1986 World's Strongest Man
The 1986 World's Strongest Man was held on 1986-11-19 in Nice, France. 8 athletes competed across 8 events were contested.
Events (8 total)
- 1. Arm Over Arm Pull
- 2. Carry & Drag
- 3. McGlashen Stones
- 4. Car Flip
- 5. Crucifix Hold
- 6. Tug of War
- 7. Max Deadlift
- 8. Loading Race
Results
| Place | Athlete | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jón Páll Sigmarsson | 🇮🇸 ISL | 59.0 |
| 2 | Geoff Capes | 🇬🇧 GBR | 55.0 |
| 3 | Ab Wolders | 🇳🇱 NED | 37.5 |
| 4 | Dusko Markovic | 🇨🇦 CAN | 34.0 |
| 5 | Jean-Pierre Brulois | 🇫🇷 FRA | 31.5 |
| 6 | Klaus Wallas | 🇦🇹 AUT | 22.0 |
| 7 | Ilkka Nummisto | 🇫🇮 FIN | 19.0 |
| 8 | Rick Brown | 🇺🇸 USA | 14.0 |
Event-by-Event Results
Arm Over Arm Pull
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geoff Capes | - | 8.0 |
| 2 | Jón Páll Sigmarsson | - | 7.0 |
| 3 | Ilkka Nummisto | - | 6.0 |
| 4 | Klaus Wallas | - | 5.0 |
| 5 | Ab Wolders | - | 4.0 |
| 6 | Dusko Markovic | - | 3.0 |
| 7 | Jean-Pierre Brulois | - | 2.0 |
| 8 | Rick Brown | - | 1.0 |
Car Flip
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geoff Capes | - | 8.0 |
| 2 | Ab Wolders | - | 7.0 |
| 3 | Jón Páll Sigmarsson | - | 6.0 |
| 4 | Dusko Markovic | - | 5.0 |
| 5 | Jean-Pierre Brulois | - | 4.0 |
| 6 | Klaus Wallas | - | 3.0 |
| - | Ilkka Nummisto | - | 0.0 |
| - | Rick Brown | - | 0.0 |
Carry & Drag
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jón Páll Sigmarsson | - | 8.0 |
| 2 | Geoff Capes | - | 7.0 |
| 3 | Ilkka Nummisto | - | 6.0 |
| 4 | Ab Wolders | - | 5.0 |
| 5 | Dusko Markovic | - | 4.0 |
| 6 | Jean-Pierre Brulois | - | 3.0 |
| 7 | Klaus Wallas | - | 2.0 |
| 8 | Rick Brown | - | 1.0 |
Crucifix Hold
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rick Brown | - | 8.0 |
| 2 | Jón Páll Sigmarsson | - | 7.0 |
| 3 | Jean-Pierre Brulois | - | 6.0 |
| 4 | Dusko Markovic | - | 5.0 |
| 5 | Ab Wolders | - | 4.0 |
| 6 | Geoff Capes | - | 3.0 |
| 7 | Klaus Wallas | - | 2.0 |
| 8 | Ilkka Nummisto | - | 1.0 |
Loading Race
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jón Páll Sigmarsson | - | 8.0 |
| 2 | Geoff Capes | - | 7.0 |
| 3 | Dusko Markovic | - | 6.0 |
| 4 | Ab Wolders | - | 5.0 |
| 5 | Jean-Pierre Brulois | - | 4.0 |
| - | Klaus Wallas | - | 0.0 |
| - | Ilkka Nummisto | - | 0.0 |
| - | Rick Brown | - | 0.0 |
Max Deadlift
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jón Páll Sigmarsson | - | 8.0 |
| 2 | Geoff Capes | - | 7.0 |
| 3 | Ab Wolders | - | 5.5 |
| 3 | Jean-Pierre Brulois | - | 5.5 |
| 5 | Dusko Markovic | - | 4.0 |
| - | Klaus Wallas | - | 0.0 |
| - | Ilkka Nummisto | - | 0.0 |
| - | Rick Brown | - | 0.0 |
McGlashen Stones
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jón Páll Sigmarsson | - | 8.0 |
| 2 | Geoff Capes | - | 7.0 |
| 3 | Ilkka Nummisto | - | 6.0 |
| 4 | Ab Wolders | - | 5.0 |
| 5 | Klaus Wallas | - | 4.0 |
| 6 | Dusko Markovic | - | 3.0 |
| 7 | Jean-Pierre Brulois | - | 2.0 |
| 8 | Rick Brown | - | 1.0 |
Tug of War
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geoff Capes | - | 8.0 |
| 2 | Jón Páll Sigmarsson | - | 7.0 |
| 3 | Klaus Wallas | - | 6.0 |
| 4 | Jean-Pierre Brulois | - | 5.0 |
| 5 | Dusko Markovic | - | 4.0 |
| 6 | Rick Brown | - | 3.0 |
| 7 | Ab Wolders | - | 2.0 |
| - | Ilkka Nummisto | - | 0.0 |
See Also
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