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The World's Strongest Man is an international strongman competition held every year. It is organised by the American event management company IMG, a subsidiary of TKO Group Holdings, and is broadcast in the United States during summer and in the United Kingdom around the end of December. Competitors qualify by placing in the top three at one of the four to eight Giants Live events held each year. The contest has been won by 25 men representing 14 nationalities, and three past champions, Bill Kazmaier, Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson and Brian Shaw, have been inducted into the International Sports Hall of Fame. The current event sponsor is SBD Apparel.

Facts
Frequency
Frequency (category)
Annual 1
Classification
Scope
World or International 1
Founding Year
1977 1
World's Strongest Man
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Competitors Include

Paul Pîrjol, Athletes
Source Paul Pîrjol (Wikipedia)
Source Pavlo Kordiyaka (Wikipedia)
Peter Baltus, Athletes
Source Peter Baltus (Wikipedia)
Source Raimonds Bergmanis (Wikipedia)
Source Raivis Vidzis (Wikipedia)
Rayno Nel, Athletes
Source Rayno Nel (Wikipedia)
Source Regin Vágadal (Wikipedia)
Source René Minkwitz (Wikipedia)
Richard Skog, Athletes
Source Richard Skog (Wikipedia)
Rob Dixon, Athletes
Source Rob Dixon (strength athlete) (Wikipedia)
Rob Kearney, Athletes
Source Rob Kearney (Wikipedia)
Source Robert Oberst (Wikipedia)
Russ Bradley, Athletes
Source Russ Bradley (Wikipedia)
Source Sebastian Wenta (Wikipedia)
Source Serhiy Romanchuk (Wikipedia)
Source Simon Sulaiman (Wikipedia)
Source Stefán Sölvi Pétursson (Wikipedia)
Steve Kirit, Athletes
Source Steve Kirit (Wikipedia)
Source Stoyan Todorchev (Wikipedia)
Tarmo Mitt, Athletes
Source Tarmo Mitt (Wikipedia)
Source Ted van der Parre (Wikipedia)
Source Tjalling van den Bosch (Wikipedia)
Tom Magee, Athletes
Source Tom Magee (Wikipedia)
Tomi Lotta, Athletes
Source Tomi Lotta (Wikipedia)
Source Torbjörn Samuelsson (Wikipedia)
Source Torfi Ólafsson (Wikipedia)
Source Trey Mitchell (Wikipedia)
Source Vidas Blekaitis (Wikipedia)
Source Vytautas Lalas (Wikipedia)
Wayne Price, Athletes
Source Wayne Price (Wikipedia)
Source Wout Zijlstra (Wikipedia)
Source Wikipedia, Zydrunas Savickas

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Features

Strongman, Sports
Source World's Strongest Man, Wikipedia
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1. World's Strongest Man, Wikipedia
  • History section
    was developed in 1977 for CBS by Langstar Inc.
  • Lead paragraph of the English Wikipedia article
    is an international strongman competition held every year
  • Lead paragraph of the English Wikipedia article [scope]
    is an international strongman competition
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Wikipedia, Mariusz Pudzianowski
WikipediaCompetitors Include: Mariusz Pudzianowski, Lead
Quote, Competitors Include: Mariusz Pudzianowski, Lead
During his career as a strongman, Pudzianowski won five World's Strongest Man titles in 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2008, the most in the 48 year history of the competition.
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Wikipedia, Zydrunas Savickas
WikipediaCompetitors Include: Zydrunas Savickas, Lead
Quote, Competitors Include: Zydrunas Savickas, Lead
This included four World's Strongest Man titles, two IFSA Strongman World Championship's, six IFSA Grand Prix wins, three Europe's Strongest Man titles, a Fortissimus title, six Giants Live wins, seventeen Lithuania's Strongest Man titles, a record thirty four Strongman Champions League wins and a record eight Arnold Strongman Classic titles.
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Jon Pall Sigmarsson - Wikipedia
Competitors Include: Jon Pall Sigmarsson, Lead
Quote, Competitors Include: Jon Pall Sigmarsson, Lead
He was the first man to win the World's Strongest Man four times, the only man to win the World Muscle Power Classic five times and the only man to win Pure Strength individual title.
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Magnus Ver Magnusson - Wikipedia
Competitors Include: Magnus Ver Magnusson, Lead
Quote, Competitors Include: Magnus Ver Magnusson, Lead
He is a four times World's Strongest Man, having won in 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, a two times Europe's Strongest Man, a World Muscle Power Classic winner and an EPF European powerlifting champion.
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Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, Lead
Quote, Competitors Include: Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, Lead
The winner of the World's Strongest Man
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Johnny Perry (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Johnny Perry, Lead paragraph [competed-in]
Quote, Competitors Include: Johnny Perry, Lead paragraph [competed-in]
Perry finished fourth in the 2002 World's Strongest Man competition.
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Bill Lyndon (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Bill Lyndon, Biography
Quote, Competitors Include: Bill Lyndon, Biography
a 4-time entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition
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Jimmy Marku (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Jimmy Marku, Biography
Quote, Competitors Include: Jimmy Marku, Biography
he participated in the qualifying round of the 2007 World's Strongest Man contest
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Pavlo Kordiyaka (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Pavlo Kordiyaka, Biography
Quote, Competitors Include: Pavlo Kordiyaka, Biography
(2023 World's Strongest Man)
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Mike Jenkins strongman (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Mike Jenkins, Strongman career
Quote, Competitors Include: Mike Jenkins, Strongman career
he qualified for the finals of the 2011 World
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Mateusz Kieliszkowski (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Mateusz Kieliszkowski, Strongman career
Quote, Competitors Include: Mateusz Kieliszkowski, Strongman career
He also qualified for World
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Oleksii Novikov (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Oleksii Novikov, Lead
Quote, Competitors Include: Oleksii Novikov, Lead
He won the 2020 World
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Alexander Klyushev (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Alexander Klyushev, Lead
Quote, Competitors Include: Alexander Klyushev, Lead
entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition
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Arild Haugen (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Arild Haugen, Lead, 2006 World's Strongest Man
Quote, Competitors Include: Arild Haugen, Lead, 2006 World's Strongest Man
he participated at 2006 World's Strongest Man group 1
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Bill Pittuck (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Bill Pittuck, Biography, 1995 World's Strongest Man
Quote, Competitors Include: Bill Pittuck, Biography, 1995 World's Strongest Man
he was eventually invited to the 1995 World's Strongest Man contest
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Ari Gunnarsson (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Ari Gunnarsson, Career
Quote, Competitors Include: Ari Gunnarsson, Career
Ari also participated at the 2016 World's Strongest Man and 2017 World's Strongest Man competitions
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Geoff Dolan (strongman) (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Geoff Dolan, Strongman career
Quote, Competitors Include: Geoff Dolan, Strongman career
reaching the finals of the World's Strongest Man in 2003 finishing 10th
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Jean-Pierre Brulois (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Jean-Pierre Brulois, Strength sports
Quote, Competitors Include: Jean-Pierre Brulois, Strength sports
he also competed in four World Strongest Man contests: 1985, 1986, 1988, and 1992
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Luke Stoltman (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Luke Stoltman, Lead
Quote, Competitors Include: Luke Stoltman, Lead
an entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition, having reached the finals six times with a best placing of seventh place
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Tom Magee (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Tom Magee, Strength sports career, Strongman
Quote, Competitors Include: Tom Magee, Strength sports career, Strongman
Magee placed second in the 1982 World's Strongest Man.
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Forbes Cowan (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Forbes Cowan, Lead
Quote, Competitors Include: Forbes Cowan, Lead
Forbes Cowan (born 16 October 1964) is a Scottish former strongman competitor and multiple entrant to the World's Strongest Man.
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Ab Wolders (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Ab Wolders, Lead, competition
Quote, Competitors Include: Ab Wolders, Lead, competition
He was runner-up at the World's Strongest Man competition on two occasions
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Ettiene Smit (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Ettiene Smit, Lead, competition
Quote, Competitors Include: Ettiene Smit, Lead, competition
(born 15 June 1974) is a South African strongman competitor and entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition
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Bruce Wilhelm (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Bruce Wilhelm, Lead
Quote, Competitors Include: Bruce Wilhelm, Lead
He is a two-time winner of the World's Strongest Man competition in 1977 and 1978
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Dainis Zageris (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Dainis Zageris, Career
Quote, Competitors Include: Dainis Zageris, Career
also is a two time World's Strongest Man entrant (2013 and 2015)
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Eddy Ellwood (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Eddy Ellwood, Strongman
Quote, Competitors Include: Eddy Ellwood, Strongman
which earned him an invitation to the 2003 World's Strongest Man contest in Victoria Falls, Zambia
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Jarno Hams (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Jarno Hams, Lead
Quote, Competitors Include: Jarno Hams, Lead
He participated in the World's Strongest Man in 2002 and 2003
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Joe Onosai (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Joe Onosai, Lead
Quote, Competitors Include: Joe Onosai, Lead
He reached the finals of the World's Strongest Man competition twice (1994 and 1995).
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Martin Wildauer (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Martin Wildauer, Lead
Quote, Competitors Include: Martin Wildauer, Lead
He is an entrant to the World's Strongest Man
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Raivis Vidzis (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Raivis Vidzis, Lead, World's Strongest Man entrant
Quote, Competitors Include: Raivis Vidzis, Lead, World's Strongest Man entrant
he was a repeat entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition
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Adam Bishop (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Adam Bishop, Strongman career, 2019 final
Quote, Competitors Include: Adam Bishop, Strongman career, 2019 final
In the 2019 World's Strongest Man competition, Bishop reached the finals for the first time, coming in ninth place overall.
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Aivars Šmaukstelis (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Aivars Šmaukstelis, Career, World's Strongest Man placings
Quote, Competitors Include: Aivars Šmaukstelis, Career, World's Strongest Man placings
He is also a World's Strongest Man 8th-place and 10th-place winner (2020 & 2024)
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Andrus Murumets (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Andrus Murumets, Lead, World's Strongest Man entrant
Quote, Competitors Include: Andrus Murumets, Lead, World's Strongest Man entrant
Andrus Murumets (born 20 July 1978) is an Estonian strongman and entrant to the World's Strongest Man contest.
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Mark Westaby (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Mark Westaby, Lead, World's Strongest Man competitor
Quote, Competitors Include: Mark Westaby, Lead, World's Strongest Man competitor
Mark Westaby (born 17 April 1965) is a British strongman competitor, notable for being a repeat competitor at the World's Strongest Man.
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Gavin Bilton (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Gavin Bilton, Career, World's Strongest Man
Quote, Competitors Include: Gavin Bilton, Career, World's Strongest Man
Bilton was invited for at the 2020 World's Strongest Man competition in Bradenton, Florida, US
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Bill Anderson (strongman) (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Bill Anderson (strongman), Strongman, 1979 entry
Quote, Competitors Include: Bill Anderson (strongman), Strongman, 1979 entry
Anderson competed in the 1979 World's Strongest Man contest at the age of 42
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Evans Aryee (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Evans Aryee, Career
Quote, Competitors Include: Evans Aryee, Career
Aryee made his first appearance at World's Strongest Man in 2024
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Gregg Ernst (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Gregg Ernst, Strongman career
Quote, Competitors Include: Gregg Ernst, Strongman career
best known for competing in the 1991 and 1992 World's Strongest Man competitions
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Jamie Reeves (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Jamie Reeves, Lead
Quote, Competitors Include: Jamie Reeves, Lead
he won the 1989 World's Strongest Man
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Laurence Shahlaei (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Laurence Shahlaei, Strongman career
Quote, Competitors Include: Laurence Shahlaei, Strongman career
He also managed to win 4th place at the 2011 World's Strongest Man
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Mike Burke (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Mike Burke, Career
Quote, Competitors Include: Mike Burke, Career
Burke competed in the 2013 World's Strongest Man in Sanya, China and qualified for the finals
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Mikhail Shivlyakov (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Mikhail Shivlyakov, Strongman career
Quote, Competitors Include: Mikhail Shivlyakov, Strongman career
He also qualified for the 2014 World's Strongest Man but failed to reach the final
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Odd Haugen (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Odd Haugen, Career
Quote, Competitors Include: Odd Haugen, Career
Haugen competed in the World's Strongest Man competition three times in 2001, 2002 and in 2006
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Andrew Raynes (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Andrew Raynes, Career, World's Strongest Man
Quote, Competitors Include: Andrew Raynes, Career, World's Strongest Man
He was a finalist at the 2001 World's Strongest Man contest, finishing in 10th place overall.
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Bjørn Andre Solvang (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Bjørn Andre Solvang, Career
Quote, Competitors Include: Bjørn Andre Solvang, Career
In his first appearance at World's Strongest Man competition in 2013 held in Sanya, China
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Manfred Hoeberl (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Manfred Hoeberl, Life and career
Quote, Competitors Include: Manfred Hoeberl, Life and career
was runner up at the 1994 World's Strongest Man competition
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Marko Varalahti (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Marko Varalahti, Lead
Quote, Competitors Include: Marko Varalahti, Lead
best known for competing in the 1995 World's Strongest Man competition, finishing in 3rd place
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Jörgen Ljungberg (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Jörgen Ljungberg, Lead
Quote, Competitors Include: Jörgen Ljungberg, Lead
Jörgen has competed in the World's Strongest Man contest
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Ilkka Nummisto (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Ilkka Nummisto, Strongman
Quote, Competitors Include: Ilkka Nummisto, Strongman
Nummisto's strongman career started with the World's Strongest Man competition where he appeared 5 times between 1986 and 1992, including a personal best third place behind Jón Páll Sigmarsson and O.D. Wilson at the 1990 World's Strongest Man competition held in Joensuu, Finland.
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Fraser Tranter (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Fraser Tranter, Lead
Quote, Competitors Include: Fraser Tranter, Lead
his appearance at the 1998 World's Strongest Man
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David Ostlund (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: David Ostlund, Achievements, World's Strongest Man 2008
Quote, Competitors Include: David Ostlund, Achievements, World's Strongest Man 2008
World's Strongest Man 2008
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Jason Bergmann (strongman) (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Jason Bergmann, Lead, competition
Quote, Competitors Include: Jason Bergmann, Lead, competition
entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition on multiple occasions
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László Fekete (strongman) (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Laszlo Fekete, Lead, competition
Quote, Competitors Include: Laszlo Fekete, Lead, competition
He participated in the World's Strongest Man finals in 1988, 1989, 1990 and 1999
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Florian Trimpl (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Florian Trimpl, Lead, competition
Quote, Competitors Include: Florian Trimpl, Lead, competition
entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition on multiple occasions
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Tarmo Mitt (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Tarmo Mitt, Lead, competition
Quote, Competitors Include: Tarmo Mitt, Lead, competition
He was a regular entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition
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Maxime Boudreault (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Maxime Boudreault, Lead, World's Strongest Man 2021
Quote, Competitors Include: Maxime Boudreault, Lead, World's Strongest Man 2021
He secured 3rd place in the 2021 World's Strongest Man competition
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Pa O'Dwyer (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Pa O'Dwyer, Early life and career, World's Strongest Man
Quote, Competitors Include: Pa O'Dwyer, Early life and career, World's Strongest Man
He was invited to the World's Strongest Man competition in 2020, but failed to qualify beyond group stages.
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Don Reinhoudt (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Don Reinhoudt, Lead, 1979 win
Quote, Competitors Include: Don Reinhoudt, Lead, 1979 win
won the World's Strongest Man in 1979
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Steve Kirit (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Steve Kirit, Lead, World's Strongest Man appearances
Quote, Competitors Include: Steve Kirit, Lead, World's Strongest Man appearances
Steve competed in the World's Strongest Man in 2002, 2003, and 2004.
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Wayne Price (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Wayne Price, Lead, 1995 final
Quote, Competitors Include: Wayne Price, Lead, 1995 final
was a finalist in the 1995 World's Strongest Man contest
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Rayno Nel (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Rayno Nel, Lead, World's Strongest Man
Quote, Competitors Include: Rayno Nel, Lead, World's Strongest Man
He is the 2025 World's Strongest Man champion
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Sebastian Wenta (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Sebastian Wenta, Lead, 2007 World's Strongest Man
Quote, Competitors Include: Sebastian Wenta, Lead, 2007 World's Strongest Man
His biggest accomplishment to date is coming in second at the 2007 World's Strongest Man contest.
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Trey Mitchell (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Trey Mitchell, Strongman career, 2023 World's Strongest Man
Quote, Competitors Include: Trey Mitchell, Strongman career, 2023 World's Strongest Man
He placed fourth in the 2023 events in both the Arnold Strongman Classic and World's Strongest Man.
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Ginaud Dupuis (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Ginaud Dupuis, Lead, World's Strongest Man
Quote, Competitors Include: Ginaud Dupuis, Lead, World's Strongest Man
notable for twice appearance at the World's Strongest Man
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Igor Pedan (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Igor Pedan, Lead, World's Strongest Man
Quote, Competitors Include: Igor Pedan, Lead, World's Strongest Man
best known for competing in the IFSA Strongman World Championships and World's Strongest Man
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Krzysztof Radzikowski (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Krzysztof Radzikowski, Lead, World's Strongest Man
Quote, Competitors Include: Krzysztof Radzikowski, Lead, World's Strongest Man
This victory qualified him for the 2011 World's Strongest Man contest
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Louis-Philippe Jean (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Louis-Philippe Jean, Lead, World's Strongest Man
Quote, Competitors Include: Louis-Philippe Jean, Lead, World's Strongest Man
entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition on multiple occasions
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Gregor Edmunds (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Gregor Edmunds, Career
Quote, Competitors Include: Gregor Edmunds, Career
going on to compete at the World's Strongest Man reaching the grand finals and finishing in 8th place
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Rob Kearney (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Rob Kearney, Lead
Quote, Competitors Include: Rob Kearney, Lead
he also qualified to the World's Strongest Man competition four times
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Ole Martin Hansen (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Ole Martin Hansen, Career
Quote, Competitors Include: Ole Martin Hansen, Career
In his first appearance at the 2012 World's Strongest Man held in Los Angeles, California
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Bob Young (offensive lineman) (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Bob Young, Power lifting, competed-in
Quote, Competitors Include: Bob Young, Power lifting, competed-in
Young competed in the inaugural World's Strongest Man contest in 1977, finishing second to weightlifter Bruce Wilhelm.
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Dominic Filiou (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Dominic Filiou, Lead, competed-in
Quote, Competitors Include: Dominic Filiou, Lead, competed-in
Filiou was best known for competing in the 2005, 2006, and 2007 World's Strongest Man competitions.
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Gerard du Prie (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Gerard du Prie, Lead, competed-in
Quote, Competitors Include: Gerard du Prie, Lead, competed-in
He finished in eighth place at the 1980 World's Strongest Man competition.
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Martin Muhr (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Martin Muhr, Lead, contest
Quote, Competitors Include: Martin Muhr, Lead, contest
He participated in the World's Strongest Man finals of 2000 and 2001.
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Boris Djerassi (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Boris Djerassi, Lead, contest
Quote, Competitors Include: Boris Djerassi, Lead, contest
He also competed at the World's Strongest Man finals.
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Jón Valgeir Williams (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Jón Valgeir Williams, Career
Quote, Competitors Include: Jón Valgeir Williams, Career
Jón Valgeir is a two-time entrant to the World's Strongest Man
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Grant Edwards (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Grant Edwards, Lead, strongman competition
Quote, Competitors Include: Grant Edwards, Lead, strongman competition
represented Australia in athletics and bobsleigh and competed in the World's Strongest Man competition
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Ken Patera (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Ken Patera, Strongman career
Quote, Competitors Include: Ken Patera, Strongman career
Patera competed in the inaugural World's Strongest Man contest in 1977, finishing third behind Bruce Wilhelm and Bob Young.
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Rob Dixon (strength athlete) (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Rob Dixon, Biography
Quote, Competitors Include: Rob Dixon, Biography
He is a repeat competitor at the World's Strongest Man.
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Kostyantyn Ilin (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Kostiantyn Ilin, Biography, 2010
Quote, Competitors Include: Kostiantyn Ilin, Biography, 2010
Ilin qualified for the 2010 World's Strongest Man but was again unable to qualify for the finals.
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Mathew Ragg (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Mathew Ragg, Background, 2023
Quote, Competitors Include: Mathew Ragg, Background, 2023
At 2023 World's Strongest Man, he qualified for the finals, finishing in 9th place.
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Jessen Paulin (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Jessen Paulin, Lead, 2003 final
Quote, Competitors Include: Jessen Paulin, Lead, 2003 final
In 2003, Jessen qualified for the finals for the first and only time at the World's Strongest Man competition, eventually finishing in 8th place.
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Raimonds Bergmanis (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Raimonds Bergmanis, Athletic career
Quote, Competitors Include: Raimonds Bergmanis, Athletic career
He also reached the finals in the World's Strongest Man contest several times, finishing 7th in 1996 and 5th in 1997.
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René Minkwitz (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: René Minkwitz, Lead, World's Strongest Man
Quote, Competitors Include: René Minkwitz, Lead, World's Strongest Man
He finished 10th at the World's Strongest Man final of 1999.
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Torfi Ólafsson (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Torfi Ólafsson, Biography
Quote, Competitors Include: Torfi Ólafsson, Biography
Of the five World's Strongest Man contests he entered, his highest place was fourth in 1997.
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Graham Hicks (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Graham Hicks, Strongman career
Quote, Competitors Include: Graham Hicks, Strongman career
This placing gave him an invitation to the World's Strongest Man competition, held in LA.
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Jarek Dymek (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Jarek Dymek, Lead, World's Strongest Man
Quote, Competitors Include: Jarek Dymek, Lead, World's Strongest Man
He competed in the World's Strongest Man event eight times, making the finals five times; his best finish was fourth in 2005.
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Konstantine Janashia (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Konstantine Janashia, Lead, 2016 final
Quote, Competitors Include: Konstantine Janashia, Lead, 2016 final
in 2016, Janashia became the first Georgian to reach the World's Strongest Man final, where he placed fourth.
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Marc Iliffe (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Marc Iliffe, Career
Quote, Competitors Include: Marc Iliffe, Career
Iliffe was also invited to compete at the World's Strongest Man finals in consecutive years.
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Jerry Pritchett (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Jerry Pritchett, Lead
Quote, Competitors Include: Jerry Pritchett, Lead
He was a regular entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition winning 4th place in 2020
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Wout Zijlstra (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Wout Zijlstra, Lead
Quote, Competitors Include: Wout Zijlstra, Lead
He competed in the World's Strongest Man competition on two occasions
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Russ Bradley (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Russ Bradley, Lead, competition
Quote, Competitors Include: Russ Bradley, Lead, competition
notable for his appearance at the 1997 World's Strongest Man
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Vytautas Lalas (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Vytautas Lalas, Lead, competition
Quote, Competitors Include: Vytautas Lalas, Lead, competition
the runner-up at the 2012 World's Strongest Man
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Stoyan Todorchev (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Stoyan Todorchev, Strongman career
Quote, Competitors Include: Stoyan Todorchev, Strongman career
Stoyan competed in the 2007 World's Strongest Man
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Ted van der Parre (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Ted van der Parre, Lead, competition
Quote, Competitors Include: Ted van der Parre, Lead, competition
who won the World's Strongest Man contest in 1992
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Regin Vágadal (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Regin Vágadal, Lead, competition
Quote, Competitors Include: Regin Vágadal, Lead, competition
He also participated in the World's Strongest Man finals between 1996 and 2000.
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Richard Skog (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Richard Skog, Lead, competition
Quote, Competitors Include: Richard Skog, Lead, competition
He was a part of the World's Strongest Man competition for four straight years in 2007-2010
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Tomi Lotta (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Tomi Lotta, Lead, competition
Quote, Competitors Include: Tomi Lotta, Lead, competition
Lotta has competed in both the World's Strongest Man and IFSA Strongman World Championships
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Johannes Årsjö (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Johannes Årsjö, Lead, competition
Quote, Competitors Include: Johannes Årsjö, Lead, competition
led to an invite to the 2008 and 2009 World's Strongest Man contests
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Juha-Matti Räsänen (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Juha-Matti Räsänen, Lead
Quote, Competitors Include: Juha-Matti Räsänen, Lead
Juha competed in the 2001 and 2002 World's Strongest Man contests
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Torbjörn Samuelsson (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Torbjörn Samuelsson, Lead, competitions
Quote, Competitors Include: Torbjörn Samuelsson, Lead, competitions
Torbjörn competed in the 2000, 2001 and 2002 World's Strongest Man competitions, but never qualified for the finals.
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Paddy Haynes (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Paddy Haynes, Athletic career
Quote, Competitors Include: Paddy Haynes, Athletic career
Haynes was, in his first appearance, a finalist in the 2025 edition of the World's Strongest Man competition, finishing in fifth place.
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Serhiy Romanchuk (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Serhiy Romanchuk, Lead, 2010 contest
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He has competed in the 2010 World's Strongest Man
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Mika Törrö (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Mika Törrö, Lead, World's Strongest Man 2022
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In his first and only appearance at World's Strongest Man competition in 2022 held in Sacramento, California
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Tjalling van den Bosch (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Tjalling van den Bosch, Lead
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He competed once in World's Strongest Man competition in 1990 finishing 7th
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Stefán Sölvi Pétursson (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Stefán Sölvi Pétursson, Lead
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is an Icelandic strongman and a finalist of the World's Strongest Man competition
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Paul Pîrjol (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Paul Pîrjol, Lead
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currently professional strongman competitor and entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition
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Kristján Jón Haraldsson (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Kristján Jón Haraldsson, Career
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invitation to the 2023 World's Strongest Man competition
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Jimmy Laureys (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Jimmy Laureys, Biography
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Laureys was invited to the World's Strongest Man, being the first Belgian to have the honour.
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Heinz Ollesch (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Heinz Ollesch, Lead
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participated in the World's Strongest Man finals in 1995 and 1997
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Darren Sadler (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Darren Sadler, Strongman career
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his greatest achievement in strongman is qualifying for the 2006, 2007, 2009, and 2010 WSM competitions
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Christian Savoie (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Christian Savoie, Lead
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entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition on multiple occasions
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Henning Thorsen (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Henning Thorsen, Lead
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Thorsen participated in the World's Strongest Man finals of 1990, 1991 and 1992.
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Karl Gillingham (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Karl Gillingham, Strongman career
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competing in over 70 top national and international contests including the prestigious World's Strongest Man contest
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Kevin Nee (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Kevin Nee, Biography
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Nee has competed in five of the World's Strongest Man championships.
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Berend Veneberg (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Berend Veneberg, Lead
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He finished 5th at the World's Strongest Man games in 1993, 9th in 1998, 6th in 1999
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Vidas Blekaitis (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Vidas Blekaitis, Lead
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This placing qualified him for the 2011 World's Strongest Man contest, but he failed to make it to the finals.
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Robert Oberst (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Robert Oberst, Lead
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He was a finalist in the 2013 and 2018 World's Strongest Man competitions ending up in 9th and 8th place
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Simon Sulaiman (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Simon Sulaiman, Lead
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entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition
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Evan Singleton (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Evan Singleton, Strongman career
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In 2023, Singleton made the World's Strongest Man final for the first time, finishing 5th.
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Peter Baltus (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Peter Baltus, Career paragraph
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Na de titel nog meegedaan aan Sterkste Man van de Wereld, waar hij 10e werd in 2003
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Alex Moonen (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Alex Moonen, Krachtsport / Sterkste Man
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Moonen mocht eind september 2012 Nederland vertegenwoordigen bij de wedstrijd Sterkste Man van de Wereld
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Josh Thigpen (Polish Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Josh Thigpen, Życiorys
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Josh Thigpen wziął udział w Mistrzostwach Świata Strongman 2005 i Mistrzostwach Świata Strongman 2006
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Ken Brown (Polish Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Ken Brown, Lead
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Wziął udział w Mistrzostwach Świata Strongman 1998 i Mistrzostwach Świata Strongman 1999
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Brian Irwin (Polish Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Brian Irwin, Lead
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Wziął udział w Mistrzostwach Świata Strongman 2005
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Levi Vaoga (Polish Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Levi Vaoga, Życiorys
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Uczestniczył w indywidualnych Mistrzostwach Świata Strongman 1999, Mistrzostwach Świata Strongman 2000 i Mistrzostwach Świata Strongman 2001
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Johan van Heerden (Polish Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Johan van Heerden, Życiorys
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Johan van Heerden wziął udział w Mistrzostwach Świata Strongman 2001
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Bobby Thompson (strongman) (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Bobby Thompson, Strongman career
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Thompson debuted at the 2020 World's Strongest Man
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David Nyström (strongman) (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: David Nyström, Career
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In his first and only appearance at World's Strongest Man competition in 2015
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Larry Kidney (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Larry Kidney, Lead
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He placed 6th in the 1980 World's Strongest Man Contest
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Adrian Smith (strongman) (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Adrian Smith (strongman), Competition 1
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placed 5th in World's Strongest Man
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Eddie Hall (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Eddie Hall, Lead, paragraph 1, 2017 title
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winning 2017 World
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