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2001 Strongman World Record Breakers

The 2001 Strongman World Record Breakers was held on 2001-08-25 in Kokkola, Finland. 8 athletes competed across 6 events were contested.

Date: August 25, 2001 – August 26, 2001
Location: Kokkola, Finland, Finland
Type: IFSA Grand Prix
Division: Men
Svend Karlsen
1st Place

Svend Karlsen 🇳🇴

Total Points: 33.0

Results

Place Athlete Country Points
1 Svend Karlsen 🇳🇴 NOR 33.0
2 Wout Zijlstra 🇳🇱 NED 33.0
3 Rene Minkwitz 🇩🇰 DEN 30.5
4 Jarosław Dymek 🇵🇱 POL 30.0
5 Juha-Matti Räsänen 🇫🇮 FIN 28.0
6 Pasi Paavisto 🇫🇮 FIN 27.0
7 László Fekete 🇭🇺 HUN 18.5
8 Derek Boyer 🇦🇺 AUS 16.0
Last updated: February 23, 2026

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