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2018 World's Strongest Man

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.

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 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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