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Western Isles Strongest man was a strongman competition held at the village of Tong on the island of Lewis and Harris.[1] The competition suffered from lack of financial and community support with the last competition taking place in 2011.
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Unfortunately, due to financial difficulties and lack of interest the Lewis Highland Games and Western Isles Strongest Man competition was wound up as a company on 14 March 2012.
Winners
editYear | Open champion | Local champion | |
---|---|---|---|
2011 | Steve Ferguson | Steve Ferguson | Portvoller |
2010 | Steve Ferguson | Steve Ferguson | Portvoller |
2009 | Ranald Fraser | Ranald Fraser | Tolsta Chaolais |
2008 | John Macfarlane | John Macfarlane | Tong |
2007 | David Hart | AJ Maclean | Ranish, Isle of Lewis |
2006 | AJ Maclean | AJ Maclean | Ranish, Isle of Lewis |
2005 | Stuart Morrison | Stuart Morrison | Tong, Isle of Lewis |
2004 | Stuart Morrison | Stuart Morrison | Tong, Isle of Lewis |
2003 | D Eastwood | Stuart Morrison | Tong, Isle of Lewis |
2002 | Stuart Morrison | Stuart Morrison | Tong, Isle of Lewis |
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ "Lewis Highland and Western Isles strongman competition" lewishighlandgames.co.uk. Retrieved 28 Dec 2010.