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2024 World's Strongest Man
The 2024 World's Strongest Man was the 47th World's Strongest Man competition that took place in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina from May 1 to 5, 2024. Participants This year's competition welcomed 11 new faces to the competition, and included 5 notable withdraws from previous champions Martins Licis (sciatica) and Oleksii Novikov (bicep issues), former two-time runner up Mateusz Kieliszkowski Mateusz Kieliszkowski (born 12 August 1993) is a Polish strongman competitor, notable for winning the 2019 World's Ultimate Strongman competition. He is also a two-time World's Strongest Man runner-up, three-time Arnold Strongman Classic runne ... (Achilles injury), Shane Flowers (bicep tear), and Kristján Jón Haraldsson (ACL tear). Heat results Format The 30 athletes were divided into 5 groups of 6 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 O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myrtle Beach
Myrtle Beach is a resort city on the East Coast of the United States in Horry County, South Carolina. It is located in the center of a long and continuous stretch of beach known as the " Grand Strand” in the northeastern part of the state. Its year-round population was 35,682 as of the 2020 census, making it the 13th-most populous city in South Carolina. Myrtle Beach is one of the major centers of tourism in South Carolina and the United States. The city's warm subtropical climate, miles of beaches, 86 golf courses, and 1,800 restaurants attract over 20 million visitors each year, making Myrtle Beach one of the most visited destinations in the country. Located along the historic King's Highway (modern day U.S. Route 17), the region was once home to the Waccamaw people. During the colonial period, the Whither family settled in the area, and a prominent local waterway, Wither's Swash, is named in their honor. Originally called alternately "New Town" or "Withers", ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gavin Bilton
Gavin "The Bull" Bilton (born 23 October 1988) is a professional strongman from Wales and a two-time winner of the UK's Strongest Man competition. Background Bilton grew up in Caerphilly and attended Bedwas Infants School, Bedwas Junior School and Bedwas High School. Before becoming a professional strongman, Bilton served for 13 years in the Welsh Guards, completing two tours in Afghanistan and acting as a Queen's Guard at Buckingham Palace. Since leaving the army, Gavin has set up his own gym in Caerphilly, called "Area 51". Career In October 2020, Bilton won 2021 UK's Strongest Man competition at the grounds of the Crumlin Road Jail in Belfast. He would go on to retain the title in 2021. Bilton was invited for at the 2020 World's Strongest Man competition in Bradenton, Florida, US, where he finished 5th in his heat after sustaining a rib injury during the squat lift, failing to make it to the finals. He got invited for 4 more years for the World's Strongest Man, but fai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
REIGN Keg Toss
A reign is the period of a person's or dynasty's occupation of the office of monarch of a nation (e.g., Saudi Arabia, Belgium, Andorra), of a people (e.g., the Franks, the Zulus) or of a spiritual community (e.g., Catholicism, Tibetan Buddhism, Nizari Ismailism). In most hereditary monarchies and some elective monarchies (e.g., Holy Roman Empire) there have been no limits on the duration of a sovereign's reign or incumbency, nor is there a term of office. Thus, a reign usually lasts until the monarch dies, unless the monarchy itself is abolished or the monarch abdicates or is deposed. In elective monarchies, there may be a fixed period of time for the duration of the monarch's tenure in office (e.g., Malaysia). The term of a reign can be indicated with the abbreviation "r." (for Latin ') after a sovereign's name, such as the following: : George VI, King of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions, Emperor of India (r. 1936–1952). Regnal periods Notable reigns have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Shaw (strongman)
Brian Shaw (born February 26, 1982) is an American retired professional strongman who is widely regarded as one of the greatest strength athletes of all time. He won the 2011, 2013, 2015, and 2016 World's Strongest Man, making him one of only five men to win the World’s Strongest Man four times or more. In 2011, Shaw became the first man to win the Arnold Strongman Classic and the World's Strongest Man competitions in the same calendar year, a feat he replicated in 2015. With 27 international competition wins, he is the fourth most decorated strongman in history. Shaw has also set more than 25 world records in deadlifting, stonelifting, keg-tossing, grip-related movements and more. In October 2024, Shaw was inducted into the International Sports Hall of Fame. Early life Shaw was born in Fort Lupton, Colorado, on February 26, 1982, the son of Jay and Bonnie Shaw. Both of his parents were taller than average, with his father standing at and his mother . Shaw's mother h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rauno Heinla
Rauno Heinla (born 7 June 1982) is an Estonian professional strongman competitor. He is a specialist in the deadlift events and is regarded as one of the best deadlifters in the world. Strongman career Born in Tartu, Estonia, Rauno started his Strongman career in 2000 in the local strongman competition Kõrveküla rammumees. He won his first national title by winning the Estonia's Strongest Man competition in 2008. He's the only Estonian to win this title 6 times following in the footsteps of Tarmo Mitt and Andrus Murumets (who both won 5 times each). For most of his career, Rauno trained with fellow Estonian Strongman Lauri Nämi. Rauno identifies heavy stones and deadlift for reps as his favourite events, and also recognizes that he needs to improve his truck pulls and super yokes. In his career spanning 22 years, Rauno has competed in over 45 international competitions and 8 single event contests. On September 13, 2020, Rauno broke the 400 kg Deadlift (standard bar) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pavlo Kordiyaka
Pavlo Kordiyaka (, born 2 July 1995) is a Ukrainian strongman competitor from Lviv, Ukraine and the 2023 Europe's Strongest Man. He has also won 'Official Strongman Games', 'Marijampolė International', 'Pahlavon Mahmud Strongman Grand Prix' and 'Ukraine's Strongest Man' strongman competitions. Having competed in 30 international strongman competitions and winning 5 of them, Kordiyaka is among the 50 most decorated strongmen of all time. Background Kordiyaka was an avid sportsman during his younger days, having taken part in football, acrobatics, boxing, wrestling and mixed martial arts. He was introduced to strongman at the age of 18 by former World's Strongest Man winner Vasyl Virastyuk. He often trains together with fellow Ukrainian world champions Oleksiy Novikov and Olga Liashchuk. Personal records *Equipped Deadlift – ''(during training)'' *Log press – (2023 Giants Live World Tour Finals) *Axle press – (2024 World's Strongest Man) *Flintstone barbell split jerk ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evans Aryee
Evans Nana Ekow Aryee (born 2 April 1998) also known as "Evans the Hulk" is a Belgium-based Ghanaian strongman and powerlifter. Career In a career which begun from placing second in strongest man in East Flanders, Belgium in 2022, Aryee has 3 international wins and 9 podiums to his credit. He is one of very few men from Belgium to participate on the Strongman Champions League circuit. Aryee won his first international strongman competition in 2023, triumphing at Strongman Champions League Esposende, Portugal. He retained the title in 2024 before going on to win a third SCL title in May 2025 in Zrenjanin, Serbia. At the Serbian event, he finished level on points with veteran Aivars Šmaukstelis but took the title on countback. Aryee made his first appearance at World's Strongest Man in 2024, finishing fifth in a group involving Pavlo Kordiyaka, Evan Singleton, Rauno Heinla, Marcus Crowder and Kane Francis. His won the car walk even during that heat. He also competed in 2025 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evan Singleton
Evan Singleton is an American strongman competitor and former professional wrestler who carries the nickname T-Rex. In the WWE, he wrestled under the name Adam Mercer. Singleton has won 5 Strongman competitions: 2019 Giants Live North American Open in Martinsville, Indiana, Giants Live 2021 World Open in Manchester, England, 2021 Arnold UK in Marston Green, England, 2023 Giants Live Strongman Classic in London, England and Giants Live 2023 World Open in Manchester, England. Professional wrestling career When he was 18, Singleton signed for World Wrestling Entertainment and competed under the name 'Adam Mercer'. Florida Championship Wrestling/NXT Singleton joined WWE's developmental promotion Florida Championship Wrestling, before it became solely known as WWE NXT as Adam Mercer during March 2012. At 19 years of age, Mercer was the youngest NXT member in the program's history. Despite his impressive physical credentials, Mercer wrestled a sparse series of matches, most of wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Bishop
Adam Bishop is a professional strongman and two-time winner of the Britain's Strongest Man competition (2020, 2023). Bishop refers to himself in the media as "one of the little guys" in the sport, despite weighing over 300 lbs. Bishop has also competed in rugby, where he played as a winger, and in skeleton bobsleigh. Strongman career Bishop started competing in open strongman competitions in 2012, having progressed from the under-105 kg category. He entered the heats for the World's Strongest Man in 2015, establishing himself as an up-and-coming talent. Bishop steadily improved his standings in the competition, narrowly missing a place in the grand final of the 2016 World's Strongest Man when he was beaten in the Atlas Stones. In the 2018 World's Strongest Man competition, Bishop failed to get past the qualifying heats after losing against Johan Els in the Atlas Stones event. In the 2019 World's Strongest Man competition, Bishop reached the finals for the first time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Evans (strongman)
Thomas 'Tom' Evans (born 9 May 1994) is an American Strongman from Franklin, North Carolina. Evans worked as an athletics assistant strength and conditioning coach at the University of Delaware and was also an American Football player before trying out for 2021 America's Strongest Man. The following year, within a span of 6 months, he won both the 2022 Arnold Amateur and the Shaw Classic Open which paved the way for him to attend other high level international competitions. Evans has qualified for the World's Strongest Man competition on three occasions (2023, 2024, 2025) but has yet to reach the finals. His highest placements in international competitions are fifth at the Arnold Strongman Classic, sixth at the Strongest Man on Earth and sixth at the Rogue Invitational. Personal records ''During competitions:'' *Deadlift (raw with straps) – (2024 Rogue Invitational) *Elephant bar Deadlift (raw with straps) – (2024 Arnold Strongman Classic) *Log press (Austrian Oak) – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob Kearney (strongman)
Rob Kearney is a retired American professional strongman competitor. He won the Giants Live North American Open in 2017 and the Arnold International World Series Australia in 2019. He is also a four time qualifier for the World's Strongest Man competition, and a three time participant in the Arnold Strongman Classic. He is also a two-time American log lift record holder, with a competition best of 476 lbs (216 kg) in 2020. Kearney retired after the 2024 World's Strongest Man in May 2024. Career Kearney was part of the cheer-leading team in high school, He started training in CrossFit in 2009 at the age of 17 while at school, but found that he was better at heavy lifting, and could deadlift 506 lbs the first time he tried it. Within a few months, he competed in his first strongman competition. He joined a powerlifting team at college and competed as a powerlifter. When he was 21, Kearney won the 2013 North American Strongman National Championship, and turned professional. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mathew Ragg
Mathew 'Matt' Ragg (born 21 September 1991) is a Strongman from New Zealand and a six-times winner of New Zealand's Strongest Man competition. Background Ragg started his sporting career as a sprinter but a recurring shin injury caused him to move towards weight training. In 2013, he started competing in local strongman competitions and broke some national records in the process. This paved him to join 2016 Arnold Amateur World Championships, where he secured third place behind Zach Hadge and Evgeny Markov, resulting in his pro debut. Following a hiatus due to COVID-19 pandemic, Ragg competed at 2022 Official Strongman Games and won third place which qualified him for the World's Strongest Man. At 2023 World's Strongest Man, he qualified for the finals, finishing in 9th place. At the 2023 Giants Live World Tour Finals, he won second place behind Tom Stoltman and ahead of the reigning World's Strongest Man champion Mitchell Hooper. In 2024, he won the Beasts of Burden competit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
