Strongman is a strength sport in which competitors test their power across events such as lifting, carrying, pulling and throwing heavy and often unconventional objects, including stones, logs and vehicles. Its most prominent competition is the World's Strongest Man, held annually since 1977.
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Originating Region International Governing BodyInternational Federation of Strength Athletes 3 Connections
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Source Powerlifting - Wikipedia
Source Strongman - Wikipedia
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1. World's Strongest Man, Wikipedia
1970s-1980s sectionQuote, 1970s-1980s section
The concept behind "The World's Strongest Men", as it was originally named, was developed in 1977 for CBS by Langstar Inc.
2. The History of Strength Competitions, BarBend
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The Strongman sport as we know it today began in the nineteenth century in Europe.
3. International Federation of Strength Athletes, Wikipedia
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In 1995, David Webster, a Scotsman who later received an OBE for his services to sport and head coordinator of the World's Strongest Man from its inception, and his colleague Dr Douglas Edmunds, seven-times Scottish shot and discus champion and twice world caber champion, along with representatives from the competitors in strength athletics including Jamie Reeves, Ilkka Kinnunen and Marcel Mostert formed a governing body called the International Federation of Strength Athletes ("IFSA").
Powerlifting - Wikipedia
Associated With: Powerlifting, Lead paragraphQuote, Associated With: Powerlifting, Lead paragraph
which followed the same three-attempt format but used a wider variety of events, akin to strongman competition.
Strongman - Wikipedia
Associated With: Weightlifting, Incorrect usageQuote, Associated With: Weightlifting, Incorrect usage
Strongman is often incorrectly used to describe a person who does powerlifting, weightlifting or bodybuilding.
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