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2001 WSM Final

The 2001 WSM Final was held on 2001-10-05 in Victoria Falls, Zambia. 10 athletes competed across 7 events were contested.

Date: October 5, 2001 – October 15, 2001
Location: Victoria Falls, Zambia, Zambia
Type: World's Strongest Man
Division: Men
Svend Karlsen
1st Place

Svend Karlsen 🇳🇴

Total Points: 53.5

Events (7 total)

  1. 1. Carry & Flip
  2. 2. Squat Lift
  3. 3. Farmer's Walk
  4. 4. Log Lift
  5. 5. Vertical Lift
  6. 6. Conan's Wheel
  7. 7. Atlas Stones

Overall Results

Place Athlete Country Points
1 Svend Karlsen 🇳🇴 NOR 53.5
2 Magnus Samuelsson 🇸🇪 SWE 51.5
3 Janne Virtanen 🇫🇮 FIN 50.0
4 Phil Pfister 🇺🇸 USA 46.0
5 Martin Muhr 🇩🇪 GER 40.0
6 Hugo Girard 🇨🇦 CAN 38.5
7 Jarosław Dymek 🇵🇱 POL 30.0
8 Wout Zijlstra 🇳🇱 NED 28.5
9 Juha-Matti Räsänen 🇫🇮 FIN 25.5
10 Andrew Raynes 🇬🇧 GBR 18.5
Last updated: February 23, 2026

About 2001 WSM Final

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