2020 World's Strongest Man

The 2020 World's Strongest Man was the 43rd edition of the World's Strongest Man competition. It took place in Bradenton, Florida between November 11 and 15. Oleksii Novikov of Ukraine won the competition for the first time in his career,[1] with Tom Stoltman of Great Britain taking second and Jean-Francois Caron of Canada taking third. At 24 years old, Novikov is the youngest person to win the event since 1984.[1][2]

2020 World's Strongest Man
Host cityBradenton, Florida
Host countryUnited States
WinnerOleksii Novikov
Nationality
Nations participating10
Athletes participating25

Scheduling and participants

The event "was originally scheduled to take place May 20 to 24 in Bradenton, Florida," but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] The actual event itself also experienced scheduling issues because of Hurricane Eta.[4]

Defending champion Martins Licis and two-time runner up Mateusz Kieliszkowski did not take part this year due to injury.[5][6] 2018 champion Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson did not take part after announcing his retirement.[7]

Heat Results

Format

There are five competitors per group. After four events, the competitor with the highest score qualifies for the final. The competitors in second and third place take part in the Stone Off, a run of loading 8 Atlas Stones, with the winner progressing.[8][9]

Heat 1
  • Events: Farmer's Walk, Deadlift for repetitions, Loading Race, Log Lift for repetitions.
# Name Nationality Pts
1 Jerry Pritchett  United States 17
2 Luke Richardson  United Kingdom 15
3 Robert Oberst  United States 11
4 Pa O'Dwyer  Ireland 9
5 Gabriel Peña  Mexico 6

Stone Off

Name Nationality Time
Luke Richardson  United Kingdom 5 in 0m 47.56
Robert Oberst  United States 4 in 1m 03.70

Heat 2
  • Events: Farmer's Walk, Deadlift for repetitions, Loading Race, Dumbbell Press Medley.
# Name Nationality Pts
1 Kevin Faires  United States 14
2 Mikhail Shivlyakov  Russia 13
3 Evan Singleton[lower-alpha 1]  United States 13
4 Adam Bishop  United Kingdom 11
5 Mark Felix  United Kingdom 9
  1. Evan Singleton withdrew due to a bicep tear, Adam Bishop replaced him in the Stone Off.[9]

Stone Off

Name Nationality Time
Adam Bishop  United Kingdom 6 in 0m 53.04
Mikhail Shivlyakov  Russia 5 in 0m 34.19

Heat 3
  • Events: Farmer's Walk, Squat Lift for repetitions, Loading Race, Dumbbell Press Medley.
# Name Nationality Pts
1 Oleksii Novikov  Ukraine 17
2 Tom Stoltman  United Kingdom 15
3 Maxime Boudreault  Canada 13
4 Trey Mitchell  United States 10
5 Gavin Bilton  United Kingdom 4

Stone Off

Name Nationality Time
Tom Stoltman  United Kingdom 8 in 0m 39.00
Maxime Boudreault  Canada 7 in 0m 38.30

Heat 4
  • Events: Farmer's Walk, Squat Lift for repetitions, Loading Race, Log Lift for repetitions.
# Name Nationality Pts
1 Jean-François Caron  Canada 16.5
2 Bobby Thompson  United States 14.5
3 Graham Hicks  United Kingdom 12
4 Eythór Ingólfsson Melsted  Iceland 11
5 Ervin Toots  Estonia 3

Stone Off

Name Nationality Time
Graham Hicks  United Kingdom 6 in 0m 50.34
Bobby Thompson  United States 5 in 1m 15.09

Heat 5
  • Events: Farmer's Walk, Deadlift for repetitions, Loading Race, Dumbbell Press Medley.
# Name Nationality Pts
1 Brian Shaw  United States 15.5
2 Terry Hollands  United Kingdom 14.5
3 Aivars Šmaukstelis  Latvia 13.5
4 Luke Stoltman  United Kingdom 11.5
5 Nick Best  United States 4

Stone Off

Name Nationality Time
Aivars Šmaukstelis  Latvia 7 in 0m 39.57
Terry Hollands  United Kingdom 6 in 0m 33.43

Finals Events Results

Event 1: Giant's Medley
  • Weight: 125 kilograms (276 lb) anvil, 454 kilograms (1,001 lb) yoke
  • Course Length: 10 metres (33 ft) anvil, 15 metres (49 ft) yoke
  • Time Limit: 75 seconds
# Name Nationality Time Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Adam Bishop United Kingdom 0m 22.55 10 10
2 Oleksii Novikov Ukraine 0m 23.79 9 9
3 Jerry Prichett United States 0m 24.71 8 8
4 Kevin Faires United States 0m 26.22 7 7
5 Tom Stoltman United Kingdom 0m 26.61 6 6
6 Jean-Francois Caron Canada 0m 26.92 5 5
7 Brian Shaw United States 0m 27.03 4 4
8 Aivars Šmaukstelis Latvia 0m 34.97 3 3
9 Luke Richardson United Kingdom 0m 36.70 2 2
10 Graham Hicks[lower-alpha 1] United Kingdom DNF 16.19 metres (53.1 ft) 1 1
  1. Graham Hicks withdrew following this event due to a bicep tear.[10]

Event 2: Max Deadlift
  • 18-Inch Deadlift For Max Weight
  • Opening Weight: 400 kilograms (880 lb)
# Name Nationality Weight Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Oleksii Novikov[lower-alpha 1] Ukraine 537.5 kilograms (1,185 lb) 10 19
2 Adam Bishop United Kingdom 509 kilograms (1,122 lb) 8 18
2 Jerry Prichett United States 509 kilograms (1,122 lb) 8 16
2 Jean-François Caron Canada 509 kilograms (1,122 lb) 8 13
5 Tom Stoltman United Kingdom 478 kilograms (1,054 lb) 5.5 11.5
5 Brian Shaw United States 478 kilograms (1,054 lb) 5.5 9.5
7 Kevin Faires United States 440 kilograms (970 lb) 4 11
8 Aivars Šmaukstelis Latvia 400 kilograms (880 lb) 2.5 5.5
8 Luke Richardson United Kingdom 400 kilograms (880 lb) 2.5 4.5
10 Graham Hicks United Kingdom Withdrew 0 1
  1. Oleksii Novikov's 537.5 kg (1,185 lb) lift broke a WSM record for this event that had stood since Tom Magee lifted 535 kg (1,179 lb) in the 1983 contest.[2]

Event 3: Keg Toss
  • Weight: 8 kegs ranging from 18–25 kilograms (40–55 lb)
  • Height: 15 feet (4.6 m)
  • Time Limit: 60 seconds
# Name Nationality Time Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Tom Stoltman United Kingdom 8 in 0m 20.05 10 21.5
2 Jean-François Caron Canada 8 in 0m 20.37 9 22
3 Brian Shaw United States 8 in 0m 21.75 8 17.5
4 Aivars Šmaukstelis Latvia 8 in 0m 24.88 7 12.5
5 Oleksii Novikov Ukraine 8 in 0m 26.96 6 25
6 Luke Richardson United Kingdom 8 in 0m 27.82 5 9.5
7 Adam Bishop United Kingdom 8 in 0m 39.90 4 22
8 Jerry Pritchett United States 7 in 0m 39.94 3 19
9 Kevin Faires United States 6 in 0m 19.04 2 13
10 Graham Hicks United Kingdom Withdrew 0 1

Event 4: Hercules Hold
  • Weight: 160 kilograms (350 lb) on each hand for as long as possible
# Name Nationality Time Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Jean-François Caron Canada 0m 52.67 10 32
2 Kevin Faires United States 0m 49.22 9 22
3 Jerry Pritchett United States 0m 42.99 8 27
4 Oleksii Novikov Ukraine 0m 41.63 7 32
5 Luke Richardson United Kingdom 0m 35.12 6 15.5
6 Brian Shaw United States 0m 34.79 5 22.5
7 Adam Bishop United Kingdom 0m 28.40 4 26
8 Aivars Šmaukstelis Latvia 0m 28.17 3 15.5
9 Tom Stoltman United Kingdom 0m 21.23 2 23.5
10 Graham Hicks United Kingdom Withdrew 0 1

Event 5: Log Ladder
  • Weight: 5 logs ranging from 131–182.5 kilograms (289–402 lb)
  • Time Limit: 75 seconds
# Name Nationality Time Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Tom Stoltman United Kingdom 5 in 0m 49.45 10 33.5
2 Jerry Pritchett United States 5 in 0m 51.18 9 36
3 Oleksii Novikov Ukraine 4 in 0m 32.68 8 40
4 Aivars Šmaukstelis Latvia 4 in 0m 41.24 7 22.5
5 Kevin Faires United States 4 in 0m 46.67 6 28
6 Luke Richardson United Kingdom 4 in 1m 02.12 5 20.5
7 Brian Shaw United States 3 in 0m 27.91 4 26.5
8 Adam Bishop United Kingdom 3 in 0m 37.02 3 29
9 Jean-François Caron Canada 3 in 0m 47.05 2 34
10 Graham Hicks United Kingdom Withdrew 0 1

Event 6: Atlas Stones
  • Weight: 5 stones ranging from 150–210 kilograms (330–460 lb)
  • Time Limit: 60 seconds
  • Total Weight: 900 kilograms (2,000 lb)
# Name Nationality Time Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Tom Stoltman United Kingdom 5 in 0m 19.89 10 43.5
2 Brian Shaw United States 5 in 0m 28.55 9 35.5
3 Jean-François Caron Canada 5 in 0m 34.03 8 42
4 Oleksii Novikov Ukraine 4 in 0m 19.47 7 47
5 Aivars Šmaukstelis Latvia 4 in 0m 20.63 6 28.5
6 Adam Bishop United Kingdom 4 in 0m 24.30 5 34
7 Jerry Pritchett United States 4 in 0m 24.53 4 40
8 Kevin Faires United States 4 in 0m 24.73 3 31
9 Luke Richardson United Kingdom 3 in 0m 18.02 2 22.5
10 Graham Hicks United Kingdom Withdrew 0 1

Records

As part of the deadlift event, Novikov successfully performed a 537.5 kilograms (1,185 lb) 18-inch deadlift, "which bested the previous world record at a sanctioned event in 1983, according to a news release."[1][2]

Mark Felix, by invitation,[2] attempted to set a World's Strongest Man record in the Hercules Hold, but did not succeed.[10]

Final standings
# Name Nationality Pts
1 Oleksii Novikov Ukraine 47
2 Tom Stoltman United Kingdom 43.5
3 Jean-Francois Caron[lower-alpha 1] Canada 42
4 Jerry Pritchett United States 40
5 Brian Shaw United States 35.5
6 Adam Bishop United Kingdom 34
7 Kevin Faires United States 31
8 Aivars Šmaukstelis Latvia 28.5
9 Luke Richardson United Kingdom 22.5
10 Graham Hicks[lower-alpha 2] United Kingdom 1 (injured)
  1. Though he had placed in the top-ten in previous years, the third-place finish for Caron was his first time on the WSM podium.[2]
  2. Graham Hicks withdrew due to a bicep tear.[10]

References
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  4. Jones Jr., James A. (November 11, 2020). "World's Strongest Man competition postponed. Hurricane Eta is stronger". Bradenton Herald. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
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