The 2018
World's Ultimate Strongman was the inaugural
strongman competition organized by the strength federation 'World's Ultimate Strongman' with the participation of the 12 top strongmen of the world, determining who is the strongest. The competition took place at the Bab Al Shams arena in
Dubai
Dubai (Help:IPA/English, /duːˈbaɪ/ Help:Pronunciation respelling key, ''doo-BYE''; Modern Standard Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic: ; Emirati Arabic, Emirati Arabic: , Romanization of Arabic, romanized: Help:IPA/English, /diˈbej/) is the Lis ...
,
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates (UAE), or simply the Emirates, is a country in West Asia, in the Middle East, at the eastern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is a Federal monarchy, federal elective monarchy made up of Emirates of the United Arab E ...
on October 26 and held six brutal events within a single day.
The reigning and defending
Iceland's Strongest Man,
Europe's Strongest Man,
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 ...
and the
Arnold Strongman Classic champion, Iceland's
Hafþór Björnsson won the competition
while
Brian Shaw of USA took second and
Mateusz Kieliszkowski of Poland secured third place.
Participants
Event Results
Event 1: Truck pull
* Weight: rocket launcher truck, uphill
* Course Length:
Event 2: Arm over arm truck pull
* Weight: truck
* Course Length:
Event 3: Silver Dollar Deadlift
* Starting Weight:
* Notes: The bar height is 18 inches from the floor.
Event 4: Overhead Medley
* Implements & Weights: log, circus dumbbell (with one hand), axle, and shield.
Event 5: Super Yoke
* Weight:
* Course Length:
Event 6: Atlas Stones
* Weight: 5 stones weighing .
Final results
References
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Strongmen competitions
Men's sports competitions
2018 in Emirati sport