1978 World's Strongest Man

The 1978 World's Strongest Man was held. 10 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: 64.3

Events (10 total)

1. Barrel Lift
2. Bar Bend
3. Tire Toss
4. Max Deadlift
5. Wheelbarrow Carry
6. Max Squat
7. Wrist Roll
8. Tram Pull
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 🇺🇸	64.3	8.5	5.5	7.0	7.0	4.3	4.0	7.0	10.0	10.0	1.0
2	Don Reinhoudt 🇺🇸	58.0	4.0	10.0	0.0	10.0	10.0	7.0	10.0	7.0	0.0	0.0
3	Lars Hedlund 🇸🇪	38.9	8.5	1.0	10.0	1.4	1.0	0.0	4.0	4.0	2.0	7.0
4	Jon Kolb 🇺🇸	23.4	2.0	0.0	4.0	1.4	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	4.0	10.0
5	Gus Rethwisch 🇺🇸	16.7	1.0	2.0	0.0	1.4	4.3	1.0	0.0	0.0	7.0	0.0
6	Boris Djerassi 🇮🇱	15.2	0.0	5.5	1.0	1.4	4.3	2.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0
7	Brian Oldfield 🇺🇸	12.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	10.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0
8	Ivan Putski 🇵🇱	5.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.0
9	John Matuszak 🇺🇸	4.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.0
10	Jack Wright 🇺🇸	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Event-by-Event Results

Bar Bend

#	Athlete	Result	Points
1	Bruce Wilhelm	-	8.5
1	Lars Hedlund	-	8.5
3	Don Reinhoudt	-	4.0
4	Jon Kolb	-	2.0
5	Gus Rethwisch	-	1.0
-	Boris Djerassi	-	0.0
-	Brian Oldfield	-	0.0
-	Ivan Putski	-	0.0
-	John Matuszak	-	0.0
-	Jack Wright	-	0.0

Barrel Lift

#	Athlete	Result	Points
1	Don Reinhoudt	-	10.0
2	Bruce Wilhelm	-	5.5
2	Boris Djerassi	-	5.5
4	Gus Rethwisch	-	2.0
5	Lars Hedlund	-	1.0
-	Jon Kolb	-	0.0
-	Brian Oldfield	-	0.0
-	Ivan Putski	-	0.0
-	John Matuszak	-	0.0
-	Jack Wright	-	0.0

Fridge Carry

#	Athlete	Result	Points
1	Lars Hedlund	-	10.0
2	Bruce Wilhelm	-	7.0
3	Jon Kolb	-	4.0
4	John Matuszak	-	2.0
5	Boris Djerassi	-	1.0
-	Don Reinhoudt	-	0.0
-	Gus Rethwisch	-	0.0
-	Brian Oldfield	-	0.0
-	Ivan Putski	-	0.0
-	Jack Wright	-	0.0

Max Deadlift

#	Athlete	Result	Points
1	Don Reinhoudt	-	10.0
2	Bruce Wilhelm	-	7.0
3	Lars Hedlund	-	1.4
3	Jon Kolb	-	1.4
3	Gus Rethwisch	-	1.4
3	Boris Djerassi	-	1.4
3	Ivan Putski	-	1.4
-	Brian Oldfield	-	0.0
-	John Matuszak	-	0.0
-	Jack Wright	-	0.0

Max Squat

#	Athlete	Result	Points
1	Don Reinhoudt	-	10.0
2	Bruce Wilhelm	-	4.3
2	Gus Rethwisch	-	4.3
2	Boris Djerassi	-	4.3
5	Lars Hedlund	-	1.0
-	Jon Kolb	-	0.0
-	Brian Oldfield	-	0.0
-	Ivan Putski	-	0.0
-	John Matuszak	-	0.0
-	Jack Wright	-	0.0

Tire Toss

#	Athlete	Result	Points
1	Brian Oldfield	-	10.0
2	Don Reinhoudt	-	7.0
3	Bruce Wilhelm	-	4.0
4	Boris Djerassi	-	2.0
5	Gus Rethwisch	-	1.0
-	Lars Hedlund	-	0.0
-	Jon Kolb	-	0.0
-	Ivan Putski	-	0.0
-	John Matuszak	-	0.0
-	Jack Wright	-	0.0

Tram Pull

#	Athlete	Result	Points
1	Don Reinhoudt	-	10.0
2	Bruce Wilhelm	-	7.0
3	Lars Hedlund	-	4.0
4	Jon Kolb	-	2.0
-	Gus Rethwisch	-	0.0
-	Boris Djerassi	-	0.0
-	Brian Oldfield	-	0.0
-	Ivan Putski	-	0.0
-	John Matuszak	-	0.0
-	Jack Wright	-	0.0

Tug of War

#	Athlete	Result	Points
1	Bruce Wilhelm	-	10.0
2	Don Reinhoudt	-	7.0
3	Lars Hedlund	-	4.0
4	John Matuszak	-	2.0
-	Jon Kolb	-	0.0
-	Gus Rethwisch	-	0.0
-	Boris Djerassi	-	0.0
-	Brian Oldfield	-	0.0
-	Ivan Putski	-	0.0
-	Jack Wright	-	0.0

Wheelbarrow Carry

#	Athlete	Result	Points
1	Bruce Wilhelm	-	10.0
2	Gus Rethwisch	-	7.0
3	Jon Kolb	-	4.0
4	Lars Hedlund	-	2.0
5	Boris Djerassi	-	1.0
-	Don Reinhoudt	-	0.0
-	Brian Oldfield	-	0.0
-	Ivan Putski	-	0.0
-	John Matuszak	-	0.0
-	Jack Wright	-	0.0

Wrist Roll

#	Athlete	Result	Points
1	Jon Kolb	-	10.0
2	Lars Hedlund	-	7.0
3	Ivan Putski	-	4.0
4	Brian Oldfield	-	2.0
5	Bruce Wilhelm	-	1.0
-	Don Reinhoudt	-	0.0
-	Gus Rethwisch	-	0.0
-	Boris Djerassi	-	0.0
-	John Matuszak	-	0.0
-	Jack Wright	-	0.0

Last updated: February 22, 2026

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