2005 World's Strongest Man
Introduction The '''2005 World's Strongest Man''' was the 28th edition of World's Strongest Man and was won by Mariusz Pudzianowski from Poland, his third title. Jesse Marunde from the United States finished second, and Dominic Filiou from Canada third. Two of Pudzianowski's primary competitors in previous WSM competitions, the defending champion, Vasyl Virastyuk, and the runner-up, Zydrunas Savickas, had moved to the competing IFSA World Championships, leaving him with a relatively easier path. The contest was held at Chengdu, China.
Qualifying heats ===Heat 1=== # Name Nationality Pts 1 Jarek Dymek   23.5 2 Dominic Filiou   21.5 3 Josh Thigpen   18 4 Raivis Vidzis   17 5 Mick Gosling   8===Heat 2=== # Name Nationality Pts 1 Ralf Ber   22.5 2 Elbrus Nigmatullin   22 3 Boris Haraldsson   21.5 4 Mark Philippi   18 5 Sol Bathaiee   6===Heat 3=== # Name Nationality Pts 1 Mariusz Pudzianowski   25 2 Don Pope   22.5 3 Mykhaylo Starov  18.5 4 Steve Bourgeois   16 5 Brian Irwin   8===Heat 4=== # Name Nationality Pts 1 Janne Virtanen   20.5 2 Dave Ostlund   20 3 Jessen Paulin   17 4 Kevin Nee   16.5 5 Sławomir Toczek   16===Heat 5=== # Name Nationality Pts 1 Jesse Marunde   26 2 Tarmo Mitt  21 3 Terry Hollands   20 4 Carl Waitoa   17 5 Gu Yan Li   6
Final results  # Name Nationality Pts 1 Mariusz Pudzianowski  Poland 60 2 Jesse Marunde  United States 46 3 Dominic Filiou  Canada 42 4 Jarek Dymek  Poland 37.5 5 Janne Virtanen  Finland 37 6 Tarmo Mitt  Estonia 34 7 Ralf Ber  Austria 33.5 8 Don Pope  United States 33 9 Dave Ostlund  United States 32 10 Elbrus Nigmatullin  Russia 30
References
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