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The World's Strongest Man is an international strongman competition held every year. Organized by American event management company IMG, a subsidiary of Endeavor, it is broadcast in the US during summers and in the UK around the end of December each year.
Watch the world's strongest men compete in feats of human strength at the 2024 SBD World’s Strongest Man in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina on May 1st – 5th. Learn about the history, champions and global partners of this iconic sport.
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The inaugural World’s Strongest Man contest was held at Universal Studios, California, in 1977 and featured a hodgepodge of impressive athletes, including bodybuilders like Franco Columbu and Lou Ferrigno, professional wrestler/weightlifter Ken Patera, and NFL player Bob Young. [Read More: The 17 Best Chest Exercises for Big Pecs and a Strong Ben...
Following his runner-up placing in 1978, IPF World PowerliftingChampion Don Reinhoudt finished the 1970s as the only other winner of the nascent WSM competition with a victory in ’79. He competed in the WSM the following year for a final time, placing ninth. Though Reinhoudt didn’t have much of a reign on the top, the 1979 contest is notable for th...
With a new decade underway, Bill Kazmaier staked his claim as strongman’s first major superstar thanks to his dominance at the WSM from 1980 to 1982. The intensity in his eyes and charisma in front of the camera was enough for the powerlifter to garner an incredible fanbase, and he’s still the measuring stick for all other crossover strongmanstars ...
Thanks in part to Kazmaier’s absence in 1983, England’s Geoff Capes became the first non-American to win the title in 1983, edging out the upstart Jón Páll Sigmarsson by 1.5 points. This was also the first WSM to be held outside the United States, but it would be far from the last. Capes regained the title in 1985, again beating Sigmarsson by 1.5 p...
Iceland’s Jón Páll Sigmarsson finally got the monkey off his back by securing his first title in 1984 and another in 1986, both of which were in convincing fashion. There was no WSM contest held in 1987, but fans were treated to the first fantasy matchupin the sport’s history in 1988 when Kazmaier returned to challenge Sigmarsson for the throne. [R...
Hailing from the UK, Jamie Reeves took home the prize at the 12th WSM contest after his third-place finish the year before. Reeves clinched the top spot by five points over runner-up Ab Wolders, and he managed to topple both Sigmarsson (third) and Kazmaier (fourth) by the time all was said and done. Reeves landed on the WSM podium just one more tim...
A new crop of competitors emerged in the ‘90s, but one theme remained: an Icelandic strongman would dominate. Sigmarsson wasn’t competing anymore, but young Magnús Ver Magnússonwas ready to take the torch from his fellow countryman and run with it. [Read More: The Best Supplements for Muscle Growth] Magnússon won his first title in 1991 but spent t...
Ted van der Parre of the Netherlands stood in the way of Ver Magnússon’s dominance in 1992, becoming the tallest man to ever winthe title at 6’10”. Though van der Parre won a trio of Strongest Man of the Netherlands crowns, he only appeared in one more WSM in 1994. Unfortunately, he had to bow out of that one early due to an injury. As of 2023, he ...
One year after van der Parre won as the tallest competitor, six-foot-tall Gary Taylor claimed the championship as the shortest man to stand atop the podium, according toGuinness World Records. [Read More: The Ultimate 10-Week Powerbuilding Workout Routine for Mass and Strength] Unfortunately for Taylor, he was unable to move past the qualifying hea...
Jouko Ahola burst onto the WSM scene in 1997 with a dominant four-point victory over runner-up Flemming Rasmussen. Most surprising is the fact that Magnússon was eliminated in the qualifying heat, ending his historic reign. Ahola kept the momentum going with a runner-up spot in 1998 and his second WSM title in 1999. During this time, he also won tw...
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May 5, 2024 · Tom Stoltman dominated the 2024 edition of the World's Strongest Man competition, beating Mitchell Hooper and Evan Singleton in the final standings. See the full results, highlights and analysis of the events and the top performers.
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Watch videos of the strongest men on the planet competing in various tests of strength at The World's Strongest Man event. See highlights from the 2023 competition, such as Atlas Stones, Bus Pull, Deadlift and more.
May 5, 2024 · Find out who won the 2024 World's Strongest Man competition in Myrtle Beach, SC, and see the full event recaps, news, and analyses. Tom Stoltman was crowned the champion, followed by Mitchell Hooper and Evan Singleton.
