2018 World's Strongest Man

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2018 World's Strongest Man
Competition information
Dates28 April - 6 May 2018
LocationManila
Country Philippines
Athletes participating30
Nations participating15
Champion(s)
Iceland Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson

The 2018 World's Strongest Man was the 41st edition of the World's Strongest Man competition held in Manila, Philippines from April 28 to May 6, and was won by Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson[1] the first Icelander since Magnús Ver Magnússon in 1996 to win the title. Mateusz Kieliszkowski of Poland finished second and four-time winner Brian Shaw of the United States third.

The qualifying phase lasted until May 1 while the finals took place on May 5 and 6[2] while various World's Strongest Man events were hosted within and outside Metro Manila. Among the venues were the Quirino Grandstand in Rizal Park; Intramuros, Manila; Bonifacio Global City in Taguig; and the University of the Philippines campus in Diliman, Quezon City. Events outside Metro Manila were hosted in Bataan, Corregidor Island, Coron Island, Davao City, and Tagaytay.[2]

Participants[edit]

Heat Results[edit]

The qualifying heats consisted of six events. After five events, the competitor with the highest score qualifies for the final. The competitors in second and third place take part in the final event, the Atlas Stones, with the winner progressing.

Heat 1[edit]

# Name Nationality Pts
1 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson  Iceland 22.5
2 Marius Lalas  Lithuania 19.5
3 Matjaz Belsak  Slovenia 19
4 Laurence Shahlaei  United Kingdom 19
5 Peiman Maheripour  Iran 15
6 Rob Kearney  United States 10

Atlas Stones

Name Nationality Time (sec)
Matjaz Belsak  Slovenia 5 in 37.23
Marius Lalas  Lithuania 3 in 25.13

Heat 2[edit]

# Name Nationality Pts
1 Brian Shaw  United States 25.5
2 Adam Bishop  United Kingdom 20.5
3 Johan Els  South Africa 19.5
4 Adam Derks  United States 17.5
5 Johnny Hansson  Sweden 14.5
6 Paul Smith  United Kingdom 6.5

Atlas Stones

Name Nationality Time (sec)
Johan Els  South Africa 5 in 32.16
Adam Bishop  United Kingdom 3 in 29.98

Heat 3[edit]

# Name Nationality Pts
1 Žydrūnas Savickas  Lithuania 22
2 Robert Oberst  United States 21
3 Luke Stoltman  United Kingdom 19
4 Bryan Benzel  United States 17
5 Graham Hicks  United Kingdom 17
6 Dennis Kohlruss  Germany 9

Atlas Stones

Name Nationality Time (sec)
Robert Oberst  United States 5 in 33.05
Luke Stoltman  United Kingdom 4 in 24.65

Heat 4[edit]

# Name Nationality Pts
1 Martins Licis  United States 25.5
2 Mark Felix  United Kingdom 21
3 Jean-François Caron  Canada 19.5
4 Krzysztof Radzikowski  Poland 17.5
5 Martin Forsmark  Sweden 12.5
6 Rongo Keene  Australia 8

Atlas Stones

Name Nationality Time (sec)
Jean-François Caron  Canada 5 in 39.53
Mark Felix  United Kingdom 4 in 28.12

Heat 5[edit]

# Name Nationality Pts
1 Mateusz Kieliszkowski  Poland 26
2 Mikhail Shivlyakov  Russia 22
3 Konstantine Janashia  Georgia 19.5
4 Aivars Šmaukstelis  Latvia 16
5 Terry Hollands  United Kingdom 11
6 Nick Best  United States 10.5

Atlas Stones

Name Nationality Time (sec)
Konstantine Janashia  Georgia 5 in 29.99
Mikhail Shivlyakov  Russia 5 in 36.65

Finals Events Results[edit]

Event 1: Frame Carry[edit]

  • Weight: 370 kilograms (820 lb)
  • Course Length: 30 metres (98 ft)
  • Time Limit: 60 seconds
# Name Nationality Time (sec) Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Mateusz Kieliszkowski  Poland 18.93 10 10
2 Brian Shaw  United States 21.72 9 9
3 Konstantine Janashia  Georgia 30.96 8 8
4 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson  Iceland 32.53 7 7
5 Martins Licis  United States DNF (26.55 m) 6 6
6 JF Caron  Canada DNF (18.45 m) 5 5
7 Robert Oberst  United States DNF (12.05 m) 4 4
8 Johan Els  South Africa DNF (9.55 m) 3 3
9 Matjaz Belsak  Slovenia DNF (5.30 m) 2 2
10 Žydrūnas Savickas  Lithuania DNF (5.05 m) 1 1

Event 2: Car Deadlift[edit]

  • Weight: 386 kilograms (851 lb) for repetitions
  • Time Limit: 60 seconds
# Name Nationality Repetitions Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson  Iceland 12 9.5 16.5
1 Brian Shaw  United States 12 9.5 18.5
3 JF Caron  Canada 11 8 13
4 Martins Licis  United States 10 7 13
5 Konstantine Janashia  Georgia 7 6 14
6 Matjaz Belsak  Slovenia 6 5 7
7 Johan Els  South Africa 5 4 5
8 Žydrūnas Savickas  Lithuania 3 2.5 3.5
8 Mateusz Kieliszkowski  Poland 3 2.5 12.5
10 Robert Oberst  United States 0 0 4

Event 3: Max Overhead Press[edit]

  • Starting Weight: 175 kilograms (386 lb)
# Name Nationality Weight Lifted Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson  Iceland 205 kg (452 lb) 10 26.5
2 Mateusz Kieliszkowski  Poland 200 kg (441 lb) 8.5 21
2 Martins Licis  United States 200 kg (441 lb) 8.5 21.5
4 Brian Shaw  United States 190 kg (419 lb) 5.5 24
4 Robert Oberst  United States 190 kg (419 lb) 5.5 9.5
4 Žydrūnas Savickas[a]  Lithuania 190 kg (419 lb) 5.5 9
4 Matjaz Belsak  Slovenia 190 kg (419 lb) 5.5 12.5
8 JF Caron  Canada 175 kg (386 lb) 3 16
9 Johan Els  South Africa N/A 0 7
9 Konstantine Janashia  Georgia N/A 0 14
  1. ^ Savickas was injured during his 200 kg (440 lb) attempt and took no further part in the competition.

Event 4: Bus Pull[edit]

  • Weight: 28,000 kilograms (62,000 lb)
  • Course Length: 25 metres (82 ft)
  • Time Limit: 60 seconds
# Name Nationality Time (sec) Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Mateusz Kieliszkowski  Poland 35.95 10 31
2 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson  Iceland 36.06 9 35.5
3 Matjaz Belsak  Slovenia 36.75 8 20.5
4 Brian Shaw  United States 36.76 7 31
5 Martins Licis  United States 38.95 6 27.5
6 Johan Els  South Africa 40.25 5 12
7 JF Caron  Canada 41.00 4 20
8 Robert Oberst  United States 41.10 3 12.5
9 Konstantine Janashia  Georgia 43.20 2 16

Event 5: Loading Race[edit]

  • Weight: 105 kilograms (231 lb) anchor, 125 kilograms (276 lb) anvil, 120 kilograms (260 lb) keg, 150 kilograms (330 lb) sand bag, and a 120 kilograms (260 lb) safe
  • Course Length: 10 metres (33 ft)
  • Time Limit: 75 seconds
# Name Nationality Time Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson  Iceland 5 in 0m 31.22 10 45.5
2 Mateusz Kieliszkowski  Poland 5 in 0m 33.60 9 40
3 Johan Els  South Africa 5 in 0m 34.12 8 20
4 JF Caron  Canada 5 in 0m 40.61 7 27
5 Brian Shaw  United States 5 in 0m 43.34 6 37
6 Robert Oberst  United States 5 in 0m 44.98 5 17.5
7 Matjaz Belsak  Slovenia 5 in 0m 52.56 4 24.5
8 Konstantine Janashia  Georgia 5 in 0m 52.92 3 19
9 Martins Licis  United States 4 in 0m 37.67 2 29.5

Event 6: Atlas Stones[edit]

  • Weight: 5 Atlas Stone series ranging from 150–210 kilograms (330–460 lb)
  • Time Limit: 60 seconds
# Name Nationality Time (sec) Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Johan Els  South Africa 5 in 41.44 10 30
2 Martins Licis  United States 4 in 24.97 9 38.5
3 JF Caron  Canada 4 in 33.59 8 35
4 Brian Shaw  United States 4 in 39.11 7 44
5 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson  Iceland 4 in 40.36 6 51.5
6 Mateusz Kieliszkowski  Poland 4 in 41.64 5 45
7 Robert Oberst  United States 3 in 24.15 4 21.5
8 Matjaz Belsak  Slovenia 3 in 37.67 3 27.5
9 Konstantine Janashia  Georgia 3 in 44.78 2 21

Final standings[edit]

# Name Nationality Pts
1 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson  Iceland 51.5
2 Mateusz Kieliszkowski  Poland 45
3 Brian Shaw  United States 44
4 Martins Licis  United States 38.5
5 Jean-François Caron  Canada 35
6 Johan Els  South Africa 30
7 Matjaz Belsak  Slovenia 27.5
8 Robert Oberst  United States 21.5
9 Konstantine Janashia  Georgia 21.0
10 Žydrūnas Savickas  Lithuania 9

References[edit]

  1. ^ Mather, Victor (7 May 2018). "The Mountain from Game of Thrones Wins World's Strongest Man Title". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  2. ^ a b "PH to show off tourist spots in World's Strongest Man hosting". ABS-CBN. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.

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