2003 World's Strongest Man

2003 World's Strongest Man

Host city	Victoria Falls, Zambia
Winner	Mariusz Pudzianowski
Nations participating	15
Athletes participating	30
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The 2003 World's Strongest Man was the 26th edition of World's Strongest Man and was won by Mariusz Pudzianowski from Poland. It was his second title, and Pudzianowski's record-setting score of 66 points in the Final eclipsed the previous record of 60. His margin of victory (20 points) was also a record. The contest was held at Victoria Falls, Zambia.

Qualifying heats

Heat 1

#	Name	Nationality	Pts
1	Mariusz Pudzianowski	Poland	32
2	Geoff Dolan	Canada	29
3	Peter Baltus	Netherlands	25
4	Adrian Rollinson	United Kingdom	17
5	Igor Pedan	Russia	17
6	Jesse Marunde	USA	2

Heat 2

#	Name	Nationality	Pts
1	Zydrunas Savickas	Lithuania	29
2	Magnus Samuelsson	Sweden	27
3	René Minkwitz	Denmark	24
4	Don Pope	USA	22
5	Eddy Ellwood	United Kingdom	13
6	Heinz Ollesch	Germany	3

Heat 3

#	Name	Nationality	Pts
1	Raimonds Bergmanis	Latvia	30
2	Jarek Dymek	Poland	29.5
3	Phil Pfister	USA	24.5
4	Carl Broomfield	United Kingdom	17.5
5	Jarno Hams	Netherlands	14
6	Jorgen Ljungberg	Sweden	8.5

Heat 4

#	Name	Nationality	Pts
1	Hugo Girard	Canada	30
2	Vasyl Virastyuk	Ukraine	27
3	Steve Kirit	USA	19
4	Vidas Blekaitis	Lithuania	18
5	Jon Valgeir Williams	Iceland	17
6	Glenn Ross	United Kingdom	15

Heat 5

#	Name	Nationality	Pts
1	Svend Karlsen	Norway	32
2	Jessen Paulin	Canada	27
3	Mark Philippi	USA	22
4	Richard Gosling	United Kingdom	19
5	Franz Muellner	Austria	18
6	Malone Horn	South Africa	1

Final results

#	Name	Nationality	Pts
1	Mariusz Pudzianowski	Poland	66
2	Zydrunas Savickas	Lithuania	46
3	Vasyl Virastyuk	Ukraine	43
4	Magnus Samuelsson	Sweden	40
5	Raimonds Bergmanis	Latvia	40
6	Jarek Dymek	Poland	38
7	Hugo Girard	Canada	34
8	Jessen Paulin	Canada	29
9	Svend Karlsen	Norway	28
10	Geoff Dolan	Canada	21

External links

• Official site