2018 World 's Strongest Man - wikipedia 2018 World 's Strongest Man 2018 World 's Strongest Man Host city Manila, Philippines Winner Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Athletes participating 29 ← Gaborone 2017 The 2018 World 's Strongest Man was the 41st edition of the World 's Strongest Man competition. It was held in Manila, Philippines from April 28 to May 6, 2018. The qualifying phase lasted until May 1 while the finals took place on May 5th and 6th. Various World 's Strongest Man events were hosted within and outside Metro Manila. Among the venues were the Quirino Grandstand in Rizal Park ; Intramuros, Manila ; Bonifacio Global City in Taguig ; and the University of the Philippines campus in Diliman, Quezon City. Events outside Metro Manila were hosted in Bataan, Corregidor Island, Coron Island, Davao City, and Tagaytay Eddie Hall was the defending World 's Strongest Man having won the 2017 edition but did not defend his title. The tournament was won by Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson of Iceland, with Mateusz Kieliszkowski of Poland second and Brian Shaw of the United States third. Four time winner Žydrūnas Savickas finished tenth after withdrawing in event four due to an injury. Final standings # Name Nationality Pts Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson 51.5 Mateusz Kieliszkowski 45 Brian Shaw 44 Martins Licis 38.5 Jean - François Caron 35 6 Johan Els 30 7 Matjaz Belsak 30 8 Konstantine Janashia 22 9 Robert Oberst 19.5 10 Zydrunas Savickas 9 References Jump up ^ `` THOR REIGNS World 's Strongest Man 2018 : Hafthor Julius Bjornsson beats Brian Shaw as Game of Thrones ' The Mountain finally gets hands on coveted title ''. The Sun. May 7, 2018. Retrieved May 8, 2018. ^ Jump up to : `` PH to show off tourist spots in World 's Strongest Man hosting ''. ABS - CBN. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018. Jump up ^ `` Hall to defend ' World 's Strongest Man ' title in Manila ''. The Philippine Star. Associated Press. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018. Jump up ^ Mather, Victor ( 7 May 2018 ). `` The Mountain from Game of Thrones Wins World 's Strongest Man Title ''. The New York Times. Retrieved 10 May 2018. World 's Strongest Man Hollywood 1977 Hollywood 1978 Hollywood 1979 New Jersey 1980 Six Flags Magic Mountain 1981 Six Flags Magic Mountain 1982 Christchurch 1983 Mora 1984 Cascais 1985 Nice 1986 Not held 1987 Budapest 1988 San Sebastián 1989 Joensuu 1990 Tenerife 1991 Reykjavik 1992 Orange 1993 Sun City 1994 Nassau 1995 Port Louis 1996 Primm Valley Resort 1997 Tangier 1998 Malta 1999 Sun City 2000 Victoria Falls 2001 Kuala Lumpur 2002 Victoria Falls 2003 Nassau 2004 Chengdu 2005 Sanya 2006 Anaheim 2007 Charleston 2008 Valletta 2009 Sun City 2010 North Carolina 2011 Los Angeles 2012 Sanya 2013 Los Angeles 2014 Putrajaya 2015 Kasane 2016 Gaborone 2017 Manila 2018 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2018_World%27s_Strongest_Man&oldid=852651340 '' Categories : World 's Strongest Man competitions 2018 in Philippine sport Sports in Metro Manila Talk About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 30 July 2018, at 13 : 10 ( UTC ). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who won the 2018 world's strongest man competition
Answer: Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson