The 1979 World's Strongest Man was the third edition of
World's Strongest Man and was won by
Don Reinhoudt
Donald C. Reinhoudt (born March 5, 1945) is an American former powerlifter and strongman. He won the IPF World Powerlifting Superheavyweight Championship four consecutive times (1973–1976), and won the World's Strongest Man in 1979.
Widely co ...
from the United States. It was his first title after finishing second the previous year.
Lars Hedlund from Sweden finished second after finishing third the previous year, and
Bill Kazmaier also from the United States finished third. The contest was held at the
Universal Studios,
California.
Final results
References
External links
Official site
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1979 in sports in California
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