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1992 World's Strongest Man

The 1992 World's Strongest Man was held on 1992-10-01 in Reykjavík, Iceland. 10 athletes competed across 8 events were contested.

Date: October 1, 1992 – October 3, 1992
Location: Reykjavík, Iceland, Iceland
Type: World's Strongest Man
Division: Men
Ted van der Parre
1st Place

Ted van der Parre 🇳🇱

Total Points: 63.0

Events (8 total)

  1. 1. Truck Pull
  2. 2. Max Deadlift
  3. 3. Loading Race
  4. 4. Rock Press
  5. 5. Weight Throw
  6. 6. Front Hold
  7. 7. Plane Pull
  8. 8. Húsafell Stone

Results

Place Athlete Country Points
1 Ted van der Parre 🇳🇱 NED 63.0
2 Magnús Ver Magnússon 🇮🇸 ISL 62.0
3 Jamie Reeves 🇬🇧 GBR 62.0
4 Gerrit Badenhorst 🇿🇦 RSA 57.5
5 Gary Taylor 🇬🇧 GBR 43.5
6 Henning Thorsen 🇩🇰 DEN 41.0
7 Gregg Ernst 🇨🇦 CAN 38.0
8 Ilkka Nummisto 🇫🇮 FIN 29.0
9 James Perry 🇺🇸 USA 25.0
10 Ilkka Kinnunen 🇫🇮 FIN 19.0

Event-by-Event Results

Front Hold

# Athlete Result Points
1 Ted van der Parre 59.24 s 10.0
2 Gary Taylor 54.24 s 9.0
3 Jamie Reeves 51.56 s 8.0
4 Gerrit Badenhorst 51.21 s 7.0
5 Ilkka Nummisto 41.69 s 6.0
6 Henning Thorsen 40.99 s 5.0
7 Magnús Ver Magnússon 40.64 s 4.0
8 Ilkka Kinnunen 30.24 s 3.0
9 Gregg Ernst 23.13 s 2.0
10 James Perry - 1.0

Húsafell Stone

# Athlete Result Points
1 Gregg Ernst - 10.0
2 Jamie Reeves - 9.0
3 Gerrit Badenhorst - 8.0
4 Ted van der Parre - 7.0
5 Magnús Ver Magnússon - 6.0
6 Gary Taylor - 5.0
7 Henning Thorsen - 4.0
8 Ilkka Nummisto - 3.0
9 James Perry - 2.0
10 Ilkka Kinnunen - 1.0

Loading Race

# Athlete Result Points
1 Magnús Ver Magnússon 5 in 62.49 s 10.0
2 Henning Thorsen 5 in 72.60 s 9.0
3 Ted van der Parre 5 in 74.86 s 8.0
4 Gerrit Badenhorst 5 in 88.00 s 7.0
5 Jamie Reeves 5 in 146.00 s 6.0
6 Gregg Ernst - 5.0
7 Ilkka Kinnunen - 4.0
8 Gary Taylor 4 implements 3.0
9 Ilkka Nummisto - 2.0
10 James Perry - 1.0

Max Deadlift

# Athlete Result Points
1 Gerrit Badenhorst 465 kg 10.0
2 Magnús Ver Magnússon 452.5 kg 9.0
3 Jamie Reeves 425 kg 6.5
3 Gregg Ernst 425 kg 6.5
3 Ilkka Nummisto 425 kg 6.5
3 James Perry 425 kg 6.5
7 Gary Taylor - 4.0
8 Ted van der Parre - 2.5
8 Henning Thorsen - 2.5
10 Ilkka Kinnunen - 1.0

Plane Pull

# Athlete Result Points
1 Magnús Ver Magnússon 34.34 s 10.0
2 Ted van der Parre 37.42 s 9.0
3 Gary Taylor 38.10 s 8.0
4 Jamie Reeves 38.40 s 7.0
5 Ilkka Nummisto - 6.0
6 Henning Thorsen - 5.0
7 Gerrit Badenhorst 42.36 s 4.0
8 Ilkka Kinnunen - 3.0
9 Gregg Ernst - 2.0
10 James Perry - 1.0

Rock Press

# Athlete Result Points
1 Magnús Ver Magnússon 130 kg 10.0
2 Jamie Reeves 120 kg 8.5
2 Gerrit Badenhorst 120 kg 8.5
4 Ted van der Parre - 6.5
4 Henning Thorsen - 6.5
6 Gary Taylor - 3.5
6 Gregg Ernst - 3.5
6 James Perry - 3.5
6 Ilkka Kinnunen - 3.5
10 Ilkka Nummisto - 1.0

Truck Pull

# Athlete Result Points
1 Ted van der Parre - 10.0
2 James Perry - 9.0
3 Jamie Reeves - 8.0
4 Magnús Ver Magnússon - 7.0
5 Gerrit Badenhorst - 6.0
6 Henning Thorsen - 4.5
6 Gregg Ernst - 4.5
8 Gary Taylor - 3.0
9 Ilkka Nummisto - 2.0
10 Ilkka Kinnunen - 1.0

Weight Throw

# Athlete Result Points
1 Ted van der Parre 5 m 10.0
2 Jamie Reeves 4.9 m 9.0
3 Gary Taylor 4.9 m 8.0
4 Gerrit Badenhorst 4.9 m 7.0
5 Magnús Ver Magnússon - 6.0
6 Henning Thorsen - 4.5
6 Gregg Ernst - 4.5
8 Ilkka Nummisto - 2.5
8 Ilkka Kinnunen - 2.5
10 James Perry - 1.0
Last updated: February 23, 2026

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