for the Daihatsu Trophy Introduced by John Craven from Marken in Holland.
Can the massive
Englishman, Geoff Capes , competing against the toughest strongmen in Europe in a spectacular contest of muscle, endurance and character, regain the title that he so narrowly lost last year.... The competitors: From
Holland Simon Wulfse-17 stone
Ex-docker from Rotterdam and the current title holder. From Austria
Stefan Laggner - 21 stone Austria's best Olympic lifter and a locksmith by trade.
From Northern Ireland
Allan Crossley -19 stone
Former British arm-wrestling champion and currently 'Britain's Strongest Man'.
From West Germany
Rudolf Kuster - 19^ stone
Five times German Olympic lifting champion and a competitor with enormous potential.
From Sweden
Lasse Noren - 19 stone
Sweden's top powerlifter, and at 23 the contest's youngest competitor. From Norway
Torkel Ravndal - 22 stone
The charismatic powerlifter is the oldest competitor at an amazing 48 years of age! From England
Geoff Capes - 23 stone The reigning 'World's
Strongest Man' and arguably the best strategist. From Holland
Ab Wolders - -19 stone
The nightclub bouncer from Rotterdam is currently
'Holland's Strongest Man'. Produced in association with TRANS WORLD INTERNATIONAL
Videotape editor JOHN PAROUSSI BBC engineering manager GEOFF RATHBONE
BBC production team
DOREEN MUNDEN , PETER GOURD BBC television presentation SIMON BETTS