The 1994 World's Strongest Man was the 17th edition of

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and was won by

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. It was his second title after finishing second the previous 2 years in a row.

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finished second after finishing fourth the previous year, and

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finished third for the second consecutive time. The contest was held in Sun City,

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. This was the first year that the qualifying heats were implemented, and surprisingly, the

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champion Gary Taylor failed to qualify for the finals.

Heats

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

Final results

References

External links

Official site

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