Garrick Daft
04-08-2006, 11:30 PM
Anyhow I think that Pudzian is the one in the hall way (no one has one with as big a margen as when Mariusz did in 2003 Victoria Falls WSM and in an extremely tough crowd by any messure).
2003 - Victoria Falls, Zambia
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1. Mariusz Pudzianowski (Poland) 66 pts.
2. Zydrunas Savickas (Lithuania) 46 pts.
3. Vasyl Virastiuk (Ukraine) 43 pts.
4. Magnus Samuelsson (Sweden) 40 pts.
= Raimonds Bergmanis (Latvia) 40 pts.
6. Jarek Dymek (Poland) 38 pts.
7. Hugo Girard (Canada) 34 pts.
8. Jessen Paullin (Canada) 29 pts.
9. Svend Karlsen (Norway) 28 pts.
10. Geoff Dolan (Canada) 21 pts.
If Mariusz is dethrowned (big if) who will be next to take their place amoung the immortal greatest WSM ever, an AMERICAN?!!!!
Actually Mariusz does not have the best winning margin. This honor goes to none other then the original dominator, Bill Kazmaier. He won by 23.5 points for his first victory in 1980. Mariusz actually shares his record with the very first WSM winner Bruce Wilhelm. Wilhelm won by 20 points in 1977, the year Mariusz was born, and Mariusz won by 20 points in 2003...spooky!
When Mariusz lost in 2004 the point spread between 1st, 2nd, and 3rd was one point each. Mariusz was also later DQ'd from that contest due to negative doping test results. However he maintains that the new IFSA was after him because of his unwillingness to desert the WSM contest for the new contest the IFSA was developing. Vasyl and Zydrunas both abandoned the WSM in search of better riches and to chart another path. Mariusz stayed true to the WSM. 2005 brought back the American influence in the WSM. In this contest. Jesse Marunde became the first American to crack the top two since 1990. History has proven that it is very difficult to achieve the level of Kazmaier, Jon Pall, and Magnus. Victory in 2006 definitely favors Jesse Marunde in this regard and has a high possibility of being the year that the American WSM reemerges. However Mariusz is very determined to solidify his dominance in WSM history.
For fun the smallest margin of victory and loss goes to Jon Pall Sigmarsson, he won by a half point in 1990 and lost by a half point in 1983.
2003 - Victoria Falls, Zambia
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1. Mariusz Pudzianowski (Poland) 66 pts.
2. Zydrunas Savickas (Lithuania) 46 pts.
3. Vasyl Virastiuk (Ukraine) 43 pts.
4. Magnus Samuelsson (Sweden) 40 pts.
= Raimonds Bergmanis (Latvia) 40 pts.
6. Jarek Dymek (Poland) 38 pts.
7. Hugo Girard (Canada) 34 pts.
8. Jessen Paullin (Canada) 29 pts.
9. Svend Karlsen (Norway) 28 pts.
10. Geoff Dolan (Canada) 21 pts.
If Mariusz is dethrowned (big if) who will be next to take their place amoung the immortal greatest WSM ever, an AMERICAN?!!!!
Actually Mariusz does not have the best winning margin. This honor goes to none other then the original dominator, Bill Kazmaier. He won by 23.5 points for his first victory in 1980. Mariusz actually shares his record with the very first WSM winner Bruce Wilhelm. Wilhelm won by 20 points in 1977, the year Mariusz was born, and Mariusz won by 20 points in 2003...spooky!
When Mariusz lost in 2004 the point spread between 1st, 2nd, and 3rd was one point each. Mariusz was also later DQ'd from that contest due to negative doping test results. However he maintains that the new IFSA was after him because of his unwillingness to desert the WSM contest for the new contest the IFSA was developing. Vasyl and Zydrunas both abandoned the WSM in search of better riches and to chart another path. Mariusz stayed true to the WSM. 2005 brought back the American influence in the WSM. In this contest. Jesse Marunde became the first American to crack the top two since 1990. History has proven that it is very difficult to achieve the level of Kazmaier, Jon Pall, and Magnus. Victory in 2006 definitely favors Jesse Marunde in this regard and has a high possibility of being the year that the American WSM reemerges. However Mariusz is very determined to solidify his dominance in WSM history.
For fun the smallest margin of victory and loss goes to Jon Pall Sigmarsson, he won by a half point in 1990 and lost by a half point in 1983.