1981 World's Strongest Man
The 1981 World's Strongest Man was the fifth edition of World's Strongest Man and was won by Bill Kazmaier from the United States. It was his second consecutive title. Geoff Capes from the United Kingdom finished second after finishing third the previous year, and Dave Waddington from the United States finished third. The contest was held at Magic Mountain, California.
This was the first World's Strongest Man competition where the Tug Of War did not end the competition. Previously, the four highest scorers after the penultimate event competed in a head to head tug of war battle with the last man standing winning the event.
Events
There were a total of 11 different events used in the competition:- Overhead Log lift – Winner Bill Kazmaier 360lbs
- Weight Toss – Winner Geoff Capes 17 feet 1/4 inch
- Truck Pull – Winner Geoff Capes 30.95 s
- Engine Race – Winner Bill Kazmaier
- Beer Keg Load – – Bill Kazmaier in 49.11 s
- Battery Hold – Winner Durwin Piper 43.63 s
- Steel Bar Bend – Winner Geoff Capes
- Cement Block Squat – Winner Bill Kazmaier 969 lbs.
- Silver Dollar Deadlift Winner Bill Kazmaier 940lbs
- Caber Toss – Winner Joe Zaliezniak 40'
- Sumo Challenge – Winner Keith Bishop