1982 World's Strongest Man

1982 World's Strongest Man
Competition information
Dates	1982
Venue	Six Flags Magic Mountain
Location	Santa Clarita, California
Country	United States
Athletes participating	10
Nations participating	3
Champion(s)
Bill Kazmaier
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The 1982 World's Strongest Man was the sixth edition of World's Strongest Man and was won by Bill Kazmaier from the United States. It was his third title in a row. Tom Magee from Canada finished second and John Gamble from the United States finished third. The contest was held at the Magic Mountain in California.^[1]

The World's Strongest Man was held in the United States for the sixth consecutive year; the competition did not return there until 1997.

Events

There were ten events in the competition:

Truck pull – winner: Bill Kazmaier 37 s (Notable that Geoff Capes improved time from 46 s to 38 s by moving to Kazmaier's lane.)
Overhead log lift (rough-hewn log) – winner: Bill Kazmaier 370lbs
Weight toss (56lbs weight over bar throw) – winner: Bill Kazmaier 17 feet
Steel bar bend – winner: Geoff Capes (only one to bend 11/16" to 5 inch distance)
Caber toss – winner: Dave Waddington 40'3"
Barrel load (12 barrels each 167 lbs.) – winner: Tom Magee 73 s
Battery hold (65 lbs. at arm's length) – winner: John Gamble 56.7 s
Cement block squat (Smith machine squat) – tie: Tom Magee, Ernie Hackett, and Dave Waddington 955 lbs.
Silver dollar deadlift (18" off the floor with straps allowed) tie: Bill Kazmaier and Ernie Hackett 1055lbs
Sumo challenge – winner: Curt Marsh

#	Name	Nationality	Pts
1	Bill Kazmaier	United States	91
2	Tom Magee	Canada	78
3	John Gamble	United States	69.5
4	Geoff Capes	United Kingdom	67
5	Ernie Hackett	United States	65.5
6	Curt Marsh	United States	64
7	Dave Waddington	United States	58
8	Bill Dunn	United States	40.5
9	Jim Hough	United States	36.5
10	Ross Browner	United States	35