Pure Strength

Pure Strength was a vintage Strongman championship held for four consecutive years from 1987 to 1990 in Scotland and England which was conceptualized and organized by Dutchman Tjalling van den Bosch. The championships were revered for their creative events combining historical and contemporary elements together.

Some historians and analysts regard the 1987 first edition of the championships, as the replacement for World's Strongest Man which didn't happen that year. The next three editions were team championships, which later inspired the World's Strongest Team.