International Federation of Strength Athletes
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The International Federation of Strength Athletes (IFSA or IFSA Strongman) was an international governing body for strongman
competition. IFSA operated from 1995-2007 and was based in Glasgow
, Scotland
.
, a Scotsman who later received an OBE for his services to sport and head coordinator of the World's Strongest Man
from its inception, and his colleague Dr Douglas Edmunds, seven-times Scottish shot and discus champion and twice world caber champion, along with representatives from the competitors in strength athletics
including Jamie Reeves
, Ilkka Kinnunen and Marcel Mostert formed a governing body called the International Federation of Strength Athletes ("IFSA"). IFSA ran its own grand prix events from 1995-2001 in cooperation with WSM. IFSA began co-producing the Strongman Super Series
events from 2001-2004, still in cooperation with WSM. IFSA entered an agreement with World Class Events (WCE), headed by Ulf Bengtsson
, to run the Strongman Super Series. The Strongman Super Series was designed to award the annual Strongman World Championship title, but also acted as a qualifying vehicle for the World's Strongest Man
contest.
describing it as "a new company...with the same name as our old federation". The attempt at dominance was not well received by TWI/WSM and disagreement ensued leading to a split in the sport. When IFSA and WSM split in 2004, the Strongman Super Series sided with TWI/WSM forming a rival federation to the IFSA. With the WSM being a TWI owned event, IFSA Holdings announced its own Strongman World championships for 2005, to be held in Quebec
, and thus from that point had no involvement in the WSM contest. From this point, IFSA continued to organize the annual IFSA Strongman World Championships and a series of Grand Prix events throughout the year. Between 2005 and 2007 IFSA had their own version of other major events such as a rival IFSA version of Europe's Strongest Man
, known as Europe's Strongest Man (IFSA).
Thus, the world of strength athletics became fragmented, with a number of individuals being able to lay claim to be the strongest in the world by virtue of having won mutually exclusive events. Athletes affiliated to IFSA Strongman were not allowed to compete in the World's Strongest Man
("WSM"), which is produced by TWI and thus neither WSM and its associated Strongman Super Series
nor the IFSA circuit could claim to have a comprehensive field of the top athletes. Some events did exist that bridged the divide between the major organizations, such as the Arnold Strongman Classic
and Fortissimus
.
, news began to circulate of athletes not being paid, and equipment shipping costs not being honored. IFSA eventually ended up owing $63,000 for shipping their equipment from England to South Korea and finally to Philadelphia. When the money was not paid, the equipment was put up for sale and was eventually purchased by other strongman contest promoters. The 2007 IFSA World Championships would be the final contest ran solely by and under the banner of IFSA.
In 2008 Ilkka Kinnunen and Marcel Mostert developed the Strongman Champions League
and negotiated with IFSA to use its athletes. However, the dissolution of IFSA meant that since the end of 2007, the Strongman Champions League still operated independent of IFSA. Gradually, the last vestiges of IFSA influence began to diminish which led to the breaking down of barriers between the various concurrent circuits. Strength athletes were able to compete in more than one circuit and did so, with a cross over of athletes between the Giants Live
circuit, the Strongman Champions League
and the Strongman Super Series
being apparent. The 2009 World's Strongest Man
was therefore anticipated by the strength athletics world as promising to be "the best one yet" because the organisers could ensure invites were made to "every top athlete in the world" regardless of their affiliation to any particular strength athletics body.
Quebec City, Canada
Reykjavik, Iceland
Geumsan, South Korea
Events were planned in the following locations but cancelled: Dubai, Germany and Hungary
Strength athletics
Strength athletics, more generally known as strongman competitions, is a sport which tests competitors' strength in a variety of different ways. Some of the disciplines are similar to those in powerlifting and some powerlifters have also successfully competed in strongman competitions...
competition. IFSA operated from 1995-2007 and was based in Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
.
Origins
In 1995, David WebsterDavid Webster
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, a Scotsman who later received an OBE for his services to sport and head coordinator of the World's Strongest Man
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...
from its inception, and his colleague Dr Douglas Edmunds, seven-times Scottish shot and discus champion and twice world caber champion, along with representatives from the competitors in strength athletics
Strength athletics
Strength athletics, more generally known as strongman competitions, is a sport which tests competitors' strength in a variety of different ways. Some of the disciplines are similar to those in powerlifting and some powerlifters have also successfully competed in strongman competitions...
including Jamie Reeves
Jamie Reeves
Jamie Reeves is a former coal miner, strongman and professional wrestler. As a strongman, he won the 1989 World's Strongest Man, was World Muscle Power champion, and also had numerous other titles including Europe's Strongest Man and Britain's Strongest Man...
, Ilkka Kinnunen and Marcel Mostert formed a governing body called the International Federation of Strength Athletes ("IFSA"). IFSA ran its own grand prix events from 1995-2001 in cooperation with WSM. IFSA began co-producing the 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...
events from 2001-2004, still in cooperation with WSM. IFSA entered an agreement with World Class Events (WCE), headed by Ulf Bengtsson
Ulf Bengtsson
Ulf Bengtsson is a male former table tennis player from Sweden. From 1983 to 1988 he won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the Table Tennis European Championships, two silver medals with the Swedish team in the World Table Tennis Championships, he also achieved the third place...
, to run the Strongman Super Series. The Strongman Super Series was designed to award the annual Strongman World Championship title, but also acted as a qualifying vehicle for the World's Strongest Man
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...
contest.
Split with WSM
For almost a decade IFSA and WSM worked in full cooperation, but this changed at the end of the 2004 season when IFSA returned to organizing its own grand prix events and Strongman World Championships from 2005-2007. The InvestGroup Ventures' sports rights management arm, InvestGroup Sports Management, invested heavily into IFSA and this led to the creation of IFSA Strongman. The strategy was to acquire most of the international assets and properties relating to the strongman sport. In essence this was a new organization with some, such as Magnus SamuelssonMagnus Samuelsson
Magnus Samuelsson , is a Swedish strongman and winner of the 1998 World's Strongest Man contest in Morocco...
describing it as "a new company...with the same name as our old federation". The attempt at dominance was not well received by TWI/WSM and disagreement ensued leading to a split in the sport. When IFSA and WSM split in 2004, the Strongman Super Series sided with TWI/WSM forming a rival federation to the IFSA. With the WSM being a TWI owned event, IFSA Holdings announced its own Strongman World championships for 2005, to be held in Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, and thus from that point had no involvement in the WSM contest. From this point, IFSA continued to organize the annual IFSA Strongman World Championships and a series of Grand Prix events throughout the year. Between 2005 and 2007 IFSA had their own version of other major events such as a rival IFSA version of Europe's Strongest Man
Europe's Strongest Man
Europe's Strongest Man is an annual strength athletics competition which began in 1980. The event is held in various locations throughout Europe, and features exclusively European strongman competitors. Mariusz Pudzianowski currently holds the record for most wins with 6 titles...
, known as Europe's Strongest Man (IFSA).
Thus, the world of strength athletics became fragmented, with a number of individuals being able to lay claim to be the strongest in the world by virtue of having won mutually exclusive events. Athletes affiliated to IFSA Strongman were not allowed to compete in the World's Strongest Man
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...
("WSM"), which is produced by TWI and thus neither WSM and its associated 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...
nor the IFSA circuit could claim to have a comprehensive field of the top athletes. Some events did exist that bridged the divide between the major organizations, such as the 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:...
and 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"...
.
Dissolution of IFSA/birth of SCL
After the 2007 IFSA World Championships in South KoreaSouth Korea
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, news began to circulate of athletes not being paid, and equipment shipping costs not being honored. IFSA eventually ended up owing $63,000 for shipping their equipment from England to South Korea and finally to Philadelphia. When the money was not paid, the equipment was put up for sale and was eventually purchased by other strongman contest promoters. The 2007 IFSA World Championships would be the final contest ran solely by and under the banner of IFSA.
In 2008 Ilkka Kinnunen and Marcel Mostert developed 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,...
and negotiated with IFSA to use its athletes. However, the dissolution of IFSA meant that since the end of 2007, the Strongman Champions League still operated independent of IFSA. Gradually, the last vestiges of IFSA influence began to diminish which led to the breaking down of barriers between the various concurrent circuits. Strength athletes were able to compete in more than one circuit and did so, with a cross over of athletes between the 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...
circuit, 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,...
and the 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...
being apparent. The 2009 World's Strongest Man
2009 World's Strongest Man
The World's Strongest Man 2009 was the 32nd edition of World's Strongest Man and took place in Valletta, Malta from the 26th September to 3rd October 2009. It was sponsored by PartyPoker.com...
was therefore anticipated by the strength athletics world as promising to be "the best one yet" because the organisers could ensure invites were made to "every top athlete in the world" regardless of their affiliation to any particular strength athletics body.
2005: IFSA Strongman World Championships
Dates: 25 September 2005Quebec City, Canada
| Position | Name | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 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... |
 |
103 |
| 2. | Vasyl Virastyuk Vasyl Virastyuk Vasyl Virastyuk , is a strongman competitor from Ukraine.Vasyl Virastyuk competed in the finals of the World's Strongest Man contest in 2003 and 2004. He finished third in 2003 behind then-defending champion Mariusz Pudzianowski and runner-up Zydrunas Savickas... |
 |
96 |
| 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... |
 |
93.5 |
| 4. | Andrus Murumets Andrus Murumets Andrus Murumets is an Estonian strongman and entrant to the World's Strongest Man contest. He reached 5th in the World Rankings according to the IFSA rankings in 2008. Andrus competed in the IFSA World Championships in 2005 finishing 4th, 5th in 2006 and 5th in 2007... |
 |
86 |
| 5. | Raimonds Bergmanis Raimonds Bergmanis Raimonds Bergmanis is a fomer Olympic weightlifting champion and retired strongman competitor from Latvia.... |
 |
84.5 |
| 6. | Phil Pfister Phil Pfister Phil Pfister , is a leading American strongman competitor, winning the 2006 Met-Rx World's Strongest Man competition and its $41,000 grand prize on September 23, 2006 in Sanya, China. He is the first American to win since Bill Kazmaier in 1982... |
 |
82.5 |
| 7. | Vidas Blekaitis | |
81.5 |
| 8. | Magnus Samuelsson Magnus Samuelsson Magnus Samuelsson , is a Swedish strongman and winner of the 1998 World's Strongest Man contest in Morocco... |
 |
69 |
| 9. | 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... |
 |
67 |
| 10. | Travis Ortmayer Travis Ortmayer Travis Ortmayer is an American Professional Strongman athlete from Cypress, Texas. Travis is the owner of Athletic Nation gym... |
|
64.5 |
| 11. | Geoff Dolan Geoff Dolan (strongman) Geoff Dolan is a Canadian Strongman competitor.-Strongman Career:... |
|
54.5 |
| 12. | Karl Gillingham Karl Gillingham Karl Gillingham is a Professional Strongman and powerlifter from Minnesota.-Strongman career:... |
|
43 |
2006: IFSA Strongman World Championships
Dates: 24, 25 November 2006Reykjavik, Iceland
- This was the first year that qualifying heats were used. There were 3 heats, with the top 4 from each heat moving on to the finals.
Heat 1
| Position | Name | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 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... |
|
31.5 |
| 2. | Benedikt Magnusson Benedikt Magnússon Benedikt Magnússon , known by his nickname "Benni", is a strongman and powerlifter from Iceland.-Strongman and powerlifting:... |
|
26.5 |
| 3. | Saulius Brusokas | |
23 |
| 4. | 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... |
|
22 |
| 5. | Igor Pedan Igor Pedan Igor Pedan is a Russian strongman who is best known for competing in the IFSA Strongman World Championships. He won the title Absolute Champion of Russia in 2004. Igor was born in Ukraine, currently he resides in Moscow, and competes for Russia. He won the 3rd competition of the United Strongman... |
|
21 |
| 6. | Geoff Dolan Geoff Dolan (strongman) Geoff Dolan is a Canadian Strongman competitor.-Strongman Career:... |
|
19 |
| 7. | Anders Johansson Anders Johansson Anders Johansson is a Swedish musician. He is the son of Jan Johansson, famous jazz pianist and brother of keyboardist Jens Johansson.-Biography:... |
|
17 |
| 8. | Tomi Lotta Tomi Lotta Tomi Lotta is a strongman competitor from Finland. Tomi has competed in both the World's Strongest Man and IFSA Strongman World Championships, but failed to make the finals in both events. His career best win is the 2004 Finland's Strongest Man title. He is known by his nickname "the Finnish Beach... |
 |
13 |
Heat 2
| Position | Name | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 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... |
|
32.5 |
| 2. | Andrus Murumets Andrus Murumets Andrus Murumets is an Estonian strongman and entrant to the World's Strongest Man contest. He reached 5th in the World Rankings according to the IFSA rankings in 2008. Andrus competed in the IFSA World Championships in 2005 finishing 4th, 5th in 2006 and 5th in 2007... |
|
28.5 |
| 3. | Oli Thompson Oli Thompson Oli Thompson made his MMA debut on 3 Feb 2009, defeating Ashley Pollard by a second round arm triangle choke. He has continued to fight since then, On 26 March 2011, after amassing a record of 7-2-0, with his only losses coming to future UFC heavyweight Rob Broughton and former UFC fighter Joe... |
 |
25 |
| 4. | Vidas Blekaitis | |
24.5 |
| 5. | Steve MacDonald Steve MacDonald (strongman) Steve MacDonald is a strongman competitor from Pittsburgh. Steve has competed in the IFSA organization as well as the Arnold Strongman Classic. Steve set a world record on the stone for height at the 2007 Arnold Strongman Classic, lifting a 522 lb. Atlas Stone... |
|
23.5 |
| 6. | Jarno Hams Jarno Hams Jarno Hams is a strongman from the Netherlands. He was six times Holland's Strongest Man And participated in the World's Strongest Man in 2002 and 2003, but failed to qualify for the finals both times... |
 |
22.5 |
| 7. | Georg Ogmundsson | |
11.5 |
| 8. | Ettiene Smit Ettiene Smit Etienne Smit is a South African strongman competitor and entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition.-Biography:... |
 |
11 |
Heat 3
| Position | Name | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 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... |
|
30 |
| 2. | Vasyl Virastyuk Vasyl Virastyuk Vasyl Virastyuk , is a strongman competitor from Ukraine.Vasyl Virastyuk competed in the finals of the World's Strongest Man contest in 2003 and 2004. He finished third in 2003 behind then-defending champion Mariusz Pudzianowski and runner-up Zydrunas Savickas... |
|
30 |
| 3. | Ervin Katona Ervin Katona Ervin Katona, is a leading Serbian strongman competitor and regular entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition.- Biography :... |
28 | |
| 4. | Travis Ortmayer Travis Ortmayer Travis Ortmayer is an American Professional Strongman athlete from Cypress, Texas. Travis is the owner of Athletic Nation gym... |
|
27.5 |
| 5. | Stefan Solvi Petursson Stefán Sölvi Pétursson Stefán Sölvi Pétursson is a leading strongman competitor and entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition.-Career:... |
|
26 |
| 6. | 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:... |
|
20.5 |
| 7. | Janne Illikainen | |
13 |
| 8. | Bernd Kerschbaumer |  |
3 |
Finals
| Position | Name | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 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... |
|
80.5 |
| 2. | 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... |
|
78.5 |
| 3. | Vasyl Virastyuk Vasyl Virastyuk Vasyl Virastyuk , is a strongman competitor from Ukraine.Vasyl Virastyuk competed in the finals of the World's Strongest Man contest in 2003 and 2004. He finished third in 2003 behind then-defending champion Mariusz Pudzianowski and runner-up Zydrunas Savickas... |
|
72 |
| 4. | Vidas Blekaitis | |
70 |
| 5. | Andrus Murumets Andrus Murumets Andrus Murumets is an Estonian strongman and entrant to the World's Strongest Man contest. He reached 5th in the World Rankings according to the IFSA rankings in 2008. Andrus competed in the IFSA World Championships in 2005 finishing 4th, 5th in 2006 and 5th in 2007... |
|
55 |
| 6. | 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... |
|
46.5 |
| 7. | Benedikt Magnusson Benedikt Magnússon Benedikt Magnússon , known by his nickname "Benni", is a strongman and powerlifter from Iceland.-Strongman and powerlifting:... |
|
44.5 |
| 8. | Oli Thompson Oli Thompson Oli Thompson made his MMA debut on 3 Feb 2009, defeating Ashley Pollard by a second round arm triangle choke. He has continued to fight since then, On 26 March 2011, after amassing a record of 7-2-0, with his only losses coming to future UFC heavyweight Rob Broughton and former UFC fighter Joe... |
|
43 |
| 9. | 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... |
|
38 |
| 10. | Travis Ortmayer Travis Ortmayer Travis Ortmayer is an American Professional Strongman athlete from Cypress, Texas. Travis is the owner of Athletic Nation gym... |
|
35 |
| 11. | Saulius Brusokas | |
33.5 |
| 12. | Ervin Katona Ervin Katona Ervin Katona, is a leading Serbian strongman competitor and regular entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition.- Biography :... |
 |
20.5 |
2007: IFSA Strongman World Championships
Dates: 12-15 September 2007Geumsan, South Korea
- The 2007 competition included 6 qualifying heats, with the top 2 from each heat moving on to the finals.
Heat 1
| Position | Name | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 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... |
|
19 |
| 2. | Vidas Blekaitis | |
16 |
| 3. | 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:... |
|
8 |
| 4. | Vladomyr Muravlov | |
7 |
Heat 2
| Position | Name | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 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.... |
|
16 |
| 2. | Jarno Hams Jarno Hams Jarno Hams is a strongman from the Netherlands. He was six times Holland's Strongest Man And participated in the World's Strongest Man in 2002 and 2003, but failed to qualify for the finals both times... |
|
13 |
| 3. | Georg Ogmundsson | |
10 |
| 4. | Michael Holding | |
10 |
Heat 3
| Position | Name | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Andrus Murumets Andrus Murumets Andrus Murumets is an Estonian strongman and entrant to the World's Strongest Man contest. He reached 5th in the World Rankings according to the IFSA rankings in 2008. Andrus competed in the IFSA World Championships in 2005 finishing 4th, 5th in 2006 and 5th in 2007... |
|
14 |
| 2. | Van Hatfield Van Hatfield Van Hatfield is an American professional strongman competitor from Mapleton, Utah. Van won America's Strongest Man in 2004, his career best win. Van came in 2nd at the IFSA Strongman World Team Championships in 2005 with team Pan-America with teammates Travis Ortmayer, Geoff Dolan and Jon Andersen... |
|
14 |
| 3. | 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... |
|
13 |
| 4. | Matt Wanat Matt Wanat Matt Wanat is a professional Strongman competitor from Wauwatosa, Wisconsin.-Strongman:Matt began competing in strongman in 2003, and is a frequent competitor in the Strongman Champions League contests.... |
|
8 |
Heat 4
| Position | Name | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Vasyl Virastyuk Vasyl Virastyuk Vasyl Virastyuk , is a strongman competitor from Ukraine.Vasyl Virastyuk competed in the finals of the World's Strongest Man contest in 2003 and 2004. He finished third in 2003 behind then-defending champion Mariusz Pudzianowski and runner-up Zydrunas Savickas... |
|
15 |
| 2. | Tom McClure | |
15 |
| 3. | Igor Pedan Igor Pedan Igor Pedan is a Russian strongman who is best known for competing in the IFSA Strongman World Championships. He won the title Absolute Champion of Russia in 2004. Igor was born in Ukraine, currently he resides in Moscow, and competes for Russia. He won the 3rd competition of the United Strongman... |
|
15 |
| 4. | Suck Young | |
1 |
Heat 5
| Position | Name | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ervin Katona Ervin Katona Ervin Katona, is a leading Serbian strongman competitor and regular entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition.- Biography :... |
16 | |
| 2. | 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... |
|
15 |
| 3. | Ettiene Smit Ettiene Smit Etienne Smit is a South African strongman competitor and entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition.-Biography:... |
|
12 |
| 4. | Hoygeun Min | |
4 |
Heat 6
| Position | Name | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Saulius Brusokas | |
16 |
| 2. | 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... |
|
15 |
| 3. | Travis Ortmayer Travis Ortmayer Travis Ortmayer is an American Professional Strongman athlete from Cypress, Texas. Travis is the owner of Athletic Nation gym... |
|
14 |
| 4. | Bumsoo Han | |
2 |
Finals
| Position | Name | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Vasyl Virastyuk Vasyl Virastyuk Vasyl Virastyuk , is a strongman competitor from Ukraine.Vasyl Virastyuk competed in the finals of the World's Strongest Man contest in 2003 and 2004. He finished third in 2003 behind then-defending champion Mariusz Pudzianowski and runner-up Zydrunas Savickas... |
|
57.5 |
| 2. | 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... |
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52.5 |
| 3. | 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... |
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51.5 |
| 4. | 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.... |
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50.5 |
| 5. | Andrus Murumets Andrus Murumets Andrus Murumets is an Estonian strongman and entrant to the World's Strongest Man contest. He reached 5th in the World Rankings according to the IFSA rankings in 2008. Andrus competed in the IFSA World Championships in 2005 finishing 4th, 5th in 2006 and 5th in 2007... |
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46.5 |
| 6. | Vidas Blekaitis | |
41.5 |
| 7. | 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... |
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40 |
| 8. | Van Hatfield Van Hatfield Van Hatfield is an American professional strongman competitor from Mapleton, Utah. Van won America's Strongest Man in 2004, his career best win. Van came in 2nd at the IFSA Strongman World Team Championships in 2005 with team Pan-America with teammates Travis Ortmayer, Geoff Dolan and Jon Andersen... |
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32.5 |
| 9. | Saulius Brusokas | |
29.5 |
| 10. | Tom McClure | |
26 |
| 11. | Ervin Katona Ervin Katona Ervin Katona, is a leading Serbian strongman competitor and regular entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition.- Biography :... |
20.5 | |
| 12. | Jarno Hams Jarno Hams Jarno Hams is a strongman from the Netherlands. He was six times Holland's Strongest Man And participated in the World's Strongest Man in 2002 and 2003, but failed to qualify for the finals both times... |
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17.5 |
2005
| Name and Location | Champion | Runner-Up | 3rd Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| IFSA European Championships Riga Riga Riga is the capital and largest city of Latvia. With 702,891 inhabitants Riga is the largest city of the Baltic states, one of the largest cities in Northern Europe and home to more than one third of Latvia's population. The city is an important seaport and a major industrial, commercial,... , 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... |
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... |
Tomi Lotta Tomi Lotta Tomi Lotta is a strongman competitor from Finland. Tomi has competed in both the World's Strongest Man and IFSA Strongman World Championships, but failed to make the finals in both events. His career best win is the 2004 Finland's Strongest Man title. He is known by his nickname "the Finnish Beach... |
Andrus Murumets Andrus Murumets Andrus Murumets is an Estonian strongman and entrant to the World's Strongest Man contest. He reached 5th in the World Rankings according to the IFSA rankings in 2008. Andrus competed in the IFSA World Championships in 2005 finishing 4th, 5th in 2006 and 5th in 2007... |
| Holland |
Tomi Lotta Tomi Lotta Tomi Lotta is a strongman competitor from Finland. Tomi has competed in both the World's Strongest Man and IFSA Strongman World Championships, but failed to make the finals in both events. His career best win is the 2004 Finland's Strongest Man title. He is known by his nickname "the Finnish Beach... |
Jarno Hams Jarno Hams Jarno Hams is a strongman from the Netherlands. He was six times Holland's Strongest Man And participated in the World's Strongest Man in 2002 and 2003, but failed to qualify for the finals both times... |
 Rene MinkwitzRené Minkwitz Rene Minkwitz is a strongman from Denmark. He won Denmark's Strongest Man 5 times from 2000, 2001 and 2004–2006. And participated in the World's Strongest Man final of 1999 where he finished 10th... |
 Hungary |
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... |
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| Russia |
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... |
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 IFSA Nordic Championships KristiansandKristiansand -History:As indicated by archeological findings in the city, the Kristiansand area has been settled at least since 400 AD. A royal farm is known to have been situated on Oddernes as early as 800, and the first church was built around 1040... , 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... |
Svend Karlsen Svend Karlsen Svend Karlsen is a former Norwegian strongman, powerlifter, and IFBB professional bodybuilder.-Powerlifting/Bodybuilding:... |
Magnus Samuelsson Magnus Samuelsson Magnus Samuelsson , is a Swedish strongman and winner of the 1998 World's Strongest Man contest in Morocco... |
Juha-Matti Räsänen Juha-Matti Räsänen Juha-Matti Räsänen is a strongman competitor from Kuopio, Finland. Juha began training for strongman in 1995, began competing as an amateur in 1996 and turned professional in 2000. Juha competed in the 2001 and 2002 World's Strongest Man contests, finishing 9th and 6th respectively... |
 Dubai |
Tomi Lotta Tomi Lotta Tomi Lotta is a strongman competitor from Finland. Tomi has competed in both the World's Strongest Man and IFSA Strongman World Championships, but failed to make the finals in both events. His career best win is the 2004 Finland's Strongest Man title. He is known by his nickname "the Finnish Beach... |
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| Denmark |
Rene Minkwitz René Minkwitz Rene Minkwitz is a strongman from Denmark. He won Denmark's Strongest Man 5 times from 2000, 2001 and 2004–2006. And participated in the World's Strongest Man final of 1999 where he finished 10th... |
Van Hatfield Van Hatfield Van Hatfield is an American professional strongman competitor from Mapleton, Utah. Van won America's Strongest Man in 2004, his career best win. Van came in 2nd at the IFSA Strongman World Team Championships in 2005 with team Pan-America with teammates Travis Ortmayer, Geoff Dolan and Jon Andersen... |
Juha Aitilla |
 IFSA Pan-American Championships Sao PauloSão Paulo São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among... , Brazil Brazil Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people... |
Phil Pfister Phil Pfister Phil Pfister , is a leading American strongman competitor, winning the 2006 Met-Rx World's Strongest Man competition and its $41,000 grand prize on September 23, 2006 in Sanya, China. He is the first American to win since Bill Kazmaier in 1982... |
Travis Ortmayer Travis Ortmayer Travis Ortmayer is an American Professional Strongman athlete from Cypress, Texas. Travis is the owner of Athletic Nation gym... |
Karl Gillingham Karl Gillingham Karl Gillingham is a Professional Strongman and powerlifter from Minnesota.-Strongman career:... |
| IFSA World Open Sao Paulo São Paulo São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among... , Brazil Brazil Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people... |
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... |
Svend Karlsen Svend Karlsen Svend Karlsen is a former Norwegian strongman, powerlifter, and IFBB professional bodybuilder.-Powerlifting/Bodybuilding:... |
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... |
2006
| Name and Location | Champion | Runner-Up | 3rd Place |
|---|---|---|---|
 Cyprus |
Travis Ortmayer Travis Ortmayer Travis Ortmayer is an American Professional Strongman athlete from Cypress, Texas. Travis is the owner of Athletic Nation gym... |
Igor Pedan Igor Pedan Igor Pedan is a Russian strongman who is best known for competing in the IFSA Strongman World Championships. He won the title Absolute Champion of Russia in 2004. Igor was born in Ukraine, currently he resides in Moscow, and competes for Russia. He won the 3rd competition of the United Strongman... |
Raimonds Bergmanis Raimonds Bergmanis Raimonds Bergmanis is a fomer Olympic weightlifting champion and retired strongman competitor from Latvia.... |
| Dubai |
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... |
Geoff Dolan Geoff Dolan (strongman) Geoff Dolan is a Canadian Strongman competitor.-Strongman Career:... |
Andrus Murumets Andrus Murumets Andrus Murumets is an Estonian strongman and entrant to the World's Strongest Man contest. He reached 5th in the World Rankings according to the IFSA rankings in 2008. Andrus competed in the IFSA World Championships in 2005 finishing 4th, 5th in 2006 and 5th in 2007... |
| Holland |
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... |
Jon Andersen Jon Andersen Jon Andersen Reel, normally referred to simply as Jon Andersen is an American bodybuilder, strongman competitor and professional wrestler. Anderson currently splits his time between working for Pro Wrestling Revolution in California and Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre in Mexico... |
Jarno Hams Jarno Hams Jarno Hams is a strongman from the Netherlands. He was six times Holland's Strongest Man And participated in the World's Strongest Man in 2002 and 2003, but failed to qualify for the finals both times... |
| Hungary |
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... |
Vasyl Virastyuk Vasyl Virastyuk Vasyl Virastyuk , is a strongman competitor from Ukraine.Vasyl Virastyuk competed in the finals of the World's Strongest Man contest in 2003 and 2004. He finished third in 2003 behind then-defending champion Mariusz Pudzianowski and runner-up Zydrunas Savickas... |
Travis Ortmayer Travis Ortmayer Travis Ortmayer is an American Professional Strongman athlete from Cypress, Texas. Travis is the owner of Athletic Nation gym... |
| Latvia |
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... |
Raimonds Bergmanis Raimonds Bergmanis Raimonds Bergmanis is a fomer Olympic weightlifting champion and retired strongman competitor from Latvia.... |
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... |
| Lithuania |
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... |
Vidas Blekaitis |
Igor Pedan Igor Pedan Igor Pedan is a Russian strongman who is best known for competing in the IFSA Strongman World Championships. He won the title Absolute Champion of Russia in 2004. Igor was born in Ukraine, currently he resides in Moscow, and competes for Russia. He won the 3rd competition of the United Strongman... |
| Serbia |
Ervin Katona Ervin Katona Ervin Katona, is a leading Serbian strongman competitor and regular entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition.- Biography :... |
Geoff Dolan Geoff Dolan (strongman) Geoff Dolan is a Canadian Strongman competitor.-Strongman Career:... |
Sebastian Wenta Sebastian Wenta Sebastian Wenta is a shot putter, strongman and Highland Games competitor from Poland. Wenta's athletic career started with volleyball, and he eventually moved onto the shot put and discus throw. He began competing in strongman in 2005 and has quickly risen through the ranks... |
| Ukraine |
Sebastian Wenta Sebastian Wenta Sebastian Wenta is a shot putter, strongman and Highland Games competitor from Poland. Wenta's athletic career started with volleyball, and he eventually moved onto the shot put and discus throw. He began competing in strongman in 2005 and has quickly risen through the ranks... |
Igor Pedan Igor Pedan Igor Pedan is a Russian strongman who is best known for competing in the IFSA Strongman World Championships. He won the title Absolute Champion of Russia in 2004. Igor was born in Ukraine, currently he resides in Moscow, and competes for Russia. He won the 3rd competition of the United Strongman... |
Viktor Yurcenko |
| Finland |
Andrus Murumets Andrus Murumets Andrus Murumets is an Estonian strongman and entrant to the World's Strongest Man contest. He reached 5th in the World Rankings according to the IFSA rankings in 2008. Andrus competed in the IFSA World Championships in 2005 finishing 4th, 5th in 2006 and 5th in 2007... |
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... |
Steve MacDonald Steve MacDonald (strongman) Steve MacDonald is a strongman competitor from Pittsburgh. Steve has competed in the IFSA organization as well as the Arnold Strongman Classic. Steve set a world record on the stone for height at the 2007 Arnold Strongman Classic, lifting a 522 lb. Atlas Stone... |
2007
| Name and Location | Champion | Runner-Up | 3rd Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia |
Andrus Murumets Andrus Murumets Andrus Murumets is an Estonian strongman and entrant to the World's Strongest Man contest. He reached 5th in the World Rankings according to the IFSA rankings in 2008. Andrus competed in the IFSA World Championships in 2005 finishing 4th, 5th in 2006 and 5th in 2007... |
Vasyl Virastyuk Vasyl Virastyuk Vasyl Virastyuk , is a strongman competitor from Ukraine.Vasyl Virastyuk competed in the finals of the World's Strongest Man contest in 2003 and 2004. He finished third in 2003 behind then-defending champion Mariusz Pudzianowski and runner-up Zydrunas Savickas... |
Vidas Blekaitis |
| Lithuania |
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... |
Andrus Murumets Andrus Murumets Andrus Murumets is an Estonian strongman and entrant to the World's Strongest Man contest. He reached 5th in the World Rankings according to the IFSA rankings in 2008. Andrus competed in the IFSA World Championships in 2005 finishing 4th, 5th in 2006 and 5th in 2007... |
Janne Illikainen |
 Europe's Strongest Man (IFSA) |
Vasyl Virastyuk Vasyl Virastyuk Vasyl Virastyuk , is a strongman competitor from Ukraine.Vasyl Virastyuk competed in the finals of the World's Strongest Man contest in 2003 and 2004. He finished third in 2003 behind then-defending champion Mariusz Pudzianowski and runner-up Zydrunas Savickas... |
Andrus Murumets Andrus Murumets Andrus Murumets is an Estonian strongman and entrant to the World's Strongest Man contest. He reached 5th in the World Rankings according to the IFSA rankings in 2008. Andrus competed in the IFSA World Championships in 2005 finishing 4th, 5th in 2006 and 5th in 2007... |
Vidas Blekaitis |
| Holland |
Jarno Hams Jarno Hams Jarno Hams is a strongman from the Netherlands. He was six times Holland's Strongest Man And participated in the World's Strongest Man in 2002 and 2003, but failed to qualify for the finals both times... |
Ettiene Smit Ettiene Smit Etienne Smit is a South African strongman competitor and entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition.-Biography:... |
Georg Ogmundsson |
 Bulgaria |
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... |
Janne Illikainen |
Ervin Katona Ervin Katona Ervin Katona, is a leading Serbian strongman competitor and regular entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition.- Biography :... |
Strongman Champions League
Developed by Ilkka Kinnunen and Marcel Mostert, the Strongman Champions League was launched in 2008 as "a new episode in strongman". It negotiated with IFSA to use its athletes. Since the end of 2008, the Strongman Champions League still operates independently after the dissolution of IFSA:2008
| Name and Location | Champion | Runner-Up | 3rd Place | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia |
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... |
Travis Ortmayer Travis Ortmayer Travis Ortmayer is an American Professional Strongman athlete from Cypress, Texas. Travis is the owner of Athletic Nation gym... |
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:... |
22 March |
| Serbia | 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... |
Ervin Katona Ervin Katona Ervin Katona, is a leading Serbian strongman competitor and regular entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition.- Biography :... |
Andrus Murumets Andrus Murumets Andrus Murumets is an Estonian strongman and entrant to the World's Strongest Man contest. He reached 5th in the World Rankings according to the IFSA rankings in 2008. Andrus competed in the IFSA World Championships in 2005 finishing 4th, 5th in 2006 and 5th in 2007... |
10 May 2008 |
| Holland |
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... |
Andrus Murumets Andrus Murumets Andrus Murumets is an Estonian strongman and entrant to the World's Strongest Man contest. He reached 5th in the World Rankings according to the IFSA rankings in 2008. Andrus competed in the IFSA World Championships in 2005 finishing 4th, 5th in 2006 and 5th in 2007... |
Travis Ortmayer Travis Ortmayer Travis Ortmayer is an American Professional Strongman athlete from Cypress, Texas. Travis is the owner of Athletic Nation gym... |
1 June 2008 |
| Bulgaria |
Andrus Murumets Andrus Murumets Andrus Murumets is an Estonian strongman and entrant to the World's Strongest Man contest. He reached 5th in the World Rankings according to the IFSA rankings in 2008. Andrus competed in the IFSA World Championships in 2005 finishing 4th, 5th in 2006 and 5th in 2007... |
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... |
Ervin Katona Ervin Katona Ervin Katona, is a leading Serbian strongman competitor and regular entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition.- Biography :... |
21 June 2008 |
| Lithuania |
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... |
Vidas Blekaitis |
Saulius Brusokas |
2 August 2008 |
 Romania |
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... |
Ervin Katona Ervin Katona Ervin Katona, is a leading Serbian strongman competitor and regular entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition.- Biography :... |
Oleksandr Lashin |
16 August 2008 |
| Finland |
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... |
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... |
Ervin Katona Ervin Katona Ervin Katona, is a leading Serbian strongman competitor and regular entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition.- Biography :... |
29 August 2008 |
| Overall placings | 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... |
Ervin Katona Ervin Katona Ervin Katona, is a leading Serbian strongman competitor and regular entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition.- Biography :... |
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:... |
Events were planned in the following locations but cancelled: Dubai, Germany and Hungary
British Championships (IFSA)
See Also: Strength Athletics in the United Kingdom and IrelandStrength athletics in the United Kingdom and Ireland
Strength athletics in the United Kingdom and Ireland, has a long history going back many centuries before the televisation of strongman competitions in the 1970s...
| Year | Champion | Runner-Up | 3rd Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 |  Mark FelixMark Felix Mark Felix is a strongman competitor and regular entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition... |
Oli Thompson Oli Thompson Oli Thompson made his MMA debut on 3 Feb 2009, defeating Ashley Pollard by a second round arm triangle choke. He has continued to fight since then, On 26 March 2011, after amassing a record of 7-2-0, with his only losses coming to future UFC heavyweight Rob Broughton and former UFC fighter Joe... |
Andrew 'Stumpy' Raynes |
UK Championship (IFSA)
| Year | Champion | Runner-Up | 3rd Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 |  Stuart Murray |
Steve Brooks |
Russ Bradley |
| 1999 |  Glenn RossGlenn Ross Glenn Ross known by his nickname "Big Daddy", is a Northern Irish International Strongman and Powerlifter who has represented Ireland and the UK in several World's Strongest Man competitions and various World Grand Prix and European Team competitions... |
TBC | TBC |
IFSA England's Strongest Man
| Year | Champion | Runner-Up | 3rd Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Eddy Ellwood Eddy Ellwood Eddy Ellwood is a British professional bodybuilder and Strongman competitor. Ellwood is best known for being a 5 time NABBA Mr Universe... |
Mark Felix Mark Felix Mark Felix is a strongman competitor and regular entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition... |
Oli Thompson Oli Thompson Oli Thompson made his MMA debut on 3 Feb 2009, defeating Ashley Pollard by a second round arm triangle choke. He has continued to fight since then, On 26 March 2011, after amassing a record of 7-2-0, with his only losses coming to future UFC heavyweight Rob Broughton and former UFC fighter Joe... |