2008 World's Strongest Man

The 2008 World's Strongest Man was the 31st edition of World's Strongest Man and was won by Mariusz Pudzianowski from Poland. It was his fifth and record breaking title. Derek Poundstone from the United States finished second, and Dave Ostlund also from the United States finished third after finishing sixth the previous year. The contest was held at Charleston, West Virginia.[1]

2008 World's Strongest Man
Competition information
Dates6–13 September 2008
VenueHaddad Riverfront Park /
Coonskin Park /
McLaughlin Air National Guard Base /
Power Park
LocationCharleston, West Virginia
Country United States
Athletes participating30
Nations participating12
Champion(s)
Poland Mariusz Pudzianowski

Heat results

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Heat 1

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# Name Nationality Pts
1 Derek Poundstone   United States 29
2 Jason Bergmann   United States 27.5
3 Mark Felix   England 26
4 Stefán Sölvi Pétursson   Iceland 19
5 Jarek Dymek   Poland 18.5
6 Igor Werner   Germany 6

Heat 2

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# Name Nationality Pts
1 Phil Pfister   United States 27.5
2 Sebastian Wenta   Poland 25
3 Johannes Årsjö   Sweden 22.5
4 Richard Skog   Norway 22.5
5 Oli Thompson   England 19.5
6 Tobias Ide   Germany 8

Heat 3

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# Name Nationality Pts
1 Tarmo Mitt   Estonia 28.5
2 Terry Hollands   England 26.5
3 Kevin Nee   United States 23.5
4 Elbrus Nigmatullin   Russia 18.5
5 Janne Virtanen   Finland 18
6 Jean-François Caron   Canada 11

Heat 4

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# Name Nationality Pts
1 Mariusz Pudzianowski   Poland 29
2 Arild Haugen   Norway 25
3 Brian Shaw   United States 21
4 Laurence Shahlaei   England 20
5 Louis-Philippe Jean   Canada 19.5
6 Brian Siders   United States 11.5

Heat 5

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# Name Nationality Pts
1 Travis Ortmayer   United States 31.5
2 Dave Ostlund   United States 28
3 Jimmy Marku   England 23.5
4 Magnus Samuelsson   Sweden 19.5
5 Raivis Vidzis   Latvia 14.5
6 Florian Trimpl   Germany 9

Final results

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#[1] Name[1] Nationality[1] Pts[1]
1 Mariusz Pudzianowski   Poland 58.5
2 Derek Poundstone   United States 53.5
3 Dave Ostlund   United States 49.5
4 Phil Pfister   United States 44.5
5 Travis Ortmayer   United States 39.5
6 Sebastian Wenta   Poland 38
7 Tarmo Mitt   Estonia 30.5
8 Arild Haugen   Norway 26
9 Jason Bergmann   United States 25
10 Terry Hollands   England 19

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "theworldsstrongestman.com". Archived from the original on 4 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
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