1994 World's Strongest Man

The 1994 World's Strongest Man was the 17th edition of World's Strongest Man and was won by Magnus Ver Magnusson from Iceland. It was his second title after finishing second the previous 2 years in a row. Manfred Hoeberl from Austria finished second after finishing fourth the previous year, and Riku Kiri from Finland finished third for the second consecutive time. The contest was held in Sun City, South Africa.^[1] This was the first year that the qualifying heats were implemented, and surprisingly, the 1993 champion Gary Taylor failed to qualify for the finals.

1994 World's Strongest Man
Competition information
Dates	18-24 October 1994
Venue	Sun City
Country	South Africa
Athletes participating	16
Nations participating	16
Champion(s)
Magnús Ver Magnússon
← Orange 1993 Nassau 1995 →

Heats

Group 1

Position	Name	Nationality	Points
1.	Forbes Cowan	Scotland	11
2.	Joe Onosai	Samoa	11
3.	Gary Taylor	Wales	11
4.	Bill Lyndon	Australia	7

Group 2

Position	Name	Nationality	Points
1.	Manfred Hoeberl	Austria	14
2.	Ted van der Parre	Netherlands	11
3.	László Fekete	Hungary	10
4.	Ron Trottier	Canada	5

Group 3

Position	Name	Nationality	Points
1.	Magnús Ver Magnússon	Iceland	13
2.	Anton Boucher	Namibia	12
3.	Wayne Price	South Africa	10
4.	Henrik Ravn	Denmark	3 (injured)

Group 4

Position	Name	Nationality	Points
1.	Riku Kiri	Finland	14
2.	Gerrit Badenhorst	South Africa	13
3.	Heinz Ollesch	Germany	9
4.	Steve Pulcinella	United States	4

Events of the Final

• Harness & Rope Pull
• Samson's Barrow
• Rock Lift
• Car Walk
• Hercules's Hold
• Dead Lift
• Pole Push
• McGlashan Stones

Final results

#	Name	Nationality	Pts
1	Magnús Ver Magnússon	Iceland	50.5
2	Manfred Hoeberl	Austria	49.5
3	Riku Kiri	Finland	48
4	Gerrit Badenhorst	South Africa	38.5
5	Forbes Cowan	Scotland	36.5
6	Anton Boucher	Namibia	31.5
7	Joe Onosai	Samoa	12.5 (injured)
8	Ted Van Der Parre	Netherlands	7 (injured)

^[1]