Results
of the 1978 World's Strongest Man Contest
Universal Studios, California
| Position | Winner | Country | Points |
| 1. | Bruce Wilhelm | United States | 64.33 |
| 2. | Don Reinhoudt | United States | 58 |
| 3. | Lars Hedlund | Sweden | 38.9 |
| 4. | John Kolb | United States | 23.4 |
| 5. | Gus Rethwisch | United States | 16.73 |
| 6. | Boris Djerassi | Israel | 15.23 |
| 7. | Brian Oldfield | United States | 12 |
| 8. | Ivan Putski | Poland | 5.4 |
| 7. | John Matuszak | United States | 4 |
| 10. | Jack Wright | United States | 0 |