The 2004 World's Strongest Man was the 27th edition of World's Strongest Man and was won by Vasyl Virastyuk from Ukraine. It was his first title after finishing third the previous year. Zydrunas Savickas from Lithuania finished second for the third year in a row. Originally Mariusz Pudzianowski from Poland finished third, but was later disqualified after testing positive for a banned substance, thus third place was given to Magnus Samuelsson from Sweden. The contest was held in Nassau, Bahamas. The qualifying heats saw a major format change, going from the traditional 5-6 man heats with the top 2 going to the finals. This year's format was a 12-man round-robin competition taking place over 5 days, with the top six going onto the finals.
Qualifying heats Events: Deadlift with Barrels Machine, Squat Lift with Barrels Machine, Safe Lift for reps, Truck Pull, Super Yoke, Giant Farmer's Walk, Carry & Drag (Carry an Anchor & Drag Chain & Anchor), Fingal's Fingers, Wrestling, Stone Circle, Atlas Stones # Name Nationality Points 1 Vasyl Virastyuk 55 2 Mariusz Pudzianowski 55 3 Zydrunas Savickas 54 4 Raimonds Bergmanis 50 5 Magnus Samuelsson 49 6 Svend Karlsen 48 7 Tomi Lotta 46 8 Andrus Murumets 40 (replaced Steve Kirit) 9 Brian Turner 39 (replaced Hugo Girard) 10 Mark Felix 37 11 Adrian Rollinson 34 12 René Minkwitz 31 - Hugo Girard Withdrew due to injury - Steve Kirit Withdrew due to injury
Final results # Name Nationality Pts 1 Vasyl Virastyuk 37 2 Zydrunas Savickas 36 3 Magnus Samuelsson 29 4 Raimonds Bergmanis 19 5 Svend Karlsen 9 (Injured) x Mariusz Pudzianowski Disqualified
Events: Carry Race (Carry an Anchor & Giant Farmer's Walk), Fridge Carry (Super Yoke), Squat Lift with Barrels Machine, Car Deadlift for reps, Safe Lift for reps, Truck Pull, Wheelbarrow Race, Atlas Stones
References
External links Official site