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European Hercules

Field	Value
name	European Hercules
location	Finland, various locations
establishment	1990
format	Multi-event competition
month_played
final_year	1997
final_champion	ISL Magnús Ver Magnússon

European Hercules was an annual strongman contest which consisted of international athletes from various countries. The event was held annually in Finland from 1990 for eight consecutive years.

Riku Kiri holds the most wins with four consecutive titles in 1990, 1991, 1992 and 1993. Jouko Ahola won it twice, back to back in 1995 and 1996. Andrés Guðmundsson and Magnús Ver Magnússon hold one title each, in 1994 and 1997 respectively.

Event Placings

Year	Champion	Runner-up	3rd place
1990	FIN Riku Kiri	FIN Ismo Åman	FIN Aarre Käpylä
1991	FIN Riku Kiri	ISL Jón Páll Sigmarsson & GBR Jamie Reeves
1992	FIN Riku Kiri	FIN Aarre Käpylä & ISL Magnús Ver Magnússon
1993	FIN Riku Kiri	FIN Aarre Käpylä	Austria Manfred Hoeberl
1994	ISL Andrés Guðmundsson	Austria Manfred Hoeberl	FIN Marko Varalahti
1995	FIN Jouko Ahola	FIN Matti Uppa	FIN Mika Palsi
1996	FIN Jouko Ahola	FIN Hannu Osala	GBR Jamie Reeves
1997	ISL Magnús Ver Magnússon	FIN Jouko Ahola	NED Berend Veneberg

References

[http://www.davidhorne-gripmaster.com/strongmanresults.html David Horne's World of Grip]
"1991 European Hercules results".
"1992 European Hercules results".
"1994 European Hercules results".
"1995 European Hercules results".
"1996 European Hercules results".
"1997 European Hercules results".

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