"THE FINNISH POWER: JANNE VIRTANEN WORLD STRONGEST MAN WORLD CHAMPION: from FINLAND(SUOMI-FINLAND)

Janne Virtanen

Janne Virtanen
Born	November 16, 1969 (age 40) (1969-11-16) Espoo, Finland
Residence	Turenki Finland
Occupation	Carpenter Strongman
Height	196cm
Weight	130kg

Competition record
Strongman[1]
Competitor for Finland
World's Strongest Man
2nd	1999 World's Strongest Man
1st	2000 World's Strongest Man
3rd	2001 World's Strongest Man
World Muscle Power Championships
3rd	2002
World Strongman Challenge
1st	2000
World's Strongest Team
1st	1999 with Jouko Ahola
1st	2000 with Pavisto
1st	2001 with Juha Räsänen
1st	2002 with Juha Räsänen
Europe's Strongest Man
2nd	2001
2nd	2005
Finland's Strongest Man
1st	1998
1st	1999
1st	2000
1st	2001
Helsinki Grand Prix
1st	2000
Turkey Grand Prix
1st	2000

Janne Virtanen (born Nov. 16, 1969) is a strongman from Espoo, Finland. Janne earns his living as a carpenter in Finland.

Virtanen was the World's Strongest Man champion in 2000. He was runner-up in 1999, and finished third in 2001. His other championships include 4 time Finland's Strongest Man (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001), Beauty and the Beast (2000), Helsinki Grand Prix (2000), and the Turkey Grand Prix in 2002 in Istanbul.^[2] Following his second consecutive failure to reach the final of the World's Strongest Man in 2007, he announced his retirement but entered into the 3rd qualifying heat of the competition in 2008.

[edit] References

1. ^ davidhorne-gripmaster.com
2. ^ http://www.davidhorne-gripmaster.com/strongmanresults.html

[hide] v • d • e World's Strongest Man Champions 1977–1978: Bruce Wilhelm · 1979: Don Reinhoudt · 1980–1982: Bill Kazmaier ·1983: Geoff Capes · 1984: Jón Páll Sigmarsson · 1985: Geoff Capes ·1986: Jón Páll Sigmarsson · 1988: Jón Páll Sigmarsson · 1989: Jamie Reeves ·1990: Jón Páll Sigmarsson · 1991: Magnús Ver Magnússon · 1992: Ted van der Parre ·1993: Gary Taylor · 1994–1996: Magnús Ver Magnússon · 1997: Jouko Ahola ·1998: Magnus Samuelsson · 1999: Jouko Ahola · 2000: Janne Virtanen ·2001: Svend Karlsen · 2002–2003: Mariusz Pudzianowski · 2004: Vasyl Virastyuk ·2005: Mariusz Pudzianowski · 2006: Phil Pfister · 2007–2008: Mariusz Pudzianowski ·2009: Žydrūnas Savickas

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WORLD STRONGEST MAN COMPETITION Official results – top three places

Official results – top three places

Year	Champion	Runner-Up	3rd Place	Location
2009	Zydrunas Savickas	Mariusz Pudzianowski	Brian Shaw	Valletta
2008	Mariusz Pudzianowski	Derek Poundstone	Dave Ostlund	Charleston, West Virginia
2007	Mariusz Pudzianowski	Sebastian Wenta	Terry Hollands	Anaheim, California
2006	Phil Pfister	Mariusz Pudzianowski	Don Pope	Sanya
2005	Mariusz Pudzianowski	Jesse Marunde	Dominic Filiou	Chengdu
2004	Vasyl Virastyuk	Zydrunas Savickas	Magnus Samuelsson	Nassau
2003	Mariusz Pudzianowski	Zydrunas Savickas	Vasyl Virastyuk	Victoria Falls
2002	Mariusz Pudzianowski	Zydrunas Savickas	Raimonds Bergmanis	Kuala Lampur
2001	Svend Karlsen	Magnus Samuelsson	Janne Virtanen	Victoria Falls
2000	Janne Virtanen	Svend Karlsen	Magnus Samuelsson	Sun City
1999	Jouko Ahola	Janne Virtanen	Svend Karlsen	Valetta
1998	Magnus Samuelsson	Jouko Ahola	Wout Zijlstra	Tangier
1997	Jouko Ahola	Flemming Rasmussen	Magnus Samuelsson	Primm Valley Resort, Nevada
1996	Magnus Ver Magnusson	Riku Kiri	Gerrit Badenhorst	Port Louis
1995	Magnus Ver Magnusson	Gerrit Badenhorst	Marko Varalahti	Nassau
1994	Magnus Ver Magnusson	Manfred Hoeberl	Riku Kiri	Sun City
1993	Gary Taylor	Magnus Ver Magnusson	Riku Kiri	Orange
1992	Ted van der Parre	Magnus Ver Magnusson	Jamie Reeves	Reykjavik
1991	Magnus Ver Magnusson	Henning Thorsen	Gary Taylor	Tenerife
1990	Jon Pall Sigmarsson	O.D. Wilson	Ilkka Nummisto	Joensuu
1989	Jamie Reeves	Ab Wolders	Jon Pall Sigmarsson	San Sebastián
1988	Jon Pall Sigmarsson	Bill Kazmaier	Jamie Reeves	Budapest
1986	Jon Pall Sigmarsson	Geoff Capes	Ab Wolders	Nice
1985	Geoff Capes	Jon Pall Sigmarsson	Cees de Vreugd	Cascais
1984	Jon Pall Sigmarsson	Ab Wolders	Geoff Capes	Mora
1983	Geoff Capes	Jon Pall Sigmarsson	Simon Wulfse	Christchurch
1982	Bill Kazmaier	Tom Magee	John Gamble	Magic Mountain, California
1981	Bill Kazmaier	Geoff Capes	Dave Waddington	Magic Mountain, California
1980	Bill Kazmaier	Lars Hedlund	Geoff Capes	Newark, New Jersey
1979	Don Reinhoudt	Lars Hedlund	Bill Kazmaier	Universal Studios, California
1978	Bruce Wilhelm	Don Reinhoudt	Lars Hedlund	Universal Studios, California
1977	Bruce Wilhelm	Bob Young	Ken Patera	Universal Studios, California

Notes

1. In 1987 the WSM was not held for the only time since its inception. In that year the first and only non-team Pure Strength competition was held. Although but it was not part of the WSM franchise, some commentators regard it as a replacement for WSM in that year with Bill Kazmaier, Geoff Capes and Jon Pall Sigmarsson being the entrants who between them won the WSM a total of nine times. Capes was injured during the event, but Jon Pall Sigmarsson was dominant, winning overall. However, this win does not count in his tally.

Championships by country

Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Iceland	8	4	1	13
United States	7	6	6	19
Poland	5	3	0	8
United Kingdom	4	2	6	12
Finland	3	3	5	11
Sweden	1	3	4	8
Lithuania	1	3	0	4
Netherlands	1	2	4	7
Norway	1	1	1	3
Ukraine	1	0	1	2
Denmark	0	2	0	2
Canada	0	1	1	2
South Africa	0	1	1	2
Austria	0	1	0	1
Latvia	0	0	1	1

Australia, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Fiji, France, Germany, Grenada, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Kenya, Namibia, Nigeria, Russia and Samoa have all placed in Top 10 but never won a medal.

Repeat champions

Champion	Times
Mariusz Pudzianowski	5
Jón Páll Sigmarsson	4
Magnús Ver Magnússon	4
Bill Kazmaier	3
Jouko Ahola	2
Geoff Capes	2
Bruce Wilhelm	2

Broadcast and media

On 7 September 2009 WSM launched a new look website www.theworldsstrongestman.com with improved fan features and a first official store. In the United Kingdom the 2009 WSM was shown on Bravo on Sky 123 in the UK, with the heats starting on 4 January 2010. This was the first time the contest had not been televised on terrestial TV, BBC then Five having previously been the broadcasters.

See also

• List of strongman competitions