Pure Strength

Pure Strength
Tournament information
Location Various
Established 1987
Final year 1990
Format Multi-event competition
Final champion
United States
Bill Kazmaier
O.D. Wilson

Pure Strength was a strongman competition held from 1987 to 1990 which was created by Tjalling van den Bosch.[1]

Event History

The first year of the event was known as "Pure Strength Challenge" and was a single man competition featuring only Bill Kazmaier, Geoff Capes and Jón Páll Sigmarsson. The event was held at Huntly Castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Jón Páll won 8 out of 10 events to become the 1987 champion. In 1988, the event became a 2-man team competition held at Allington Castle in Allington, Kent England. The teams were from United States, Great Britain, the Netherlands and Australia. Team USA would eventually win in 1988, with team members Bill Kazmaier and Stuart Thompson. In 1989, Team Iceland claimed victory with team members Hjalti Árnason and Magnús Ver Magnússon. Kazmaier would win again in 1990 for Team USA along with team mate O.D. Wilson.[2]

Event Placings

Year Champion Runner-Up 3rd Place Location
Pure Strength '87 Iceland Jón Páll Sigmarsson United States Bill Kazmaier United Kingdom Geoff Capes Scotland Huntly Castle Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Pure Strength II 1988 United States
Bill Kazmaier
Stuart Thompson
United Kingdom
Jamie Reeves
Mark Higgins
Netherlands
Ab Wolders
Tjalling van den Bosch
England Allington Castle Kent, England
Pure Strength III 1989 Iceland
Hjalti Árnason
Magnús Ver Magnússon
United States
Bill Kazmaier
O.D. Wilson
United Kingdom
Jamie Reeves
Mark Higgins
Scotland Stirling Castle Stirling, Scotland
Pure Strength IV 1990 United States
Bill Kazmaier
O.D. Wilson
Iceland
Hjalti Árnason
Magnús Ver Magnússon
Netherlands
Tjalling van den Bosch
Ted van der Parre
England England

Venues

References

  1. http://www.ironcurtainlabs.net/champs/profile-tjalling.html
  2. David Horne's World of Grip
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