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1993 World's Strongest Man

The 1993 World's Strongest Man was held. 8 athletes competed across 8 events were contested.

Date: Date unknown
Location: Location unknown
Type: World's Strongest Man
Division: Men
Gary Taylor
1st Place

Gary Taylor 🇬🇧

Total Points: 54.0

Events (8 total)

  1. 1. Truck Pull
  2. 2. Incline Log Press
  3. 3. Wheelbarrow Carry
  4. 4. Pole Push
  5. 5. Car Walk
  6. 6. Hercules Hold
  7. 7. Weight Throw
  8. 8. Atlas Stones

Results

Place Athlete Country Points
1 Gary Taylor 🇬🇧 GBR 54.0
2 Magnús Ver Magnússon 🇮🇸 ISL 49.0
3 Riku Kiri 🇫🇮 FIN 48.5
4 Manfred Höberl 🇦🇹 AUT 41.5
5 Berend Veneberg 🇳🇱 NED 26.0
6 Harold Collins 🇺🇸 USA 24.5
7 Henrik Ravn 🇩🇰 DEN 23.0
8 Gerrit Badenhorst 🇿🇦 RSA 17.5

Event-by-Event Results

Atlas Stones

# Athlete Result Points
1 Gary Taylor 5 in 17.19 s 8.0
2 Magnús Ver Magnússon 5 in 17.87 s 7.0
3 Berend Veneberg 5 in 24.19 s 6.0
4 Riku Kiri 5 in 27.00 s 5.0
5 Manfred Höberl 5 in 28.55 s 4.0
6 Harold Collins 5 in 30.73 s 3.0
7 Henrik Ravn 5 in 38.00 s 2.0
- Gerrit Badenhorst (Withdrew) 0.0

Car Walk

# Athlete Result Points
1 Gary Taylor - 8.0
2 Magnús Ver Magnússon - 7.0
3 Riku Kiri - 6.0
4 Henrik Ravn - 5.0
5 Manfred Höberl - 4.0
6 Harold Collins - 3.0
7 Berend Veneberg - 2.0
- Gerrit Badenhorst (Withdrew) 0.0

Hercules Hold

# Athlete Result Points
1 Riku Kiri 63.60 s 8.0
2 Magnús Ver Magnússon 45.80 s 7.0
3 Berend Veneberg 45.66 s 6.0
4 Gary Taylor 38.48 s 5.0
5 Henrik Ravn 38.42 s 4.0
6 Harold Collins 35.00 s 3.0
7 Manfred Höberl 34.77 s 2.0
- Gerrit Badenhorst (Withdrew) 0.0

Incline Log Press

# Athlete Result Points
1 Harold Collins 20 reps 8.0
2 Riku Kiri 19 reps 6.5
2 Manfred Höberl 19 reps 6.5
4 Gary Taylor 18 reps 5.0
5 Gerrit Badenhorst 16 reps 4.0
6 Magnús Ver Magnússon 15 reps 3.0
7 Henrik Ravn 13 reps 1.5
7 Berend Veneberg 13 reps 1.5

Pole Push

# Athlete Result Points
1 Gary Taylor 1st 8.0
2 Riku Kiri 2nd 7.0
3 Magnús Ver Magnússon 3rd 6.0
4 Manfred Höberl 4th 5.0
5 Henrik Ravn 5th 2.5
5 Gerrit Badenhorst 5th 2.5
5 Berend Veneberg 5th 2.5
5 Harold Collins 5th 2.5

Truck Pull

# Athlete Result Points
1 Manfred Höberl 24.60 s 8.0
2 Gary Taylor 25.48 s 7.0
3 Magnús Ver Magnússon 25.47 s 6.0
4 Gerrit Badenhorst 27.55 s 5.0
5 Riku Kiri 28.30 s 4.0
6 Henrik Ravn 28.84 s 3.0
7 Berend Veneberg 29.30 s 2.0
8 Harold Collins 32.20 s 1.0

Weight Throw

# Athlete Result Points
1 Manfred Höberl 5.6 m 8.0
2 Riku Kiri 5.6 m 7.0
3 Magnús Ver Magnússon 5 m 6.0
4 Gary Taylor - 5.0
5 Berend Veneberg - 4.0
6 Harold Collins - 3.0
7 Henrik Ravn - 2.0
- Gerrit Badenhorst (Withdrew) 0.0

Wheelbarrow Carry

# Athlete Result Points
1 Gary Taylor 12.55 s 8.0
2 Magnús Ver Magnússon 13.42 s 7.0
3 Gerrit Badenhorst 14.06 s 6.0
4 Riku Kiri 15.60 s 5.0
5 Manfred Höberl 16.48 s 4.0
6 Henrik Ravn 24.10 s 3.0
7 Berend Veneberg 36.51 s 2.0
8 Harold Collins DNF 1.0
Last updated: February 22, 2026

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