The 1995 World's Strongest Man was the 18th edition of

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and was won by

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, it was his second consecutive and third overall title.

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finished second after finishing fourth the previous year, and

Marko Varalahti Marko Varalahti is a former strongman competitor from Finland who is best known for competing in the 1995 World's Strongest Man competition, finishing in 3rd place. Varalahti also won Finland's Strongest Man in 1995. Honours *Finland's Strongest ...

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finished third. The contest was held in

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Heats

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

Group 5

Final results

References

External links

Official site

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