"In a great competition today in Geumsan, South Korea, Travis Ortmayer won the 2007 IFSA Strongman World Open Championships with a score of 41 points," Christian Fennell reported to IronMind®.


Travis Ortmayer (USA) won the 2007 IFSA Strongman World Open Championships today. IronMind® | Photo courtesy of Christian Fennell.

"He also earned a spot in the 2007 IFSA Strongman World Championship semi-finals starting September 11, 2007 in Geumsan, South Korea," said Fennell.

Also, qualifying for the semi-finals were:

Etienne Smit (South Africa) 40.5 points
George Ogmundsson (Iceland) 40 points
Igor Pedan (Russia) 38 points
Agris Kazeinis (Latvia) 35.5 points

In addition, Fennell said that three Korean competitors - Hyogeun Min, Bumso Han and Suckyong Kang - also qualified.