1979 World's Strongest Man

The 1979 World's Strongest Man was the third edition of World's Strongest Man and was won by Don Reinhoudt from the United States. It was his first title after finishing second the previous year. Lars Hedlund from Sweden finished second after finishing third the previous year, and Bill Kazmaier also from the United States finished third. The contest was held at the Universal Studios, California.^[1]

1979 World's Strongest Man
Competition information
Dates	1979
Venue	Universal Studios
Location	Los Angeles, California
Country	United States
Athletes participating	10
Nations participating	3
Champion(s)
Don Reinhoudt
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Final results

#	Name	Nationality	Pts
1	Don Reinhoudt	United States	60.3
2	Lars Hedlund	Sweden	45.6
3	Bill Kazmaier	United States	44.9
4	Jon Kolb	United States	41.43
5	Bob Young	United States	22.33
6	Cleve Dean	United States	14.4
7	Joseph Dube	United States	4.4
8	Dave Johns	United States	2
9	Bill Anderson	United Kingdom	1.33 (injured)
10	Jerry Blackwell	United States	0 (injured)

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