The History of the World's Strongest Man Competition

According to the WSM website (History page) the Worlds Strongest Man Competition was created in 1977. The World's Strongest Man has become the premier event in strength athletics. For nearly 30 years, the strongest men on the planet have come together in a series of amazing tests of strength to determine the World's Strongest Man. The competition has been held at many different locations. At Universal Studios, in California, Bruce Wilhelm became the first person to earn the title of the World's Strongest Man. Wilhelm, a former Olympic Weightlifter from the United States, repeated as winner in 1978. American domination of the event continued through 1982. Until Geoff Capes, of England, became the first non-American to be crowned as the World's Strongest Man in 1983. Many strong men have won the great honor of the World’s Strongest Man, but there has been four men who have one it more than three times. This title of the World’s Strongest Man in many ways has been over looked, and pushed into the background by other more popular sports. But there is not one other sport that takes as much hard work or strength as it does to become the World’s Strongest Man.