2017 World's Strongest Man

The 2017 World's Strongest Man was the 40th edition of the World's Strongest Man competition. It was held in Gaborone, Botswana from May 20 to 28.[2] The tournament was won by Eddie Hall of the United Kingdom, with Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson of Iceland second and defending champion Brian Shaw of the United States third. Hall announced after the competition that he would not defend his title.[3] Four-time champion Zydrunas Savickas of Lithuania finished in ninth place; this marked the first time in his career that he failed to finish in the top three after qualifying for the final.

2017 World's Strongest Man
Host city Gaborone, Botswana
Winner Eddie Hall[1]
Nations participating16
Athletes participating30

Heat Results

A change was made to the qualifying rounds for 2017. Each group participated in five normal events, with the highest scoring competitor at the end of those events being declared the group winner and automatically qualifying for the final.[4] The lowest scoring competitor was eliminated from further competition.

In a throwback to early competitions, where a head to head competition determined the overall champion, the four remaining competitors faced off in an event called Last Man Standing. The event consisted of a hurdle placed in the middle of an octagon with a white square in the middle, in which was placed an Atlas Stone.

The event was conducted in a stepladder format, with the fifth place and fourth place competitors beginning the event. Each competitor took turns lifting the stone from their side of the square and dropping it over the hurdle. The lift had to be started from within the square and each competitor was given ten seconds to lift and drop the stone. Once one of them could not complete the task, he was eliminated from the event and the third place competitor stepped in. The survivor of that matchup took on the second place competitor, with the winner of the event joining the overall group winner in the final.

Heat 1
# Name Nationality Pts
1 Brian Shaw  United States 27
2 Jean-François Caron  Canada 24
3 Matjaz Belsak  Slovenia 21
4 Colm Woulfe  New Zealand 16.5
5 Tom Stoltman  United Kingdom 6
6 Mark Felix  United Kingdom 3.5

Heat 2
# Name Nationality Pts
1 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson  Iceland 33
2 Martins Licis  United States 21
3 Luke Stoltman  United Kingdom 20
4 Stefán Sölvi Pétursson  Iceland 14
5 Jimmy Paquet  Canada 13
6 Dimitar Savatinov  Bulgaria 4

Heat 3
# Name Nationality Pts
1 Konstantine Janashia  Georgia 24.5
2 Laurence Shahlaei  United Kingdom 19
3 Mikhail Shivlyakov  Russia 18
4 Johan Els  South Africa 15
5 Rob Kearney  United States 15
6 Mikkel Leicht  Denmark 13.5

Heat 4
# Name Nationality Pts
1 Eddie Hall  United Kingdom 24.5
2 Mateusz Kieliszkowski  Poland 22.5
3 Ari Gunnarsson  Iceland 22.5
4 Derek DeVaughn  United States 13.5
5 Lauri Nämi  Estonia 10.5
6 Gerhard Van Staden  South Africa 7.5

Heat 5
# Name Nationality Pts
1 Nick Best  United States 22
2 Zydrunas Savickas  Lithuania 22
3 Peiman Maheripour  Iran 18.5
4 Terry Hollands  United Kingdom 17
5 Bryan Benzel  United States 13.5
6 Olu Fadesire  Nigeria 5

Finals Events Results

Event 1: Tyre Flip
  • 500 kilograms (1,100 lb) tyre for 6 flips
  • Time Limit: 60 seconds
# Name Nationality Time Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Brian Shaw  United States 0m 27.28 10 10
2 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson  Iceland 0m 28.83 9 9
3 JF Caron  Canada 0m 31.56 8 8
4 Mateusz Kieliszkowski  Poland 0m 34.52 7 7
5 Eddie Hall  United Kingdom 0m 35.12 6 6
6 Laurence Shahlaei  United Kingdom 0m 39.87 5 5
7 Martins Licis  United States 0m 39.93 4 4
8 Konstantine Janashia  Georgia DNF (5 Flips) 3 3
9 Zydrunas Savickas  Lithuania DNF (3 Flips) 1.5 1.5
9 Nick Best  United States DNF (3 Flips) 1.5 1.5

Event 2: Squat Lift
  • Weight: 320 kilograms (710 lb) for repetitions
  • Time Limit: 60 seconds
# Name Nationality Repetitions Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Eddie Hall  United Kingdom 15 10 16
2 Brian Shaw  United States 13 7.5 17.5
2 JF Caron  Canada 13 7.5 15.5
2 Martins Licis  United States 13 7.5 11.5
2 Zydrunas Savickas  Lithuania 13 7.5 9
6 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson  Iceland 12 4.5 13.5
6 Laurence Shahlaei  United Kingdom 12 4.5 9.5
8 Nick Best  United States 6 3 4.5
9 Mateusz Kieliszkowski  Poland 3 2 9
10 Konstantine Janashia  Georgia 2 1 4

Event 3: Viking Press
  • Weight: 160 kilograms (350 lb) for repetitions
  • Time Limit: 60 seconds
# Name Nationality Repetitions Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Eddie Hall  United Kingdom 15 10 26
2 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson  Iceland 14 9 22.5
3 Brian Shaw  United States 12 8 25.5
4 JF Caron  Canada 8 6 21.5
4 Martins Licis  United States 8 6 17.5
4 Konstantine Janashia  Georgia 8 6 10
7 Laurence Shahlaei  United Kingdom 7 3.5 13
7 Mateusz Kieliszkowski  Poland 7 3.5 12.5
9 Nick Best  United States 3 2 6.5
10 Zydrunas Savickas  Lithuania 2 1 10

Event 4: Plane Pull
  • Weight: 26,000 kilograms (57,000 lb)
  • Course Length: 30 metres (98 ft)
  • Time Limit: 60 seconds
# Name Nationality Time Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Mateusz Kieliszkowski  Poland 0m 40.07 10 22.5
2 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson  Iceland 0m 41.10 9 31.5
3 Eddie Hall  United Kingdom 0m 42.92 8 34
4 Laurence Shahlaei  United Kingdom 0m 44.14 7 20
5 Brian Shaw  United States 0m 47.60 6 31.5
6 Zydrunas Savickas  Lithuania 0m 47.73 5 15
7 Martins Licis  United States 0m 49.30 4 21.5
8 Konstantine Janashia  Georgia 0m 50.25 3 13
9 JF Caron  Canada DNF 29.81 metres (97.8 ft) 2 23.5
10 Nick Best  United States DNF 21.38 metres (70.1 ft) 1 7.5

Event 5: Max Deadlift
  • Opening Weight: 380 kilograms (840 lb)
# Name Nationality Weight Lifted Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Eddie Hall  United Kingdom 472.5 kilograms (1,042 lb) 10 44
2 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson  Iceland 460 kilograms (1,010 lb) 8.5 40
2 Brian Shaw  United States 460 kilograms (1,010 lb) 8.5 40
4 JF Caron  Canada 440 kilograms (970 lb) 6 29.5
4 Martins Licis  United States 440 kilograms (970 lb) 6 27.5
4 Konstantine Janashia  Georgia 440 kilograms (970 lb) 6 19
7 Laurence Shahlaei  United Kingdom 400 kilograms (880 lb) 3.5 23.5
7 Zydrunas Savickas  Lithuania 400 kilograms (880 lb) 3.5 18.5
9 Mateusz Kieliszkowski  Poland 380 kilograms (840 lb) 1.5 24
9 Nick Best  United States 380 kilograms (840 lb) 1.5 9

Event 6: Atlas Stones
  • 5 Atlas Stone series ranging from 150–210 kilograms (330–460 lb)
  • Time Limit: 60 seconds
# Name Nationality Time Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson  Iceland 5 in 0m 28.99 10 50
2 Martins Licis  United States 5 in 0m 33.24 9 36.5
3 Brian Shaw  United States 5 in 0m 40.48 8 48
4 Eddie Hall  United Kingdom 5 in 0m 58.74 7 51
5 JF Caron  Canada 4 in 0m 29.41 6 35.5
6 Mateusz Kieliszkowski  Poland 4 in 0m 33.01 5 29
7 Konstantine Janashia  Georgia 4 in 0m 35.36 4 23
8 Zydrunas Savickas  Lithuania 3 in 0m 19.76 3 21.5
9 Laurence Shahlaei  United Kingdom 3 in 0m 45.66 2 25.5
10 Nick Best  United States 2 in 0m 26.68 1 10

Final standings
# Name Nationality Pts
1 Eddie Hall  United Kingdom 51
2 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson  Iceland 50
3 Brian Shaw  United States 48
4 Martins Licis  United States 36.5
5 Jean-François Caron  Canada 35.5
6 Mateusz Kieliszkowski  Poland 29
7 Laurence Shahlaei  United Kingdom 25.5
8 Konstantine Janashia  Georgia 23
9 Zydrunas Savickas  Lithuania 21.5
10 Nick Best  United States 10

References
  1. "Eddie 'The Beast' Hall crowned World's Strongest Man". BBC. 29 May 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  2. "World's Strongest Man 2017 Announcement". World's Strongest Man. 4 April 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  3. Sentinel, Stoke; Gadd, Mick (28 May 2017). "Eddie Hall retires from World's Strongest Man competition after Brit claims historic victory". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  4. "WSM 2017 Groups and Events Released". World's Strongest Man. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
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2016 World's Strongest Man		 World's Strongest Man Succeeded by
2018 World's Strongest Man
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