# 2012 World's Strongest Man

The 2012 World's Strongest Man was the 35th edition of World's Strongest Man. The event was held on the grounds of the Commerce Casino in Los Angeles, California, US. The event was sponsored by MET-Rx. The qualifying heats were held from September 24–27, and the finals took place Sept. 30 & Oct. 1, 2012. The winner was Žydrūnas Savickas, it was his third WSM title. Vytautas Lalas of Lithuania was second, and Iceland's Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson was third.
In the qualifying heats, Derek Poundstone set a new world record in the Giant Dumbbell press event by pressing a 210 lb (95 kg) dumbbell overhead for 11 repetitions, and Vytautas Lalas set a new strongman squat world record by squatting 700 lb (320 kg) for 11 repetitions. In the finals, Žydrūnas Savickas set a new Log Lift for Max Weight world record with a lift of 220 kg (490 lb).

## Participants

* Žydrūnas Savickas
* Jean-François Caron
* Derek Poundstone
* Mateusz Baron
* Jack McIntosh
* Frankie Scheun
* Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson
* Mike Jenkins
* Nick Best
* Eddie Hall
* Sebastian Kurek
* Akos Nagy
* Brian Shaw
* Johannes Årsjö
* Martin Wildauer
* Mikhail Koklyaev
* Lauri Nami
* Chris Gearing
* Vytautas Lalas
* Ervin Katona
* Louis Philippe Jean
* Jerry Pritchett
* Graham Hicks
* Ole Martin Hansen
* Terry Hollands
* Krzysztof Radzikowski
* Mike Burke
* Alex Moonen
* James Fennelly
* Eben Le Roux

## Heat results
### Heat 1

* Events: loading, truck pull, giant dumbbell for reps, car deadlift for reps, keg toss, atlas stones
| # | Name | Nationality | Pts |
| 1 | Žydrūnas Savickas | Lithuania | 31.5 |
| 2 | Jean-François Caron | Canada | 29 |
| 3 | Derek Poundstone | United States | 27.5 |
| 4 | Mateusz Baron | Poland | 15 |
| 5 | Jack McIntosh | England | 13 |
| 6 | Frankie Scheun | South Africa | 10 |

### Heat 2

* Events: loading, truck pull, viking press for reps, super yoke, squat, atlas stones
| # | Name | Nationality | Pts |
| 1 | Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson | Iceland | 29.5 |
| 2 | Mike Jenkins | United States | 26 |
| 3 | Nick Best | United States | 21 |
| 4 | Eddie Hall | England | 19 |
| 5 | Sebastian Kurek | Poland | 15 |
| 6 | Akos Nagy | Hungary | 13.5 |

### Heat 3

* Events: loading, limo pull, giant dumbbell for reps, car deadlift for reps, keg toss, atlas stones
| # | Name | Nationality | Pts |
| 1 | Brian Shaw | United States | 27.5 |
| 2 | Johannes Årsjö | Sweden | 27 |
| 3 | Martin Wildauer | Austria | 23.5 |
| 4 | Mikhail Koklyaev | Russia | 22 |
| 5 | Lauri Nami | Estonia | 16 |
| 6 | Chris Gearing | England | 10 |

### Heat 4

* Events: loading, limo pull, viking press for reps, squat, keg toss, atlas stones
| # | Name | Nationality | Pts |
| 1 | Vytautas Lalas | Lithuania | 29 |
| 2 | Ervin Katona | Serbia | 23 |
| 3 | Louis Philippe Jean | Canada | 21 |
| 4 | Jerry Pritchett | United States | 18 |
| 5 | Graham Hicks | England | 17.5 |
| 6 | Ole Martin Hansen | Norway | 16.5 |

### Heat 5

* Events: loading, truck pull, viking press for reps, super yoke, car deadlift for reps, atlas stones
| # | Name | Nationality | Pts |
| 1 | Terry Hollands | England | 30 |
| 2 | Krzysztof Radzikowski | Poland | 27.5 |
| 3 | Mike Burke | United States | 24 |
| 4 | Alex Moonen | Netherlands | 19 |
| 5 | James Fennelly | Ireland | 18.5 |
| 6 | Eben Le Roux | Australia | 5 |

## Finals events results
### Event 1: Super Yoke

* Weight: 440 kilograms (970 lb)
* Course length: 40 metres (130 ft)
* Time limit: 75 seconds
| # | Name | Nationality | Time (sec) | Event Pts | Overall Pts |
| 1 | Brian Shaw | United States | 28.40 | 10 | 10 |
| 2 | Vytautas Lalas | Lithuania | 30.05 | 9 | 9 |
| 3 | Mike Jenkins | United States | 31.49 | 8 | 8 |
| 4 | Krzysztof Radzikowski | Poland | 31.85 | 7 | 7 |
| 5 | Terry Hollands | England | 32.27 | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson | Iceland | 33.55 | 5 | 5 |
| 7 | Žydrūnas Savickas | Lithuania | 37.89 | 4 | 4 |
| 8 | Johannes Årsjö | Sweden | 33.9 metres (111 ft) | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | Jean-François Caron | Canada | 27.3 metres (90 ft) | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Ervin Katona | Serbia | 25.75 metres (84.5 ft) | 1 | 1 |

### Event 2: Max Log Lift

| # | Name | Nationality | Weight | Event Pts | Overall Pts |
| 1 | Žydrūnas Savickas | Lithuania | 220 kilograms (490 lb) | 10 | 14 |
| 2 | Mike Jenkins | United States | 210 kilograms (460 lb) | 8.5 | 16.5 |
| 2 | Krzysztof Radzikowski | Poland | 210 kilograms (460 lb) | 8.5 | 15.5 |
| 4 | Vytautas Lalas | Lithuania | 200 kilograms (440 lb) | 7 | 16 |
| 5 | Brian Shaw | United States | 185 kilograms (408 lb) | 4.5 | 14.5 |
| 5 | Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson | Iceland | 185 kilograms (408 lb) | 4.5 | 9.5 |
| 5 | Johannes Årsjö | Sweden | 185 kilograms (408 lb) | 4.5 | 7.5 |
| 5 | Ervin Katona | Serbia | 185 kilograms (408 lb) | 4.5 | 5.5 |
| 9 | Terry Hollands | England | 170 kilograms (370 lb) | 2 | 8 |
| 10 | Jean-François Caron | Canada | No lift | 0 | 2 |

### Event 3: Bus Pull

* Weight: 24,500 kilograms (54,000 lb)
* Course length: 25 metres (82 ft)
* Time limit: 75 seconds
| # | Name | Nationality | Time (sec) | Event Pts | Overall Pts |
| 1 | Terry Hollands | England | 42.97 | 10 | 18 |
| 2 | Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson | Iceland | 44.71 | 9 | 18.5 |
| 3 | Vytautas Lalas | Lithuania | 52.56 | 8 | 24 |
| 4 | Žydrūnas Savickas | Lithuania | 55.35 | 7 | 21 |
| 5 | Brian Shaw | United States | 65.12 | 6 | 20.5 |
| 6 | Mike Jenkins | United States | 70.41 | 5 | 21.5 |
| 7 | Johannes Årsjö | Sweden | 19.9 metres (65 ft) | 4 | 11.5 |
| 8 | Jean-François Caron | Canada | 9.9 metres (32 ft) | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | Krzysztof Radzikowski | Poland | 4.55 metres (14.9 ft) | 2 | 17.5 |
| 10 | Ervin Katona | Serbia | 1.6 metres (5.2 ft) | 1 | 6.5 |

### Event 4: Deadlift

* Weight: 360 kilograms (790 lb)
* Time limit: 60 seconds
| # | Name | Nationality | Repetitions | Event Pts | Overall Pts |
| 1 | Žydrūnas Savickas | Lithuania | 8 | 10 | 31 |
| 2 | Terry Hollands | England | 7 | 8.5 | 26.5 |
| 2 | Vytautas Lalas | Lithuania | 7 | 8.5 | 32.5 |
| 4 | Brian Shaw | United States | 6 | 6.5 | 27 |
| 4 | Jean-François Caron | Canada | 6 | 6.5 | 11.5 |
| 5 | Krzysztof Radzikowski | Poland | 5 | 5 | 22.5 |
| 6 | Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson | Iceland | 4 | 4 | 22.5 |
| 7 | Mike Jenkins | United States | 3 | 2 | 23.5 |
| 7 | Johannes Årsjö | Sweden | 3 | 2 | 13.5 |
| 7 | Ervin Katona | Serbia | 3 | 2 | 8.5 |

### Event 5: Natural Stones

* Weight: 5 Stone series ranging from 137–170 kilograms (302–375 lb)
* Time limit: 75 seconds
| # | Name | Nationality | Time (sec) | Event Pts | Overall Pts |
| 1 | Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson | Iceland | 5 in 25.52 | 10 | 32.5 |
| 2 | Žydrūnas Savickas | Lithuania | 5 in 32.13 | 9 | 40 |
| 3 | Vytautas Lalas | Lithuania | 5 in 33.29 | 8 | 40.5 |
| 4 | Mike Jenkins | United States | 5 in 37.40 | 7 | 30.5 |
| 5 | Brian Shaw | United States | 5 in 38.56 | 6 | 33 |
| 6 | Krzysztof Radzikowski | Poland | 5 in 49.27 | 5 | 27.5 |
| 7 | Jean-François Caron | Canada | 5 in 53.44 | 4 | 15.5 |
| 8 | Johannes Årsjö | Sweden | 5 in 59.19 | 3 | 16.5 |
| 9 | Terry Hollands | England | 4 in 41.77 | 2 | 28.5 |
| 10 | Ervin Katona | Serbia | 1 in 7.58 | 1 | 9.5 |
* ↑ After this event Terry Hollands withdrew from the competition due to injury and took no further part.
* ↑ After this event Ervin Katona withdrew from the competition due to injury and took no further part.

### Event 6: Power Stairs

* Weight: 3 x 225 kilograms (496 lb) implements up 5 stairs each
* Time limit: 75 seconds
| # | Name | Nationality | Time (sec) | Event Pts | Overall Pts |
| 1 | Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson | Iceland | 36.82 | 10 | 42.5 |
| 2 | Žydrūnas Savickas | Lithuania | 42.83 | 9 | 49 |
| 3 | Mike Jenkins | United States | 43.77 | 8 | 38.5 |
| 4 | Brian Shaw | United States | 45.61 | 7 | 40 |
| 5 | Jean-François Caron | Canada | 1m 14.84 | 6 | 21.5 |
| 6 | Krzysztof Radzikowski | Poland | 13 stairs | 5 | 32.5 |
| 7 | Vytautas Lalas | Lithuania | 11 stairs | 4 | 44.5 |
| 8 | Johannes Årsjö | Sweden | 10 stairs | 3 | 19.5 |

## Final standings

| # | Name | Nationality | Pts |
| 1 | Žydrūnas Savickas | Lithuania | 49.0 |
| 2 | Vytautas Lalas | Lithuania | 44.5 |
| 3 | Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson | Iceland | 42.5 |
| 4 | Brian Shaw | United States | 40.0 |
| 5 | Mike Jenkins | United States | 38.5 |
| 6 | Krzysztof Radzikowski | Poland | 32.5 |
| 7 | Terry Hollands | England | 28.5 (Injured) |
| 8 | Jean-François Caron | Canada | 21.5 |
| 9 | Johannes Årsjö | Sweden | 19.5 |
| 10 | Ervin Katona | Serbia | 9.5 (Injured) |