1983 World's Strongest Man

1983 World's Strongest Man
Competition information
Dates26–27 November 1983
LocationChristchurch
Country New Zealand
Athletes participating8
Nations participating7
Champion(s)
United Kingdom Geoff Capes

The 1983 World's Strongest Man was the seventh edition of World's Strongest Man and was won by Geoff Capes from the United Kingdom. It was his first title. Jón Páll Sigmarsson from Iceland finished second, and Simon Wulfse from the Netherlands third. The winner of the three previous competitions, Bill Kazmaier, was not invited to compete again in this year. The contest was held at Christchurch, New Zealand.[1] The title of the competition, formerly "World's Strongest Men", was changed to the current title for this competition.

  1. ^ "theworldsstrongestman.com". Archived from the original on 4 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-16.