Current WWW Strongman Rankings
updated Apr 15, 2001
These rankings are calculated from currently 23 individual ranking lists sent to World Strength Legends. The participants can change their votes whenever they wish. After 10 months if a personal list has not been updated during that time, it will be removed from the calculation. New rankings will appear bimonthly.

mail your personal rankings; list currently the best strongmen in your opinion

You must send at least a top-10 to be included. The biggest list by far has had 50 names!

Mail format is simply: 

  1. ? 
  2. ? ... list as many as you can or want 
Points are calculated as follows:
  • 1st in every list gets 50 points (size of the biggest list), 2nd gets 49, 3rd gets 48 etc, and those who didn't get voted at all get one point less than the athlete who was last on list. 
  • Total points an athlete gets is merely a sum of all points awarded

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    Extra notes: 

  • All corrections and suggestions to the names and list format are welcome 
  • If you believe I might have added your votes wrong, just mail them again. If your e-mail address has changed, please tell that too
  • You may also vote a competitor whose name isn't listed here yet, but please use his full name and country to make it easier to add him to the list
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    Rank Name prev rank Feb Total P KNG MC KG  CK PRJ 6L ROL HK MK CC C PM SK ST ML DR MM WW DAB FW MR DL WK
    1 Jouko Ahola (FIN) 1 1065 40 46 49 50 49 40 50 49 49 41 50 41 49 40 50 49 47 49 48 40 40 49 50
    2 Janne Virtanen (FIN) 2 1058 40 48 50 49 48 50 47 50 47 50 49 50 48 40 45 40 49 46 40 40 46 45 41
    3 Magnus Samuelsson (SWE)  3 1057 40 47 48 45 50 49 49 47 42 49 47 49 44 42 49 43 45 48 42 41 47 48 46
    4 Svend Karlsen (NOR) 4 1052 40 49 47 48 47 48 40 48 48 47 48 48 50 40 47 45 46 47 47 40 49 40 43
    5 Hugo Girard (CAN) 6 1002 40 45 40 46 45 43 46 44 46 48 43 45 46 40 44 47 44 40 40 40 50 40 40
    6 Flemming Rasmussen (DEN) 5 980 40 44 40 47 46 46 40 42 36 43 46 40 47 40 48 50 40 40 40 40 40 46 39
    7 Gerrit Badenhorst (RSA)  7 960 40 36 40 41 43 45 41 40 40 44 44 42 42 43 41 46 48 45 40 40 40 40 39
    8 Riku Kiri (FIN) 8 956 40 35 40 44 44 44 40 41 35 40 45 40 41 44 46 48 40 40 40 40 40 47 42
    9 Marius Pudzianowski (POL) 10 953 40 50 45 42 37 47 40 45 35 40 41 44 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 48 40 39
    10 Phil Pfister (USA) 9 942 40 35 46 43 42 40 43 43 45 46 42 40 32 40 40 40 41 40 40 40 41 44 39
    11 Martin Muhr (GER) 14 924 40 35 40 39 37 42 40 40 35 45 38 40 45 40 40 40 42 40 40 40 44 43 39
    12 Berend Veneberg (NED) 12 918 40 35 40 37 41 40 40 46 35 40 25 46 32 40 42 44 50 40 40 40 45 41 39
    13 Heinz Ollesch (GER) 11 917 40 35 44 40 37 40 45 40 41 40 34 40 32 45 40 40 40 40 45 40 40 40 39
    14 Torfi Olafsson (ICE) 13 906 40 35 40 34 37 40 44 40 35 40 39 40 32 48 43 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 39
    15 Whit Baskin (USA) 18 896 40 35 41 33 37 40 40 40 43 40 31 40 37 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 39
    16 Magnus Ver Magnusson (ICE) 22 895 40 35 43 27 37 40 40 40 39 40 25 40 35 41 40 42 40 42 40 40 40 40 49
    17 Regin Vagadal (FAE) 15 894 40 35 40 38 40 40 40 40 35 40 35 40 32 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 39
    18 Glenn Ross (UK) 19 894 40 35 40 35 37 41 40 40 35 40 27 40 32 40 40 40 40 40 40 50 43 40 39
    19 Brian Schoonveld (USA) 27 893 40 35 40 25 37 40 40 40 35 42 37 40 43 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 39
    20 Rene Minkwitz (DEN) 28 893 40 42 40 25 37 40 40 40 35 40 36 47 32 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 39
    21 Peter Baltus (NED) 20 891 40 35 40 28 37 40 40 40 35 40 32 43 32 40 40 40 40 50 40 40 40 40 39
    22 Jon-Pall Sigmarsson (ICE) 55 889 40 35 40 25 37 40 40 40 35 40 25 40 34 50 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 48
    23 Mark Philippi (USA) 17 886 40 35 40 36 37 40 42 40 38 40 25 40 32 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 42 39
    24 Gary Mitchell (USA) 40 886 40 35 40 25 37 40 40 40 44 40 25 40 32 40 40 40 40 40 40 49 40 40 39
    25 Ken Brown (USA) 46 886 40 35 40 25 37 40 48 40 35 40 25 40 32 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 50 39
    26 Karl Gillingham (USA) 33 885 40 35 42 25 37 40 40 40 35 40 40 40 32 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 39
    27 Juha Räsänen (FIN) 16 883 40 35 40 25 37 40 40 40 35 40 33 40 39 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 39
    28 Mark Keshishian (USA) 44 883 40 35 40 25 37 40 40 40 50 40 25 40 32 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 39
    29 Gary Taylor (UK) 45 883 42 35 40 25 37 40 40 40 35 40 25 40 32 47 40 40 40 40 40 46 40 40 39
    30 Wout Ziljstra (NED) 25 882 40 35 40 32 37 40 40 40 35 40 25 40 38 40 40 40 40 41 40 40 40 40 39
    31 Lee Bowers (UK) 34 882 40 35 40 25 37 40 40 40 35 40 25 40 32 40 40 40 40 40 49 45 40 40 39
    32 Rob Dixon (UK) 24 881 40 35 40 30 37 40 40 40 35 40 30 40 32 40 40 40 40 40 40 43 40 40 39
    33 Jamie Reeves (UK) 48 881 40 35 40 25 37 40 40 40 35 40 25 40 32 49 40 40 40 44 40 40 40 40 39
    34 David Waters (UK) 49 881 43 35 40 25 37 40 40 40 35 40 25 40 32 40 40 40 40 40 50 40 40 40 39
    35 Pacer Allan 50 881 47 35 40 25 37 40 40 40 35 40 25 40 32 40 40 40 40 40 46 40 40 40 39
    36 Chad Coy (USA) 53 881 49 35 40 25 37 40 40 40 35 40 29 40 32 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 39
    37 Laszlo Fekete (HUN) 21 880 40 43 40 25 37 40 40 40 35 40 25 40 36 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 39
    38 Forbes Cowan (SCO) 52 880 46 35 40 25 37 40 40 40 35 40 25 40 32 46 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 39
    39 Raimonds Bergmanis (LAT) 31 878 40 41 40 25 37 40 40 40 35 40 26 40 32 40 40 40 43 40 40 40 40 40 39
    40 Jamie Barr (SCO) 47 878 41 39 40 26 37 40 40 40 35 40 25 40 32 40 40 40 40 40 40 44 40 40 39
    41 Ken Gott (USA) 56 878 50 35 40 25 37 40 40 40 35 40 25 40 32 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 39
    42 Derek Boyer (FIJI) 26 876 40 35 40 31 37 40 40 40 35 40 25 40 32 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 42 40 39
    43 Bill Lyndon (AUS) 30 876 48 35 40 25 37 40 40 40 35 40 25 40 32 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 39
    44 Pieter de Bruyn (RSA) 39 876 40 35 40 25 37 40 40 40 35 40 25 40 32 40 40 40 40 40 40 48 40 40 39
    45 Bill Kazmaier (USA)   876 40 35 40 25 37 40 40 40 35 40 25 40 32 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 47
    46 Jan Bartl (CZE) 36 875 40 40 40 25 37 40 40 40 35 40 25 40 32 40 40 40 40 40 40 42 40 40 39
    47 Brian Bell (UK) 37 875 40 35 40 25 37 40 40 40 35 40 25 40 32 40 40 40 40 40 40 47 40 40 39
    48 Jarek Dymek (POL) 59 874 40 38 40 25 37 40 40 40 35 40 28 40 32 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 39
    49 Geoff Capes (UK)   874 40 35 40 25 37 40 40 40 35 40 25 40 32 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 45
    50 Randy Davis (CAN) 51 873 45 35 40 25 37 40 40 40 35 40 25 40 32 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 39
    51 Bruce Wihelm (USA)   873 40 35 40 25 37 40 40 40 35 40 25 40 32 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 44
    52 Bill Pittuck (UK) 42 872 40 35 40 25 37 40 40 40 35 40 25 40 32 40 40 40 40 40 44 40 40 40 39
    53 Levi Vaoga (NZL) 57 872 40 35 40 29 37 40 40 40 35 40 25 40 32 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 39
    54 Niko Noga (USA) 63 872 44 35 40 25 37 40 40 40 35 40 25 40 32 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 39
    55 Edward Leiflang (CAN) 66 872 40 35 40 25 37 40 40 40 35 40 25 40 32 40 40 41 40 43 40 40 40 40 39
    56 Richard Gosling 68 871 40 35 40 25 37 40 40 40 35 40 25 40 32 40 40 40 40 40 43 40 40 40 39
    57 Odd Haugen (USA) 41 870 40 35 40 25 37 40 40 40 37 40 25 40 32 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 39
    58 Jorma Paananen (SWE) 62 870 40 35 40 25 39 40 40 40 35 40 25 40 32 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 39
    59 Jaromir Nemec (Czech)   870 40 37 40 25 37 40 40 40 35 40 25 40 32 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 39
    60 Torbjörn Samuelsson (SWE) 60 869 40 35 40 25 38 40 40 40 35 40 25 40 32 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 39
    61 Marko Patteri (FIN) 71 869 40 35 40 25 37 40 40 40 35 40 25 40 33 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 39
    62 Gary Meyhern 72 869 40 35 40 25 37 40 40 40 35 40 25 40 32 40 40 40 40 40 41 40 40 40 39
    63 Wayne Price (RSA) 23 868 40 35 40 25 37 40 40 40 35 40 25 40 32 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 39
    64 Sami Heinonen (FIN) 29 868 40 35 40 25 37 40 40 40 35 40 25 40 32 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 39
    65 Joe Onosai (SAM) 32 868 40 35 40 25 37 40 40 40 35 40 25 40 32 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 39
    66 Juha Tuhkasaari (FIN) 35 868 40 35 40 25 37 40 40 40 35 40 25 40 32 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 39
    67 John Berry (US) 38 868 40 35 40 25 37 40 40 40 35 40 25 40 32 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 39
    68 Marko Varalahti (FIN) 43 868 40 35 40 25 37 40 40 40 35 40 25 40 32 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 39
    69 Matti Uppa (FIN) 54 868 40 35 40 25 37 40 40 40 35 40 25 40 32 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 39
    70 Harri Simonen (FIN) 58 868 40 35 40 25 37 40 40 40 35 40 25 40 32 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 39
    71 Eddy Van Hamersveld (NED) 61 868 40 35 40 25 37 40 40 40 35 40 25 40 32 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 39
    72 Eduard Leeflang (NED) 64 868 40 35 40 25 37 40 40 40 35 40 25 40 32 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 39
      Travis Lyndon (CAN) 65 868 40 35 40 25 37 40 40 40 35 40 25 40 32 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 39
      Jorma Ojanaho (FIN) 67 868 40 35 40 25 37 40 40 40 35 40 25 40 32 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 39
      Evgeny Popov (BUL) 69 868 40 35 40 25 37 40 40 40 35 40 25 40 32 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 39
      Ed Brost (CAN) 70 868 40 35 40 25 37 40 40 40 35 40 25 40 32 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 39
      Bryan Neese (USA)   868 40 35 40 25 37 40 40 40 35 40 25 40 32 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 39
      Harold Collins (USA)   868 40 35 40 25 37 40 40 40 35 40 25 40 32 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 39
      Franz Beil (GER)   868 40 35 40 25 37 40 40 40 35 40 25 40 32 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 39
      Uli Schwarz (GER)   868 40 35 40 25 37 40 40 40 35 40 25 40 32 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 39
      Karl Bauer (Austria)   868 40 35 40 25 37 40 40 40 35 40 25 40 32 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 39
      Grant McReynolds (CAN)   868 40 35 40 25 37 40 40 40 35 40 25 40 32 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 39
      Arvydas Pintinas (Lithuania)   868 40 35 40 25 37 40 40 40 35 40 25 40 32 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 39
      Gustavo Pojades (Spain)   868 40 35 40 25 37 40 40 40 35 40 25 40 32 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 39
      Steve Brooks (UK)   868 40 35 40 25 37 40 40 40 35 40 25 40 32 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 39
      O.D. Wilson (USA)   868 40 35 40 25 37 40 40 40 35 40 25 40 32 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 39
      Phil Makdisi (USA)   868 40 35 40 25 37 40 40 40 35 40 25 40 32 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 39
      Adrian Smith (UK)   868 40 35 40 25 37 40 40 40 35 40 25 40 32 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 39
      Russ Bradley (UK)   868 40 35 40 25 37 40 40 40 35 40 25 40 32 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 39
      Janne Matikainen (FIN)   868 40 35 40 25 37 40 40 40 35 40 25 40 32 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 39
      Graham Mullins (UK)   868 40 35 40 25 37 40 40 40 35 40 25 40 32 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 39
      Wade Gillingham (USA)   868 40 35 40 25 37 40 40 40 35 40 25 40 32 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 39
      Bull Stewart (USA)   868 40 35 40 25 37 40 40 40 35 40 25 40 32 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 39
      Zydrunas Savickis (Lithuania)   868 40 35 40 25 37 40 40 40 35 40 25 40 32 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 39
      Ralph Williams (USA)   868 40 35 40 25 37 40 40 40 35 40 25 40 32 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 39
      Ron Van Wamel (NED)   868 40 35 40 25 37 40 40 40 35 40 25 40 32 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 39
      Andy Bolton (UK)   868 40 35 40 25 37 40 40 40 35 40 25 40 32 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 39
      Michael Abdullah (JAP)   868 40 35 40 25 37 40 40 40 35 40 25 40 32 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 39
      Ralf Ber (Austria)   868 40 35 40 25 37 40 40 40 35 40 25 40 32 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 39
      Alexander Matueev (RUS)   868 40 35 40 25 37 40 40 40 35 40 25 40 32 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 39
      Kurt Kvikkstad (NOR)   868 40 35 40 25 37 40 40 40 35 40 25 40 32 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 39
      Doug Ahr (USA)    868 40 35 40 25 37 40 40 40 35 40 25 40 32 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 39