# 2002 World's Strongest Man

The 2002 World's Strongest Man was the 25th edition of the international World's Strongest Man competition, and was won by Mariusz Pudzianowski from Poland. The contest was held in Kuala Lampur, Malaysia.

## Qualifying heats
### Heat 1

* Events: Carry & Drag (Farmer's Walk & Drag Chain & Anchor), Weight Throw, Fingal's Fingers, Car Pull, Giant Log Lift for Reps, Atlas Stones
| # | Name | Nationality | Pts |
| 1 | Svend Karlsen | Norway | 31 |
| 2 | Jarek Dymek | Poland | 26 |
| 3 | Jesse Marunde | United States | 22 |
| 4 | Bernd Kerschbaumer | Austria | 21 |
| 5 | Jessen Paulin | Canada | 17 |
| 6 | Stuart Murray | Scotland | 8 |

### Heat 2

* Events: Carry & Flip (Farmer's Walk & Tyre Flip), Max Log Press, Fingal's Fingers, Lorry Pull, Basque Circle (Connan Circle), Atlas Stones
| # | Name | Nationality | Pts |
| 1 | Raimonds Bergmanis | Latvia | 28 |
| 2 | Juha-Matti Räsänen | Finland | 25 |
| 3 | Brian Schoonveld | United States | 23.5 |
| 4 | Jarno Hams | Netherlands | 22 |
| 5 | Heinz Ollesch | Germany | 21.5 |
| 6 | Marc Iliffe | England | 3 (injury) |

### Heat 3

* Events: Carry & Drag (Farmer's Walk & Drag Chain & Anchor), Weight Throw, Fingal's Fingers, Car Pull, Basque Circle (Connan Circle), Atlas Stones
| # | Name | Nationality | Pts |
| 1 | Magnus Samuelsson | Sweden | 31 |
| 2 | Gregor Edmunds | Scotland | 28 |
| 3 | René Minkwitz | Denmark | 24 |
| 4 | Steve Kirit | United States | 20 |
| 5 | Derek Boyer | Australia | 14 |
| 6 | Nigel Moss | South Africa | 8 |

### Heat 4

* Events: Carry & Flip (Farmer's Walk & Tyre Flip), Weight Throw, Fingal's Fingers, Car Pull, Giant Log Lift for Reps, Atlas Stones
| # | Name | Nationality | Pts |
| 1 | Johnny Perry | United States | 33.5 |
| 2 | Zydrunas Savickas | Lithuania | 32.5 |
| 3 | Jón Valgeir Williams | Iceland | 17.5 |
| 4 | David Warner | England | 16 |
| 5 | Odd Haugen | Norway | 11 (injury) |
| 6 | Janne Virtanen | Finland | 9.5 (injury) |

### Heat 5

* Events: Carry & Drag (Farmer's Walk & Drag Chain & Anchor), Max Log Press, Fingal's Fingers, Lorry Pull, Basque Circle (Connan Circle), Atlas Stones
| # | Name | Nationality | Pts |
| 1 | Hugo Girard | Canada | 29 |
| 2 | Mariusz Pudzianowski | Poland | 26.5 |
| 3 | Karl Gillingham | United States | 22.5 |
| 4 | Mick Gosling | England | 19 |
| 5 | Torbjörn Samuelsson | Sweden | 17.5 |
| 6 | Tibor Meszaros | Hungary | 11.5 |

## Final results

| # | Name | Nationality | Pts |
| 1 | Mariusz Pudzianowski | Poland | 58 |
| 2 | Zydrunas Savickas | Lithuania | 50 |
| 3 | Raimonds Bergmanis | Latvia | 47.5 |
| 4 | Johnny Perry | United States | 42 |
| 5 | Svend Karlsen | Norway | 39 |
| 6 | Juha-Matti Räsänen | Finland | 38.5 |
| 7 | Hugo Girard | Canada | 38.5 |
| 8 | Gregor Edmunds | Scotland | 28.5 |
| 9 | Jarek Dymek | Poland | 24.5 |
| 10 | Magnus Samuelsson | Sweden | 12.5 (Injured) |
| Ranking | Name | Nationality | Total Points | Event 1 Flip & Drag (Tyre Flip & Drag Chain & Anchor) | Event 2 Farmer's Walk | Event 3 Squat Lift for Reps | Event 4 Lorry Pull | Event 5 Asia Stone | Event 6 Car Deadlift for Reps | Event 7 Atlas Stones |
| 1 | Mariusz Pudzianowski | Poland | 58 | 1 (39.01s) | 1 (33.95s) | 6 (4 reps) | 2 (44.38s) | 1 (127.40m) | 4 (8 reps) | 3 (5 in 55.40s) |
| 2 | Zydrunas Savickas | Lithuania | 50 | 2 (46.55s) | 3 (44.28s) | 4 (6 reps) | 1 (43.97s) | 6 (81.00m) | 2 (9 reps) | 8 (4 in 54.75s) |
| 3 | Raimonds Bergmanis | Latvia | 47.5 | 8 (27.00m) | 4 (50.37s) | 4 (6 reps) | 8 (64.56s) | 3 (107.75m) | 1 (11 reps) | 1 (5 in 41.05s) |
| 4 | Johnny Perry | United States | 42 | 10 (22.10m) | 5 (53.96s) | 3 (9 reps) | 5 (46.21s) | 5 (81.90m) | 4 (8 reps) | 2 (5 in 43.86s) |
| 5 | Svend Karlsen | Norway | 39 | 7 (28.50m) | 8 (72.60m) | 1 (14 reps) | 4 (46.00s) | 7 (79.60m) | 4 (8 reps) | 6 (4 in 30.28s) |
| 6 | Juha-Matti Rasanen | Finland | 38.5 | 9 (24.95m) | 2 (40.07s) | 7 (3 reps) | 9 (27.40m) | 2 (112.35m) | 2 (9 reps) | 7 (4 in 32.65s) |
| 7 | Hugo Girard | Canada | 38.5 | 6 (29.90m) | 7 (55.06s) | 2 (12 reps) | 3 (44.84s) | 9 (68.55m) | 7 (6 reps) | 4 (4 in 28.11s) |
| 8 | Gregor Edmunds | Scotland | 27.5 | 4 (61.03s) | 10 (30.00m) | 8 (1 rep) | 7 (61.06s) | 4 (107.50m) | 9 (0 reps) | 5 (4 in 29.62s) |
| 9 | Jarek Dymek | Poland | 24.5 | 5 (69.35s) | 6 (54.34s) | 10 (0 reps) | 6 (52.03s) | 8 (70.35m) | 7 (6 reps) | 9 (3 in 23.97s) |
| 10 | Magnus Samuelsson | Sweden | 12.5 | 3 (51.96s) | 9 (70.00m) | 8 (1 rep) | (Injured) | (Injured) | (Injured) | (Injured) |