World Strongman Cup Federation
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| Formation | 2004 |
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| Type | Sports federation |
| Headquarters | Salzburg, Austria |
| Website | world-strongmancup.at |
The World Strongman Cup Federation ("WSCF") was a worldwide organisation within strength athletics that claimed to be the sport's organising body with the aim of making "the Strongman Sport more popular and accessible for a wide range of the people."[1] Its motto was "be strong". It was also a charity. The Federation organised the World Strongman Cup one of the main competitions in the field of strength athletics boasting participation from some of the foremost strongmen around the globe. It was a separate competition from the World's Strongest Man, the Strongman Super Series (producing a World Champion) and the IFSA World Championship). It has since been replaced by the World Strongman Federation's World Cup.
History
[edit | edit source]Until completion of the 2004 World's Strongest Man competition, the IFSA managed the annual World's Strongest Man contest. However, that year saw an acrimonious dividing of the sport with the IFSA forming its own competition and with the World's Strongest Man ("WSM") continuing to be organised by TWI, an IMG Media company. The WSM itself was never a federation, but an event organised commercially. When the IFSA formed their own competition and banned their contracted athletes from competing in the WSM, the World Strongman Cup Federation ("WSCF") filled a void and signed up many of the non-IFSA athletes. At the 2005 WSM finals, two thirds of the athletes were under contract with the WSCF.[1] Since its inception the WSMCF has organised events in many countries including: United States of America, Canada, Germany, Austria, Russia, Serbia, Poland and Spain.[1] Its flagship event was the World Strongman Cup.
Following a financial dispute with the World Strongman Cup Federation Vlad Redkin, one of its chief organisers, left to found the World Strongman Federation. Following Vlad's departure, the WSCF ceased to promote events and effectively disappeared from the strength athletics landscape. In September 2007 an event in Khanty-Mansijsk formerly affiliated to WSMC and featuring its athletes was promoted by Vlad Redkin. This event had its name changed at short notice from WSMC to the Grand Prix of Khanty-Mansijsk (Russia) and in effect was the first WSF event. The reason given after the competition by Redkin was that a combination of financial reasons as well as concerns over WSMCF's stated aim of forming closer ties with the International Federation of Strength Athletes led him to part company with WSMCF. He initially planned to cooperate closely with the World Strongman Super Series in 2008, but in fact set up a new federation called the World Strongman Federation.[2]
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| Tournament information | |
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| Location | Varies The cup is won through a series of competitions held throughout the world |
| Established | 2004 |
| Final year | 2007 |
| Format | A number of Multi-event competitions within an annual tour |
| Final champion | |
 Mariusz Pudzianowski | |
World Strongman Cup
[edit | edit source]The World Strongman Cup has been run since 2004. It is organised as a tour event with many competitions held throughout the globe. The overall winner is ascertained through the cumulation of points scored across the season.
List of Champions
[edit | edit source]| Year | Athlete | Nationality |
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| 2004 | Raivis Vidzis |  Latvia
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| 2005 | Raivis Vidzis | Latvia
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| 2006 | Mariusz Pudzianowski | Poland
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| 2007 | Mariusz Pudzianowski | Poland
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2004
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2005
[edit | edit source]| Name and Location | Champion | Runner-up | 3rd place | Date |
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| Belarus Minsk, Belarus Strongman Cup Belarus
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Raivis Vidzis
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 Ralf Ber
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Lithuania Antanas Abrutis | 7 May 2005 |
| Republic of Ireland Wexford, Ireland Strongman Cup Ireland
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Lithuania Antanas Abrutis | Estonia Tarmo Mitt | Northern Ireland Glenn Ross | 21 May 2005 |
| England Wakefield, England Strongman Cup England
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Northern Ireland Glenn Ross | Northern Ireland Brian Irwin | United States Jesse Marunde | 5 June 2005 |
| United States Denver, Colorado, United States Strongman Cup USA
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Raivis Vidzis
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Northern Ireland Glenn Ross | Ralf Ber
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2 July 2005 |
| Bad Häring, Austria Strongman Cup Austria
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Mariusz Pudzianowski
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 Mykhailo Starov
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Ralf Ber
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6 August 2005 |
| Canada Ladysmith, Canada Strongman Cup Canada
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Raivis Vidzis
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Ralf Ber
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Canada Ed Brost | 28 August 2005 |
| Germany Nuremberg, Germany Strongman Cup Germany
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Germany Franz Beil | Ralf Ber
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Mykhailo Starov
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18 September 2005 |
| Russia Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia Strongman Cup Russia
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Raivis Vidzis
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United States Jesse Marunde | Russia Elbrus Nigmatullin | 17 December 2005 |
Overall placings
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Raivis Vidzis
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Ralf Ber
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Estonia Tarmo Mitt |
2006
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2007
[edit | edit source]| Name and Location | Champion | Runner-up | 3rd place | Date |
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| Riga, Latvia Strongman Cup Latvia
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Mariusz Pudzianowski
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Raivis Vidzis
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Estonia Tarmo Mitt | 13 May 2007 |
| Russia Moscow, Russia Strongman Cup Moscow
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Finland Janne Virtanen | Bulgaria Stoyan Todorchev | Australia Derek Boyer | 1 July 2007 |
| England Dartford, England Strongman Cup England
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Mariusz Pudzianowski
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Bulgaria Stoyan Todorchev | United Kingdom Terry Hollands | 22 July 2007 |
| Russia Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia Grand Prix of Khanty-Mansiysk
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Bulgaria Stoyan Todorchev | Estonia Tarmo Mitt | Russia Elbrus Nigmatullin | 8 September 2007 |
Overall placings
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Mariusz Pudzianowski
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Bulgaria Stoyan Todorchev | Raivis Vidzis
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Charity
[edit | edit source]The charity aims to reduce and tackle obesity in children by helping more children to take part in sporting activities. It is the charity's belief that "As these children become more interested in and able to enjoy sports of their choosing, their physical and emotional conditions show significant improvement. This provides a strong foundation for improved self-confidence and happiness for all participants."[1] The federation believes that their athletes can act as positive examples.
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b c d World Strongman Cup Federation official site
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