The 2019
World's Ultimate Strongman took place 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 ...
between October 24 and 25. The winner of the inaugural World's Ultimate Strongman
Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson did not partake this year due to taking a small break from competing. 2019 World's Strongest Man
Martins Licis also did not partake due to injury. The competition had four-time World's Strongest Man
Žydrūnas Savickas as a referee; 2017 World's Strongest Man
Eddie Hall and 2016 Europe's Strongest Man
Laurence Shahlaei were commentators of the event.
This years event was held over two days with first day consisting of only one event; the max deadlift. This event was performed with the
Burj Khalifa
The Burj Khalifa (known as the Burj Dubai prior to its inauguration) is a megatall skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. With a total height of 829.8 m (2,722 ft, or just over half a mile) and a roof height (excluding the antenna, but inc ...
in the background. The second day and the remainder of the events were performed at the
Meydan Racecourse.
This is also where the athletes were staying for the competition.
Participants
Results of events
Event 1: Max Deadlift
*Starting Weight:
*Notes: Athletes were allowed to skip weight increments.
Event 2: Truck Pull
*Weight:
*Course Length:
Event 3: Log Lift
*Weight: log for repetitions
Event 4: Carry Medley
*Weight: yoke, shield
*Course Length:
Event 5: Atlas Stones
*Weight: 10 stone series ranging from
Final results
References
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Strongmen competitions
Men's sports competitions
2019 in Emirati sport