2010 World's Strongest Man
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The 2010 World's Strongest Man was the 33rd edition of World's Strongest Man
and was held at Sun City
, South Africa
from Sept. 15–22. 2009 champion Zydrunas Savickas won his second consecutive title, Brian Shaw placed second moving up a spot from 3rd the previous year, and Mikhail Koklyaev placed third.
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). If there is a tie at the end of the qualifier, the competitor with the most individual event wins gets the advantage.
(Shaw and Petursson advance to final)
(Poundstone and Hollands advance to final)
† Szczepanski left the competition with a biceps injury during the Africa Stone (4th Event). He had 10 points after three events.
(Katona and Ortmayer advance to final)
† Sadler left the competition with a torn biceps injury in the Medley (1st event) almost as soon as it began.
(Savickas and Best advance to final)
† Although Best and Shahlaei tied in points, the tiebreaker is with individual event wins. Best won three events and Shahlaei only won one, so Best advanced to the final.
(Bergmann and Koklyaev advance to final)
§ Frampton, initially a reserve, replaced Johannes Årsjö
, who withdrew prior to the competition.
Source
Tour (the official qualifying tour for The World's Strongest Man) as well as the finals. They were both aired before Bravo closed on Saturday 1 January 2011. Giants Live was shown on three consecutive days from Tuesday 21 December 2010 to Thursday 23 December 2010. The finals were broadcast on six consecutive days from Sunday 26 December 2010 to Friday 31 December 2010, with each episode dedicated to a qualifying group, and the sixth episode being the final. The UK broadcast was once again produced by IMG Media for Bravo and featured presenters Martin Bayfield
and Alex Reid
. The commentators were Paul Dickenson
and Colin J L Bryce
and the outside broadcast was performed by 021 Television Ltd.
World's Strongest Man
The World's Strongest Man is a well recognised event in strength athletics and has been described by a number of highly respected authorities in the sport as the premier event in strongman. Organized by TWI, an IMG Media company, it is broadcast around the end of December each year...
and was held at Sun City
Sun City, North West
Sun City is a luxury casino and resort, situated in the North West Province of South Africa. It is located about two hours' drive from Johannesburg, near the city of Rustenburg. The complex borders the Pilanesberg Game Reserve.- History :...
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
from Sept. 15–22. 2009 champion Zydrunas Savickas won his second consecutive title, Brian Shaw placed second moving up a spot from 3rd the previous year, and Mikhail Koklyaev placed third.
Competitors – Original listing
| Name | Nationality | WSM record | Other Strongman Achievements |
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| Hennie Jordan |  South AfricaSouth Africa The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans... |
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| Jason Bergmann Jason Bergmann (strongman) Jason Bergmann is a leading strongman competitor and entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition on multiple occasions.-Career:... |
 USA |
9th place 2008 World's Strongest Man | 2nd place America's Strongest Man America's Strongest Man America's Strongest Man is an annual strongman competition held in the USA and featuring only American athletes. The contest was established in 1997, with Mark Philippi winning the inaugural contest... 2008 |
| Mark Westaby Mark Westaby Mark Westaby is a British strongman competitor, notable for being a repeat competitor at the World's Strongest Man.- Biography :... |
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
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| Richard Skog Richard Skog Henning Nikolai Isdahl alias Richard Skog weighs 170 kilograms and is a strongman competitor from Norway. Before life as strongman he was part of the Norwegian Armed Forces. He has been a part of the World's Strongest Man competition for 4 straight years in 2007-2010, but has yet to qualify for... |
 NorwayNorway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million... |
2 time Norway's strongest man 2009 & 2010. 2nd in Giants Live Giants Live Giants Live or The Giants Live Grand Prix Competition Series was created in 2009 as the official World’s Strongest Man Qualifying Tour taking over from the Strongman Super Series... Viking Power Challenge. |
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| Mark Felix Mark Felix Mark Felix is a strongman competitor and regular entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition... |
United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
4th place 2006 World's Strongest Man, 7th place 2007 | Rolling Thunder World Champion and World Record Holder IFSA Britain's Strongest Man 2005 |
| Mikhail Koklyaev Mikhail Koklyaev Mikhail Koklyaev is a six-time Russian National Weightlifting champion, strongman competitor and powerlifter.He was born in 1978 in Chelyabinsk, Russia... |
 RussiaRussia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects... |
3rd in 2005, 2nd in 2006 & 2007 IFSA World Championship multiple wins in the Strongman Champions League Strongman Champions League The Strongman Champions League is a strongman competition circuit, bestowing the Champions League Winner title to the overall winner, and is competed for by a pool of strength athletes containing some of the most notable in the sport, including Žydrūnas Savickas, Travis Ortmayer, Mikhail Koklyaev,... , 2nd in the 2009 Arnold Strongman Classic Arnold Strongman Classic The Arnold Strongman Classic is one of the highest profile events featuring strength athletes in the world. Created by Dr. Terry Todd, it is an offshoot of the Arnold Sports Festival which takes place annually in Columbus, Ohio, USA.-History:... |
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| Travis Ortmayer Travis Ortmayer Travis Ortmayer is an American Professional Strongman athlete from Cypress, Texas. Travis is the owner of Athletic Nation gym... |
USA |
5th place 2008 & 2009 World's Strongest Man | 3rd place 2009 & 2010 Arnold Strongman Classic Arnold Strongman Classic The Arnold Strongman Classic is one of the highest profile events featuring strength athletes in the world. Created by Dr. Terry Todd, it is an offshoot of the Arnold Sports Festival which takes place annually in Columbus, Ohio, USA.-History:... |
| Derek Poundstone Derek Poundstone Derek Poundstone Derek Poundstone Derek Poundstone (born on September 28, 1981, 6'1" (1,85m), 341 lb is an American professional strongman athlete from Waterbury, Connecticut.... |
USA |
2nd place World's Strongest Man 2008, 4th place 2009 | 2007 & 2008 America's strongest man champion 2 time Arnold Strongman Classic Arnold Strongman Classic The Arnold Strongman Classic is one of the highest profile events featuring strength athletes in the world. Created by Dr. Terry Todd, it is an offshoot of the Arnold Sports Festival which takes place annually in Columbus, Ohio, USA.-History:... champion in 2009 & 2010 Fortissimus Fortissimus The Fortissimus is a well recognised event in strength athletics. The name means "the mightiest" and is a multi-event challenge at the end of which the winner is crowned as the "Strongest Man on Earth"... champion 2008, 2nd place 2009 Strongman Super Series Strongman Super Series The Strongman Super Series, known from 2005 to 2008 as the World's Strongest Man Super Series and reverting in 2009 to the World Strongman Super Series, is a sequence of grand prix events in the sport of strength athletics... World Champion 2008 3 time Mohegan Sun Super Series Strongman Super Series The Strongman Super Series, known from 2005 to 2008 as the World's Strongest Man Super Series and reverting in 2009 to the World Strongman Super Series, is a sequence of grand prix events in the sport of strength athletics... champion 2008–2010 Giants Live Giants Live Giants Live or The Giants Live Grand Prix Competition Series was created in 2009 as the official World’s Strongest Man Qualifying Tour taking over from the Strongman Super Series... Ukraine 2010 champion |
| Brian Shaw Brian Shaw (strongman) Brian Shaw is a professional strongman competitor and winner of the 2011 World's Strongest Man competition.-Early life:... |
USA |
3rd place 2009 World's Strongest Man | 3rd at Fortissimus Fortissimus The Fortissimus is a well recognised event in strength athletics. The name means "the mightiest" and is a multi-event challenge at the end of which the winner is crowned as the "Strongest Man on Earth"... 2009 Winner of 2009 FIT Expo Strongman Super Series Strongman Super Series The Strongman Super Series, known from 2005 to 2008 as the World's Strongest Man Super Series and reverting in 2009 to the World Strongman Super Series, is a sequence of grand prix events in the sport of strength athletics... 2009 overall champion |
| Nick Best Nick Best Nick Best is an American professional strongman competitor and powerlifter.-Powerlifting:Prior to competing in strongman, Best won the USAPL National Powerlifting Championships in the 125kg class in 1996 and 1997, as well as the WDFEF World Powerlifting Championships in 1996.-Strongman:Best holds... |
USA |
2009 All American Strongman Challenge winner 9th place 2006 IFSA Strongman World Championships 2nd place Strongman Super Series Strongman Super Series The Strongman Super Series, known from 2005 to 2008 as the World's Strongest Man Super Series and reverting in 2009 to the World Strongman Super Series, is a sequence of grand prix events in the sport of strength athletics... Romania 2009 |
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| Robert Szczepanski Robert Szczepanski Robert Szczepański , is a boxer, powerlifter and Strongman competitor. Prior to competing in strongman, Szczepański coached boxing and Powerlifting, and in 1993 he won a bronze medal in boxing at the Polish Junior Championships. Robert began competing in strongman in 2002. He has a wife, Magda, and... |
 PolandPoland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north... |
2nd place Giants Live Giants Live Giants Live or The Giants Live Grand Prix Competition Series was created in 2009 as the official World’s Strongest Man Qualifying Tour taking over from the Strongman Super Series... Poland 2010 IFSA Strongman World Championships 9th place 2005, 6th place 2006, 7th place 2007 |
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| Zydrunas Savickas Žydrunas Savickas Žydrūnas Savickas is a professional strongman and is widely considered one of the all-time greatest athletes in the history of the sport... |
 LithuaniaLithuania Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark... |
2009 World's Strongest Man, 2nd place 2002–2004 | Six time winner of Arnold Strongman Classic Arnold Strongman Classic The Arnold Strongman Classic is one of the highest profile events featuring strength athletes in the world. Created by Dr. Terry Todd, it is an offshoot of the Arnold Sports Festival which takes place annually in Columbus, Ohio, USA.-History:... from 2003–2008, 2nd place 2010 2 time winner IFSA Strongman World Championships, 3rd place 2007 2008 Strongman Champions League Strongman Champions League The Strongman Champions League is a strongman competition circuit, bestowing the Champions League Winner title to the overall winner, and is competed for by a pool of strength athletes containing some of the most notable in the sport, including Žydrūnas Savickas, Travis Ortmayer, Mikhail Koklyaev,... winner 2009 winner Strongest Man on the Planet Fortissimus The Fortissimus is a well recognised event in strength athletics. The name means "the mightiest" and is a multi-event challenge at the end of which the winner is crowned as the "Strongest Man on Earth"... , 2nd place 2008 2004 overall winner Strongman Super Series Strongman Super Series The Strongman Super Series, known from 2005 to 2008 as the World's Strongest Man Super Series and reverting in 2009 to the World Strongman Super Series, is a sequence of grand prix events in the sport of strength athletics... , 3rd in 2002, 2nd in 2003 World Log Lift Champion |
| Sergey Romanchuk Sergey Romanchuk Sergey Romanchuk is a Ukrainian professional strongman competitor. Sergey has competed in the 2010 World's Strongest Man and 2010 Europe's Strongest Man contests. Sergey recently won the Strongman Champions League event in Kiev, Ukraine on Dec. 18, 2010.Sergey recently won the Giants Live Ukraine... |
 UkraineUkraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia... |
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| Terry Hollands Terry Hollands Terry Hollands , is one of the world's leading strongman competitors and was Britain's Strongest Man .-Early life:... |
United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
3rd place World's Strongest Man 2007, 7th place 2006, 10th place 2008, 6th place 2009 | Britain's Strongest Man Britain's Strongest Man Britain's Strongest Man is an annual strongman event held in the United Kingdom. Competitors qualify for the final through regional heats and the winner is awarded the title of "Britain's Strongest Man"... 2007 UK's Strongest Man 2005 England's Strongest Man (WSM) 2009 |
| Janusz Kulaga | Poland Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north... |
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| Stefán Sölvi Pétursson Stefán Sölvi Pétursson Stefán Sölvi Pétursson is a leading strongman competitor and entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition.-Career:... |
 IcelandIceland Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population... |
Iceland's Strongest Man 2009 & 2010 2008 IFSA IFSA IFSA can refer to the following:* International Federation of Strength Athletes* International Financial Services Authority* International Forestry Students' Association* International Free Skiers Association* International Freestyle Skater Association... Iceland's Strongest Man 3rd place Giants Live Giants Live Giants Live or The Giants Live Grand Prix Competition Series was created in 2009 as the official World’s Strongest Man Qualifying Tour taking over from the Strongman Super Series... Poland 2009 |
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| Laurence Shahlaei Laurence Shahlaei Laurence Shahlaei is a British strongman competitor, winner of the England's Strongest Man title at 2009 and repeat competitor at the World's Strongest Man.-Early life:... |
United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
9th place 2009 World's Strongest Man | England's Strongest Man 2009 |
| Darren Sadler Darren Sadler Darren Sadler was a British strongman competitor, winner of the World Strongman Challenge in the under 105 kg category, and notable for being a repeat competitor at the World's Strongest Man despite his comparatively small stature.-Early life:Darren Sadler was born on 22 March 1980 in... |
United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
2007 Champion IFSA World Strongman Challenge u105k 2nd 2005 World Championships u105k(IFSA) |
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| Stoyan Todorchev |  BulgariaBulgaria Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east... |
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| Johannes Årsjö Johannes Årsjö Johannes Årsjö is a Swedish strongman competitor.-Biography:Born in Norrköping, Sweden, Årsjö came to international prominence after winning Sweden's Strongest Man in 2009 A series of top 10 finishes in international grand prixs within both the Giants Live and Strongman Super Series circuits led... withdrew before competition |
 SwedenSweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... |
4th Place Viking Power Challenge 2009 Giants Live Giants Live or The Giants Live Grand Prix Competition Series was created in 2009 as the official World’s Strongest Man Qualifying Tour taking over from the Strongman Super Series... |
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| Vytautas Lalas Vytautas Lalas Vytautas Lalas is a professional strongman competitor from Mažeikiai, Lithuania.Lalas won the junior Lithuanian championships in 2005, and Lithuania's Strongest Man in 2010.... |
Lithuania Lithuania Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark... |
winner Giants Live Giants Live Giants Live or The Giants Live Grand Prix Competition Series was created in 2009 as the official World’s Strongest Man Qualifying Tour taking over from the Strongman Super Series... 2010 Poland winner Lithuania's Strongest Man 2010, 3rd place 2009 |
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| Dave Ostlund | USA |
3rd place World's Strongest Man 2008, 9th place 2005, 6th place 2007, 8th place 2009 | 1st Venice Beach Super Series 2007 3rd Madison Square Garden Super Series 2008 |
| Warrick Brant |  AustraliaAustralia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... |
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| Agris Kazelniks Agris Kazelniks !Agris Kazelniks is a strongman competitor from Ogre, Latvia. Agris is a 3 time Latvia's Strongest Man and frequent competitor in the Strongman Champions League. Agris finished 3rd overall in the 2008 season of Strongman Champions League, and 2nd place overall in the 2009 season.-References:... |
 LatviaLatvia Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden... |
2nd place Strongman Champions League Strongman Champions League The Strongman Champions League is a strongman competition circuit, bestowing the Champions League Winner title to the overall winner, and is competed for by a pool of strength athletes containing some of the most notable in the sport, including Žydrūnas Savickas, Travis Ortmayer, Mikhail Koklyaev,... Holland Grand Prix 2009 2nd place overall 2009 Strongman Champions League Strongman Champions League The Strongman Champions League is a strongman competition circuit, bestowing the Champions League Winner title to the overall winner, and is competed for by a pool of strength athletes containing some of the most notable in the sport, including Žydrūnas Savickas, Travis Ortmayer, Mikhail Koklyaev,... |
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| Ettiene Smit Ettiene Smit Etienne Smit is a South African strongman competitor and entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition.-Biography:... |
South Africa South Africa The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans... |
6 times South Africa's Strongest Man | |
| Ervin Katona Ervin Katona Ervin Katona, is a leading Serbian strongman competitor and regular entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition.- Biography :... |
Serbia Serbia Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans... |
2nd place overall 2008 Strongman Champions League Strongman Champions League The Strongman Champions League is a strongman competition circuit, bestowing the Champions League Winner title to the overall winner, and is competed for by a pool of strength athletes containing some of the most notable in the sport, including Žydrūnas Savickas, Travis Ortmayer, Mikhail Koklyaev,... 3 times Serbia's Strongest Man winner 2010 Strongman Champions League Strongman Champions League The Strongman Champions League is a strongman competition circuit, bestowing the Champions League Winner title to the overall winner, and is competed for by a pool of strength athletes containing some of the most notable in the sport, including Žydrūnas Savickas, Travis Ortmayer, Mikhail Koklyaev,... Bulgaria winner 2010 Strongman Champions League Strongman Champions League The Strongman Champions League is a strongman competition circuit, bestowing the Champions League Winner title to the overall winner, and is competed for by a pool of strength athletes containing some of the most notable in the sport, including Žydrūnas Savickas, Travis Ortmayer, Mikhail Koklyaev,... Serbia |
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| Christian Savoie Christian Savoie Christian Savoie is a leading Canadian strongman competitor and entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition on multiple occasions.-Biography:... |
 CanadaCanada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... |
2009 Canada's Strongest Man | |
| Louis Philippe Jean | Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... |
10th place 2009 World's Strongest Man | 2008 Canada's Strongest Man |
| Alex Curletto |  ItalyItaly Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... |
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| Konstantin Ilin | Ukraine Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia... |
2009 Ukraine's Strongest Man | |
| Reserve: Rob Frampton competed in place of Johannes Årsjö Johannes Årsjö Johannes Årsjö is a Swedish strongman competitor.-Biography:Born in Norrköping, Sweden, Årsjö came to international prominence after winning Sweden's Strongest Man in 2009 A series of top 10 finishes in international grand prixs within both the Giants Live and Strongman Super Series circuits led... |
United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
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| Reserve: Frankie Scheun |
South Africa South Africa The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans... |
Qualifying heats
Qualifying heats in World's Strongest ManWorld's Strongest Man
The World's Strongest Man is a well recognised event in strength athletics and has been described by a number of highly respected authorities in the sport as the premier event in strongman. Organized by TWI, an IMG Media company, it is broadcast around the end of December each year...
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). If there is a tie at the end of the qualifier, the competitor with the most individual event wins gets the advantage.
Heat 1
| # | Name | Nationality | Pts |
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| 1 | Brian Shaw Brian Shaw (strongman) Brian Shaw is a professional strongman competitor and winner of the 2011 World's Strongest Man competition.-Early life:... |
USA |
30.0 |
| 2 | Stefan Solvi Petursson Stefán Sölvi Pétursson Stefán Sölvi Pétursson is a leading strongman competitor and entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition.-Career:... |
Iceland Iceland Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population... |
27.0 |
| 3 | Mark Felix Mark Felix Mark Felix is a strongman competitor and regular entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition... |
United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
20.0 |
| 4 | Stoyan Todorchev | Bulgaria Bulgaria Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east... |
17.0 |
| 5 | Sergii Romanchuk | Ukraine Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia... |
16.5 |
| 6 | Ettiene Smit Ettiene Smit Etienne Smit is a South African strongman competitor and entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition.-Biography:... |
South Africa South Africa The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans... |
11.5 |
(Shaw and Petursson advance to final)
Heat 2
| Position | Name | Nationality | Event 1 Giant Farmer's Walk |
Event 2 Power Stairs |
Event 3 Deadlift |
Event 4 Africa Stone |
Event 5 Metal Block Press |
Event 6 Loading Race |
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| 1 (30pts) | Derek Poundstone Derek Poundstone Derek Poundstone Derek Poundstone Derek Poundstone (born on September 28, 1981, 6'1" (1,85m), 341 lb is an American professional strongman athlete from Waterbury, Connecticut.... |
United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
3 (36.2m) | 3 (9 in 1:15.00s) | 1 (6 reps) | 2 (63.4m) | 1 (3 in 22.23s) | 2 (4 in 1:10.63s) |
| 2 (29pts) | Terry Hollands Terry Hollands Terry Hollands , is one of the world's leading strongman competitors and was Britain's Strongest Man .-Early life:... |
United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
1 (23.28s) | 1 (12 in 48.52s) | 2 (5 reps) | 4 (36.3m) | 2 (3 in 44.80s) | 3 (4 in 1:11.16s) |
| 3 (20pts) | Richard Skog Richard Skog Henning Nikolai Isdahl alias Richard Skog weighs 170 kilograms and is a strongman competitor from Norway. Before life as strongman he was part of the Norwegian Armed Forces. He has been a part of the World's Strongest Man competition for 4 straight years in 2007-2010, but has yet to qualify for... |
Norway Norway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million... |
4 (32.9m) | 6 (4 in 1:15.00s) | 4= (0 reps) | 1 (67.4m) | 3 (3 in 45.29s) | 1 (4 in 48.26s) |
| 4 (17pts) | Alex Curletto | Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... |
5 (27.2m) | 4 (6 in 1:15.00s) | 3 (4 reps) | 5 (29.9m) | 4 (2 in 25.84s) | 4 (3 in 42.48s) |
| 5 (11pts) | Hennie Jordan | South Africa South Africa The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans... |
6 (1.7m) | 5 (5 in 1:15.00s) | 4= (0 reps) | 3 (44.3m) | 5 (2 in 52.60s) | 5 (2 in 37.25s) |
| WD (after Rd 4) | Robert Szczepanski Robert Szczepanski Robert Szczepański , is a boxer, powerlifter and Strongman competitor. Prior to competing in strongman, Szczepański coached boxing and Powerlifting, and in 1993 he won a bronze medal in boxing at the Polish Junior Championships. Robert began competing in strongman in 2002. He has a wife, Magda, and... † |
Poland Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north... |
2 (27.90s) | 2 (11 in 1:15.00s) | 4= (0 reps) | WD | WD | WD |
(Poundstone and Hollands advance to final)
† Szczepanski left the competition with a biceps injury during the Africa Stone (4th Event). He had 10 points after three events.
Heat 3
| Position | Name | Nationality | Event 1 Medley |
Event 2 Truck Pull |
Event 3 Power Stairs |
Event 4 Deadlift |
Event 5 Dumbbell Press |
Event 6 Loading Race |
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| 1 (29pts) | Ervin Katona Ervin Katona Ervin Katona, is a leading Serbian strongman competitor and regular entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition.- Biography :... |
 SerbiaSerbia Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans... |
2 (7 flips in 1:05.18s) | 1 (52.16s) | 1 (12 in 1:01.01s) | 2 (8 reps) | 4 (5 reps) | 3 (4 in 58.28s) |
| 2 (28.5pts) | Travis Ortmayer Travis Ortmayer Travis Ortmayer is an American Professional Strongman athlete from Cypress, Texas. Travis is the owner of Athletic Nation gym... |
United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
1 (7 flips in 1:05.18s) | 2 (1:06.19s) | 3 (11 in 1:15.00s) | 4= (4 reps) | 1 (9 reps) | 2 (4 in 54.94s) |
| 3 (27.5pts) | Vytautas Lalas Vytautas Lalas Vytautas Lalas is a professional strongman competitor from Mažeikiai, Lithuania.Lalas won the junior Lithuanian championships in 2005, and Lithuania's Strongest Man in 2010.... |
Lithuania Lithuania Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark... |
3 (6 flips in 1:15.00s) | 3 (1:10.03s) | 4 (10 in 1:15.00s) | 1 (9 reps) | 2= (8 reps) | 1 (4 in 46.71s) |
| 4 (17.5pts) | Konstiantyn Ilin Konstiantyn Ilin Kostiantyn Ilin is a leading Ukrainian strongman competitor and entrant to the World's Strongest Man.-Biography:Born in Chernivtsi, Ukraine, Ilin took to strongman competition relatively late at the age of 30... |
Ukraine Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia... |
5 (3 flips in 1:15.00s) | 5 (0.77m) | 5 (8 in 1:15.00s) | 3 (5 reps) | 2= (8 reps) | 4 (4 in 1:14.14s) |
| 5 (15.5pts) | Janusz Kulaga | Poland Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north... |
4 (5 flips in 1:15.00s) | 4 (0.80m) | 2 (12 in 1:11.77s) | 4= (4 reps) | 5 (0 reps) | 5 (3 in 37.73s) |
| WD (after Rd 1) | Darren Sadler Darren Sadler Darren Sadler was a British strongman competitor, winner of the World Strongman Challenge in the under 105 kg category, and notable for being a repeat competitor at the World's Strongest Man despite his comparatively small stature.-Early life:Darren Sadler was born on 22 March 1980 in... † |
United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
6 (0 flips in 1:15.00s) | WD | WD | WD | WD | WD |
(Katona and Ortmayer advance to final)
† Sadler left the competition with a torn biceps injury in the Medley (1st event) almost as soon as it began.
Heat 4
| Position | Name | Nationality | Event 1 Giant Farmer's Walk |
Event 2 Squat Lift |
Event 3 Africa Stone |
Event 4 Overhead Lift |
Event 5 Deadlift Hold |
Event 6 Loading Race |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (27.5pts) | Zydrunas Savickas Žydrunas Savickas Žydrūnas Savickas is a professional strongman and is widely considered one of the all-time greatest athletes in the history of the sport... |
Lithuania Lithuania Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark... |
1 (21.31s) | 1= (11 reps) | 2 (62.1m) | 1 (8 reps) | 3 (1:08.12s) | 6 (1 in 22.01s) |
| 2= (25pts)† | Nick Best Nick Best Nick Best is an American professional strongman competitor and powerlifter.-Powerlifting:Prior to competing in strongman, Best won the USAPL National Powerlifting Championships in the 125kg class in 1996 and 1997, as well as the WDFEF World Powerlifting Championships in 1996.-Strongman:Best holds... |
USA |
3 (29.72s) | 3= (10 reps) | 1 (79.4m) | 6 (0 reps) | 1 (1:18.68s) | 1 (3 in 36.95s) |
| 2= (25pts)† | Laurence Shahlaei Laurence Shahlaei Laurence Shahlaei is a British strongman competitor, winner of the England's Strongest Man title at 2009 and repeat competitor at the World's Strongest Man.-Early life:... |
United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
2 (23.75s) | 1= (11 reps) | 4 (54.2m) | 3= (5 reps) | 4 (1:02.33s) | 2 (3 in 42.05s) |
| 4 (22pts) | Louis-Philippe Jean Louis-Philippe Jean Louis-Phillipe Jean is a Canadian strongman competitor and entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition on multiple occasions.-Strongman career:... |
Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... |
4 (31.16s) | 6 (7 reps) | 3 (60.8m) | 2 (7 reps) | 2 (1:10.07s) | 3 (3 in 49.95s) |
| 5 (13.5pts) | Warrick Brant | Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... |
6 (12.6m) | 3= (10 reps) | 5 (51.6m) | 3= (5 reps) | 6 (45.03s) | 4 (3 in 1:04.45s) |
| 6 (12pts) | Agris Kazelniks Agris Kazelniks !Agris Kazelniks is a strongman competitor from Ogre, Latvia. Agris is a 3 time Latvia's Strongest Man and frequent competitor in the Strongman Champions League. Agris finished 3rd overall in the 2008 season of Strongman Champions League, and 2nd place overall in the 2009 season.-References:... |
Latvia Latvia Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden... |
5 (34.6m) | 3= (10 reps) | 6 (15.3m) | 5 (1 rep) | 5 (54.35s) | 5 (2 in 42.06s) |
(Savickas and Best advance to final)
† Although Best and Shahlaei tied in points, the tiebreaker is with individual event wins. Best won three events and Shahlaei only won one, so Best advanced to the final.
Heat 5
| Position | Name | Nationality | Event 1 Medley |
Event 2 Squat Lift |
Event 3 Africa Stone |
Event 4 Metal Block Press |
Event 5 Deadlift Hold |
Event 6 Loading Race |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (28pts) | Jason Bergmann Jason Bergmann Jason Christopher Bergmann is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball. He was born in Neptune, New Jersey, and grew up in Manalapan Township, New Jersey where he played high school baseball at Manalapan High School... |
USA |
2 (7 flips in 1:09.91s) | 1 (12 reps) | 2 (65.6m) | 3 (2 in 12.79s) | 1 (1:27.00s) | 5 (3 in 37.67s) |
| 2 (26pts) | Mikhail Koklyaev Mikhail Koklyaev Mikhail Koklyaev is a six-time Russian National Weightlifting champion, strongman competitor and powerlifter.He was born in 1978 in Chelyabinsk, Russia... |
Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects... |
4 (6 flips in 1:15.00s) | 2 (9 reps) | 5 (3.9m) | 1 (3 in 19.48s) | 2 (1:17.23s) | 2 (4 in 51.51s) |
| 3 (24pts) | Dave Ostlund | USA |
1 (7 flips in 1:04.75s) | 6 (2 reps) | 4 (57.1m) | 2 (3 in 23.20s) | 4 (1:12.37s) | 1 (4 in 50.01s) |
| 4 (18.5pts) | Mark Westaby Mark Westaby Mark Westaby is a British strongman competitor, notable for being a repeat competitor at the World's Strongest Man.- Biography :... |
United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
3 (7 flips in 1:10.62s) | 3= (8 reps) | 3 (65.5m) | 4 (2 in 26.21s) | 6 (50.41s) | 4 (4 in 1:06.95s) |
| 5 (16.5pts) | Christian Savoie Christian Savoie Christian Savoie is a leading Canadian strongman competitor and entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition on multiple occasions.-Biography:... |
Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... |
5= (5 flips in 1:15.00s) | 5 (6 reps) | 1 (67.0m) | 6 (1 in 54.47s) | 5 (1:09.23s) | 3 (4 in 54.20s) |
| 6 (12pts) | Rob Frampton§ | United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
5= (5 flips in 1:15.00s) | 3= (8 reps) | 6 (0.0m) | 5 (2 in 36.25s) | 3 (1:14.85s) | 6 (2 in 42.64s) |
(Bergmann and Koklyaev advance to final)
§ Frampton, initially a reserve, replaced Johannes Årsjö
Johannes Årsjö
Johannes Årsjö is a Swedish strongman competitor.-Biography:Born in Norrköping, Sweden, Årsjö came to international prominence after winning Sweden's Strongest Man in 2009 A series of top 10 finishes in international grand prixs within both the Giants Live and Strongman Super Series circuits led...
, who withdrew prior to the competition.
Final results
| # | Name | Nationality | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Žydrūnas Savickas Žydrunas Savickas Žydrūnas Savickas is a professional strongman and is widely considered one of the all-time greatest athletes in the history of the sport... |
Lithuania Lithuania Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark... |
51.5 (countback 2 wins & one 2nd place) |
| 2 | Brian Shaw Brian Shaw (strongman) Brian Shaw is a professional strongman competitor and winner of the 2011 World's Strongest Man competition.-Early life:... |
USA |
51.5 (countback 2 wins & one 3rd place) |
| 3 | Mikhail Koklyaev Mikhail Koklyaev Mikhail Koklyaev is a six-time Russian National Weightlifting champion, strongman competitor and powerlifter.He was born in 1978 in Chelyabinsk, Russia... |
Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects... |
46 |
| 4 | Stefan Solvi Petursson Stefán Sölvi Pétursson Stefán Sölvi Pétursson is a leading strongman competitor and entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition.-Career:... |
Iceland Iceland Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population... |
33 |
| 5 | Travis Ortmayer Travis Ortmayer Travis Ortmayer is an American Professional Strongman athlete from Cypress, Texas. Travis is the owner of Athletic Nation gym... |
USA |
30.5 |
| 6 | Nick Best Nick Best Nick Best is an American professional strongman competitor and powerlifter.-Powerlifting:Prior to competing in strongman, Best won the USAPL National Powerlifting Championships in the 125kg class in 1996 and 1997, as well as the WDFEF World Powerlifting Championships in 1996.-Strongman:Best holds... |
USA |
27 |
| 7 | Ervin Katona Ervin Katona Ervin Katona, is a leading Serbian strongman competitor and regular entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition.- Biography :... |
Serbia Serbia Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans... |
25 |
| 8 | Terry Hollands Terry Hollands Terry Hollands , is one of the world's leading strongman competitors and was Britain's Strongest Man .-Early life:... |
United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
24.5 |
| 9 | Derek Poundstone Derek Poundstone Derek Poundstone Derek Poundstone Derek Poundstone (born on September 28, 1981, 6'1" (1,85m), 341 lb is an American professional strongman athlete from Waterbury, Connecticut.... |
USA |
22 |
| 10 | Jason Bergmann Jason Bergmann (strongman) Jason Bergmann is a leading strongman competitor and entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition on multiple occasions.-Career:... |
USA |
19 |
Source
United Kingdom
Bravo again screened both the The Giants LiveGiants Live
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Tour (the official qualifying tour for The World's Strongest Man) as well as the finals. They were both aired before Bravo closed on Saturday 1 January 2011. Giants Live was shown on three consecutive days from Tuesday 21 December 2010 to Thursday 23 December 2010. The finals were broadcast on six consecutive days from Sunday 26 December 2010 to Friday 31 December 2010, with each episode dedicated to a qualifying group, and the sixth episode being the final. The UK broadcast was once again produced by IMG Media for Bravo and featured presenters Martin Bayfield
Martin Bayfield
Martin Christopher Bayfield is an English former rugby union footballer who played lock forward for Northampton Saints, Bedford Blues and England, gaining 31 England and 3 Lions caps.Bayfield was born in Bedford...
and Alex Reid
Alex Reid
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. The commentators were Paul Dickenson
Paul Dickenson
Derek Paul Dickenson is a retired male hammer thrower from England, who represented the United Kingdom at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1976 . His best Olympic result was finishing in 14th place at the 1976 Summer Olympics, throwing 68.52 metres...
and Colin J L Bryce
Colin Bryce
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and the outside broadcast was performed by 021 Television Ltd.