World Strongman Federation

The World Strongman Federation ("WSF") is a worldwide organization within strength athletics, founded by Vlad Redkin, a prominent figure in the history of the International Federation of Strength Athletes and World Strongman Cup Federation. The WSF has organised a number of grand prix events and national championships featuring some of the world's leading strength athletes including 5 time World's Strongest Man winner Mariusz Pudzianowski, Brian Shaw, Mikhail Koklyaev, Krzysztof Radzikowski, Tarmo Mitt, Kevin Nee, Stefan Solvi Petursson, Laurence Shahlaei and Mark Felix. The WSF's flagship programme is the WSF World Cup.

World Strongman Federation
Formation2007
TypeSports federation
HeadquartersLatvia
LeaderPradeep Baba Madhok (India)
WebsiteWorld Strongman Federation

History

The WSF was set up in 2007 by Vlad Redkin following a financial dispute with the World Strongman Cup Federation. Following Vlad's departure, the WSCF ceased to promote events and effectively disappeared from the strength athletics landscape. In September 2007 an event in Khanty-Mansijsk formerly affiliated to WSCF and featuring its athletes was promoted by Vlad Redkin. This event had its name changed at short notice from WSCF to the Grand Prix of Khanty-Mansijsk (Russia) and in effect was the first WSF event. The reason given after the competition by Redkin was that a combination of financial reasons as well as concerns over WSCF's stated aim of forming closer ties with the International Federation of Strength Athletes led him to part company with WSCF. He initially planned to cooperate closely with Strongman Super Series in 2008, but in fact set up a new federation called the World Strongman Federation.[1]

In 2008 the WSF organised a World Cup, it featured Mariusz Pudzianowski amongst others. However, the inaugural season failed to attract as many top tier names as planned and the WSF World Cup season was reduced in scale. By the end of 2008 the new federation was organising one off grand prix events largely based in the countries of the former Soviet Union, featuring fields of athletes confined to those countries.

In 2011 the WSF began to exert its presence globally once more and a WSF Asian World Cup event was organised, with Tarmo Mitt winning the event and also featuring the comeback event for Kevin Nee who finished third.[2]

In August 2011 Redkin stated that WSF had an agreement between 8 countries in that time and more were being approached in order to once again stage a WSF World Cup. This materialised and in August 2011 the 2011/12 World Cup was begun.[3]

WSF World Cup
2012
The official logo of World Strongman Federation
Tournament information
LocationVaries
Established2008
FormatA number of Multi-event competitions within an annual tour

World Cup

2008

Location Champion Runner-Up 3rd Place Date
WSF World Cup Irkutsk Irkutsk, Russia Mariusz Pudzianowski Elbrus Nigmatullin Stojan TodorchevFeb. 22, 2008[4]
Irkutsk Russian Strongman Cup Irkutsk, Russia Elbrus Nigmatullin Dmitry Kononets Michael SidorychevJuly 27, 2008[5]

2010

Location Champion Runner-Up 3rd Place Date
WSF BelAZ Strongman Cup Zhodzina, Belarus Tarmo Mitt Atanas Abrutus Alexander LapirovSept. 24, 2010[6]

World Cup

Location Champion Runner-Up 3rd Place Date
WSF Asian World Cup Uzbekistan[7] Tarmo Mitt Alexander Lapirov Kevin NeeMarch 26, 2011
WSF World Cup stage I Riga, Latvia[8] Atanas Abrutus Tarmo Mitt Jarno JokinenAug. 20, 2011[9]
WSF World Cup stage II Batumi, Georgia[10] Zviad Kajaia Nikolai Hansen Konstantine JanashiaSept. 4, 2011[11]
WSF World Cup stage III Minsk, Belarus[12] Tarmo Mitt Atanas Abrutus Oleksandr LashynSept. 10, 2011[13]
WSF BelAZ Strongman Cup Zhodzina, Belarus Tarmo Mitt Atanas AbrutusAlexander LapirovSept. 24, 2011[14]

World Team Cup

Location Champion Runner-Up 3rd Place Date
WSF World Team Cup: Stage I Ukraine
Oleksandr Lashyn
Sergey Konyushok
Estonia
Meelis Pungits
Peil
Ukraine
Stahursky
Tishecky
July 2, 2011[15]
WSF World Team Cup: Stage II Estonia
Tarmo Mitt
Evgeny Shcherbakov
Belarus
Sergy Vachinshky
Alexander Lapirov
Uzbekistan
Sergey Trubitsin
Hamza Primov
July 9, 2011[16]

Other competitions

Location Champion Runner-Up 3rd Place Date
Ukraine's Strongest Man 2011 Kiev, Ukraine Oleksandr Lashyn Victor Yurchenko Oleksander PekanovOctober 14, 2011[17]
Hungary's Strongest Man 2011 Pusztaottlaka, Hungary Zolt Szabó Ákos Nagy István SáraiOctober 15, 2011[18]

World Cup

Location Champion Runner-Up 3rd Place Date
WSF World Cup stage IV Tashkent, Uzbekistan Krzysztof Radzikowski Sergey Trubitsin Mark FelixMarch 30, 2012[19]
WSF World Cup stage V Hoofddorp, Netherlands Richard van der Linden Sebastian Davidsson Konstantinie JanashiaJune 10, 2012[20]
WSF World Cup stage VI Lviv, Ukraine Oleksandr Lashyn Viktor Yurchenko Ari GunarssonJuly 14, 2012[21]
WSF World Cup stage VII Lahti, Finland Nikolai Hansen Antanas Abrutus Jarno JokinenSept. 9, 2012[22]
WSF World Cup stage VIII Denizli, Turkey Rolands Gulbis Bartalomei Bak Tarmo MittOct. 16, 2012[23]

Other competitions

Location Champion Runner-Up 3rd Place Date
Brazilian Strongman Open Championships Brazil Eduardo Visciglia Rodrigo Gigante Rafael CrestaniFeb. 26, 2012[24]
Azerbaijan Strongmen Championships Baku, Azerbaijan Vusal Mardanov Mehman Faradzov Hazrjad MagammedovMarch 4, 2012[25]
Russian Strongman Championships Krasnoyarsk, Russia Alexej Zolotuhin Vladimir Kalinichenko Alexander LysenkoApril 4, 2012[26]
WSF Russian Strongman Cup Vologda, RussiaAlexander LapirovPavel SprutskoDenis NaigibinJune 30, 2012[27]
Elite Strongman: Moscow Moscow, Russia Krzysztof Radzikowski Stojan TodorchevMikhail KoklyaevAug. 1, 2012[28]

World Team Cup/Team Championships

Location Champion Runner-Up 3rd Place Date
WSF CIS/Baltic Team ChampionshipsTeam Russia
Elbrus Nigmatullin
Vladimir Muravlov
Team Ukraine
Oleksandr Lashyn
Ivanov
Baltic Team
Tarmo Mitt
Antanas Abrutis
June 30, 2012[27]

World Cup

Location Champion Runner-Up 3rd Place Date
WSF World Cup Stage I Tashkent, Uzbekistan Sergey Trubitsin Rafal Kobylarz Oleksandr LashynApril 14, 2013[29]
WSF World Cup Stage II Aktau, KazakhstanApril TBA, 2013[29]
WSF World Cup Stage III HungaryMay TBA, 2013[29]
WSF World Cup Stage IV RussiaMay TBA, 2013[29]
WSF World Cup Stage V NetherlandsJune TBA, 2013[30]
WSF World Cup Stage VI WSF European Championships June TBA, 2013[29]
WFS World Cup Stage VII PortugalJuly TBA, 2013[29]
WSF World Cup Stage VIII UkraineAug. TBA, 2013[29]
WSF World Cup Stage IX TurkeySept. TBA, 2013[29]
WSF World Cup Stage X RussiaOct. TBA, 2013[29]
WSF World Cup Finals WSF World Championships United Arab EmiratesDec. TBA, 2013[29]

World Team Cup

Location Champion Runner-Up 3rd Place Date
WSF World Team Cup Poland VS. USA PolandAug. TBA, 2013

Other competitions

Location Champion Runner-Up 3rd Place Date
Elite Strongman: Moscow Moscow, RussiaJuly TBA, 2013[29]

WSF World Strongmen Championships

2012

The first ever WSF World Strongmen Championship was held February 12–14, 2012 in Abu Dhabi under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Hamdan Al Nahyan. The contest consisted of 25 athletes, after day 1 the field was cut down to 15 athletes, and down to 8 athletes after day 2. The scores were reset to zero after each day of competition, and the finals were held on Feb. 14, 2012.[31]

Athletes

  • Tarmo Mitt (Estonia)[31]
  • Mark Felix (UK)
  • Laurence Shahlaei (UK)
  • Josh Thigpen (USA)
  • Richard van der Linden (Netherlands)
  • Nikolai Hansen (Denmark)
  • Elbrus Nigmatullin (Russia)
  • Antanas Abrutis (Lithuania)
  • Oleksandr Lashyn (Ukraina)
  • Aleksandr Lapyrov (Belarus)
  • Kevin Nee (USA)
  • Juanjo Diaz Garcia (Spain)
  • Sergey Trubitsin (Uzbekistan)
  • Rolands Gulbis (Latvia)
  • Krzysztof Radzikowski (Poland)
  • Vusal Mardanov (Azerbaijan)
  • Adam Darasz (Hungary)
  • Vladimir Rizov (Bulgaria)
  • Stefan Solvi Petursson (Iceland)
  • Farzad Mousakhani (Iran)
  • Mika Jaakola (Finland)
  • Alexander Mantserov (Russia)
  • Marc Wells (Australia)
  • Gregor Stegnar (Slovenia)
  • Ricardo Nortt (Brazil)

Day 1 results

Date: 12 February 2012[32] Dubai, UAE

Position Name Country Points
1Krzysztof Radzikowski96
2Farzad Mousakhani94
3Laurence Shahlaei84
4Elbrus Nigmatulin83
5Alexander Mantserov82
6Oleksander Lashyn81
7Josh Thigpen79
8Mark Felix76
9Nikolai Hansen75
9Stefan Solvi Petursson75
11Tarmo Mitt73
11Vladimir Rizov73
13Antanas Abrutis71
14Rolands Gulbis66
15Kevin Nee65

Day 2 results

Date: 13 February 2012[33] Dubai, UAE

Position Name Country Points
1Josh Thigpen52.5
2Stefan Solvi Petursson51.5
3Laurence Shahlaei47.5
4Krzysztof Radzikowski47
5Mark Felix45
6Farzad Mousakhani42.5
7Nikolai Hansen42.5
8Antanas Abrutis38

Day 3/Final placings

Date: 14 February 2012[34] Dubai, UAE

Position Name Country Points
1Krzysztof Radzikowski35
2Laurence Shahlaei33
3Josh Thigpen27
4Stefan Solvi Petursson22
5Nikolai Hansen18
6Kevin Nee15
7Mark Felix12
8Antanas Abrutis0

2013

The 2013 WSF World Championships are scheduled to be held in December, and will also be the finals for the 2013 WSF World Cup.[29] The contest is scheduled to take place in the United Arab Emirates.[29]

Grand Prix of Khanty-Mansijsk

Originally, another event in Khanty-Mansijsk in September 2007 was affiliated to WSMC and featured its athletes. However, the promoter of the event, Vlad Redkin, changed the name from WSMC to the Grand Prix of Khanty-Mansijsk (Russia). The reason given was that after the competition Redkin was parting company with WSMC due to his concerns over WSMC wanting closer ties with the International Federation of Strength Athletes. He also cited that he had lost money with WSMC. He initially planned to cooperate closely with the World Strongman Super Series in 2008, but in fact set up a new federation called the World Strongman Federation.[1]

Date: 8 September 2007

Position Name Country Points
1.Stojan Todorchev49
2.Tarmo Mitt47,5
3.Elbrus Nigmatullin42
4.Raivis Vidzis36,5
5.René Minkwitz33
6.Brian Shaw30,5
7.Christian Savoie24
8.Glenn Ross20
9.Mojtaba Maleki17
10.Karim Taleshi17
11.Igor Torlak9,5

2015


The new President of WSF Pradeep Baba Madhok quotes “Our distinct target audience, apart from strength enthusiasts, that we aim to give utmost priority to is children and the youth, making them well informed on the importance of nutrition and fitness at a very young age. WSF solely stands by the principal of strength and with that in mind, we hope to inspire the forthcoming generations to reach their dreams.”

2016

WSF World Cup 2016 season plan:

10/04 – Varanasi, India

03/07 – Minsk, Belarus

07/08 – Krynica Zdroj, Poland

08/08 – Omsk, Russia

TBD – European Championship of StrongFit Budapest, Hungary

TBD – ArcticMan 2016, Russia

TBD – Jordan

TBD – UAE

TBD – Qatar

TBD – Los Angeles, USA

See also

References

  1. Vlad Redkin Leaves WSMC . . . Stoyan Todorchev Wins Contest in Russia
  2. Tarmo Mitt Wins Asian World Cup Strongman by Randall J. Strossen, Ph.D. | ©2011 IronMind
  3. World Strongman Federation: 5-Stage Tour Planned by Randall J. Strossen, Ph.D. | ©2011 IronMind
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  5. Irkutsk Russian Strongman Cup | World Strongmen Federation
  6. Clone of BELAZ STRONGMAN CUP 2010 | World Strongmen Federation
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  8. Antonos Abrutis Wins WSF World Cup Riga
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  10. WSF Strongman World Cup: Surprise in Georgia
  11. WSF World Cup 2nd stage! | World Strongmen Federation
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  13. WSF World Cup 3rd stage | World Strongmen Federation
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  15. WSF World Team Cup 1 st. | World Strongmen Federation
  16. WSF World Team Cup 2 st. | World Strongmen Federation
  17. Strongest Man of Ukraine | World Strongmen Federation
  18. Hungary’s Strongest Man 2011 | World Strongmen Federation
  19. Krzysztof Radzikowski Wins WSF–Uzebekstan
  20. Holland’s Got Power! | World Strongmen Federation
  21. Oleksandr Lashyn Wins WSF-Ukraine
  22. Strongman and Grip Strength at the Finnish Fitness Expo
  23. WSF Turkey World Cup Results
  24. Brazilian Strongman Open Championship | World Strongmen Federation
  25. Azerbajan Strongmen Championship | World Strongmen Federation
  26. Russian Strongmen Championship - Krasnoyarsk 2012! | World Strongmen Federation
  27. WSF Update: Strongman and Mas Wrestling in Russia
  28. Krzysztof Radzikowski Wins Elite Strongman
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  31. Abu Dhabi WSF World Strongmen Championship 2012 | World Strongmen Federation
  32. WSF World Strongmen Championships: Day 1 Results
  33. Josh Thigpen Wins Day 2 at WSF Championships
  34. Krzysztof Radzikowski Wins WSF World Strongmen Championships
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