The 1996 World's Strongest Man was the 19th 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 Magnús Ver Magnússon from

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. This was Magnús' fourth WSM title, tying the record of fellow Icelander Jón Páll Sigmarsson. Riku Kiri from

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finished second, and

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from

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finished third after finishing second the previous year. The contest was held in

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Heats

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

Final results

References

External links

Official site
{{World's Strongest Man champions World's Strongest World's Strongest Man Worlds Strongest Man, 1996