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 It has since been replaced by the World Strongman Federation's World Cup.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
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 | |
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World Strongman Cup
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
Year | Athlete | Nationality |
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2004 | Raivis Vidzis | ![]() |
2005 | Raivis Vidzis | ![]() |
2006 | Mariusz Pudzianowski | ![]() |
2007 | Mariusz Pudzianowski | ![]() |
2004
Name and Location | Champion | Runner-Up | 3rd Place | Date |
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![]() Strongman Cup Spain[3] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 28 February 2004 |
![]() Strongman Cup Kärtnen[4] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 3 April 2004 |
![]() Strongman Cup Immenstadt[5] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 22 May 2004 |
![]() Strongman Cup Plattling-Luna Park[6] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 26 June 2004 |
![]() Strongman Cup Bad Häring[7] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 10 July 2004 |
![]() Strongman Cup Poland[8] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 31 July 2004 |
![]() European Masters Strongman Cup | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 4 September 2004 |
![]() Strongman Cup Russia[9] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 2 October 2004 |
![]() Strongman Cup Canada | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 11 December 2004 |
Overall placings | ![]() |
2005
Name and Location | Champion | Runner-Up | 3rd Place | Date |
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![]() Strongman Cup Belarus | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 7 May 2005 |
![]() Strongman Cup Ireland | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 21 May 2005 |
![]() Strongman Cup England | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 5 June 2005 |
![]() Strongman Cup USA | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 2 July 2005 |
![]() Strongman Cup Austria | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 6 August 2005 |
![]() Strongman Cup Canada | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 28 August 2005 |
![]() Strongman Cup Germany | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 18 September 2005 |
![]() Strongman Cup Russia | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 17 December 2005 |
Overall placings | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2006
Name and Location | Champion | Runner-Up | 3rd Place | Date |
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![]() Strongman Cup Latvia | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 6 May 2006 |
![]() Strongman Cup Northern Ireland | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 27 May 2006 |
![]() Strongman Cup Belarus | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 17 June 2006 |
![]() Strongman Cup Germany | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 1 July 2006 |
![]() Strongman Cup Moscow | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 31 July 2006 |
![]() Strongman Cup Austria | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 22 October 2006 |
![]() Strongman Cup Poland | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 25 November 2006 |
![]() Strongman Cup Russia | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 16 December 2006 |
Overall placings | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2007
Name and Location | Champion | Runner-Up | 3rd Place | Date |
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![]() Strongman Cup Latvia | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 13 May 2007 |
![]() Strongman Cup Moscow | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 1 July 2007 |
![]() Strongman Cup England | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 22 July 2007 |
![]() Grand Prix of Khanty-Mansiysk | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 8 September 2007 |
Overall placings | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Charity
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
- ^ a b c d World Strongman Cup Federation official site
- ^ "Vlad Redkin Leaves WSMC . . . Stoyan Todorchev Wins Contest in Russia". Archived from the original on November 24, 2010. Retrieved January 13, 2010.
- ^ "Strongman Cup Spain results". World Strongman Cup. Archived from the original on 31 October 2004. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ "Strongman Cup Kärtnen results". World Strongman Cup. Archived from the original on 25 December 2004. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ "Strongman Cup Immenstadt results". World Strongman Cup. Archived from the original on 24 December 2004. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ "Strongman Cup Plattling results". World Strongman Cup. Archived from the original on 24 December 2004. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ "Strongman Cup Bad Häring results". World Strongman Cup. Archived from the original on 24 December 2004. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ "Strongman Cup Poland results". World Strongman Cup. Archived from the original on 31 October 2004. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ "Strongman Cup Russia results". World Strongman Cup. Archived from the original on 24 December 2004. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
External links
- Official Site