The 2013 World's Strongest Man was the 36th edition of
World's Strongest Man
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 Decemb ...
. The event was held in
Haitang Bay,
Sanya
Sanya; Chinese postal romanization, also spelled Samah is the southernmost city on Hainan Island, and one of the four prefecture-level cities of Hainan, Hainan Province in Southeast China, South China.
According to the Sixth National Populati ...
, China, the same host city as the
2006 World's Strongest Man contest.
[ ] The qualifying heats were held from August 17–20 and the finals on Aug. 23 & 24.
The event was sponsored by the
Commerce Casino and will be broadcast in the United States on the
CBS Sports Network
CBS Sports Network (a.k.a. CBSSN) is an American digital cable and satellite television network owned by the CBS Entertainment Group unit of Paramount Global. When it launched in 2002 as the National College Sports Network (later College Sports ...
.
from the United States placed first, winning his second WSM title after winning in 2011.
[ ] Zydrunas Savickas from
Lithuania
Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania, is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea, bordered by Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, P ...
was second after finishing 1st the year before, and
Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson
Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson (; transliterated as Hafthor in English; born 26 November 1988) is an Icelandic professional strongman who is widely regarded as one of the greatest strength athletes of all time. He is the first and only person t ...
from
Iceland
Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the regi ...
was third for the second year in a row.
Participants
Qualifying Heats
Heat 1
Heat 2
Heat 3
Heat 4
Heat 5
Finals events results
Event 1: Frame Carry
* Weight:
* Course length:
* Time limit: 60 seconds
Event 2: Truck Pull
* Weight:
* Course length:
* Time limit: 75 seconds
Event 3: Super Yoke
*Weight:
* Course length:
* Time limit: 60 seconds
Event 4: Max Deadlift
Event 5: Overhead Medley
*Weight: 1 x dumbbell, 1 x barbell, 1 x dumbbell, 1 x barbell
* Time limit: 75 seconds
Event 6: Atlas Stones
*Weight: 5 Stone series ranging from
* Time limit: 60 seconds
Final standings
References
External links
Official site
{{World's Strongest Man champions
2013 in Chinese sport
World's Strongest Man