The 1999 World's Strongest Man was the 22nd edition of World's Strongest Man and was won by Jouko Ahola from Finland. It was his second title after finishing second the previous year. Janne Virtanen also from Finland finished second, and Svend Karlsen from Norway finished third. The contest was held in Malta.
Heats Group 1 Events: Carry and Drag, Truck Pull, Loading, Hercules Hold, Log lift for reps, Medley PlaceNameNationalityPoints 1. Magnus Samuelsson 33 2. Jamie Barr 27 3. Joe Onosai 21.5 4. Mark Philippi 21.5 5. Grant Edwards 13 6. Israel Garrido 10
Group 2 Events: Carry and Drag, Husafell Stone, Atlas Stones, Lateral Hold, Dead Lift Hold, Medley PlaceNameNationalityPoints 1. Jouko Ahola 32 2. René Minkwitz 27 3. Levi Vaoga 25 4. Pieter de Bruyn 18 5. Steve Brooks 15 6. Bryan Neese 7
Group 3 Events: Carry and Drag, Husafell Stone, Loading, Hercules Hold, Log lift for reps, Medley PlaceNameNationalityPoints 1. Janne Virtanen 31.5 2. Svend Karlsen 22.5 3. Glenn Ross 21 4. Jorma Paananen 18.5 5. Niko Noga 17 6. Gerrit Badenhorst 15.5
Group 4 Events: Carry and Drag, Truck Pull, Loading, Lateral Hold, Dead Lift Hold, Medley PlaceNameNationalityPoints 1. Hugo Girard 34 2. Torfi Ólafsson 27 3. Ken Brown 22 4. Regin Vagadal 22 5. Hubert Dörer 12 6. Lee Bowers 9
Group 5 Events: Carry and Drag, Truck Pull, Atlas Stones, Hercules Hold, Dead Lift Hold, Medley PlaceNameNationalityPoints 1. Berend Veneberg 31 2. László Fekete 23 3. Raimonds Bergmanis 23 4. Whit Baskin 22 5. Andreas Hoffman 16 6. Bill Pittuck 11
Events of the Final Super Yoke Dead lift Atlas stones Boat pull Plane drag Log lift Medley
Final results # Name Nationality Pts 1 Jouko Ahola 60 2 Janne Virtanen 53 3 Svend Karlsen 52.5 4 Hugo Girard 49.5 5 Magnus Samuelsson 47 6 Berend Veneberg 41 7 Torfi Olafsson 29.5 8 László Fekete 23 9 Jamie Barr 22.5 10 René Minkwitz 1 (injured) Events: Super Yoke, Dead lift for max, Boat Pull, Atlas Stones, Plane Pull, Giant log lift for reps, Medley
References
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