WSM Qualifiers: Day 1...
by Randall J. Strossen, IronMind Enterprises, Inc. © 2000
World's Strongest Man (WSM) competitors squared off in two events per heat today, with end of day standings as follows. Heat 1: Girard, 10 points; Boyer, 10 points; Dixon, 10 points; Baskin, 6 points. Heat 2: M. Samuelsson, 12 points; Vagadal, 10 points; Ross, 7 points; Olafsson, 6 points. Heat 3: Virtanen, 12 points; T. Samuelsson, 9 points; Badenhorst, 7 points; Schoonveld, 6 points. Heat 4: Karlsen, 11 points; Muhr, 10 points; Philippi, 8 points; Veoga, 6 points. Heat 5: Pudzianowski, 11 points; Savickas, 10 points; Pfister, 8 points; Baltus, 7 points.
There are six competitors per heat, and the top two from each of the five heats will go through to the finals at the end of the qualifying round.