# 2019 World's Strongest Man

The 2019 World's Strongest Man was the 42nd edition of the World's Strongest Man competition. It took place in Bradenton, Florida between June 13 and 16. Martins Licis of the United States won the competition for the first time in his career. Mateusz Kieliszkowski of Poland finished second for the second year in a row. Defending champion Hafthor Julius Bjornsson of Iceland finished third, having suffered a torn plantar fascia during the qualifying heats that hampered him throughout the finals.

## Participants

* Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson
* Luke Stoltman
* Rob Kearney
* Raffael Gordzielik
* Zake Muluzi
* Konstantine Janashia
* Adam Bishop
* Robert Oberst
* Andreas Ståhlberg
* Sigfus Fossdal
* Martins Licis
* Tom Stoltman
* Aivars Šmaukstelis
* Mikhail Shivlyakov
* Eddie Williams
* Mateusz Kieliszkowski
* JF Caron
* Ole Martin Kristiansen
* Kevin Faires
* Laurence Shahlaei
* Brian Shaw
* Trey Mitchell
* Oleksii Novikov
* Mark Felix
* Gerhard Van Staden

## 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 Last Man Standing event, which comprises lifting an Atlas Stone over a yoke.

### Heat 1

* Events: Monster Truck Pull, Giants Medley, Car Deadlift for reps, Log Lift for reps.
| # | Name | Nationality | Pts |
| 1 | Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson | Iceland | 16 |
| 2 | Rob Kearney | United States | 15 |
| 3 | Luke Stoltman | United Kingdom | 13 |
| 4 | Raffael Gordzielik | Germany | 11 |
| 5 | Zake Muluzi | United Kingdom | 4 |
Last Man Standing
| Name | Nationality | Repetitions |
| Luke Stoltman | United Kingdom | 8 |
| Rob Kearney | United States | 7 |

### Heat 2

* Events: Monster Truck Pull, Giants Medley, Car Deadlift for reps, Log Lift for reps.
| # | Name | Nationality | Pts |
| 1 | Konstantine Janashia | Georgia | 17 |
| 2 | Robert Oberst | United States | 14 |
| 3 | Adam Bishop | United Kingdom | 14 |
| 4 | Andreas Ståhlberg | Sweden | 11 |
| 5 | Sigfus Fossdal | Iceland | 1 |
Last Man Standing
| Name | Nationality | Repetitions |
| Adam Bishop | United Kingdom | 2 |
| Robert Oberst | United States | 1 |

### Heat 3

* Events: Monster Truck Pull, Giants Medley, Car Deadlift for reps, Log Lift for reps.
| # | Name | Nationality | Pts |
| 1 | Martins Licis | United States | 19 |
| 2 | Aivars Šmaukstelis | Latvia | 12 |
| 3 | Tom Stoltman | United Kingdom | 11.5 |
| 4 | Mikhail Shivlyakov | Russia | 9.5 |
| 5 | Eddie Williams | Australia | 8 |
Last Man Standing
| Name | Nationality | Repetitions |
| Tom Stoltman | United Kingdom | 9 |
| Aivars Smaukstelis | Latvia | 8 |

### Heat 4

* Events: Monster Truck Pull, Giants Medley, Car Deadlift for reps, Dumbbell Press for reps.
| # | Name | Nationality | Pts |
| 1 | Mateusz Kieliszkowski | Poland | 18.5 |
| 2 | JF Caron | Canada | 17 |
| 3 | Kevin Faires | United States | 12.5 |
| 4 | Ole Martin Kristiansen | Norway | 7 |
| 5 | Laurence Shahlaei | United Kingdom | 3 |
Last Man Standing
| Name | Nationality | Repetitions |
| JF Caron | Canada | 4 |
| Ole Martin Kristiansen | Norway | 4 |
* 1 2 Kristiansen also took part in the Last Man Standing event against Caron, due to Faires not being able to complete a successful stone lift.

### Heat 5

* Events: Monster Truck Pull, Giants Medley, Car Deadlift for reps, Dumbbell Press for reps.
| # | Name | Nationality | Pts |
| 1 | Brian Shaw | United States | 19 |
| 2 | Oleksii Novikov | Ukraine | 17 |
| 3 | Trey Mitchell | United States | 10 |
| 4 | Mark Felix | United Kingdom | 6 |
| 5 | Gerhard Van Staden | South Africa | 5 |
Last Man Standing
| Name | Nationality | Repetitions |
| Trey Mitchell | United States | 14 |
| Oleksii Novikov | Ukraine | 13 |

## Finals Events Results
### Event 1: Loading Race

* Weight: 1 x 120 kilograms (260 lb) barrel, 1 x 140 kilograms (310 lb) anvil and 2 x 140 kilograms (310 lb) sacks
* Course Length: 12 metres (39 ft)
* Time Limit: 75 seconds
| # | Name | Nationality | Time | Event Pts | Overall Pts |
| 1 | Tom Stoltman | United Kingdom | 0m 39.66 | 10 | 10 |
| 2 | Mateusz Kieliszkowski | Poland | 0m 42.11 | 9 | 9 |
| 3 | Martins Licis | United States | 0m 43.81 | 8 | 8 |
| 4 | JF Caron | Canada | 0m 46.92 | 7 | 7 |
| 5 | Konstantine Janashia | Georgia | 0m 46.97 | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | Luke Stoltman | United Kingdom | 0m 47.42 | 5 | 5 |
| 7 | Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson | Iceland | 0m 48.17 | 4 | 4 |
| 8 | Brian Shaw | United States | 0m 48.47 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | Trey Mitchell | United States | 0m 52.96 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Adam Bishop | United Kingdom | 0m 55.39 | 1 | 1 |

### Event 2: Overhead Press (Medley)

* Weight: 60 kilograms (130 lb) double dumbbells, 100 kilograms (220 lb) circus dumbbell, 160 kilograms (350 lb) circus barbell and 170 kilograms (370 lb) log
* Time Limit: 60 seconds
* Notes: Athletes had a choice of order for the last two implements
| # | Name | Nationality | Time | Event Pts | Overall Pts |
| 1 | Mateusz Kieliszkowski | Poland | 0m 23.86 | 10 | 19 |
| 2 | Martins Licis | United States | 0m 27.94 | 9 | 17 |
| 3 | Brian Shaw | United States | 0m 30.48 | 8 | 11 |
| 4 | Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson | Iceland | 0m 31.16 | 7 | 11 |
| 5 | Tom Stoltman | United Kingdom | 0m 46.20 | 6 | 16 |
| 6 | JF Caron | Canada | 0m 48.29 | 5 | 12 |
| 7 | Trey Mitchell | United States | 0m 54.55 | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | Luke Stoltman | United Kingdom | 0m 58.16 | 3 | 8 |
| 9 | Adam Bishop | United Kingdom | 3 in 0m 36.19 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Konstantine Janashia | Georgia | 1 in 0m 03.91 | 1 | 7 |
* ↑ Konstantine Janashia withdrew from the competition after tearing his right tricep while attempting to lift the circus dumbbell.

### Event 3: Squat Lift

* Weight: 340 kilograms (750 lb) for repetitions
* Time Limit: 75 seconds
| # | Name | Nationality | Repetitions | Event Pts | Overall Pts |
| 1 | Martins Licis | United States | 9 | 10 | 27 |
| 2 | Brian Shaw | United States | 8 | 9 | 20 |
| 3 | Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson | Iceland | 7 | 7 | 18 |
| 3 | JF Caron | Canada | 7 | 7 | 19 |
| 3 | Mateusz Kieliszkowski | Poland | 7 | 7 | 26 |
| 6 | Trey Mitchell | United States | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 7 | Adam Bishop | United Kingdom | 5 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | Luke Stoltman | United Kingdom | 5 | 3 | 11 |
| 7 | Tom Stoltman | United Kingdom | 5 | 3 | 19 |

### Event 4: Deadlift (Hold)

* Weight: 320 kilograms (710 lb) for as long as possible
| # | Name | Nationality | Time | Event Pts | Overall Pts |
| 1 | Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson | Iceland | 0m 45.29 | 10 | 28 |
| 2 | Martins Licis | United States | 0m 41.25 | 9 | 36 |
| 3 | JF Caron | Canada | 0m 38.57 | 8 | 27 |
| 4 | Adam Bishop | United Kingdom | 0m 36.69 | 7 | 13 |
| 5 | Luke Stoltman | United Kingdom | 0m 35.74 | 6 | 17 |
| 6 | Mateusz Kieliszkowski | Poland | 0m 35.72 | 5 | 31 |
| 7 | Brian Shaw | United States | 0m 30.16 | 4 | 24 |
| 8 | Tom Stoltman | United Kingdom | 0m 28.76 | 3 | 22 |
| 9 | Trey Mitchell | United States | 0m 23.28 | 2 | 13 |

### Event 5: 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 | Martins Licis | United States | 5 in 0m 27.41 | 10 | 46 |
| 2 | Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson | Iceland | 5 in 0m 28.95 | 9 | 37 |
| 3 | Tom Stoltman | United Kingdom | 5 in 0m 35.47 | 8 | 30 |
| 4 | Mateusz Kieliszkowski | Poland | 5 in 0m 38.45 | 7 | 38 |
| 5 | Brian Shaw | United States | 5 in 0m 39.82 | 6 | 30 |
| 6 | Trey Mitchell | United States | 5 in 0m 52.47 | 5 | 18 |
| 7 | JF Caron | Canada | 5 in 0m 55.38 | 4 | 31 |
| 8 | Luke Stoltman | United Kingdom | 3 in 0m 16.07 | 3 | 20 |
| 9 | Adam Bishop | United Kingdom | 3 in 0m 19.42 | 2 | 15 |

## Final standings

| # | Name | Nationality | Pts |
| 1 | Martins Licis | United States | 46 |
| 2 | Mateusz Kieliszkowski | Poland | 38 |
| 3 | Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson | Iceland | 37 |
| 4 | JF Caron | Canada | 31 |
| 5 | Tom Stoltman | United Kingdom | 30 |
| 6 | Brian Shaw | United States | 30 |
| 7 | Luke Stoltman | United Kingdom | 20 |
| 8 | Trey Mitchell | United States | 18 |
| 9 | Adam Bishop | United Kingdom | 15 |
| 10 | Konstantine Janashia | Georgia | 7 |