The 1983 World's Strongest Man was the seventh edition of

World's Strongest Man The World's Strongest Man is an international Strongman competition held every year. Organized by American event management company IMG, a subsidiary of Endeavor, it is broadcast in the US during summers and in the UK around the end of Decembe ...

and was won by Geoff Capes from the United Kingdom. It was his first title.

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finished second, and

Simon Wulfse Simon Wulfse (born January 12, 1952 in Dordrecht) is a strongman from the Netherlands. He finished third at the World's Strongest Man games in 1983. Wulfse won the Europe's Strongest Man title in 1983, his career best finish. He finished first in ...

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third. The winner of the three previous competetitions,

Bill Kazmaier William Kazmaier (born December 30, 1953) is an American former world champion powerlifter, world champion strongman and professional wrestler. During the 1970s and 1980s, he set numerous powerlifti ...

, was not invited to compete again in this year. The contest was held at

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, 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

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(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

References

External links

Official site
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World's strongest man The World's Strongest Man is an international Strongman competition held every year. Organized by American event management company IMG, a subsidiary of Endeavor, it is broadcast in the US during summers and in the UK around the end of Decembe ...

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