The 2000 World's Strongest Man was the 23rd edition of World's Strongest Man and was won by Janne Virtanen from Finland.

The contest was held in Sun City, South Africa.

[1] Qualifying heats in World's Strongest Man involve a series of six events.

The field is divided into groups of six competitors with the top two in each of the groups reaching the ten man final.

A win in an event gives a competitor 6 points, second place gets 5, and so on (4,3,2,1).