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

1st Place

Bruce Wilhelm 🇺🇸

Total Points: 63.3

Events (10 total)

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

Results

Final standings with every athlete's result and points in each of the 10 events. Scroll sideways for later events.
Place	Athlete	Total	Bar Bend	Barrel Lift	Fridge Carry	Max Deadlift	Max Squat	Tire Toss	Tram Pull	Tug of War	Wheelbarrow Carry	Wrist Roll
1	Bruce Wilhelm 🇺🇸	63.3	1.0	10.0	10.0	1.3	1.0	0.0	10.0	20.0	10.0	0.0
2	Bob Young 🇺🇸	43.3	0.0	3.0	4.0	1.3	10.0	4.0	7.0	14.0	0.0	0.0
3	Ken Patera 🇺🇸	34.0	0.0	3.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	10.0	4.0	8.0	7.0	1.0
4	Lou Ferrigno 🇺🇸	27.5	10.0	0.0	0.0	10.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	5.5
5	Franco Columbu 🇮🇹	23.3	7.0	3.0	0.0	1.3	5.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	5.5
6	Jon Cole 🇺🇸	21.5	4.0	0.0	0.0	7.0	5.5	1.0	0.0	0.0	4.0	0.0
7	Mike Dayton 🇺🇸	19.3	0.0	0.0	7.0	1.3	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	10.0
8	George Frenn 🇺🇸	10.0	0.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	7.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

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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