# 2013 World's Strongest Man

The 2013 World's Strongest Man was the 36th edition of World's Strongest Man. The event was held in Haitang Bay, Sanya, China, the same host city as the 2006 World's Strongest Man contest. The qualifying heats were held from August 17–20 and the finals on Aug. 23 & 24. The event was sponsored by the Commerce Casino and will be broadcast in the United States on the CBS Sports Network. Brian Shaw from the United States placed first, winning his second WSM title after winning in 2011. Zydrunas Savickas from Lithuania was second after finishing 1st the year before, and Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson from Iceland was third for the second year in a row.

## Participants

* Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson
* Robert Oberst
* Lauri Nami
* Nick Best
* Laurence Shahlaei
* Long Wu
* Vytautas Lalas
* Johannes Årsjö
* Jerry Pritchett
* Gerhard Van Staden
* Graham Hicks
* Scott Cummine
* Brian Shaw
* Terry Hollands
* Martin Wildauer
* Dainis Zageris
* Juha Matt Jarvi
* Frankie Scheun
* Zydrunas Savickas
* Mike Burke
* Krzysztof Radzikowski
* Mark Felix
* Bjorn Andre Solvang
* Alex Moonen
* Mikhail Koklyaev
* Mike Jenkins
* Eddie Hall
* Warrick Brant
* Akos Nagy
* Lloyd Renals

## Qualifying Heats
### Heat 1

| # | Name | Nationality | Pts |
| 1 | Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson | Iceland | 31.5 |
| 2 | Robert Oberst | United States | 29 |
| 3 | Lauri Nami | Estonia | 24 |
| 4 | Nick Best | United States | 14.5 |
| 5 | Laurence Shahlaei | England | 12 |
| 6 | Long Wu | China | 6 |

### Heat 2

| # | Name | Nationality | Pts |
| 1 | Vytautas Lalas | Lithuania | 29 |
| 2 | Johannes Arsjo | Sweden | 29 |
| 3 | Jerry Pritchett | United States | 20 |
| 4 | Gerhard Van Staden | South Africa | 18 |
| 5 | Graham Hicks | England | 16 |
| 6 | Scott Cummine | Canada | 14 |

### Heat 3

| # | Name | Nationality | Pts |
| 1 | Brian Shaw | United States | 34 |
| 2 | Terry Hollands | England | 28 |
| 3 | Martin Wildauer | Austria | 23.5 |
| 4 | Dainis Zageris | Latvia | 19 |
| 5 | Juha Matt Jarvi | Finland | 11 |
| 6 | Frankie Scheun | South Africa | 10.5 |

### Heat 4

| # | Name | Nationality | Pts |
| 1 | Zydrunas Savickas | Lithuania | 29.5 |
| 2 | Mike Burke | United States | 27.5 |
| 3 | Krzysztof Radzikowski | Poland | 22.5 |
| 4 | Mark Felix | England | 21 |
| 5 | Bjorn Andre Solvang | Norway | 14 |
| 6 | Alex Moonen | Netherlands | 11.5 |

### Heat 5

| # | Name | Nationality | Pts |
| 1 | Mikhail Koklyaev | Russia | 25.5 |
| 2 | Mike Jenkins | United States | 25 |
| 3 | Eddie Hall | England | 24 |
| 4 | Warrick Brant | Australia | 21.5 |
| 5 | Akos Nagy | Hungary | 15 |
| 6 | Lloyd Renals | England | 14 |

## Finals events results
### Event 1: Frame Carry

* Weight: 375 kilograms (827 lb)
* Course length: 30 metres (98 ft)
* Time limit: 60 seconds
| # | Name | Nationality | Time (sec) | Event Pts | Overall Pts |
| 1 | Mike Jenkins | United States | 20.14 | 10 | 10 |
| 2 | Mike Burke | United States | 21.30 | 9 | 9 |
| 3 | Terry Hollands | England | 36.71 | 8 | 8 |
| 4 | Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson | Iceland | 43.47 | 7 | 7 |
| 5 | Brian Shaw | United States | 25.7 metres (84 ft) | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | Zydrunas Savickas | Lithuania | 19.7 metres (65 ft) | 5 | 5 |
| 7 | Vytautas Lalas | Lithuania | 15.9 metres (52 ft) | 4 | 4 |
| 8 | Robert Oberst | United States | 15 metres (49 ft) | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | Mikhail Koklyaev | Russia | 12.7 metres (42 ft) | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Johannes Årsjö | Sweden | 0.4 metres (1.3 ft) | 1 | 1 |

### Event 2: Truck Pull

* Weight: 16,000 kilograms (35,000 lb)
* Course length: 25 metres (82 ft)
* Time limit: 75 seconds
| # | Name | Nationality | Time (sec) | Event Pts | Overall Pts |
| 1 | Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson | Iceland | 40.19 | 10 | 17 |
| 2 | Brian Shaw | United States | 41.23 | 9 | 15 |
| 3 | Terry Hollands | England | 42.47 | 8 | 16 |
| 4 | Zydrunas Savickas | Lithuania | 45.81 | 7 | 12 |
| 5 | Vytautas Lalas | Lithuania | 45.92 | 6 | 10 |
| 6 | Mike Burke | United States | 46.95 | 5 | 14 |
| 7 | Mike Jenkins | United States | 49.77 | 4 | 14 |
| 8 | Johannes Årsjö | Sweden | 50.21 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | Robert Oberst | United States | 54.98 | 2 | 5 |

### Event 3: Super Yoke

* Weight: 480 kilograms (1,060 lb)
* Course length: 20 metres (66 ft)
* Time limit: 60 seconds
| # | Name | Nationality | Time (sec) | Event Pts | Overall Pts |
| 1 | Brian Shaw | United States | 13.64 | 10 | 25 |
| 2 | Zydrunas Savickas | Lithuania | 14.16 | 9 | 21 |
| 3 | Terry Hollands | England | 16.51 | 8 | 24 |
| 4 | Vytautas Lalas | Lithuania | 16.57 | 7 | 17 |
| 5 | Mike Jenkins | United States | 16.94 | 6 | 20 |
| 6 | Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson | Iceland | 17.77 | 5 | 22 |
| 7 | Mike Burke | United States | 19.03 | 4 | 18 |
| 8 | Robert Oberst | United States | 22.16 | 3 | 8 |
| 9 | Johannes Årsjö | Sweden | 29.35 | 2 | 6 |

### Event 4: Max Deadlift

| # | Name | Nationality | Weight | Event Pts | Overall Pts |
| 1 | Brian Shaw | United States | 442.5 kilograms (976 lb) | 10 | 35 |
| 2 | Zydrunas Savickas | Lithuania | 420 kilograms (930 lb) | 9 | 30 |
| 3 | Vytautas Lalas | Lithuania | 400 kilograms (880 lb) | 7 | 24 |
| 3 | Mike Jenkins | United States | 400 kilograms (880 lb) | 7 | 27 |
| 3 | Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson | Iceland | 400 kilograms (880 lb) | 7 | 29 |
| 6 | Terry Hollands | England | 370 kilograms (820 lb) | 4.5 | 28.5 |
| 6 | Mike Burke | United States | 370 kilograms (820 lb) | 4.5 | 22.5 |
| 8 | Robert Oberst | United States | No lift | 0 | 8 |
| 8 | Johannes Årsjö | Sweden | No lift | 0 | 6 |

### Event 5: Overhead Medley

* Weight: 1 x 110 kilograms (240 lb) dumbbell, 1 x 170 kilograms (370 lb) barbell, 1 x 120 kilograms (260 lb) dumbbell, 1 x 180 kilograms (400 lb) barbell
* Time limit: 75 seconds
| # | Name | Nationality | Time (sec) | Event Pts | Overall Pts |
| 1 | Zydrunas Savickas | Lithuania | 4 in 43.53 | 10 | 40 |
| 2 | Mike Burke | United States | 4 in 1m 8.17 | 9 | 31.5 |
| 3 | Mike Jenkins | United States | 3 in 43.56 | 8 | 35 |
| 4 | Brian Shaw | United States | 2 in 19.56 | 7 | 42 |
| 5 | Vytautas Lalas | Lithuania | 2 in 28.00 | 6 | 30 |
| 6 | Johannes Årsjö | Sweden | 2 in 34.36 | 5 | 11 |
| 7 | Robert Oberst | United States | 2 in 47.83 | 4 | 12 |
| 8 | Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson | Iceland | 1 in 23.51 | 3 | 32 |
| 9 | Terry Hollands | England | - | 0 | 28.5 |

### Event 6: Atlas Stones

* Weight: 5 Stone series ranging from 130–186 kilograms (287–410 lb)
* Time limit: 60 seconds
| # | Name | Nationality | Time (sec) | Event Pts | Overall Pts |
| 1 | Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson | Iceland | 5 in 23.31 | 10 | 42 |
| 2 | Brian Shaw | United States | 5 in 24.82 | 9 | 51 |
| 3 | Zydrunas Savickas | Lithuania | 5 in 25.63 | 8 | 48 |
| 4 | Mike Burke | United States | 5 in 27.16 | 7 | 38.5 |
| 5 | Mike Jenkins | United States | 5 in 31.10 | 6 | 41 |
| 6 | Johannes Årsjö | Sweden | 5 in 35.27 | 5 | 16 |
| 7 | Vytautas Lalas | Lithuania | 5 in 48.80 | 4 | 34 |
| 8 | Terry Hollands | England | 4 in 35.66 | 3 | 31.5 |
| 9 | Robert Oberst | United States | 4 in 38.76 | 2 | 14 |

## Final standings

| # | Name | Nationality | Pts |
| 1 | Brian Shaw | United States | 51 |
| 2 | Zydrunas Savickas | Lithuania | 48 |
| 3 | Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson | Iceland | 42 |
| 4 | Mike Jenkins | United States | 41 |
| 5 | Mike Burke | United States | 38.5 |
| 6 | Vytautas Lalas | Lithuania | 34 |
| 7 | Terry Hollands | England | 28 (injured) |
| 8 | Johannes Arsjo | Sweden | 16 |
| 9 | Robert Oberst | United States | 14 |
| 10 | Mikhail Koklyaev | Russia | 2 (injured) |