1977 World's Strongest Man

Strongman competition in 1977 1977 World's Strongest Man 1977 Universal Studios Los Angeles, California USA 8 2 USA Bruce Wilhelm Hollywood 1978 The 1977 World's Strongest Man was the 1st edition of World's Strongest Man and was held at the Universal Studios, Californiahttp://www.theworldsstrongestman.com/1970s_results.php theworldsstrongestman.com 2010-01-14 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100329010311/http://www.theworldsstrongestman.com/1970s_results.php 2010-03-29 and took place over ten weeks.HITstrongman 1977 World's Strongest Man 2014-06-07 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OA_aqIAg1s&index=1&t=423s&list=PLUHF0SddZ9o1TE8eTPZRbut3_ZnWfJ_TD https://web.archive.org/web/20150821184637/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OA_aqIAg1s&list=PLq9dh27bIdHaYJuArQ4pGA2RoaxgavjBq 2015-08-21 dead 2017-01-14 The title was won by Bruce Wilhelm from the United States. It was his first title. Bob Young from the United States finished second, and Ken Patera also from the United States third. Background Originally commissioned by Trans World International for CBS,2010 Testing for the World's Strongest Man http://www.starkcenter.org/static/igh/articles/igh11.2.4.pdf Iron Game History 11 2017-01-13 2017-01-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20170116162434/http://www.starkcenter.org/static/igh/articles/igh11.2.4.pdf dead the concept for the World's Strongest Man event came from Scots David P. Webster and Douglas Edmunds.https://physicalculturestudy.com/2015/04/15/1977-and-the-birth-of-the-worlds-strongest-man/ 1977 and the birth of the World’s Strongest Man Heffernan Conor 2015-04-15 Physical Culture Study 2017-01-13 Webster had earned himself a name as an event organiser through his involvement with the Highland games, while Edmunds had experience in professional shot put, discus, and caber tossing. The event was mostly developed for entertainment purposes.https://barbend.com/1977-worlds-strongest-man-greatest-thing-since-sliced-spam/ The 1977 World's Strongest Man Is the Greatest Thing Since Sliced SPAM - BarBend Siem Brooke 2016-07-06 BarBend en-US 2017-01-13 With no precedent for a worldwide 'Strongman' competition, the concept of a strongman competitor and event was new, and as such, the competitors came from a wide range of existing disciplines, including American football, powerlifting and track and field. This meant that none of the competitors had ever trained for the events taking place during the competition. In addition, several of the events in which the athletes competed were poorly thought out or dangerous, as evidenced when Italian Franco Columbu fell during the penultimate event, the Fridge Race, dislocating his knee, forcing him to retire and putting him out of action for three years.http://www.theworldsstrongestman.com/the-worlds-strongest-man-classics-franco-columbus-tragic-fridge-race/ The Worlds Strongest Man Classics 1977 - Franco Columbu's tragic fridge race 2015-06-02 World's Strongest Man en-US 2017-01-13 The fridge carry was not reintroduced to the competition until 2004, with a crossbar added to stabilise two fridges on either side of the athlete. Qualification Qualification to the event was by invite only 'on the recommendation of experts.' Line-Up NameNationalityAgeProfessionNotable AccoladesJon ColeUSA34WeightlifterAAU US National Powerlifting Champion: 1968, 1970, 1972Franco ColumbuItaly34BodybuilderMr. Olympia: 1976 IFBB Mr. World: 1971 IFBB Mr. Universe: 1971 IFBB Mr. Europe: 1971Mike DaytonUSA29Stuntman Kung Fu ArtistTeen Mr. America: 1967 Kung Fu Master of Chi: 1976Lou FerrignoUSA26Bodybuilder ActorIFBB Mr. Universe: 1973, 1974 IFBB Mr. America: 1973 Starred as The Incredible Hulk in the TV series.George FrennUSA36Hammer Thrower1971 Pan American Games, Hammer Throw: Silver 1967 Pan American Games, Hammer Throw: BronzeKen PateraUSA34Weightlifter Wrestler1971 Pan American Games, Weightlifting: Gold 1971 World Weightlifting Champions: SilverBruce WilhelmUSA31WeightlifterAAU US Super Heavyweight Weightlifting Champion: 1975, 1976 1975 Pan American Games, Weightlifting: SilverBob YoungUSA35American FootballerNone at the time of the competition. Results # Name Nationality TOTAL 1 Bruce Wilhelm USA 63.25 2 Bob Young USA 43.25 3 Ken Patera USA 34 4 Lou Ferrigno USA 27.5 5 Franco Columbu ITA 23.25 6 Jon Cole USA 21.5 7 Mike Dayton USA 19.25 8 George Frenn USA 10 References External links Official site None 1977 World's Strongest Man 1978 World's Strongest Man World's Strongest Category:World's Strongest Man World's Strongest Man World's Strongest Man