2004 World's Strongest Man
# Name Nationality Points
1 Vasyl Virastyuk Ukraine 55
2 Mariusz Pudzianowski Poland 55
3 Zydrunas Savickas Lithuania 54
4 Raimonds Bergmanis Latvia 50
5 Magnus Samuelsson Sweden 49
6 Svend Karlsen Norway 48
7 Tomi Lotta Finland 46
8 Andrus Murumets Estonia 40 ( replaced Steve Kirit )
9 Mark Felix Grenada 37
10 Adrian Rollinson United Kingdom 34
11 René Minkwitz Denmark 31
12 Brian Turner United Kingdom 25 ( replaced Hugo Girard )
- Hugo Girard Canada Withdrew due to injury
- Steve Kirit United States Withdrew due to injury
Qualifying heats
The 2004 World's Strongest Man was the 27th edition of World's Strongest Man and was won by Vasyl Virastyuk from Ukraine. It was his first title after finishing third the previous year. Zydrunas Savickas from Lithuania finished second for the third year in a row. Originally Mariusz Pudzianowski from Poland finished third, but was later disqualified after testing positive for a banned substance, thus third place was given to Magnus Samuelsson from Sweden. The contest was held in Nassau, Bahamas. The qualifying heats saw a major format change, going from the traditional 5-6 man heats with the top 2 going to the finals. This year's format was a 12-man round-robin competition taking place over 5 days, with the top six going onto the finals.