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1990 World's Strongest Man

The 1990 World's Strongest Man was held on 1990-08-16 in Joensuu, Finland. 8 athletes competed across 8 events were contested.

Date: August 16, 1990 – August 18, 1990
Location: Joensuu, Finland, Finland
Type: World's Strongest Man
Division: Men
Jón Páll Sigmarsson
1st Place

Jón Páll Sigmarsson 🇮🇸

Total Points: 48.5

Events (8 total)

  1. 1. Arm Over Arm Pull
  2. 2. Truck Pull
  3. 3. Back Lift
  4. 4. Medley
  5. 5. Rock Press
  6. 6. Front Hold
  7. 7. Loading Race
  8. 8. Back Load Carry

Results

Place Athlete Country Points
1 Jón Páll Sigmarsson 🇮🇸 ISL 48.5
2 O.D. Wilson 🇺🇸 USA 48.0
3 Ilkka Nummisto 🇫🇮 FIN 39.0
4 Henning Thorsen 🇩🇰 DEN 34.0
5 Adrian Smith 🇬🇧 GBR 33.5
6 László Fekete 🇭🇺 HUN 31.0
7 Tjalling van den Bosch 🇳🇱 NED 28.5
8 Aap Uspenski 🇪🇪 EST 25.5

Event-by-Event Results

Arm Over Arm Pull

# Athlete Result Points
1 Adrian Smith 50.32 s 8.0
2 O.D. Wilson 53.33 s 7.0
3 Tjalling van den Bosch 55.46 s 6.0
4 Aap Uspenski 55.86 s 5.0
5 Ilkka Nummisto 57.52 s 4.0
6 Jón Páll Sigmarsson 57.70 s 3.0
7 Henning Thorsen 59.61 s 2.0
8 László Fekete 65.34 s 1.0

Back Lift

# Athlete Result Points
1 Ilkka Nummisto 925 kg 8.0
2 O.D. Wilson 875 kg 7.0
3 Adrian Smith 850 kg 5.5
3 Jón Páll Sigmarsson 850 kg 5.5
5 Henning Thorsen - 4.0
6 László Fekete - 2.0
6 Tjalling van den Bosch - 2.0
6 Aap Uspenski - 2.0

Back Load Carry

# Athlete Result Points
1 Jón Páll Sigmarsson 50.00 s 8.0
2 Aap Uspenski 52.75 s 7.0
3 Ilkka Nummisto - 6.0
4 Adrian Smith - 5.0
5 Henning Thorsen - 4.0
6 László Fekete - 3.0
7 O.D. Wilson - 2.0
8 Tjalling van den Bosch - 1.0

Front Hold

# Athlete Result Points
1 O.D. Wilson - 8.0
2 László Fekete - 7.0
3 Ilkka Nummisto - 6.0
4 Jón Páll Sigmarsson - 5.0
5 Aap Uspenski - 4.0
6 Adrian Smith - 3.0
7 Tjalling van den Bosch - 2.0
8 Henning Thorsen - 1.0

Loading Race

# Athlete Result Points
1 O.D. Wilson 5 in 27.00 s 8.0
2 Jón Páll Sigmarsson 5 in 31.00 s 7.0
3 Henning Thorsen 5 in 34.00 s 6.0
4 Ilkka Nummisto 5 in 39.00 s 5.0
5 Adrian Smith - 4.0
6 Tjalling van den Bosch - 3.0
7 László Fekete - 2.0
8 Aap Uspenski - 1.0

Medley

# Athlete Result Points
1 Jón Páll Sigmarsson 84.00 s 8.0
2 Ilkka Nummisto 86.00 s 7.0
3 Henning Thorsen 94.00 s 6.0
4 Tjalling van den Bosch 101.00 s 5.0
5 László Fekete 109.00 s 4.0
6 Aap Uspenski 111.00 s 3.0
7 O.D. Wilson 124.00 s 2.0
8 Adrian Smith 130.00 s 1.0

Rock Press

# Athlete Result Points
1 László Fekete 125 kg 8.0
2 O.D. Wilson 120 kg 6.0
2 Henning Thorsen 120 kg 6.0
2 Jón Páll Sigmarsson 120 kg 6.0
5 Adrian Smith 110 kg 4.0
6 Tjalling van den Bosch - 2.5
6 Aap Uspenski - 2.5
8 Ilkka Nummisto - 1.0

Truck Pull

# Athlete Result Points
1 O.D. Wilson 25.04 s 8.0
2 Tjalling van den Bosch 29.40 s 7.0
3 Jón Páll Sigmarsson 30.90 s 6.0
4 Henning Thorsen 32.90 s 5.0
5 László Fekete 35.24 s 4.0
6 Adrian Smith 35.42 s 3.0
7 Ilkka Nummisto 35.62 s 2.0
8 Aap Uspenski 46.98 s 1.0
Last updated: March 3, 2026

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