Why is WSM dominated by northern europeans? Don't South Africa, Polynesia or Thailand have stongmen?
Classic, obviously. What's not to like? Best of all is where a red-faced hulk practically bursts while just failing to complete his 95th powerlift - especially if he's already won that event by a mile.
Search the traditional events: Fingal's Fingers, keg tossing, the one where they lift massive boulders onto barrels. Destroy the whimsical events designed to tie in with the location. The Chinese event had a horrible one where they had to climb inside a locally-produced car and lift and run with it, Fred Flintstone style.
― Ismael Klata, Thursday, 7 February 2008 09:34 (seventeen years ago)
This thread should be called:
World's Strongest Man: classic, dud, search, destroy, CRUSH!!! ?
― Mark G, Thursday, 7 February 2008 09:35 (seventeen years ago)
i miss jon pall sigmarsson.
From Wikipedia:
Jón Páll Sigmarsson (April 28, 1960 – January 16, 1993) was a strongman, a powerlifter , a bodybuilder and a weightlifter from Iceland who won the World's Strongest Man Competition four times (1984, 1986, 1988, 1990). In 1984 Sigmarsson won the Icelandic bodybuilding title in the +90 kg. class. His achievements in powerlifting also include Icelandic records in the bench press and the squat, but his best performances were usually in the deadlift event, in which he set the European record many times.
A famous quote from him is "there is no point in being alive if you cannot do the deadlift". In a tragic irony, he died at the age of 32 while performing this exercise in the gym. He knew he had serious heart problems in his family and was aware of this weakness. He will always be remembered as one of the greatest strength athletes of his time.
He used to shout, "I am not an Eskimo, I am a Viking!" Two other famous quotes are, "I am in seventh heaven" which was his translation of an Icelandic saying, and "Ekkert mál fyrir Jón Pál" which roughly translates as "It's no problem for Jón Páll".
RIP big man.
― or something, Thursday, 7 February 2008 10:37 (seventeen years ago)
Why is WSM dominated by northern europeans?
Eastern Europeans, surely?
― Tom D., Thursday, 7 February 2008 10:39 (seventeen years ago)
Even then it's the north of Eastern Europe
― Ismael Klata, Thursday, 7 February 2008 10:42 (seventeen years ago)
http://www.kraftsport-attack.de/magnusson.jpg
Bring back Magnus
― Dom Passantino, Thursday, 7 February 2008 10:44 (seventeen years ago)
that vein, it's about to pop
― Ismael Klata, Thursday, 7 February 2008 10:52 (seventeen years ago)
Daniel Day-Lewis eat your heart out
― Tom D., Thursday, 7 February 2008 11:05 (seventeen years ago)
http://www.theworldsstrongestman.com/de/wsm/images/events/african_stone.jpg
This was a good local event.
― Ismael Klata, Thursday, 7 February 2008 11:35 (seventeen years ago)
(that's actual size, by the way)
yay xmas tv is briefly saved
― country matters, Tuesday, 23 December 2008 12:26 (sixteen years ago)
World's Strongest Man and New Year's television, World's Strongest Man and New Year's television go together like a horse and carriage
― Ismael Klata, Tuesday, 23 December 2008 17:34 (sixteen years ago)
Started tonight. And I forgot to watch it. :o(
― Ismael Klata, Sunday, 28 December 2008 22:16 (sixteen years ago)
Phil Pfister on in tonight's heat
― Ismael Klata, Monday, 29 December 2008 20:04 (sixteen years ago)
Phenomenal stuff there from Arild Haugen - the 5 atlas stones in 16 seconds. I'm definitely asking for a set of atlas stones next christmas
― Ismael Klata, Wednesday, 31 December 2008 20:59 (sixteen years ago)
STOKED
― REMOVE THEIR EARS (country matters), Friday, 2 January 2009 19:56 (sixteen years ago)
These are gonna be the TRAVIS ORTMAYER years
― REMOVE THEIR EARS (country matters), Friday, 2 January 2009 19:58 (sixteen years ago)
A Hercules transporter
― REMOVE THEIR EARS (country matters), Friday, 2 January 2009 20:27 (sixteen years ago)
MARIUSZ by a Poundstone fumble!!! Oh dear!!!!
― REMOVE THEIR EARS (country matters), Friday, 2 January 2009 20:55 (sixteen years ago)
"there is no point in being alive if you cannot do the deadlift"
― eman cipation s1ocklamation (max), Friday, 2 January 2009 21:06 (sixteen years ago)
― country matters, Tuesday, December 23, 2008 6:26 AM
ha true the world over
― goole, Friday, 2 January 2009 21:14 (sixteen years ago)
Great sport all round tonight. The finish here made Lewis Hamilton's victory look comfortable
― Ismael Klata, Friday, 2 January 2009 23:48 (sixteen years ago)
This isn't a Scott Walker thread!
― Nicolars (Nicole), Saturday, 3 January 2009 00:48 (sixteen years ago)
'tis the season
At least they have it in a stadium this year. Seeing these proud athletes perform in shopping malls and college campuses was somewhat demeaning.
― Ismael Klata, Wednesday, 19 December 2012 20:34 (twelve years ago)
http://i.imgur.com/arFLS.jpg
lol at this photo of early 90s fave magnus ver magnusson this the new icelandic rock thrower / car dragger etc
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haf%C3%BE%C3%B3r_J%C3%BAl%C3%ADus_Bj%C3%B6rnsson
― Suggest Banlieue (Nilmar Honorato da Silva), Wednesday, 19 December 2012 21:14 (twelve years ago)
/with/ this
― Suggest Banlieue (Nilmar Honorato da Silva), Wednesday, 19 December 2012 21:15 (twelve years ago)