The 1994 World's Strongest Man was the 17th 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 Decem ...
and was won by
Magnus Ver Magnusson
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from
Iceland
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. It was his second title after finishing second the previous 2 years in a row.
Manfred Hoeberl from
Austria
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finished second after finishing fourth the previous year, and
Riku Kiri
Riku Kiri (born April 5, 1963 in Kotka, Finland) is a Finnish former strongman and powerlifter, best known for competing in the World's Strongest Man competition, narrowly missing out on capturing the title on more than one occasion. He has been ...
from
Finland
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finished third for the second consecutive time. The contest was held in
Sun City,
South Africa
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.
This was the first year that the qualifying heats were implemented, and surprisingly, the
1993
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champion
Gary Taylor failed to qualify for the finals.
Heats
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Final results
References
External links
Official site
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