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1991 World's Strongest Man

The 1991 World's Strongest Man was held on 1991-10-04 in Tenerife, Spain. 8 athletes competed across 8 events were contested.

Date: October 4, 1991 – October 6, 1991
Location: Tenerife, Spain, Spain
Type: World's Strongest Man
Division: Men
Magnús Ver Magnússon
1st Place

Magnús Ver Magnússon 🇮🇸

Total Points: 56.0

Events (8 total)

  1. 1. Loading Race
  2. 2. Barrel Lift
  3. 3. Truck Pull
  4. 4. Max Deadlift
  5. 5. Medley
  6. 6. Crucifix Hold
  7. 7. Atlas Stones
  8. 8. Arm Over Arm Pull

Results

Place Athlete Country Points
1 Magnús Ver Magnússon 🇮🇸 ISL 56.0
2 Henning Thorsen 🇩🇰 DEN 48.5
3 Gary Taylor 🇬🇧 GBR 39.0
4 Ted van der Parre 🇳🇱 NED 35.5
5 O.D. Wilson 🇺🇸 USA 30.5
6 Gregg Ernst 🇨🇦 CAN 29.5
7 Markku Suonenvirta 🇫🇮 FIN 25.5
8 Manfred Höberl 🇦🇹 AUT 22.5

Event-by-Event Results

Arm Over Arm Pull

# Athlete Result Points
1 Henning Thorsen - 8.0
2 Magnús Ver Magnússon - 7.0
3 Gary Taylor - 6.0
4 Ted van der Parre - 5.0
5 Markku Suonenvirta - 4.0
6 Manfred Höberl - 3.0
7 Gregg Ernst - 2.0
- O.D. Wilson (Withdrew) 0.0

Atlas Stones

# Athlete Result Points
1 Henning Thorsen - 8.0
2 Gregg Ernst - 7.0
3 Magnús Ver Magnússon - 6.0
4 Gary Taylor - 5.0
5 Ted van der Parre - 4.0
6 O.D. Wilson - 3.0
7 Markku Suonenvirta - 2.0
8 Manfred Höberl - 1.0

Barrel Lift

# Athlete Result Points
1 Magnús Ver Magnússon 130 kg 8.0
2 O.D. Wilson 125 kg 7.0
3 Henning Thorsen 110 kg 4.0
3 Gary Taylor 110 kg 4.0
3 Ted van der Parre 110 kg 4.0
3 Gregg Ernst 110 kg 4.0
3 Manfred Höberl 110 kg 4.0
8 Markku Suonenvirta 100 kg 1.0

Crucifix Hold

# Athlete Result Points
1 Markku Suonenvirta - 8.0
2 Magnús Ver Magnússon - 7.0
3 Gary Taylor - 6.0
4 Ted van der Parre - 5.0
5 Manfred Höberl - 4.0
6 Henning Thorsen - 3.0
7 Gregg Ernst - 2.0
8 O.D. Wilson - 1.0

Loading Race

# Athlete Result Points
1 Magnús Ver Magnússon 6 in 58.00 s 8.0
2 Ted van der Parre 6 in 64.00 s 7.0
3 Henning Thorsen 6 in 66.00 s 6.0
4 Gregg Ernst 6 in 69.00 s 5.0
5 O.D. Wilson 6 implements 4.0
6 Markku Suonenvirta 6 in 114.00 s 3.0
7 Gary Taylor 6 implements 2.0
8 Manfred Höberl 4 implements 1.0

Max Deadlift

# Athlete Result Points
1 Magnús Ver Magnússon 420 kg 8.0
2 Gary Taylor 410 kg 7.0
3 Henning Thorsen 380 kg 5.5
3 O.D. Wilson 380 kg 5.5
5 Ted van der Parre - 2.5
5 Gregg Ernst - 2.5
5 Markku Suonenvirta - 2.5
5 Manfred Höberl - 2.5

Medley

# Athlete Result Points
1 Gary Taylor - 8.0
2 Magnús Ver Magnússon - 7.0
3 Henning Thorsen - 6.0
4 Gregg Ernst - 5.0
5 Manfred Höberl - 4.0
6 O.D. Wilson - 3.0
7 Ted van der Parre - 2.0
8 Markku Suonenvirta - 1.0

Truck Pull

# Athlete Result Points
1 Henning Thorsen - 8.0
2 O.D. Wilson - 7.0
3 Ted van der Parre - 6.0
4 Magnús Ver Magnússon - 5.0
5 Markku Suonenvirta - 4.0
6 Manfred Höberl - 3.0
7 Gregg Ernst - 2.0
8 Gary Taylor - 1.0
Last updated: March 3, 2026

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