World’s
strongest man or WSM events are not only highly entertaining but also create awe;
as to what human body is capable of doing. The event in which we mortal humans
perform superhuman tasks, be it dead lifting 900 pounds or pulling a truck or airplane.
The first WSM was developed in the year 1977 by David Webster and his role was
taken over by Dr Douglas Edmund both of whom were responsible for organizing the
events and arranging competitors.
Competitors were
invited from various disciplines ranging from bodybuilding, power lifting and
other heavy events like Highland games. Eight men competed in this unique sport
with different events emphasizing brute strength (static events) and cardio conditioning
(moving heavy objects from point A to B in stipulated time). The sport was a
unique blend of strength and athleticism, even though foundation of the sport
remain emphasized the same but new events were always introduced to make the
WSM challenging and very interesting.
Some of the
events in WSM are loading Race, Atlas stones, truck and airplane Pull, overhead
press, fingal Fingers, Power stairs, car carry, Hercules hold and farmer’s
walk. Now coming to the some of the strongest men in the history of WSM were Jon
Pall Sigmarsson, Svend
Karlsen, Mariusz
Pudzianowski, Jouko Ahola, Magnus ver Magnusson and bill kazmaier.
Mariusz
Pudzianowski - 5 WSM Titles
Jon Pall
Sigmarsson - 4 WSM Titles
Bill
kazmaier - 3 WSM Titles
Magnus ver
Magnusson - 4 WSM Titles
Jouko Ahola
- 2 WSM Titles
Geoff Capes
- 2 WSM Titles.
My personal favorite strongman was always Jon Pall Sigmarsson, one of the strongest man pound for pound and a great person.
