Scottish Heritage Festival

2008 World

Highland Games

Heavy Events Championship

YEAR VENUE WINNER/HOME COUNTRY
1980 Los Angeles, California Grant Anderson ,Scotland
1981 Melbourne Australia Bill Anderson, Scotland
1982 Prestonpans, Scotland Grant Anderson, Scotland
1983 Lagos, Nigeria Geoff Capes, England
1984 Carmunnock, Scotland Geoff Capes, England
1985 Carmunnock, Scotland Geoff Capes, England
1986 Carmunnock, Scotland Geoff Capes, England
1987 No Competition  
1988 Aviemore, Scotland Jim McGoldrick, USA
1989 Aviemore, Scotland Jim McGoldrick, USA
1990 Glasgow. Scotland Jim McGoldrick, USA
1991 Callender, Scotland Jim McGoldrick, USA
1992 Callender, Scotland Francis Brebner. Scotland
1993 Callender, Scotland Jim McGoldrick, USA
1994 Callender, Scotland George Patience, Scotland
1995 Kilmarnock, Scotland Alistair Gunn, Scotland
1996 Waipu, New Zealand Ryan Vierra, USA
1997 Fredericksburg, Virginia Ryan Vierra, USA
1998 Oulo, Finland Ryan Vierra, USA
1999 Pleasanton, California Matt Sandford, Australia
2000 Waipu, New Zealand Matt Sandford, Australia
2001 Pleasonton, California Matt Sandford, Australia
2002 Pleasonton, California Matt Sandford, Australia
2003 Antigonish, Nova Scotia Matt Sandford, Australia
2004 New Hampshire, USA Bruce Aitkin, Scotland
2005 Fergus, Canada Ryan Vierra, USA
2006 Pleasanton, California Ryan Vierra, USA
2007 Inverness, Scotland Gregor Edmunds, Scotland



Upcoming Championships

2008   Bridgeport, West Virginia
2009   Edinburgh, Scotland
2010   Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
2011    France (tentative)

 

WORLD HEAVY EVENTS

 

16 pound stone for distance

22 Breamer stone for distance

28 pound weight for distance

56 pound weight for distance

56 pound weight over bar

16 pound hammer throw

22 pound hammer throw

Caber toss




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