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The 1983 World's Strongest Man was the 7th edition of World's Strongest Man

World's Strongest Man

The World's Strongest Man is a well recognised event in strength athletics and has been described by a number of highly respected authorities in the sport as the premier event in strongman. Organized by TWI, an IMG Media company, it is broadcast around the end of December each year...

and was won by Geoff Capes

Geoff Capes

Geoffrey Lewis Capes is a former athlete, strongman and professional Highland Games competitor...

from the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

. It was his first title. Jon Pall Sigmarsson

Jón Páll Sigmarsson

Jón Páll Sigmarsson was a strongman, a powerlifter , and a bodybuilder from Iceland who won the World's Strongest Man Competition four times . In 1984 Jón won the Icelandic bodybuilding title in the +90 kg. class...

from the Iceland

Iceland

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finished second, and Simon Wulfse

Simon Wulfse

Simon Wulfse is a strongman from the Netherlands. He finished 3rd at the World's Strongest Man games in 1983. Simon won the Europe's Strongest Man title in 1983, his career best finish. Simon finished 1st in Holland's Strongest Man in 1982, and 3rd in 1984. Simon also finished 3rd at the 1986 and...

from the Netherlands

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

third. The contest was held at Christchurch

Christchurch

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, New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

Final results

#	Name	Nationality	Pts
1	Geoff Capes Geoff Capes Geoffrey Lewis Capes is a former athlete, strongman and professional Highland Games competitor...	United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...	49.5
2	Jon Pall Sigmarsson Jón Páll Sigmarsson Jón Páll Sigmarsson was a strongman, a powerlifter , and a bodybuilder from Iceland who won the World's Strongest Man Competition four times . In 1984 Jón won the Icelandic bodybuilding title in the +90 kg. class...	Iceland Iceland Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...	48
3	Simon Wulfse Simon Wulfse Simon Wulfse is a strongman from the Netherlands. He finished 3rd at the World's Strongest Man games in 1983. Simon won the Europe's Strongest Man title in 1983, his career best finish. Simon finished 1st in Holland's Strongest Man in 1982, and 3rd in 1984. Simon also finished 3rd at the 1986 and...	Netherlands Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...	47
4	Tom Magee Tom Magee Tom Magee is a former Canadian powerlifter and strongman competitor from Winnipeg, Canada.-Strongman/Powerlifting:Tom was the 1982 IPF World Powerlifting Champion in the +125kg division....	Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...	38.5
5	John Gamble John Gamble (American football) John Gamble is a former world champion Powerlifter and strongman competitor from Richmond, Virginia.-Collegiate career:Gamble played linebacker at Hampton University and was a first-team Black College All-America selection...	USA	32.5
6	Chris Okonkwo	Nigeria Nigeria Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...	25.5
7	Doyle Kenady	USA	24
8	Alan Hallberg	New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...	22

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