Strongmen - Franco Columbu, World's Strongest Man, Derek Poundstone, Reuben de Jong, Ken Patera, Eugen Sandow (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 45. Chapters: Franco Columbu, World's Strongest Man, Derek Poundstone, Reuben de Jong, Ken Patera, Eugen Sandow, World Highland Games Championships, Angus MacAskill, Georg Hackenschmidt, Magnus Samuelsson, Donald Dinnie, Bill Kazmaier, Georg Lurich, Hjalti Arnason, Paul Edward Anderson, Louis Cyr, Joe Rollino, Great Antonio, Bill Pittuck, List of strongman competitions, Holland's Strongest Man, Zishe Breitbart, Finland's Strongest Man, Joe Greenstein, Otto Acron, O.D. Wilson, Warren Lincoln Travis, Aleksander Aberg, Benedikt Magnusson, Joseph Montferrand, Torfi Olafsson, Stefan Solvi Petursson, Kristinn Oskar Haraldsson, Agris Kazelniks, Gregg Ernst, Signor Lawanda, John Grun, Arthur Saxon, Norway's Strongest Man, Manjit Singh, Haf or Julius Bjornsson, Steve Kirit, Hermann Gorner, Gunnar Thor, America's Strongest Man, Pure Strength, Tomi Lotta, Van Hatfield, Sweden's Strongest Man, Magnus Magnusson, Brian Schoonveld, Adrian Smith, Germany's Strongest Man, John B. Gagnon, Johnny Perry, Simon Wulfse, Angus Graham, North America's Strongest Man, Steve MacDonald, Juha-Matti Rasanen, Don Pope, Australia's Strongest Man, Torbjorn Samuelsson, Marko Varalahti, Ivan Poddubny, Belgium's Strongest Man, Jon Pall Sigmarsson Classic, Jorma Ojanaho, Bybon, Moses Carter, Apollon, Georges Christen. Excerpt: The World's Strongest Man is a well recognised event in strength athletics and has been described by a number of highly respected authorities in the sport as the premier event in strongman. Organized by TWI, an IMG Media company, it is broadcast around the end of December each year. Competitors qualify based on top placings at the World's Strongest Man Super Series events or are invited based on a top placing in selected national or international competitions. Thirty contestants take part across five heats; the top two in each go through to th...