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The
2001 World's Strongest Man
was the 24th edition of
World's Strongest Man
and was won by
Svend Karlsen
from Norway. It was his first title after finishing second the previous year. 1998 winner
Magnus Samuelsson
from Sweden finished second after finishing third the previous year, and 2000 winner
Janne Virtanen
from
Finland
finished third. The contest was held at
Victoria Falls
,
Zambia
.
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Qualifying heats
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Heat 1
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- Events: Carry & Drag (Duck Walk & Drag Chain & Anchor), Arm Over Arm Train Pull, Africa Stone, Max Deadlift, Stone Circle (Connan Circle), Atlas Stones
Magnus Ver Magnusson
of Iceland was originally intended to be within this Heat but had to withdraw making room for the reserve
Israel Garrido
.
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Heat 2
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- Events: Carry & Drag (Duck Walk & Drag Chain & Anchor), Fingal's Fingers, Arm Over Arm Train Pull, Hercules Hold, Max Deadlift, Atlas Stones
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Heat 3
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- Events: Carry & Flip (Farmer's Walk & Tyre Flip), Arm Over Arm Train Pull, Africa Stone, Max Deadlift, Stone Circle (Connan Circle), Atlas Stones
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Heat 4
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- Events: Carry & Drag (Duck Walk & Drag Chain & Anchor), Arm Over Arm Train Pull, Africa Stone, Max Deadlift, Stone Circle (Connan Circle), Atlas Stones
Bill Lyndon
of Australia was originally intended to be within this Heat but had to withdraw making room for the
Levi Vaoga
who was not down as an official reserve.
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Heat 5
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- Events: Carry & Flip (Farmer's Walk & Tyre Flip), Fingal's Fingers, Arm Over Arm Train Pull, Hercules Hold, Max Deadlift, Atlas Stones
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Reserves
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Final results
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References
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External links
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