World Strongman Cup Federation

The World Strongman Cup Federation ("WSCF") was a worldwide organisation within strength athletics that claimed to be the sport's organising body with the aim of making "the Strongman Sport more popular and accessible for a wide range of the people."[1] Its motto was "be strong". It was also a charity. The Federation organised the World Strongman Cup one of the main competitions in the field of strength athletics boasting participation from some of the foremost strongmen around the globe. It was a separate competition from the World's Strongest Man, the Strongman Super Series (producing a World Champion) and the IFSA World Championship). It has since been replaced by the World Strongman Federation's World Cup.

World Strongman Cup Federation
Formation2004
TypeSports federation
HeadquartersSalzburg, Austria
Websiteworld-strongmancup.at

History

Until completion of the 2004 World's Strongest Man competition, the IFSA managed the annual World's Strongest Man contest. However, that year saw an acrimonious dividing of the sport with the IFSA forming its own competition and with the World's Strongest Man ("WSM") continuing to be organised by TWI, an IMG Media company. The WSM itself was never a federation, but an event organised commercially. When the IFSA formed their own competition and banned their contracted athletes from competing in the WSM, the World Strongman Cup Federation ("WSCF") filled a void and signed up many of the non-IFSA athletes. At the 2005 WSM finals, two thirds of the athletes were under contract with the WSCF.[1] Since its inception the WSMCF has organised events in many countries including: United States of America, Canada, Germany, Austria, Russia, Serbia, Poland and Spain.[1] Its flagship event was the World Strongman Cup.

Following a financial dispute with the World Strongman Cup Federation Vlad Redkin, one of its chief organisers, left to found the World Strongman Federation. Following Vlad's departure, the WSCF ceased to promote events and effectively disappeared from the strength athletics landscape. In September 2007 an event in Khanty-Mansijsk formerly affiliated to WSMC and featuring its athletes was promoted by Vlad Redkin. This event had its name changed at short notice from WSMC to the Grand Prix of Khanty-Mansijsk (Russia) and in effect was the first WSF event. The reason given after the competition by Redkin was that a combination of financial reasons as well as concerns over WSMCF's stated aim of forming closer ties with the International Federation of Strength Athletes led him to part company with WSMCF. He initially planned to cooperate closely with the World Strongman Super Series in 2008, but in fact set up a new federation called the World Strongman Federation.[2]

World Strongman Cup
2007
The official logo of World Strongman Cup Federation
Tournament information
LocationVaries The cup is won through a series of competitions held throughout the world
Established2004
Final year2007
FormatA number of Multi-event competitions within an annual tour
Final champion
Mariusz Pudzianowski

World Strongman Cup

The World Strongman Cup has been run since 2004. It is organised as a tour event with many competitions held throughout the globe. The overall winner is ascertained through the cumulation of points scored across the season.

List of Champions
YearAthleteNationality
2004Raivis Vidzis Latvia
2005Raivis Vidzis Latvia
2006Mariusz Pudzianowski Poland
2007Mariusz Pudzianowski Poland
Notes
  1. All names from Dave Horne's world of grip

2003
Event Location & Date Champion Runner-Up 3rd Place
Strongmancup - Spain Gran Canaria (28.02.2003)
Strongmancup - Austria Kellerberg Freizeitanlage 15 (03.05.2003)
Strongmancup - Austria (Ernst Ascher Gedächnissteinheben) Bad Häring (24.05.2003)
Strongmancup - Poland Piła (31.05.2003)
Austrian Master's Strongmancup (Donauinselfest)(21.06.2003)
European Master's Strongmancup (Slovakia)(02.08.2003)Frantisek Őszi Michael StarovRichard Danis
Strongmancup - Ukraine (13.09.2003)
Strongmancup - Austria Lugner City (08.11.2003)
Overall placings
  • Results from the archive of www.world-strongmancup.at[3]

2004
Event Location Champion Runner-Up 3rd Place
Strongmancup - Spain [4]Gran Canaria (28.02.2004) Michael Starov Raivis Vidzis Ralf Ber
Strongmancup - Austria [5]Kärtnen (03.04.2004) Glenn Ross Raivis Vidzis Ralf Ber
Strongmancup - Germany [6]Immenstadt (22.05.2004) Igor Pedan Glenn Ross Raivis Vidzis
Strongmancup - Germany [7]Plattling-Luna Park (26.06.2004) Ralf Ber Michael Starov Raivis Vidzis
Strongmancup - Austria [8]Bad Häring (10.07.2004) Igor Pedan Raivis Vidzis Glenn Ross
Strongmancup - Poland [9]Swinoujscie (31.07.2004) Raivis Vidzis Igor Pedan Ralf Ber
European Master's Strongmancup [10]Subotica (Serbia)(04.09.2004) Glenn Ross Raivis Vidzis Ralf Ber
Strongmancup - Russia [11]Moscow (02.10.2004) Michael Starov Igor Pedan Raivis Vidzis
Strongmancup - Canada [12]Edmonton (11.12.2004) Dave Ostlund Raivis Vidzis Ralf Ber
Overall placings Raivis Vidzis
  • Results from the archive of www.world-strongmancup.at (with the exception of the identification of the overall winner)[3]

2005
Location Champion Runner-Up 3rd Place
Minsk, Belarus Raivis Vidzis Ralf Ber Antanas Abrutis
Wexford, Ireland Antanas Abrutis Tarmo Mitt Glenn Ross
Yorkshire, England Glenn Ross Brian Irwin Jesse Marunde
Denver, USA Raivis Vidzis Glenn Ross Ralf Ber
Bad Haring, Austria Mariusz Pudzianowski Michael Starov Ralf Ber
Ladysmith, Canada Raivis Vidzis Ralf Ber Ed Brost
Nuremberg, Germany Franz Beil Ralf Ber Michael Starov
Khanty Mansiysk, Russia Raivis Vidzis Jesse Marunde Elbrus Nigmatullin
Overall placings Raivis Vidzis Ralf Ber Tarmo Mitt

2006
Location Champion Runner-Up 3rd Place
Riga, Latvia Mariusz Pudzianowski Raivis Vidzis Elbrus Nigmatullin
Armagh, Northern Ireland Ralf Ber Glenn Ross Tarmo Mitt
Minsk, Belarus Mariusz Pudzianowski Raivis Vidzis Elbrus Nigmatullin
Furstenfeldbruch, Germany Jarek Dymek Michael Starov Tarmo Mitt
Moscow, Russia Mariusz Pudzianowski Janne Virtanen Elbrus Nigmatullin
Vienna, Austria Stoyan Todorchev Vasyl Virastiuk Ervin Katona
Grodzisk Maz, Poland Mariusz Pudzianowski Sebastian Wenta Stoyan Todorchev
Podolsk, Russia Mariusz Pudzianowski Elbrus Nigmatullin Stoyan Todorchev
Overall placings Mariusz Pudzianowski Tarmo Mitt Elbrus Nigmatullin

2007
Location Champion Runner-Up 3rd Place
Riga, Latvia Mariusz Pudzianowski Raivis Vidzis Tarmo Mitt
Moscow, Russia Janne Virtanen Stoyan Todorchev Derek Boyer
London, England Mariusz Pudzianowski Stoyan Todorchev Terry Hollands
Overall placings Mariusz Pudzianowski Stoyan Todorchev Raivis Vidzis

Grand Prix of Khanty-Mansijsk

Originally, another event in Khanty-Mansijsk in September 2007 was affiliated to WSMC and featured its athletes. However, the promoter of the event, Vlad Redkin, changed the name from WSMC to the Grand Prix of Khanty-Mansijsk (Russia). The reason given was that after the competition Redkin was parting company with WSMC due to his concerns over WSMC wanting closer ties with the International Federation of Strength Athletes. He also cited that he had lost money with WSMC. He initially planned to cooperate closely with the World Strongman Super Series in 2008, but in fact set up a new federation called the World Strongman Federation.[13]

Date: 8 September 2007

Position Name Country Points
1.Stojan Todorchev49
2.Tarmo Mitt47,5
3.Elbrus Nigmatullin42
4.Raivis Vidzis36,5
5.René Minkwitz33
6.Brian Shaw30,5
7.Christian Savoie24
8.Glenn Ross20
9.Mojtaba Maleki17
10.Karim Taleshi17
11.Igor Torlak9,5

Charity

The charity aims to reduce and tackle obesity in children by helping more children to take part in sporting activities. It is the charity's belief that "As these children become more interested in and able to enjoy sports of their choosing, their physical and emotional conditions show significant improvement. This provides a strong foundation for improved self-confidence and happiness for all participants."[1] The federation believes that their athletes can act as positive examples.

References
  1. World Strongman Cup Federation official site
  2. "Vlad Redkin Leaves WSMC . . . Stoyan Todorchev Wins Contest in Russia". Archived from the original on November 24, 2010. Retrieved January 13, 2010.
  3. "World Strongmancup Verband". Archived from the original on 17 December 2004.
  4. "World Strongmancup Verband". Archived from the original on 31 October 2004.
  5. "World Strongmancup Verband". Archived from the original on 25 December 2004.
  6. "World Strongmancup Verband". Archived from the original on 24 December 2004.
  7. "World Strongmancup Verband". Archived from the original on 24 December 2004.
  8. 2004 Bad Häring results from archive of www.world-strongmancup.at
  9. "World Strongmancup Verband". Archived from the original on 31 October 2004.
  10. "world-strongmancup.at". Archived from the original on 17 December 2004.
  11. "World Strongmancup Verband". Archived from the original on 24 December 2004.
  12. 2004 Edmonton results from archive of www.world-strongmancup.at
  13. "Vlad Redkin Leaves WSMC . . . Stoyan Todorchev Wins Contest in Russia".
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