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1977 World's Strongest Man

The 1977 World's Strongest Man was held. 8 athletes competed across 10 events were contested.

Date: Date unknown
Location: Location unknown
Type: World's Strongest Man
Division: Men
Bruce Wilhelm
1st Place

Bruce Wilhelm 🇺🇸

Total Points: 63.3

Events (10 total)

  1. 1. Barrel Lift
  2. 2. Bar Bend
  3. 3. Wrist Roll
  4. 4. Wheelbarrow Carry
  5. 5. Tire Toss
  6. 6. Tram Pull
  7. 7. Max Deadlift
  8. 8. Max Squat
  9. 9. Fridge Carry
  10. 10. Tug of War

Results

Place Athlete Country Points
1 Bruce Wilhelm 🇺🇸 USA 63.3
2 Bob Young 🇺🇸 USA 43.3
3 Ken Patera 🇺🇸 USA 34.0
4 Lou Ferrigno 🇺🇸 USA 27.5
5 Franco Columbu 🇮🇹 ITA 23.3
6 Jon Cole 🇺🇸 USA 21.5
7 Mike Dayton 🇺🇸 USA 19.3
8 George Frenn 🇺🇸 USA 10.0

Event-by-Event Results

Bar Bend

# Athlete Result Points
1 Lou Ferrigno - 10.0
2 Franco Columbu - 7.0
3 Jon Cole - 4.0
4 Bruce Wilhelm - 1.0
- Bob Young - 0.0
- Ken Patera - 0.0
- Mike Dayton - 0.0
- George Frenn - 0.0

Barrel Lift

# Athlete Result Points
1 Bruce Wilhelm - 10.0
2 Bob Young - 3.0
2 Ken Patera - 3.0
2 Franco Columbu - 3.0
2 George Frenn - 3.0
- Lou Ferrigno - 0.0
- Jon Cole - 0.0
- Mike Dayton - 0.0

Fridge Carry

# Athlete Result Points
1 Bruce Wilhelm - 10.0
2 Mike Dayton - 7.0
3 Bob Young - 4.0
4 Ken Patera - 1.0
- George Frenn - 0.0
- Lou Ferrigno - 0.0
- Franco Columbu - 0.0
- Jon Cole - 0.0

Max Deadlift

# Athlete Result Points
1 Lou Ferrigno - 10.0
2 Jon Cole - 7.0
3 Bruce Wilhelm - 1.3
3 Bob Young - 1.3
3 Franco Columbu - 1.3
3 Mike Dayton - 1.3
- George Frenn - 0.0
- Ken Patera - 0.0

Max Squat

# Athlete Result Points
1 Bob Young - 10.0
2 Franco Columbu - 5.5
2 Jon Cole - 5.5
4 Bruce Wilhelm - 1.0
- George Frenn - 0.0
- Ken Patera - 0.0
- Lou Ferrigno - 0.0
- Mike Dayton - 0.0

Tire Toss

# Athlete Result Points
1 Ken Patera - 10.0
2 George Frenn - 7.0
3 Bob Young - 4.0
4 Jon Cole - 1.0
- Bruce Wilhelm - 0.0
- Lou Ferrigno - 0.0
- Franco Columbu - 0.0
- Mike Dayton - 0.0

Tram Pull

# Athlete Result Points
1 Bruce Wilhelm - 10.0
2 Bob Young - 7.0
3 Ken Patera - 4.0
4 Mike Dayton - 1.0
- George Frenn - 0.0
- Lou Ferrigno - 0.0
- Franco Columbu - 0.0
- Jon Cole - 0.0

Tug of War

# Athlete Result Points
1 Bruce Wilhelm - 20.0
2 Bob Young - 14.0
3 Ken Patera - 8.0
4 Lou Ferrigno - 2.0
- George Frenn - 0.0
- Franco Columbu - 0.0
- Jon Cole - 0.0
- Mike Dayton - 0.0

Wheelbarrow Carry

# Athlete Result Points
1 Bruce Wilhelm - 10.0
2 Ken Patera - 7.0
3 Jon Cole - 4.0
4 Franco Columbu - 1.0
- George Frenn - 0.0
- Bob Young - 0.0
- Lou Ferrigno - 0.0
- Mike Dayton - 0.0

Wrist Roll

# Athlete Result Points
1 Mike Dayton - 10.0
2 Lou Ferrigno - 5.5
2 Franco Columbu - 5.5
4 Ken Patera - 1.0
- George Frenn - 0.0
- Bruce Wilhelm - 0.0
- Bob Young - 0.0
- Jon Cole - 0.0
Last updated: February 22, 2026

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