Participants
Graham Hicks of the UK withdrew the day before the competition began, and was replaced by Ervin Toots of Estonia. As a result, Gavin Bilton of the UK was moved from group 5 to group 1, and Toots took Bilton's place in group 5.Finalists
The contest is divided in a qualifying round and finals. There are ten finals participants, and in 2021 they include: * Brian Shaw (United States) * Trey Mitchell (United States) * JF Caron (Canada) * Konstantine Janashia (Georgia) * Bobby Thompson (United States) * Maxime Boudreault (Canada) * Tom Stoltman (United Kingdom) * Eythor Ingolfsson Melsted (Iceland) * Adam Bishop (United Kingdom) * Luke Stoltman (United Kingdom)Heat Results
Format
The 25 athletes were divided into 5 groups of 5 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 Off', from which the winner would also progress.Heat 1
* Events: Loading Race, Squat Lift for repetitions, Fingal's Fingers, Overhead Medley, Pickaxe Hold. Stone OffHeat 2
* Events: Loading Race, Deadlift for repetitions, Train Push, Overhead Medley, Pickaxe Hold. Stone OffHeat 3
* Events: Loading Race, Squat Lift for repetitions, Train Push, Overhead Medley, Pickaxe Hold. Stone OffHeat 4
* Events: Loading Race, Deadlift for repetitions, Fingal's Fingers, Overhead Medley, Pickaxe Hold. Stone OffHeat 5
* Events: Loading Race, Deadlift for repetitions, Fingal's Fingers, Overhead Medley, Pickaxe Hold. Stone OffFinals Events Results
Event 1: Giant's Medley
* Weight: yoke, frame * Course Length: yoke, frameEvent 2: Titan's Turntable
* Weight: * Course Length: * Time Limit: 75 secondsEvent 3: REIGN Keg Toss
* Weight: for maximum height * Athletes get three attempts for each heightEvent 4: Max Log Lift
* Opening Weight:Event 5: KNAACK Deadlift
* Weight: for repetitions * Time Limit: 60 secondsEvent 6: Atlas Stones
* Weight: 5 stones ranging fromFinal standings
Records
Mark Felix appeared in his record 16th WSM contest. Brian Shaw qualified for his record 13th WSM final, breaking a tie held by him and Zydrunas Savickas. All 13 of these finals were consecutive, another record. He also extended his own record by appearing in his 14th consecutive WSM contest, and equalled the record 10 podium finishes of Savickas. Travis Ortmayer set a record for longest absence between consecutive WSM appearances of 10 years, last competing at the 2011 contest. This broke the previous record of 8 years (2003–2011) held by Lithuania's Vidas Blekaitis. In the third event of the final, 4 men broke the previous world record in the 15 kg Keg Toss for height, which stood at 7.25m (held by Brian Shaw). Konstantine Janashia achieved 7.26m, whereas Tom Stoltman and Maxime Boudreault reached 7.50m, but Shaw reset his record at 7.75m.References
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