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May 5, 2024 · For the third time in the past four years, Tom Stoltman has been crowned the World's Strongest Man. The massive Scot topped Canada's Mitchell Hooper and the United States' Evan...
Find out who is the strongest man in the world at the 2024 SBD World’s Strongest Man competition in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Learn about the history, the events, the athletes and the global partners of this iconic sport.
The World's Strongest Man is an international strongman competition held every year. Organized by American event management company IMG, a subsidiary of Endeavor, it is broadcast in the US during summers and in the UK around the end of December each year.
He is the first and only person to have won the Arnold Strongman Classic, the Europe's Strongest Man, and the World's Strongest Man competitions in the same calendar year and holds numerous Strongman titles from multiple strength federations, including multiple world records.
- Scheduling and Participants
- Heat Results
- Finals Events Results
- Records
The event was originally scheduled to take place May 20 to 24 in Bradenton, Florida, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The actual event itself also experienced scheduling issues because of Hurricane Eta. Defending champion Martins Licis and two-time runner up Mateusz Kieliszkowski did not take part this year due to injury. 2018 champi...
Format
There are five competitors per group. After four events, the competitor with the highest score qualifies for the final. The competitors in second and third place take part in the Stone Off, a run of loading 8 Atlas Stones, with the winner progressing.
Heat 1
1. Events: Farmer's Walk, Deadliftfor repetitions, Loading Race, Log Lift for repetitions. Stone Off
Heat 2
1. Events: Farmer's Walk, Deadliftfor repetitions, Loading Race, Dumbbell Press Medley. Stone Off
Event 1: Giant's Medley
1. Weight:125 kilograms (276 lb) anvil, 454 kilograms (1,001 lb) yoke 2. Course Length:10 metres (33 ft) anvil, 15 metres (49 ft) yoke 3. Time Limit:75 seconds
Event 2: Max Deadlift
1. 18-Inch Deadlift For Max Weight 2. Opening Weight:400 kilograms (880 lb)
Event 3: Keg Toss
1. Weight:8 kegs ranging from 18–25 kilograms (40–55 lb) 2. Height:4.5 metres (15 ft) 3. Time Limit:60 seconds
As part of the deadlift event, Novikov successfully performed a 537.5 kilograms (1,185 lb) 18-inch deadlift, "which bested the previous world record at a sanctioned event in 1983, according to a news release." Mark Felix, by invitation,attempted to set a World's Strongest Man record in the Hercules Hold, but did not succeed. Brian Shaw qualified fo...
May 31, 2022 · Fitness. Tom Stoltman Defends His World's Strongest Man Title. The Scotsman is the first repeat winner since 2016 after consistent performances and a big victory in the final event. By...
Apr 23, 2023 · Canadian Mitchell Hooper made history by becoming the first Canadian to win the World's Strongest Man title, beating Tom Stoltman and Oleskii Novikov. Hooper, a kinesiologist and marathon runner, credited his consistent effort and kind philosophy for his success.
