The 2024 World's Strongest Man was the 47th
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 ...
competition that took place in
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. It ...
, 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
Martins Licis (, ; born September 28, 1990) is an American professional strongman, notable for winning the 2019 World's Strongest Man, the 2022 Arnold Strongman Classic, and the 2021 Rogue Invitational strongman championships.
He's the fourth s ...
(sciatica) and
Oleksii Novikov
Oleksii Novikov (, born 11 February 1996) is a Ukrainian professional strongman. He won the 2020 World's Strongest Man competition, becoming the second Ukrainian to win the title since Vasyl Virastyuk in 2004, and at 24 years, 278 days, he is ...
(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 Off', from which the winner would also progress.
Events
* Webster Stones: 2 stones weighing and for distance, one drop is allowed.
* Deadlift Ladder: 5 bars weighing . 60 second time limit.
* Sandbag Steeplechase: 3 bags weighing each. To be taken down a course with a lift over a bar at the half way point and then on to a platform. 1 minute 15 second time limit.
* Viking Press: . 60 second time limit
* Car Walk: . course. 60 second time limit.
Heat 1
Stone Off
Heat 2
Stone Off
Heat 3
Stone Off
Heat 4
Stone Off
Heat 5
Stone Off
Finals events results
Event 1: Giant's Medley
* Weight: yoke and frame
* Course length: total. each implement.
* Time limit: 60 seconds
Event 2: Max Axle Press
* Opening weight:
Event 3: Keg Toss
* Weight:
* Time limit: 60 seconds per height attempt
* Notes: 3 attempts at each height
Event 4: Conan's Wheel
* Weight:
Event 5: Tire Deadlift
* Weight:
* Time limit: 60 seconds
Event 6: Atlas Stones
* Weight: 5 stones ranging from
* Time Limit: 60 seconds
Final standings
References
External links
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{{World's Strongest Man champions
World's Strongest Man
2024 in South Carolina
May 2024 sports events in North America