World's Strongest Team|
Sport | Strongman |
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Location | Various locations |
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Established | 1995 |
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Format | Multi-event competition |
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Teams | 6-8 |
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World's Strongest Team is an annual strongman contest organized by Ultimate Strongman and Strongman Champions League that consists of two men teams (occasionally three) from various countries all over the world. The teams are named according to their ancestral traits and geographical locations.
The contest was first held in 1995 and during the first two years, it was held with three men per team. From 1997 onwards it was held with two men per team. During mid 2000s, it was assisted by IFSA and in 2021 was taken over and held by Strongman Champions League.
Some of the famous annual events include team deadlifts, team deadlift static holds, super yokes, rock lifts, Atlas stones, stone carries, four-man pole push, tug of war, medley, railway track farmers walk, Basque circle and arm over arm vehicle pull.
Past winners
Year
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Champion
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Runner-Up
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3rd Place
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Venue
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1995 |
Jamie Reeves
Gary Taylor
Forbes Cowan |
Berend Veneberg
Tjalling van den Bosch
Ted van der Parre |
Gerrit Badenhorst
Wayne Price
Anton Boucher |
Isle of Wight, England
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1996 |
Magnus Ver Magnusson
Torfi Ólafsson
Gunnar Þór Guðjónsson |
Jouko Ahola
Riku Kiri
Jorma Ojanaho |
Manfred Hoeberl
Heinz Ollesch
Martin Muhr |
Reykjavík, Iceland
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1997 |
Riku Kiri
Jouko Ahola |
Hannu Osala
Jukka Laine |
Magnus Ver Magnusson
Torfi Olafsson |
Vaasa, Finland
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1998 |
Berend Veneberg
Wout Zijlstra |
Jouko Ahola
Sami Heinonen |
Magnus Samuelsson
Torbjorn Samuelsson |
Hardenberg, Netherlands
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1999 |
Jouko Ahola
Janne Virtanen |
Magnus Samuelsson
Torbjorn Samuelsson |
Mariusz Pudzianowski
Jarek Dymek |
Panyu, China
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2000 |
Janne Virtanen
Pasi Paavisto |
Mariusz Pudzianowski
Jarek Dymek |
Berend Veneberg
Wout Zijlstra |
Cserkeszőlő, Hungary
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2001 |
Janne Virtanen
Juha-Matti Räsänen |
Jarek Dymek
Ireneusz Kuras |
Wout Zijlstra
Jarno Hams |
Gdynia, Poland
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2002 |
Janne Virtanen
Juha-Matti Räsänen |
Berend Veneberg
Wout Zijlstra |
Mariusz Pudzianowski
Jarek Dymek |
Heerenveen, Netherlands
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2003 |
Mariusz Pudzianowski
Jarek Dymek |
László Fekete
Tibor Mészáros |
Mark Phillipi
Jesse Marunde |
Pécs, Hungary
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2004 |
Mariusz Pudzianowski
Jarek Dymek |
Zydrunas Savickas
Vilius Petrauskas |
Raimonds Bergmanis
Agris Kazelniks |
Płock, Poland
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2005 |
Mariusz Pudzianowski
Slawomir Toczek |
Elbrus Nigmatulin
Mikhail Koklyaev |
Raivis Vidzis
Rolands Gulbis |
Poznań, Poland
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2006 |
Edwin Hakvoort
Jarno Hams |
László Fekete
Miklós Fekete |
Juha-Matti Räsänen
Tomi Lotta |
Sárvár, Hungary
|
2007 |
Zydrunas Savickas
Vidas Blekaitis |
Mikhail Koklyaev
Igor Pedan |
Derek Poundstone
Tom McClure |
Vilnius, Lithuania
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2012 [1] |
The Vikings
Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson
Jarno Jokinen |
Baltic Barbarians
Tarmo Mitt
Markus Männik |
English Saxons
Eddie Hall
Simon Flint |
Mullingar, Ireland
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2014 |
The Yankees
Brian Shaw
Dave Ostlund |
The Saxons
Terry Hollands
Eddie Hall |
The Barbarians
Ervin Katona
Graham Hicks |
Stoke-on-Trent, England
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2015 [2] |
The Vikings
Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson
Matjaz Belsak |
The Saxons
Eddie Hall
Mark Felix |
The Yankees
Jerry Pritchett
Mike Burke |
Stoke-on-Trent, England
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2018 |
Vytautas Lalas
Marius Lalas |
Martins Licis
Trey Mitchell |
Phil Roberts
Tom Stoltman |
Stoke-on-Trent, England
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2019 |
Jean-François Caron
Krzysztof Radzikowski |
Rauno Heinla
Rob Kearney |
Mikhail Shivlyakov
Matjaz Belsak |
Nottingham, England
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2021 |
Dainis Zageris
Aivars Šmaukstelis |
Johan Espenkrona
Sean O'Hagan |
Kelvin de Ruiter
George Sulaiman |
Joensuu, Finland
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2022 |
Dainis Zageris
Aivars Šmaukstelis |
Ervin Toots
Gunnar Gimbutas |
Kelvin de Ruiter
George Sulaiman |
Joensuu, Finland
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2023 |
Oskar Ziolkowski
Adam Roszkowski |
Aivars Šmaukstelis
Maris Krievelis |
Ervin Toots
Gunnar Gimbutas |
Kalajoki, Finland
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