▁lot ▁with ▁them ▁as ▁opposed ▁to ▁the ▁International ▁Federation ▁of ▁Str ength ▁Athlet es . ▁He ▁won ▁it ▁again ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁and ▁made ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁appearances ▁in ▁the ▁Str ong man ▁Super ▁Series . ▁He ▁qualified ▁for ▁the ▁pr estig ious ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁World ' s ▁Str ong est ▁Man ▁competition ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁make ▁the ▁final . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁he ▁was ▁invited ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁World ' s ▁Str ong est ▁Man ▁where ▁he ▁made ▁the ▁final ▁ten , ▁finishing ▁nin th ▁overall . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁a ▁fourth ▁place ▁showing ▁in ▁Europe ' s ▁Str ong est ▁Man ▁was ▁the ▁highlight ▁although ▁he ▁did ▁make ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁World ' s ▁Str ong est ▁Man ▁competition ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁make ▁the ▁final . ▁Vid z is , ▁having ▁been ▁so ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁now ▁def unct ▁World ▁Str ong man ▁Cup , ▁reduced ▁his ▁compet itive ▁activity ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁He ▁competed ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁World ' s ▁Str ong est ▁Man ▁competition ▁but ▁again ▁did ▁not ▁make ▁the ▁final . ▁An ▁appearance ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Europe ' s ▁Str ong est ▁Man ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁major ▁eng agement ▁of ▁that ▁year . ▁ ▁Compet ition ▁record ▁▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁▁ 1 . ▁- ▁Lat via ' s