European Hercules was an annual
strongman
In the 19th century, the term strongman referred to an exhibitor of strength or similar circus performers who performed feats of strength. More recently, strength athletics, also known as strongman competitions, have grown in popularity. Thes ...
contest which consisted of international athletes from various countries.
[David Horne's World of Grip]
/ref> The event was held annually in Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...
.
Event Placings
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!Year
!Champion
!Runner-Up
!3rd Place
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, 1990 , , Riku Kiri , , Ismo Åman , , Aarre Käpylä
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, 1991 , , Riku Kiri , , Jón Páll Sigmarsson
Jón Páll Sigmarsson (28 April 1960 – 16 January 1993) was an Icelandic strongman, powerlifter and bodybuilder who was the first man to win the World's Strong ...
/ Jamie Reeves
Jamie Reeves (born 3 May 1962)David Webster, ''Sons of Samson Volume 2 Profiles'', page 103 (Ironmind Enterprises), is a British former coal miner, strongman and professional wrestler. As a strongman, he won the 1989 World's Strongest Man, wa ...
, ,
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, 1992 , , Riku Kiri , , Aarre Käpylä/ Magnús Ver Magnússon , ,
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, 1993 , , Riku Kiri , , Aarre Käpylä , , Manfred Hoeberl
Manfred Hoeberl (; born 12 May 1964) is an Austrian former strongman and powerlifter who was known as having the largest arms in the world during the early-mid 1990s. Hoeberl was born in the same town as body ...
, -
, 1994 , , Andrés Guðmundsson , , Manfred Hoeberl
Manfred Hoeberl (; born 12 May 1964) is an Austrian former strongman and powerlifter who was known as having the largest arms in the world during the early-mid 1990s. Hoeberl was born in the same town as body ...
, , Marko Varalahti
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, 1995 , , Jouko Ahola , , Matti Uppa , , Mika Palsi
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, 1996 , , Jouko Ahola , , Hannu Osala , , Jamie Reeves
Jamie Reeves (born 3 May 1962)David Webster, ''Sons of Samson Volume 2 Profiles'', page 103 (Ironmind Enterprises), is a British former coal miner, strongman and professional wrestler. As a strongman, he won the 1989 World's Strongest Man, wa ...
, -
, 1997 , , Magnús Ver Magnússon , , Jouko Ahola , , {{flagicon, NED Berend Veneberg
*All results courtesy of David Horne's World of Grip http://www.davidhorne-gripmaster.com/strongmanresults.html
References
Strongmen competitions