americans, then the number was revised downward to four, but it has now changed back to five and this is final said IFSA's Douglas Edmunds, Ph.D.
IronMind: B&B: "It Was Tough": 4 juni
Co-promoter and top competitor Odd Haugen said this weekend's 24-Hour Fitness Beauty and the Beast was tough from both perspectives.
- Magnus Samuelsson, 22
- Phil Pfister, 24.5
- Svend Karlsen, 36
- Karl Gillingham, 40.5
- Brian Schoonveld, 48
- Zydrunas Savickas, 56
Strongman Competition Page: Athletes, fans and organizers of strongman - updates!: 14 maj
- Story, photos and results from the North American Strongman Championship
- There are now 16 competitors left in our All-Time Strongman Competition. Check out the brackets and vote on who advances.
- Results from the Azalea Strongman Festival and other news items
- Read about Ken Brown's 1,000-pound deadlift
- The updated International Strongman Rankings
- The updated American Strongman Rankings
IronMind: Virtanen Wins IFSA Finland's Strongest Man: 27 maj
"World's Strongest Man" Janne Virtanen held onto the lead he brought into the finals, and won the IFSA Finland's Strongest Man competition today.