Magnus Samuelsson Wins the Swedish Grand Prix
by Randall J. Strossen, IronMind Enterprises, Inc. © 2004
Sweden's own World's Strongest Man winner, Magnus Samuelsson, capitalized on his home field advantage today as he won the prestigious Super Series event, the Swedish Grand Prix.
The top five finishers were:
1. Magnus Samuelsson
2. Zydrunas Savickas
3. Svend Karlsen
4. Vasyl Virastiuk
5. Karl Gillingham
Super Series president Ulf Bengtsson said that "These are turbulent times" in strongman, but that this event "was a fantastic competition. Our interest is in being part of the good things in this sport, and that is our reason for existing," Bengtsson said.