2005 World's Strongest Man
Competition information
Dates27 September - 6 October 2005
LocationChengdu
Country China
Athletes participating25
Nations participating14
Champion(s)
Poland Mariusz Pudzianowski

The 2005 World's Strongest Man was the 28th edition of World's Strongest Man and was won by Mariusz Pudzianowski from Poland, his third title. Jesse Marunde from the United States finished second, and Dominic Filiou from Canada third. Two of Pudzianowski's primary competitors in previous WSM competitions, the defending champion, Vasyl Virastyuk, and the runner-up, Zydrunas Savickas, had moved to the competing IFSA World Championships, leaving him with a relatively easier path. The contest was held at Chengdu, China.[1]

Qualifying heats

Heat 1

# Name Nationality Pts
1 Jarek Dymek  Poland 23.5
2 Dominic Filiou  Canada 21.5
3 Josh Thigpen  United States 18
4 Raivis Vidzis  Latvia 17
5 Mick Gosling  England 8

[2]

Heat 2

# Name Nationality Pts
1 Ralf Ber  Austria 22.5
2 Elbrus Nigmatullin  Russia 22
3 Boris Haraldsson  Iceland 21.5
4 Mark Philippi  United States 18
5 Sol Bathaiee  Iran 6

[2]

Heat 3

# Name Nationality Pts
1 Mariusz Pudzianowski  Poland 25
2 Don Pope  United States 22.5
3 Mykhaylo Starov  Ukraine 18.5
4 Steve Bourgeois  Canada 16
5 Brian Irwin  Northern Ireland 8

[2]

Heat 4

# Name Nationality Pts
1 Janne Virtanen  Finland 20.5
2 Dave Ostlund  United States 20
3 Jessen Paulin  Canada 17
4 Kevin Nee  United States 16.5
5 Sławomir Toczek  Poland 16

[2]

Heat 5

# Name Nationality Pts
1 Jesse Marunde  United States 26
2 Tarmo Mitt  Estonia 21
3 Terry Hollands  England 20
4 Carl Waitoa  New Zealand 17
5 Gu Yan Li  China 6

[2]

Final results

#[1] Name[1] Nationality[1] Pts[1]
1 Mariusz Pudzianowski Poland Poland 60
2 Jesse Marunde United States United States 46
3 Dominic Filiou Canada Canada 42
4 Jarek Dymek Poland Poland 37.5
5 Janne Virtanen Finland Finland 37
6 Tarmo Mitt Estonia Estonia 34
7 Ralf Ber Austria Austria 33.5
8 Don Pope United States United States 33
9 Dave Ostlund United States United States 32
10 Elbrus Nigmatullin Russia Russia 30

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "theworldsstrongestman.com". Archived from the original on 4 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "theworldsstrongestman.com Archive of 2005 Qualifying round". Archived from the original on 2007-09-16. Retrieved 2010-01-23.
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