# 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. 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. 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.

## Participants

* Brian Shaw
* Jean-François Caron
* Matjaz Belsak
* Colm Woulfe
* Tom Stoltman
* Mark Felix
* Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson
* Martins Licis
* Luke Stoltman
* Jimmy Paquet
* Stefán Sölvi Pétursson
* Dimitar Savatinov
* Konstantine Janashia
* Laurence Shahlaei
* Mikhail Shivlyakov
* Johan Els
* Rob Kearney
* Mikkel Leicht
* Eddie Hall
* Mateusz Kieliszkowski
* Ari Gunnarsson
* Lauri Nämi
* Derek DeVaughn
* Gerhard Van Staden
* Nick Best
* Zydrunas Savickas
* Peiman Maheripour
* Terry Hollands
* Bryan Benzel
* Olu Fadesire

## 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. 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 kg (1,102 lb) tyre for 6 flips
* Time Limit: 60 seconds
| # | Name | Nationality | Time (sec) | Event Pts | Overall Pts |
| 1 | Brian Shaw | United States | 27.28 | 10 | 10 |
| 2 | Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson | Iceland | 28.83 | 9 | 9 |
| 3 | JF Caron | Canada | 31.56 | 8 | 8 |
| 4 | Mateusz Kieliszkowski | Poland | 34.52 | 7 | 7 |
| 5 | Eddie Hall | United Kingdom | 35.12 | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | Laurence Shahlaei | United Kingdom | 39.87 | 5 | 5 |
| 7 | Martins Licis | United States | 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: 317.5 kilograms (700 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: 40 metres (130 ft)
* Time Limit: 60 seconds
| # | Name | Nationality | Time (sec) | Event Pts | Overall Pts |
| 1 | Mateusz Kieliszkowski | Poland | 40.07 | 10 | 22.5 |
| 2 | Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson | Iceland | 41.10 | 9 | 31.5 |
| 3 | Eddie Hall | United Kingdom | 42.92 | 8 | 34 |
| 4 | Laurence Shahlaei | United Kingdom | 44.14 | 7 | 20 |
| 5 | Brian Shaw | United States | 47.60 | 6 | 31.5 |
| 6 | Zydrunas Savickas | Lithuania | 47.73 | 5 | 15 |
| 7 | Martins Licis | United States | 49.30 | 4 | 21.5 |
| 8 | Konstantine Janashia | Georgia | 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 (sec) | Event Pts | Overall Pts |
| 1 | Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson | Iceland | 5 in 28.99 | 10 | 50 |
| 2 | Martins Licis | United States | 5 in 33.24 | 9 | 36.5 |
| 3 | Brian Shaw | United States | 5 in 40.48 | 8 | 48 |
| 4 | Eddie Hall | United Kingdom | 5 in 58.74 | 7 | 51 |
| 5 | JF Caron | Canada | 4 in 29.41 | 6 | 35.5 |
| 6 | Mateusz Kieliszkowski | Poland | 4 in 33.01 | 5 | 29 |
| 7 | Konstantine Janashia | Georgia | 4 in 35.36 | 4 | 23 |
| 8 | Zydrunas Savickas | Lithuania | 3 in 19.76 | 3 | 21.5 |
| 9 | Laurence Shahlaei | United Kingdom | 3 in 45.66 | 2 | 25.5 |
| 10 | Nick Best | United States | 2 in 6.68 | 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 |