<Tr> <Td> Geoff Capes </Td> <Td> United Kingdom </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1983, 1985 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bruce Wilhelm </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1977, 1978 </Td> </Tr> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Champion </Th> <Th> Runner - Up </Th> <Th> 3rd Place </Th> <Th> Location </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2018 </Td> <Td> Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson </Td> <Td> Mateusz Kieliszkowski </Td> <Td> Brian Shaw </Td> <Td> Manila, Philippines </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2017 </Td> <Td> Eddie Hall </Td> <Td> Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson </Td> <Td> Brian Shaw </Td> <Td> Gaborone, Botswana </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2016 </Td> <Td> Brian Shaw </Td> <Td> Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson </Td> <Td> Eddie Hall </Td> <Td> Kasane, Botswana </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2015 </Td> <Td> Brian Shaw </Td> <Td> Žydrūnas Savickas </Td> <Td> Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson </Td> <Td> Putrajaya, Malaysia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> Žydrūnas Savickas </Td> <Td> Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson </Td> <Td> Brian Shaw </Td> <Td> Los Angeles, California </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2013 </Td> <Td> Brian Shaw </Td> <Td> Žydrūnas Savickas </Td> <Td> Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson </Td> <Td> Sanya, China </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2012 </Td> <Td> Žydrūnas Savickas </Td> <Td> Vytautas Lalas </Td> <Td> Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson </Td> <Td> Los Angeles, California </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2011 </Td> <Td> Brian Shaw </Td> <Td> Žydrūnas Savickas </Td> <Td> Terry Hollands </Td> <Td> Wingate, North Carolina </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Žydrūnas Savickas </Td> <Td> Brian Shaw </Td> <Td> Mikhail Koklyaev </Td> <Td> Sun City, South Africa </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2009 </Td> <Td> Žydrūnas Savickas </Td> <Td> Mariusz Pudzianowski </Td> <Td> Brian Shaw </Td> <Td> Valletta, Malta </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2008 </Td> <Td> Mariusz Pudzianowski </Td> <Td> Derek Poundstone </Td> <Td> Dave Ostlund </Td> <Td> Charleston, West Virginia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2007 </Td> <Td> Mariusz Pudzianowski </Td> <Td> Sebastian Wenta </Td> <Td> Terry Hollands </Td> <Td> Anaheim, California </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2006 </Td> <Td> Phil Pfister </Td> <Td> Mariusz Pudzianowski </Td> <Td> Don Pope </Td> <Td> Sanya, China </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2005 </Td> <Td> Mariusz Pudzianowski </Td> <Td> Jesse Marunde </Td> <Td> Dominic Filiou </Td> <Td> Chengdu, China </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Vasyl Virastyuk </Td> <Td> Žydrūnas Savickas </Td> <Td> Magnus Samuelsson </Td> <Td> Nassau, Bahamas </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2003 </Td> <Td> Mariusz Pudzianowski </Td> <Td> Žydrūnas Savickas </Td> <Td> Vasyl Virastyuk </Td> <Td> Victoria Falls, Zambia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2002 </Td> <Td> Mariusz Pudzianowski </Td> <Td> Žydrūnas Savickas </Td> <Td> Raimonds Bergmanis </Td> <Td> Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2001 </Td> <Td> Svend Karlsen </Td> <Td> Magnus Samuelsson </Td> <Td> Janne Virtanen </Td> <Td> Victoria Falls, Zambia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2000 </Td> <Td> Janne Virtanen </Td> <Td> Svend Karlsen </Td> <Td> Magnus Samuelsson </Td> <Td> Sun City, South Africa </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1999 </Td> <Td> Jouko Ahola </Td> <Td> Janne Virtanen </Td> <Td> Svend Karlsen </Td> <Td> Valletta, Malta </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1998 </Td> <Td> Magnus Samuelsson </Td> <Td> Jouko Ahola </Td> <Td> Wout Zijlstra </Td> <Td> Tangier, Morocco </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1997 </Td> <Td> Jouko Ahola </Td> <Td> Flemming Rasmussen </Td> <Td> Magnus Samuelsson </Td> <Td> Primm Valley Resort, Nevada </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Magnús Ver Magnússon </Td> <Td> Riku Kiri </Td> <Td> Gerrit Badenhorst </Td> <Td> Port Louis, Mauritius </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1995 </Td> <Td> Magnús Ver Magnússon </Td> <Td> Gerrit Badenhorst </Td> <Td> Marko Varalahti </Td> <Td> Nassau, Bahamas </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1994 </Td> <Td> Magnús Ver Magnússon </Td> <Td> Manfred Hoeberl </Td> <Td> Riku Kiri </Td> <Td> Sun City, South Africa </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Gary Taylor </Td> <Td> Magnús Ver Magnússon </Td> <Td> Riku Kiri </Td> <Td> Orange, France </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Ted van der Parre </Td> <Td> Magnús Ver Magnússon </Td> <Td> Jamie Reeves </Td> <Td> Reykjavík, Iceland </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1991 </Td> <Td> Magnús Ver Magnússon </Td> <Td> Henning Thorsen </Td> <Td> Gary Taylor </Td> <Td> Tenerife, Canary Islands </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1990 </Td> <Td> Jón Páll Sigmarsson </Td> <Td> O.D. Wilson </Td> <Td> Ilkka Nummisto </Td> <Td> Joensuu, Finland </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Jamie Reeves </Td> <Td> Ab Wolders </Td> <Td> Jón Páll Sigmarsson </Td> <Td> San Sebastián, Spain </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1988 </Td> <Td> Jón Páll Sigmarsson </Td> <Td> Bill Kazmaier </Td> <Td> Jamie Reeves </Td> <Td> Budapest, Hungary </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1986 </Td> <Td> Jón Páll Sigmarsson </Td> <Td> Geoff Capes </Td> <Td> Ab Wolders </Td> <Td> Nice, France </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1985 </Td> <Td> Geoff Capes </Td> <Td> Jón Páll Sigmarsson </Td> <Td> Cees de Vreugd </Td> <Td> Cascais, Portugal </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1984 </Td> <Td> Jón Páll Sigmarsson </Td> <Td> Ab Wolders </Td> <Td> Geoff Capes </Td> <Td> Mora, Sweden </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Geoff Capes </Td> <Td> Jón Páll Sigmarsson </Td> <Td> Simon Wulfse </Td> <Td> Christchurch, New Zealand </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1982 </Td> <Td> Bill Kazmaier </Td> <Td> Tom Magee </Td> <Td> John Gamble </Td> <Td> Magic Mountain, California </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1981 </Td> <Td> Bill Kazmaier </Td> <Td> Geoff Capes </Td> <Td> Dave Waddington </Td> <Td> Magic Mountain, California </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1980 </Td> <Td> Bill Kazmaier </Td> <Td> Lars Hedlund </Td> <Td> Geoff Capes </Td> <Td> Vernon, New Jersey </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1979 </Td> <Td> Don Reinhoudt </Td> <Td> Lars Hedlund </Td> <Td> Bill Kazmaier </Td> <Td> Universal Studios, California </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1978 </Td> <Td> Bruce Wilhelm </Td> <Td> Don Reinhoudt </Td> <Td> Lars Hedlund </Td> <Td> Universal Studios, California </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1977 </Td> <Td> Bruce Wilhelm </Td> <Td> Bob Young </Td> <Td> Ken Patera </Td> <Td> Universal Studios, California </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Champion </Th> <Th> Runner - Up </Th> <Th> 3rd Place </Th> <Th> Location </Th> </Tr>

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