For the Daf Trucks Trophy Introduced by Archie Macpherson from Cascais in Portugal
Eight of the most powerful men in the world, whose combined bodyweight totals over one ton ten stone, compete in a spectacular contest of sheer brute strength, stamina and character. The competitors -
From the USA:
Rick 'Grizzly'Brown, 26 stone. The giant with the personality to match! From Iceland:
Jon-Pall Sigmarsson , 21 stone. Charismatic, fiercely patriotic, and the reigning title holder.
From Great Britain:
Geoff Capes , 25 stone.
Superb athlete, supreme strategist - Sigmarsson's greatest threat. From Holland:
Cees De Vreugd, 221 stone. A butcher by trade and the world superheavyweight power-lifting champion. From Canada:
Tom Magee , 19½ stone.
'Mr British Columbia' in bodybuilding 1984 - now a professional wrestler. From Finland:
Roger Ekstrom , 20 stone.
One of Scandinavia's finest lifters, who works at a school for mentally handicapped. From the USA:
George Hechter , 24 stone. The likeable man from
Baltimore is the senior US national power-lifting champion.
From France:
Jean-Pierre Brulois , 171 stone. Four times French power-lifting champion and, in a field of giants, the lightest man. Produced in association with TRANS WORLD INTERNATIONAL and RADIO TELEVISAO PORTUGUESA BBC production team:
Videotape editor JOHN PAROUSSI Production assistants
LESLEY TAYLOR. STEVE MORRIS Producer SIMON BETTS