World Strongest Man Rankings 2019
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What a night of sport and spectacle! Europe’s Strongest Man took place on 6 April 2019 to a packed out first direct Arena in Leeds - the most perfect gladiatorial setting for the World’s Strongest Men to do battle for the European title.
He won the title in 2019 and 2018 after finishing second in 2017 and fifth in 2016. He also won World’s Strongest Man in 2018. Mateusz Kieliszkowski of Poland finished in second place after a third place showing in 2019. Martins Licis of Los Angeles, the current World’s Strongest Man who finished second in Columbus last year, was third. The 2019 World's Strongest Man was the 42nd edition of the World's Strongest Man competition. It took place in Bradenton, Florida between June 13 and 16. Four-time champion Zydrunas Savickas did not take part this year due to injury. Martins Licis of the United States won the competition for the first time in his career. Mateusz Kieliszkowski of Poland finished second for the second year in a row.
The strongest men from across Europe, including Game of Thrones star and current World’s Strongest Man, Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, competed for the European title and a coveted spot at the World’s Strongest Man final.
The full line up for the show included Scottish brothers, Tom and Luke Stoltman, Second World’s Strongest Man, Mateusz Kieliszkowski, and ex Russian Marine, Mikhail Shivlyakov.
Europe’s Strongest Man 2019 Line up
Konstantine Janashia
Mark Felix
Tom Stoltman
Mateusz Kieliszkowski
Adam Bishop
Mikhail Shivlyakov
Luke Strongman
Laurence Shahlaei
Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson - The Mountain
The line-up also featured the biggest and best pressers from around the world who joined as special guests for Event 1: The World Log Lift Challenge!
Graham Hicks
IRON Biby
Pro Strongman Rob Kearney
Larry Wheels
4 x World’s Strongest Man, Brian Shaw, and British Legend, Terry Hollands pulled out of the event at the last minute due to injury, but both athletes attended the show to meet fans and support their fellow strongmen.
World’s Strongest Men push the boundaries of human strength to new heights at World Log Lift Challenge 2019
The evening kicked off in grandiose style with the World Log Lift Challenge. It's safe to say the international benchmark for log press was raised to new heights, with multiple international records smashed!
Rob Kearney (known as the ‘World’s Strongest Gay’ after becoming the first openly gay athlete in professional strongman) set a new American Log Press record of 214kg. Kearney has had an incredible run this year after marrying his partner, Joey, and winning the Australian Arnold’s in March. He took the record from 6ft 7” Robert Oberst who, despite signing up to do the event, failed to attend to defend his title due to passport issues.
Rob Kearney split-jerks the 214kg log
Eddie ‘the Beast’ Hall then had to watch from the sidelines as current Britain’s Strongest Man, Graham Hicks, took his British Log Press record with a solid 214kg lift.
Graham Hicks sets a new British Record 214kg log
And Burkino Faso’s Iron Biby took to the stage to hoist an astonishing 220kg Log - the second biggest log ever lifted! Despite huge support from the 10,000+ strong crowd in the Arena, Biby failed on his attempt to set a new 229kg World Record, but his 220kg lift was enough to claim the win for the World Log Lift Challenge.
Iron Biby lifts 220kg log – the second biggest log ever lifted!
Graham Hicks also attempted the 220kg log. He pressed it overhead but was unsteady in the lock out position and referee Magnus ver Magnusson refused to allow the lift. It was dissapointing for Hicksy who came so close and was looking stronger than ever in the run up to the competition after his Britain's Strongest Man win earlier this year.
Biby took to the podium, after performing his signature cartwheel for the crowd, of course!
Iron Biby wins World Log Lift Challenge 2019 with 220kg Log Lift - the second biggest log ever lifted! Image credit: DN4Photography
...and that was just Event 1 of 5!
The athletes then went on to deadlift a Giant 350kg Axle for reps, flip tractor tyres and pull giant anchors. Unfortunately, Laurence Shahlaei - the only man to have previously beaten Thor to the European title - had to sit out the flip and drag event and the atlas stones with a small knee injury that he was trying to manage in his preparation for World's Strongest Man.
In a brand new event for 2019, the huge men had to resist the pull of two Giant Pillars of Hercules.
It was Britain’s Mark Felix who stole the show in the penultimate event, managing to hold the huge weight for an astonishing 1 min 22 seconds! At almost 53 years of age and still competitive on the world stage, Felix continues to prove that age really is just a number.
To tremendous applause, the crowd witnessed an emotional finish on the atlas stones as the Stoltman Brothers went head to head. Tom finished the stones in a super speedy 21.81 seconds and in an inspirational show of brotherly love and sportsmanship, ran to support big brother, Luke, shouting encouragement until he hoisted the final 200kg stone onto the platform.
Luke joked after the event, “watching this guy do the stones is so demoralising. He is one of the best stone lifters on the planet... it is such a privilege to share this stage with him. I could get emotional.”.
World’s Strongest Man, Game of Thrones ‘The Mountain’ claims 5th European Title
But after 5 events, it was Thor who came out victorious, claiming his fifth European Title, with Kieliskowski in second place and Janashia in third. Scotland’s Strongest Man, Tom Stoltman, proved he truly deserves a place with the best of the best, coming in fourth place.
To top off the evening’s excitement, Eddie ‘The Beast’ Hall took on Vytautas Lalas in a nail biting arm wrestle and Colin Bryce announced a $50,000 reward for any athlete who could beat the Beast’s 500kg deadlift at the next stop on the World’s Strongest Man Arena Tour: Giants Live Wembley in July!
If you missed this incredible show, the full live stream is available to watch at officialstrongman.com!
Don’t miss the next strongman showdown! The next stop on the 2019 World’s Strongest Man Arena Tour is Giants Live Wembley *featuring the World Deadlift Championships* on 6 July 2019 at the SSE Arena, Wembley.
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THOR WINS 3RD STRAIGHT
Hafthor Bjornsson of Iceland won the Arnold Strongman Classic title for the third straight year with another dominating performance at the 2020 Arnold Sports Festival. The event also serves as the Arnold Pro Strongman World Championship.
World's Strongest Man Competitors 2019
Bjornsson was competing in the Arnold Strongman Classic for the 10th straight year. He won the title in 2019 and 2018 after finishing second in 2017 and fifth in 2016. He also won World’s Strongest Man in 2018.
Mateusz Kieliszkowski of Poland finished in second place after a third place showing in 2019. Martins Licis of Los Angeles, the current World’s Strongest Man who finished second in Columbus last year, was third.
Bjornsson, who is best known in some circles as the actor who played “The Mountain” on Game Of Thrones, dominated with two first-place finishes, one second-place and one third-place among the first five events. Bjornsson won Bag Over Bar and the ROGUE Elephant Bar Deadlift while placing second in the Trial By Stone and third in the Wheel of Pain. Bjornsson won the Elephant Bar Deadlift with a pull of 1,026 pounds.
In Cyr Strategic Challenge, the final event contested during the Arnold Classic, Bjornsson needed only one rep at 280 pounds to secure his third straight Arnold Strongman Classic title. He added one rep at 300 pounds for good measure.
Kieliszkowski won an impressive three of the first five events (Trial By Stone, Wheel Of Pain and Timber Carry) but was hampered by an 8th-place finish in the Elephant Bar Deadlift. In the Cyr Strategic Challenge, Kieliszkowski brought the crowd to its feet with a world-record 320-pound lift after opening at 300 pounds.For the victory, Bjornsson received congratulations from Arnold Schwarzenegger, $72,000, and the Louis Cyr Trophy. Kieliszkowski earned $22,000 for finishing second.
The Arnold Pro Strongman World Series features qualifying events at Arnold Sports Festival events and select stand-alone competitions around the world, with winners advancing to compete in the Arnold Pro Strongman World Series Championship at the Arnold Sports Festival.
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- 1st place (52.5 points): Hafthor Bjornsson of Iceland, $72,000
- 2nd place (50.5): Mateusz Kieliszkowski of Poland, $22,000
- 3rd place (36.5): Martins Licis of Los Angeles, $17,000
- 4th place (33): Jean-Francois Caron of Canada, $12,000
- 5th place (31): Oleksii Novikov of Ukraine, $10,000
- 6th place (29), tie: Mikhail Shivlyakov of Russia, $6,500 and Rob Kearney of Easthampton, Mass., $6,500
- 8th place (27): Jerry Pritchett of Phoenix, Ariz., $4,000.
- 9th place (24): Bobby Thompson of Fredericksburg, Virginia $3,000.
- 10th place (17.5): Matjaz Belsak of Estonia, $2,000.
World's Strongest Man 2020 Results
The 2020 Arnold Strongman Classic was contested over two days in five events: Trial By Stone, Bag Over Bar, Wheel Of Pain, ROGUE Elephant Bar Deadlift, Timber Carry and Cyr Strategic Challenge.
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