Results of the 1998 World's Strongest Team competition

Held in Hardenberg, Holland on August 7-8, 1998

The Teams:

Finland: Jouko Ahola and Sammi Heinonen
Holland 1: Berend Veneberg and Wout Zijlstra
Holland 2: Jarno Harms and Gert Gerrits
England: Jamie Reeves and Bill Pittuck
Hungary: Laszlo Fekete and Tibor Meszanos
Norway: Svend Karlsen and Sturla Davidsen
Sweden: Magnus Samuelsson and Torbjorn Samuelsson
South Africa: Gerrit Badenhorst and Wayne Price
Faroe Islands: Regin Vagadall and Peter Baltus
Germany: Heinz Ollesch and Martin Muhr




Final Results of World's Strongest Team 1998

1. Veneberg, Zijlstra
2. Ahola, Heinonen
3. Samuelsson, Samuelsson
4. Badenhorst, Price
5. Karlsen, Davidsen
6. Harms, Gerrits
7. Vagadal, Baltus
8. Fekete, Meszanos
9. Ollesch, Muhr
10. Reeves, Pittuck
(Holland)
(Finland)
(Sweden)
(South Africa)
(Norway)
(Holland)
(Faroe Islands)
(Hungary)
(Germany)
(Britain)
71.0 pts.
70.5 pts.
56.0 pts.
50.0 pts.
40.0 pts.
39.5 pts.
34.0 pts.
32.0 pts.
24.0 pts.
19.0 pts.



Event 1: Truck Pull

Team Points Team Total score after 1 event
Holland 1 10 Holland 1 10
Sweden 9 Sweden 9
Norway 8 Norway 8
Holland 2 7 Holland 2 7
Finland 6 Finland 6
Hungary 5 Hungary 5
South Africa 4 South Africa 4
Faroe Islands 3 Faroe Islands 3
England 2 England 2
Germany 1 Germany 1

Event 2: Loading

Team  Points Team Total score after 2 events
Finland 10 Holland 1 18
Holland 2 9 Finland 16
Holland 1 8 Holland 2 16
Germany 7 Sweden 12
South Africa 6 Norway 12
Faroe Islands 5 Germany 10
Norway 4 South Africa 10
Sweden 3 Faroe Islands 7
England 2 Hungary 6
Hungary 1 England 3

Event 3: Weight For Height

Team  Points Team  Total score after 3 events
Holland 1 10 Holland 1 28
South Africa 9 Finland 21.5
Hungary 8 Holland 2 21.5
Sweden 7 South Africa 19
Finland 5.5 Sweden 19
Holland 2 5.5 Germany 14
Germany 4 Hungary 14
England 3 Norway 14
Norway 2 Faroe Islands 8
Faroe Islands 1 England 6

Event 4: Stones of Strength

Team Points Team Total score after 4 events
Finland 10 Holland 1 37
Holland 1 9 Finland 31.5
South Africa 8 South Africa 27
Germany 7 Sweden 25
Sweden 6 Holland 2 23.5
Hungary 5 Germany 21
Norway 4 Hungary 19
Faroe Islands 3 Norway 18
Holland 2 2 Faroe Islands 11
England 1 England 7

Event 5: Wheel-flip

Team Points Team Total after 5 events
Finland 10 Holland 1 45
Sweden 9 Finland 41.5
Holland 1 8 Sweden 34
Norway 7 South Africa 33
South Africa 6 Holland 2 27.5
Faroe Islands 5 Norway 25
Holland 2 4 Germany 24
Germany 3 Hungary 21
Hungary 2 Faroe Islands 16
England 1 England 8

Event 6: Hercules Hold

Team Points Team Total score after 6 events
Sweden 10 Holland 1 53
Finland 9 Finland 50.5
Holland 1 8 Sweden 44
England 7 South Africa 36
Holland 2 6 Holland 2 33.5
Norway 5 Norway 30
Faroe Islands 4 Germany 24
South Africa 3 Hungary 23
Hungary 2 Faroe Islands 20
Germany 0 (injured) England 15

Event 7: Farmers Walk

Team  Points Team Total score after 7 events
Finland 10 Holland 1 62
Holland 1 9 Finland 60.5
Sweden 8 Sweden 52
South Africa 7 South Africa 43
Faroe Islands 6 Holland 2 35.5
Norway 5 Norway 35
England 4 Faroe Islands 26
Hungary 3 Hungary 26
Holland 2 2 Germany 24
Germany 0 (injured) England 19

Event 8: Power Stairs

Team Points Team Final Score
Finland 10 Holland 1 71
Holland 1 9 Finland 70.5
Faroe Islands 8 Sweden 56
South Africa 7 South Africa 50
Hungary 6 Norway 40
Norway 5 Holland 2 38.5
Sweden 4 Faroe islands 34
Holland 2 3 Hungary 32
England 0 (injured) Germany 24
Germany 0 (injured) England 19