The Globe's Strongest Man
by Randall J. Strossen, IronMind Enterprises, Inc. © 2008
Here are the final, official results from the Globe's Strongest Man contest, held in Moscow on June 14 - 15.
Janne Virtanen (left) and Stoyan Todorchev (right), who placed second and first, respectively, pause for a photo op. IronMind® | Photo courtesy of Jyrki Rantanen.
Follow are the places and points:
1. Stoyan Todorchev (Bulgaria) 71 points
2. Janne Virtanen (Finland) 64 points
3. Elbrus Nigmatullin (Russia) 52.5 points
4. Vidas Blekaitis (Lithuania) 50.5 points
5. Tarmo Mitt (Estonia) 50 points
6. Karl Gillingham (USA) 48 points
7. Sebastian Wenta (Poland) 46.5 points
8. Mark Felix (United Kingdom) 44 points
9. Mihail Sidorichev (Russia) 39 points
10. Boris Haraldsson (Iceland) 33 points
11. Rolands Gulbis (Latvia) 24.5 points
12. Sergei Rumin (Belarus) 16 points