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 Decemb ...

and was won by

Geoff Capes Geoffrey Lewis Capes JP (23 August 1949 – 23 October 2024) was a British shot putter, strongman, and Highland Games competitor. He was famous in the UK in the 1980s for his sporting prowess and appearances on television in shows such as '' ...

from the United Kingdom. It was his first title.

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 S ...

from

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finished second, and Simon Wulfse from the

Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...

third. The winner of the three previous competitions,

Bill Kazmaier William Kazmaier (born December 30, 1953) is an American former world champion powerlifter, world champion strongman and professional wrestler. During his illustrious career, he set over 40 powe ...

, 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 Decemb ...

Sport in Christchurch