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2021 World's Strongest Man

The 2021 World's Strongest Man was the 44th edition of the World's Strongest Man competition, an event that took place in Sacramento, California from June 15 to June 20, 2021.[1] The defending champion was Oleksii Novikov of Ukraine, however, he failed to progress to the final after coming fourth in his heat. In so doing, he became the first World's Strongest Man reigning champion to compete at the following year's event and fail to qualify for the final since Magnús Ver Magnússon in the 1997 competition. The contest was won by Tom Stoltman who improved on his second place finish the previous year.[2] Four-time champion Brian Shaw came second, returning to the podium after a 2 year absence, and Canada's Maxime Boudreault came third.[3]

2021 World's Strongest Man
Competition information
Dates15-20 June 2021
VenueOld Sacramento Waterfront
LocationSacramento, California
Country United States
Athletes participating25
Nations participating11
Champion(s)
United Kingdom Tom Stoltman

Participants edit

Graham Hicks of the UK withdrew the day before the competition began, and was replaced by Ervin Toots of Estonia. As a result, Gavin Bilton of the UK was moved from group 5 to group 1, and Toots took Bilton's place in group 5.[4]

Luke Richardson suffered a biceps injury during the first day of competition and withdrew.[5]

Terry Hollands suffered an injury during day 1 of the heats, and withdrew after 2 events.

Chris van der Linde also withdrew from the competition after 2 events.

Finalists edit

The contest is divided in a qualifying round and finals. There are ten finals participants, and in 2021 they include:[6]

  • Brian Shaw (United States)
  • Trey Mitchell (United States)
  • JF Caron (Canada)
  • Konstantine Janashia (Georgia)
  • Bobby Thompson (United States)
  • Maxime Boudreault (Canada)
  • Tom Stoltman (United Kingdom)
  • Eythor Ingolfsson Melsted (Iceland)
  • Adam Bishop (United Kingdom)
  • Luke Stoltman (United Kingdom)

Heat Results edit

Format edit

The 25 athletes were divided into 5 groups of 5 athletes, with 2 athletes from each group progressing to the final of 10. The winner of each group progressed to the final, and 2nd and 3rd in each group would then advance to a 'Stone Off', from which the winner would also progress.

Heat 1 edit

  • Events: Loading Race, Squat Lift for repetitions, Fingal's Fingers, Overhead Medley, Pickaxe Hold.
# Name Nationality Pts
1 Brian Shaw   United States 19.5
2 Maxime Boudreault   Canada 17
3 Aivars Šmaukstelis   Latvia 16.5
4 Gavin Bilton   United Kingdom 12
5 Travis Ortmayer   United States 10

Stone Off

Name Nationality Stones
Maxime Boudreault   Canada 7
Aivars Smaukstelis   Latvia 7

Heat 2 edit

  • Events: Loading Race, Deadlift for repetitions, Train Push, Overhead Medley, Pickaxe Hold.
# Name Nationality Pts
1 Trey Mitchell   United States 19
2 Tom Stoltman   United Kingdom 18
3 Mark Felix   United Kingdom 14
4 Evan Singleton   United States 13
5 Johnny Hansson   Sweden 11

Stone Off

Name Nationality Stones
Tom Stoltman   United Kingdom 5
Mark Felix   United Kingdom 5

Heat 3 edit

  • Events: Loading Race, Squat Lift for repetitions, Train Push, Overhead Medley, Pickaxe Hold.
# Name Nationality Pts
1 JF Caron   Canada 20
2 Eyþór Ingólfsson Melsteð   Iceland 17
3 Robert Oberst   United States 16
4 Mikhail Shivlyakov   Russia 15
5 Luke Richardson   United Kingdom 1 (injured)

Stone Off

Name Nationality Stones
Eyþór Ingólfsson Melsteð   Iceland 5
Robert Oberst   United States 5

Heat 4 edit

  • Events: Loading Race, Deadlift for repetitions, Fingal's Fingers, Overhead Medley, Pickaxe Hold.
# Name Nationality Pts
1 Konstantine Janashia   Georgia 21
2 Adam Bishop   United Kingdom 17
3 Jerry Pritchett   United States 15
4 Terry Hollands   United Kingdom 7 (injured)
5 Chris van der Linde   South Africa 3 (withdrew)

Stone Off

Name Nationality Stones
Adam Bishop   United Kingdom 2
Jerry Pritchett   United States 2

Heat 5 edit

  • Events: Loading Race, Deadlift for repetitions, Fingal's Fingers, Overhead Medley, Pickaxe Hold.
# Name Nationality Pts
1 Bobby Thompson   United States 18
2 Luke Stoltman   United Kingdom 18
3 Kevin Faires   United States 17
4 Oleksii Novikov   Ukraine 17
5 Ervin Toots   Estonia 5

Stone Off

Name Nationality Stones
Luke Stoltman   United Kingdom 7
Kevin Faires   United States 7

Finals Events Results edit

Event 1: Giant's Medley edit

  • Weight: 440 kilograms (970 lb) yoke, 350 kilograms (770 lb) frame
  • Course Length: 10 metres (33 ft) yoke, 15 metres (49 ft) frame
# Name Nationality Time (sec) Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Tom Stoltman   United Kingdom 18.36 10 10
2 Konstantine Janashia   Georgia 20.31 9 9
3 Brian Shaw   United States 20.53 8 8
4 Luke Stoltman   United Kingdom 20.72 7 7
5 JF Caron   Canada 21.31 6 6
6 Adam Bishop   United Kingdom 22.39 5 5
7 Bobby Thompson   United States 25.06 4 4
8 Maxime Boudreault   Canada 31.43 3 3
9 Trey Mitchell   United States 45.61 2 2
10 Eyþór Ingólfsson Melsteð   Iceland DNF 10 metres (33 ft) 1 1

Event 2: Titan's Turntable edit

  • Weight: 30,000 kilograms (66,000 lb)
  • Course Length: 30 metres (98 ft)
  • Time Limit: 75 seconds
# Name Nationality Time Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Tom Stoltman   United Kingdom 0m 46.89 10 20
2 Trey Mitchell   United States 0m 52.34 9 11
3 Eyþór Ingólfsson Melsteð   Iceland 0m 52.83 8 9
4 Maxime Boudreault   Canada 0m 55.16 7 10
5 Luke Stoltman   United Kingdom 0m 55.94 6 13
6 Brian Shaw   United States 0m 56.73 5 13
7 Adam Bishop   United Kingdom 0m 57.78 4 9
8 JF Caron   Canada 0m 57.84 3 9
9 Konstantine Janashia   Georgia 1m 0.15 2 11
10 Bobby Thompson   United States 1m 2.31 1 5

Event 3: REIGN Keg Toss edit

  • Weight: 15 kilograms (33 lb) for maximum height
  • Athletes get three attempts for each height
# Name Nationality Height Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Brian Shaw   United States 7.75 metres (25.4 ft) 10 23
2 Tom Stoltman   United Kingdom 7.5 metres (25 ft) 8.5 28.5
2 Maxime Boudreault   Canada 7.5 metres (25 ft) 8.5 18.5
4 Konstantine Janashia   Georgia 7.26 metres (23.8 ft) 7 18
5 Luke Stoltman   United Kingdom 6.75 metres (22.1 ft) 4 17
5 JF Caron   Canada 6.75 metres (22.1 ft) 4 13
5 Adam Bishop   United Kingdom 6.75 metres (22.1 ft) 4 13
5 Eyþór Ingólfsson Melsteð   Iceland 6.75 metres (22.1 ft) 4 13
5 Bobby Thompson   United States 6.75 metres (22.1 ft) 4 9
10 Trey Mitchell   United States 6 metres (20 ft) 1 12

Event 4: Max Log Lift edit

  • Opening Weight: 170 kilograms (370 lb)
# Name Nationality Weight Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Luke Stoltman   United Kingdom 215 kilograms (474 lb) 10 27
2 Maxime Boudreault   Canada 205 kilograms (452 lb) 8 26.5
2 Trey Mitchell   United States 205 kilograms (452 lb) 8 20
2 Bobby Thompson   United States 205 kilograms (452 lb) 8 17
5 Brian Shaw   United States 195 kilograms (430 lb) 5 28
5 Konstantine Janashia   Georgia 195 kilograms (430 lb) 5 23
5 JF Caron   Canada 195 kilograms (430 lb) 5 18
8 Tom Stoltman   United Kingdom 185 kilograms (408 lb) 2.5 31
8 Eyþór Ingólfsson Melsteð   Iceland 185 kilograms (408 lb) 2.5 15.5
10 Adam Bishop   United Kingdom 170 kilograms (370 lb) 1 14

Event 5: KNAACK Deadlift edit

  • Weight: 350 kilograms (770 lb) for repetitions
  • Time Limit: 60 seconds
# Name Nationality Repetitions Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Trey Mitchell   United States 10 9 29
1 JF Caron   Canada 10 9 27
1 Adam Bishop   United Kingdom 10 9 23
4 Brian Shaw   United States 9 6.5 34.5
4 Bobby Thompson   United States 9 6.5 23.5
6 Tom Stoltman   United Kingdom 8 4.5 35.5
6 Konstantine Janashia   Georgia 8 4.5 27.5
8 Eyþór Ingólfsson Melsteð   Iceland 7 3 18.5
9 Luke Stoltman   United Kingdom 6 2 29
10 Maxime Boudreault   Canada 3 1 27.5

Event 6: Atlas Stones edit

  • Weight: 5 stones ranging from 140–210 kilograms (310–460 lb)
# Name Nationality Time (sec) Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Tom Stoltman   United Kingdom 5 in 20.21 10 45.5
2 Maxime Boudreault   Canada 5 in 28.63 9 36.5
3 Brian Shaw   United States 5 in 31.45 8 42.5
4 JF Caron   Canada 5 in 37.17 7 34
5 Trey Mitchell   United States 5 in 37.26 6 35
6 Konstantine Janashia   Georgia 4 in 20.81 5 32.5
7 Adam Bishop   United Kingdom 4 in 30.61 4 27
8 Luke Stoltman   United Kingdom 4 in 33.50 3 32
9 Eyþór Ingólfsson Melsteð   Iceland 4 in 33.65 2 20.5
10 Bobby Thompson   United States Withdrew 0 23.5

Final standings edit

# Name Nationality Pts
1 Tom Stoltman   United Kingdom 45.5
2 Brian Shaw   United States 42.5
3 Maxime Boudreault   Canada 36.5
4 Trey Mitchell   United States 35
5 JF Caron   Canada 34
6 Konstantine Janashia   Georgia 32.5
7 Luke Stoltman   United Kingdom 32
8 Adam Bishop   United Kingdom 27
9 Bobby Thompson   United States 23.5
10 Eyþór Ingólfsson Melsteð   Iceland 20.5

Records edit

Mark Felix appeared in his record 16th WSM contest.

Brian Shaw qualified for his record 13th WSM final, breaking a tie held by him and Zydrunas Savickas. All 13 of these finals were consecutive, another record. He also extended his own record by appearing in his 14th consecutive WSM contest, and equalled the record 10 podium finishes of Savickas.

Travis Ortmayer set a record for longest absence between consecutive WSM appearances of 10 years, last competing at the 2011 contest. This broke the previous record of 8 years (2003–2011) held by Lithuania's Vidas Blekaitis.

In the third event of the final, 4 men broke the previous world record in the Keg Toss for height, which stood at 7.25m (held by Brian Shaw). Konstantine Janashia achieved 7.26m, whereas Tom Stoltman and Maxime Boudreault reached 7.50m, but Shaw reset his record at 7.75m.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ Razor, Calen. "How to Watch the 2021 World's Strongest Man Competition". Men's Health. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  2. ^ Gutman, Andrew (June 20, 2021). "Tom Stoltman Wins 2021 World's Strongest Man". BarBend. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Gutman, Andrew (June 20, 2021). "2021 World's Strongest Man Results And Leaderboard — Tom Stoltman Wins". BarBend. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
  4. ^ Gutman, Andrew (June 15, 2021). "2021 World's Strongest Man Results And Leaderboard". BarBend. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  5. ^ Lockridge, Roger (June 15, 2021). "Luke Richardson Withdraws From 2021 World's Strongest Man Due To Biceps Injury". BarBend. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  6. ^ Gutman, Andrew. "2021 World's Strongest Man Finalists Revealed". BarBend. Retrieved June 18, 2021.

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