Its amazing how much Ahola accomplished in such a short career as a Strongman. Dude only competed for 4-5 years, and yet was able to win a ton of competitions, including WSM twice. I still think he could have one it 2-3 more times had he not stopped.
Jouko Ahola was very consistent. Unlike the others who were good in some events, but not good (or even bad) in other events. Jouko Ahola was very good in every events, though he was not always the best, but at least he finished in top 3. And he did 3rd place once, 2nd four times, and 1st once. He only finished 5th once.
Jouko was my , is, my favorite. He was always in the top. I thought he won 2 WSM titles? He's won 97 and 99 , finished 2nd in 98... 96-2002 were so tight and my favorite years. Maybe not because of the "competition" itself but because it's when I began lifting heavy, those WSM years motivated me. I've been watching it since the last 70's as a child with my dad, but in the late 90's... I trained HARD because of WSM alone and it got me what I've earned in track and field and highland games.
"You can win it once, but if you can do it twice then you know you are a real champion". Since Shaw we haven't seen a recent champion winning it more than once. But who knows? Maybe Martins, maybe Novikov, perhaps Tom...
Back when I was younger, I remember the "worlds strongest" competitions always seemed to be against bodybuilders, powerlifters, pro football players and then THROWERS (track and field).... I remember Brian Oldfield beating all of them, handily. Now it's amazing to see the "hybrid" of athlete that has arisen. It's a powerlifter core, who can do Olympic lifting. What I noticed was the powerlifters would gas out, or be stronger overall but not able to apply it as efficiently in the "timed" or distance movements. The Olympic lifters would typically win... because they could use MORE of their power for longer periods of time. It's an awesome thing to watch. Jouko Ahola was always my "favorite". His look and power I always felts was unmatched. I wanted to be like him. I'm not. HAHAHAHAH. Bill Kaz, of course, to me, is the living embodiment of what the "worlds strongest man" would look like and act like, he was a hoot to watch and listen to. Now there is a different class to the competitors altogether, aside from a few, all the athletes now, just, wow, I can't comprehend the weights they're moving.
380kg raw and 375kg raw deadlifts by ahola and svend. in the middle of the comp and these guys competed week after week back then so never fresh. its a shame he retired so early he could have won so much more
That Edmunds is full of it : Samuelsson doesn't lock out any less at the deadlift than Karlsen ( who is pleasantly surprised he got the ok call ) but doesn't get the call. Who made this guy the sole judge ?
He is considered the god father of strongman, he invented some events like the power stairs, fingals fingers, yoke and brought some feats of strenght into the world of strongman like the mcglashen stones or the hussafel stone, a legend in a nutshell
@@magnitorfasson9238 maybe he was good at inventing the events but his adjudicating was terrible, it looked like he favoured some athletes more than others
90s had the best musical intros
90s had the best vibes in general tbh 🙃
My favourite WSM. It had all so many legends in it and was a close battle
Its amazing how much Ahola accomplished in such a short career as a Strongman. Dude only competed for 4-5 years, and yet was able to win a ton of competitions, including WSM twice. I still think he could have one it 2-3 more times had he not stopped.
Definitely not. He knew this too just like Mariusz did after the 2008 year.
@@hydro.pl.27Why couldn't he have beaten Virtannen, Karlsen, then Marius in his first and/or 2nd winning years at least?
Jouko Ahola was very consistent. Unlike the others who were good in some events, but not good (or even bad) in other events. Jouko Ahola was very good in every events, though he was not always the best, but at least he finished in top 3. And he did 3rd place once, 2nd four times, and 1st once. He only finished 5th once.
Jouko was my , is, my favorite. He was always in the top. I thought he won 2 WSM titles? He's won 97 and 99 , finished 2nd in 98... 96-2002 were so tight and my favorite years. Maybe not because of the "competition" itself but because it's when I began lifting heavy, those WSM years motivated me. I've been watching it since the last 70's as a child with my dad, but in the late 90's... I trained HARD because of WSM alone and it got me what I've earned in track and field and highland games.
Love the old classic footage ❤️💪
With the plane pull, if only the bloke could steer it straight to help the athletes
that first stone platform is so high it looks like theyre doing a slam dunk with an atlas stone lol
"You can win it once, but if you can do it twice then you know you are a real champion".
Since Shaw we haven't seen a recent champion winning it more than once. But who knows? Maybe Martins, maybe Novikov, perhaps Tom...
Tom Stoltman, 2x WSM 🇬🇧🎉
@@LickmabumbumThe field now is similar to when Kaz was banned for many years. Expect in this case 2 Kaz’s are absent.
" English no speak " ? What other languages have you mastered being a presenter ? The Anglo-Saxon arrogance of Inverdale.
Magus' 340 deadlift was solid. It cost him 1.5 points.
Wow, 380 SLDL from Alhoa. That's pretty insane.
I love how Samuelsson ' aks ' mister Edmunds if it was ok this time.( at the boat pull ) Undercooled Swedish sarcasm.
Back when I was younger, I remember the "worlds strongest" competitions always seemed to be against bodybuilders, powerlifters, pro football players and then THROWERS (track and field).... I remember Brian Oldfield beating all of them, handily. Now it's amazing to see the "hybrid" of athlete that has arisen. It's a powerlifter core, who can do Olympic lifting. What I noticed was the powerlifters would gas out, or be stronger overall but not able to apply it as efficiently in the "timed" or distance movements. The Olympic lifters would typically win... because they could use MORE of their power for longer periods of time.
It's an awesome thing to watch.
Jouko Ahola was always my "favorite". His look and power I always felts was unmatched. I wanted to be like him. I'm not. HAHAHAHAH.
Bill Kaz, of course, to me, is the living embodiment of what the "worlds strongest man" would look like and act like, he was a hoot to watch and listen to. Now there is a different class to the competitors altogether, aside from a few, all the athletes now, just, wow, I can't comprehend the weights they're moving.
I remember watching this on Eurosport as a kid, I was a big Svend Karlsen`s fan
I like what Magnús Ver Magnússon told Jouka Ahola if you can win it twice then you are a real champion
380kg raw and 375kg raw deadlifts by ahola and svend. in the middle of the comp and these guys competed week after week back then so never fresh. its a shame he retired so early he could have won so much more
At the end they give the wrong trophies out originally 😂
yeah! The trophy they gave to Svend Karlsson definitely looked ....gold...lol
received the Met-Rx Trophy and cheque of 287 dollars
There was no difference between Samuelsson's deadlift and Karlson's but Karlson got his
Wow 380 as an amazing weight.
That Edmunds is full of it : Samuelsson doesn't lock out any less at the deadlift than Karlsen ( who is pleasantly surprised he got the ok call ) but doesn't get the call. Who made this guy the sole judge ?
He is considered the god father of strongman, he invented some events like the power stairs, fingals fingers, yoke and brought some feats of strenght into the world of strongman like the mcglashen stones or the hussafel stone, a legend in a nutshell
@@magnitorfasson9238 maybe he was good at inventing the events but his adjudicating was terrible, it looked like he favoured some athletes more than others
the worst referee ever in all strongman years.....
My thoughts exactly.
Magnus Samuelsson was robbed on that dead lift. I don't think I've ever seen a more complete finish to a lift.
He didn’t finish the lift. He was not steady.
Nor did he lock out his hips.
The Deadlift and squat lift events were not his best events.
@@Saskatchetooner Nor did Karlsen. Still he got it. To his own surprise. That Edmunds is a joke.
I agree Sven didn’t deserve that lift
Height doesn’t matter for deadlifting at all. Arm length will definitely play a role though.
The platform for the atlas stones was a very poor design
Does anyone know why Ahola retired so soon? Did he have a major injury?
He went to work on some movies
@magnitorfasson9238 Oh, ok. Thank you for letting me know.
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