1983 World's Strongest Man
Introduction The '''1983 World's Strongest Man''' was the seventh edition of World's Strongest Man and was won by Geoff Capes from the United Kingdom. It was his first title. Jón Páll Sigmarsson from Iceland finished second, and Simon Wulfse from the Netherlands third. The winner of the three previous competitions, Bill Kazmaier, was not invited to compete again in this year. The contest was held at Christchurch, New Zealand. The title of the competition, formerly "World's Strongest Men", was changed to the current title for this competition.
Events There were a total of 8 different events used in the competition:* Fergus Walk (Farmer's Walk 175 lb. logs for distance in 90 s) – Winner JP Sigmarsson* Steel bar bend – Winner Simon Wulfse (only one to bend 15mm to 8inch distance)* Cheese Deadlift (18" off the floor with straps allowed) Winner Tom Magee 1180 lbs* Truck Pull (10 tons over 35m) – Winner Geoff Capes 43s. The original tractor was replaced because no contestant could move it. * Natural Stone Overhead Press – Winner John Gamble 126 kg* Weight Toss (56 lbs weight over bar throw) – Winner Geoff Capes 15'6"* Wool Bale Hoist (250 lbs) – Winner JP Sigmarsson 9'10.5"* Sack Load (10 sacks each 168 lbs.) – Winner JP Sigmarsson 1:31.7
Final results  # Name NationalityFarmers WalkBar BendDeadliftTruck PullStone PressWeight TossBale HoistSack Load Pts 1 Geoff Capes  United Kingdom76284.5877 49.5 2 Jón Páll Sigmarsson  Iceland84716.55.588 48 3 Simon Wulfse  Netherlands68476.55.546 47 4 Tom Magee  Canada47854.5721 38.5 5 John Gamble  United States255281.554 32.5 6 Chris Okonkwo  Nigeria53162.5413 25.5 7 Doyle Kenady  United States12642.51.534 24 8 Alan Hallberg  New Zealand31331362 22
References
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