The 1996 World's Strongest Man was the 19th edition of World's Strongest Man and was won by Magnús Ver Magnússon from Iceland. This was Magnús' fourth WSM title, tying the record of fellow Icelander Jón Páll Sigmarsson. Riku Kiri from Finland finished second, and Gerrit Badenhorst from South Africa finished third after finishing second the previous year. The contest was held in Port Louis, Mauritius.
Heats Group 1 PlaceNameNationalityPoints 1. Magnús Ver Magnússon 20 1. Jorma Ojanaho 20 3. Nathan Jones 17 4. Paul Lepik 10 4. Vladimir Turchinsky 10 6. Stasys Mėčius 10
Group 2 PlaceNameNationalityPoints 1. Gerrit Badenhorst 19 2. Forbes Cowan 18 3. Bill Lyndon 14 3. Evgeny Popov 14 5. Hjalti Arnason 12 6. Phil Martin 7
Group 3 PlaceNameNationalityPoints 1. Regin Vagadal 19 2. Raimonds Bergmanis 18 3. Berend Veneberg 15 4. Heinz Ollesch 13 5. Magnus Samuelsson 12 6. Colin Cox 7
Group 4 PlaceNameNationalityPoints 1. Riku Kiri 18 2. Flemming Rasmussen 16 3. Derek Boyer 15 3. Svend Karlsen 15 5. Bill Pittuck 14 6. Brian Bell 6
Events of the Final Harness & Rope Pull Car Rolling Throw for Height Hercules's Hold Cask Circle Farmer's Walk Dead Lift Power Stairs
Final results # Name Nationality Pts 1 Magnús Ver Magnússon 52 2 Riku Kiri 43 3 Gerrit Badenhorst 41 4 Flemming Rasmussen 35.5 5 Forbes Cowan 34 6 Jorma Ojanaho 32.5 7 Raimonds Bergmanis 25 8 Regin Vagadal 24
References
External links Official site