2000 World's Strongest Man


The 2000 World's Strongest Man was the 23rd edition of World's Strongest Man and was won by Janne Virtanen from Finland. It was his first title after finishing second the previous year. Svend Karlsen from Norway finished second after finishing third the previous year, and 1998 winner Magnus Samuelsson from Sweden finished third. The contest was held in Sun City, South Africa.

Qualifying heats

Qualifying heats in World's Strongest Man involve a series of six events. The field is divided into groups of six competitors with the top two in each of the groups reaching the ten man final. A win in an event gives a competitor 6 points, second place gets 5, and so on.

Heat 1

#NameNationalityPts
1Hugo GirardCanada

Heat 2

#NameNationalityPts
1Magnus SamuelssonSweden

Heat 3

  • Events: Tyre Flip, Africa Stone, Power Stairs, Boulder Holder, Axle Press, Atlas Stones
#NameNationalityPts
1Janne VirtanenFinland

Heat 4

  • Events: Super Yoke, Africa Stone, Car Lift, Boulder Holder, Fingal's Fingers, Atlas Stones
#NameNationalityPts
1Svend KarlsenNorway

Heat 5

  • Events: Tyre Flip, Africa Stone, Power Stairs, Boulder Holder, Axle Press, Atlas Stones
#NameNationalityPts
1Mariusz PudzianowskiPoland

Final results

PositionNameNationalityEvent 1
Super Yoke		Event 2
Power Stairs		Event 3
Car Lift		Event 4
Farmer's Walk		Event 5
Truck Pull		Event 6
Fingal's Fingers		Event 7
Atlas Stones
1 Janne VirtanenFinland