World Strongman Cup Federation
Formation2004
TypeSports federation
HeadquartersSalzburg, Austria
Websiteworld-strongmancup.at

The World Strongman Cup Federation ("WSCF") was a worldwide organisation within strength athletics that claimed to be the sport's organising body with the aim of making "the Strongman Sport more popular and accessible for a wide range of the people."[1] Its motto was "be strong". It was also a charity. The Federation organised the World Strongman Cup one of the main competitions in the field of strength athletics boasting participation from some of the foremost strongmen around the globe. It was a separate competition from the World's Strongest Man, the Strongman Super Series (producing a World Champion) and the IFSA World Championship). It has since been replaced by the World Strongman Federation's World Cup.

History

Until completion of the 2004 World's Strongest Man competition, the IFSA managed the annual World's Strongest Man contest. However, that year saw an acrimonious dividing of the sport with the IFSA forming its own competition and with the World's Strongest Man ("WSM") continuing to be organised by TWI, an IMG Media company. The WSM itself was never a federation, but an event organised commercially. When the IFSA formed their own competition and banned their contracted athletes from competing in the WSM, the World Strongman Cup Federation ("WSCF") filled a void and signed up many of the non-IFSA athletes. At the 2005 WSM finals, two thirds of the athletes were under contract with the WSCF.[1] Since its inception the WSMCF has organised events in many countries including: United States of America, Canada, Germany, Austria, Russia, Serbia, Poland and Spain.[1] Its flagship event was the World Strongman Cup.

Following a financial dispute with the World Strongman Cup Federation Vlad Redkin, one of its chief organisers, left to found the World Strongman Federation. Following Vlad's departure, the WSCF ceased to promote events and effectively disappeared from the strength athletics landscape. In September 2007 an event in Khanty-Mansijsk formerly affiliated to WSMC and featuring its athletes was promoted by Vlad Redkin. This event had its name changed at short notice from WSMC to the Grand Prix of Khanty-Mansijsk (Russia) and in effect was the first WSF event. The reason given after the competition by Redkin was that a combination of financial reasons as well as concerns over WSMCF's stated aim of forming closer ties with the International Federation of Strength Athletes led him to part company with WSMCF. He initially planned to cooperate closely with the World Strongman Super Series in 2008, but in fact set up a new federation called the World Strongman Federation.[2]

World Strongman Cup
The official logo of World Strongman Cup Federation
Tournament information
LocationVaries The cup is won through a series of competitions held throughout the world
Established2004
Final year2007
FormatA number of Multi-event competitions within an annual tour
Final champion
Poland Mariusz Pudzianowski

World Strongman Cup

The World Strongman Cup has been run since 2004. It is organised as a tour event with many competitions held throughout the globe. The overall winner is ascertained through the cumulation of points scored across the season.

List of Champions

YearAthleteNationality
2004Raivis Vidzis Latvia
2005Raivis Vidzis Latvia
2006Mariusz Pudzianowski Poland
2007Mariusz Pudzianowski Poland

2004

Name and Location Champion Runner-Up 3rd Place Date
Spain Gran Canaria, Spain
Strongman Cup Spain[3]
 Ukraine Mykhailo Starov Latvia Raivis Vidzis Austria Ralf Ber 28 February 2004
Austria Villach, Austria
Strongman Cup Kärtnen[4]
 Northern Ireland Glenn Ross Latvia Raivis Vidzis Austria Ralf Ber 3 April 2004
Germany Immenstadt, Germany
Strongman Cup Immenstadt[5]
 Russia Igor Pedan Northern Ireland Glenn Ross Latvia Raivis Vidzis 22 May 2004
Germany Plattling, Germany
Strongman Cup Plattling-Luna Park[6]
 Austria Ralf Ber Ukraine Mykhailo Starov Latvia Raivis Vidzis 26 June 2004
Austria Bad Häring, Austria
Strongman Cup Bad Häring[7]
 Russia Igor Pedan Northern Ireland Glenn Ross Latvia Raivis Vidzis 10 July 2004
Poland Świnoujście, Poland
Strongman Cup Poland[8]
 Latvia Raivis Vidzis Russia Igor Pedan Austria Ralf Ber 31 July 2004
Serbia Subotica, Serbia
European Masters Strongman Cup
 Northern Ireland Glenn Ross Latvia Raivis Vidzis Austria Ralf Ber 4 September 2004
Russia Moscow, Russia
Strongman Cup Russia[9]
 Ukraine Mykhailo Starov Russia Igor Pedan Latvia Raivis Vidzis 2 October 2004
Canada Edmonton, Canada
Strongman Cup Canada
 United States Dave Ostlund Latvia Raivis Vidzis Austria Ralf Ber 11 December 2004
Overall placings
 Latvia Raivis Vidzis

2005

Name and Location Champion Runner-Up 3rd Place Date
Belarus Minsk, Belarus
Strongman Cup Belarus
 Latvia Raivis Vidzis Austria Ralf Ber Lithuania Antanas Abrutis 7 May 2005
Republic of Ireland Wexford, Ireland
Strongman Cup Ireland
 Lithuania Antanas Abrutis Estonia Tarmo Mitt Northern Ireland Glenn Ross 21 May 2005
England Wakefield, England
Strongman Cup England
 Northern Ireland Glenn Ross Northern Ireland Brian Irwin United States Jesse Marunde 5 June 2005
United States Denver, Colorado, United States
Strongman Cup USA
 Latvia Raivis Vidzis Northern Ireland Glenn Ross Austria Ralf Ber 2 July 2005
Austria Bad Häring, Austria
Strongman Cup Austria
 Poland Mariusz Pudzianowski Ukraine Mykhailo Starov Austria Ralf Ber 6 August 2005
Canada Ladysmith, Canada
Strongman Cup Canada
 Latvia Raivis Vidzis Austria Ralf Ber Canada Ed Brost 28 August 2005
Germany Nuremberg, Germany
Strongman Cup Germany
 Germany Franz Beil Austria Ralf Ber Ukraine Mykhailo Starov 18 September 2005
Russia Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia
Strongman Cup Russia
 Latvia Raivis Vidzis United States Jesse Marunde Russia Elbrus Nigmatullin 17 December 2005
Overall placings
 Latvia Raivis Vidzis Austria Ralf Ber Estonia Tarmo Mitt

2006

Name and Location Champion Runner-Up 3rd Place Date
Latvia Riga, Latvia
Strongman Cup Latvia
 Poland Mariusz Pudzianowski Latvia Raivis Vidzis Russia Elbrus Nigmatullin 6 May 2006
Northern Ireland Armagh, Northern Ireland
Strongman Cup Northern Ireland
 Austria Ralf Ber Northern Ireland Glenn Ross Estonia Tarmo Mitt 27 May 2006
Belarus Minsk, Belarus
Strongman Cup Belarus
 Poland Mariusz Pudzianowski Latvia Raivis Vidzis Russia Elbrus Nigmatullin 17 June 2006
Germany Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany
Strongman Cup Germany
 Poland Jarek Dymek Ukraine Mykhailo Starov Estonia Tarmo Mitt 1 July 2006
Russia Moscow, Russia
Strongman Cup Moscow
 Poland Mariusz Pudzianowski Finland Janne Virtanen Russia Elbrus Nigmatullin 31 July 2006
Austria Vienna, Austria
Strongman Cup Austria
 Bulgaria Stoyan Todorchev Ukraine Vasyl Virastiuk Serbia Ervin Katona 22 October 2006
Poland Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Poland
Strongman Cup Poland
 Poland Mariusz Pudzianowski Poland Sebastian Wenta Bulgaria Stoyan Todorchev 25 November 2006
Russia Podolsk, Russia
Strongman Cup Russia
 Poland Mariusz Pudzianowski Russia Elbrus Nigmatullin Bulgaria Stoyan Todorchev 16 December 2006
Overall placings
 Poland Mariusz Pudzianowski Estonia Tarmo Mitt Russia Elbrus Nigmatullin

2007

Name and Location Champion Runner-Up 3rd Place Date
Latvia Riga, Latvia
Strongman Cup Latvia
 Poland Mariusz Pudzianowski Latvia Raivis Vidzis Estonia Tarmo Mitt 13 May 2007
Russia Moscow, Russia
Strongman Cup Moscow
 Finland Janne Virtanen Bulgaria Stoyan Todorchev Australia Derek Boyer 1 July 2007
England Dartford, England
Strongman Cup England
 Poland Mariusz Pudzianowski Bulgaria Stoyan Todorchev United Kingdom Terry Hollands 22 July 2007
Russia Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia
Grand Prix of Khanty-Mansiysk
 Bulgaria Stoyan Todorchev Estonia Tarmo Mitt Russia Elbrus Nigmatullin 8 September 2007
Overall placings
 Poland Mariusz Pudzianowski Bulgaria Stoyan Todorchev Latvia Raivis Vidzis

Charity

The charity aims to reduce and tackle obesity in children by helping more children to take part in sporting activities. It is the charity's belief that "As these children become more interested in and able to enjoy sports of their choosing, their physical and emotional conditions show significant improvement. This provides a strong foundation for improved self-confidence and happiness for all participants."[1] The federation believes that their athletes can act as positive examples.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 World Strongman Cup Federation official site
  2. ↑ "Vlad Redkin Leaves WSMC . . . Stoyan Todorchev Wins Contest in Russia". Archived from the original on November 24, 2010. Retrieved January 13, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Strongman Cup Spain results". World Strongman Cup. Archived from the original on 31 October 2004. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "Strongman Cup Kärtnen results". World Strongman Cup. Archived from the original on 25 December 2004. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  5. ↑ "Strongman Cup Immenstadt results". World Strongman Cup. Archived from the original on 24 December 2004. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  6. ↑ "Strongman Cup Plattling results". World Strongman Cup. Archived from the original on 24 December 2004. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  7. ↑ "Strongman Cup Bad Häring results". World Strongman Cup. Archived from the original on 24 December 2004. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  8. ↑ "Strongman Cup Poland results". World Strongman Cup. Archived from the original on 31 October 2004. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  9. ↑ "Strongman Cup Russia results". World Strongman Cup. Archived from the original on 24 December 2004. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
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