1988 World's Strongest Man

The 1988 World's Strongest Man was the 11th edition (because there was no contest in 1987) of the World's Strongest Man. It was won by Jón Páll Sigmarsson from Iceland, it being his third title. 1980, 1981 and 1982 winner Bill Kazmaier from the United States finished second, and Jamie Reeves from the United Kingdom finished third. The contest was held in Budapest, Hungary.^[1]

1988 World's Strongest Man
Competition information
Dates	1988
Location	Budapest
Country	Hungary
Athletes participating	8
Nations participating	8
Champion(s)
Jón Páll Sigmarsson
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Final results

#	Name	Nationality	Loading Race	Ox-cart Dead Lift	Truck Pull	Log Lift	Forward Hold	Sack Race	High Throw	Atlas Stones	Pts
1	Jón Páll Sigmarsson	Iceland	8	5	8	6	6	7	8	8	56
2	Bill Kazmaier	United States	5	8	7	8	5	8	3	7	51
3	Jamie Reeves	United Kingdom	4	6.5	6	7	8	5	7	4	47.5
4	Ab Wolders	Netherlands	7	3	5	4.5	7	4	6	5	41.5
5	Ilkka Nummisto	Finland	6	6.5	4	2.5	4	6	5	6	40
6	Joe Quigley	Australia	2	3	3	2.5	3	3	4	3	23.5
7	Jean-Pierre Brulois	France	1	3	2	4.5	1	1	2	1	15.5
8	László Fekete	Hungary	3	1	1	0	2	2	0	2	11

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