The 1997 World's Strongest Man was the 20th edition of World's Strongest Man and was won by Jouko Ahola from Finland. It was his first title. Flemming Rasmussen from Denmark finished second after finishing fourth the previous year, and Magnus Samuelsson from Sweden finished third. Three time defending champion Magnus Ver Magnusson, chasing a fourth straight title and record fifth overall, was eliminated in the qualifying heats. The contest was held in Primm Valley Resort, Nevada.^[1]

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1997 World's Strongest Man
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Dates	2-13 October 1997
Venue	Primm Valley Resort
Location	Primm, Nevada
Country	United States
Athletes participating	32
Nations participating	20
Champion(s)
Jouko Ahola
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#	Name	Nationality	Truck Pull	Log Lift	Car Roll	Husafell Stone	Squat	Keg Loading	Dead Lift	Final Race	Pts
1	Jouko Ahola	Finland	6	9	6	8	7	9	10	6	61
2	Flemming Rasmussen	Denmark	10	9	5	7	8	10	4	4	57
3	Magnus Samuelsson	Sweden	9	1.5	10	10	3	7	2	10	52.5
4	Torfi Ólafsson	Iceland	5	4	7	4	4.5	6	7	8	45.5
5	Raimonds Bergmanis	Latvia	4	4	1	6	4.5	8	8	9	44.5
6	Heinz Ollesch	Germany	7	6.5	8	3	2	4	6	7	43.5
7	Mark Philippi	United States	1	6.5	4	2	10	3	9	5	40.5
8	Svend Karlsen	Norway	8	4	9	9	1	1	1	0	33
9	Derek Boyer	Fiji	3	1.5	3	5	6	5	5	0	28.5
10	Harold "Iron Bear" Collins	United States	2	9	2	1	9	2	3	0	28

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