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

1st Place

Jón Páll Sigmarsson 🇮🇸

Total Points: 48.5

Events (8 total)

Results

Final standings with every athlete's result and points in each of the 8 events. Scroll sideways for later events.
Place	Athlete	Total	Arm Over Arm Pull	Back Lift	Back Load Carry	Front Hold	Loading Race	Medley	Rock Press	Truck Pull
1	Jón Páll Sigmarsson 🇮🇸	48.5	3.0 57.70 s	5.5 850 kg	8.0 50.00 s	5.0	7.0 5 in 31.00 s	8.0 84.00 s	6.0 120 kg	6.0 30.90 s
2	O.D. Wilson 🇺🇸	48.0	7.0 53.33 s	7.0 875 kg	2.0	8.0	8.0 5 in 27.00 s	2.0 124.00 s	6.0 120 kg	8.0 25.04 s
3	Ilkka Nummisto 🇫🇮	39.0	4.0 57.52 s	8.0 925 kg	6.0	6.0	5.0 5 in 39.00 s	7.0 86.00 s	1.0	2.0 35.62 s
4	Henning Thorsen 🇩🇰	34.0	2.0 59.61 s	4.0	4.0	1.0	6.0 5 in 34.00 s	6.0 94.00 s	6.0 120 kg	5.0 32.90 s
5	Adrian Smith 🇬🇧	33.5	8.0 50.32 s	5.5 850 kg	5.0	3.0	4.0	1.0 130.00 s	4.0 110 kg	3.0 35.42 s
6	László Fekete 🇭🇺	31.0	1.0 65.34 s	2.0	3.0	7.0	2.0	4.0 109.00 s	8.0 125 kg	4.0 35.24 s
7	Tjalling van den Bosch 🇳🇱	28.5	6.0 55.46 s	2.0	1.0	2.0	3.0	5.0 101.00 s	2.5	7.0 29.40 s
8	Aap Uspenski 🇪🇪	25.5	5.0 55.86 s	2.0	7.0 52.75 s	4.0	1.0	3.0 111.00 s	2.5	1.0 46.98 s

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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