# 2024 World's Strongest Man

The 2024 World's Strongest Man was the 47th World's Strongest Man competition that took place in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina from May 1 to 5, 2024.

## Participants

This year's competition welcomed 11 new faces to the competition, and included 5 notable withdraws from previous champions Martins Licis (sciatica) and Oleksii Novikov (bicep issues), former two-time runner up Mateusz Kieliszkowski (Achilles injury), Shane Flowers (bicep tear), and Kristján Jón Haraldsson (ACL tear).
* Oskar Ziółkowski (POL)
* Luke Stoltman (GBR)
* Eddie Williams (AUS)
* Trey Mitchell (USA)
* Tristain Hoath (CAN)
* Kevin Faires (USA)
* Spenser Remick (USA)
* Mitchell Hooper (CAN)
* Ondřej Fojtů (CZE)
* Nicolas Cambi (ITA)
* Gavin Bilton (GBR)
* Austin Andrade (MEX)
* Aivars Šmaukstelis (LAT)
* Mathew Ragg (NZL)
* Pa O'Dwyer (IRE)
* Rob Kearney (USA)
* Thomas Evans (USA)
* Adam Bishop (GBR)
* Evan Singleton (USA)
* Evans Nana Aryee (GHA)
* Pavlo Kordiyaka (UKR)
* Rauno Heinla (EST)
* Kane Francis (GBR)
* Marcus Crowder (USA)
* Jaco Schoonwinkel (RSA)
* Adam Roszkowski (POL)
* Nathan Goltry (USA)
* Wesley Derwinsky (CAN)
* Bobby Thompson (USA)
* Tom Stoltman (GBR)

## Heat results
### Format

The 30 athletes were divided into 5 groups of 6 athletes, with 2 athletes from each group progressing to the final of 10. The winner of each group progressed to the final, and 2nd and 3rd in each group would then advance to a 'Stone Off', from which the winner would also progress.

### Events

* Webster Stones: 2 stones weighing 136 kilograms (300 lb) and 113 kilograms (249 lb) for distance, one drop is allowed.
* Deadlift Ladder: 5 bars weighing 300–380 kilograms (660–840 lb). 60 second time limit.
* Sandbag Steeplechase: 3 bags weighing 120 kilograms (260 lb) each. To be taken down a 20 metres (66 ft) course with a lift over a bar at the half way point and then on to a platform. 1 minute 15 second time limit.
* Viking Press: 150 kilograms (330 lb). 60 second time limit
* Car Walk: 454 kilograms (1,001 lb). 20 metres (66 ft) course. 60 second time limit.

### Heat 1

| # | Name | Event 1 Webster Stones | Event 2 Deadlift Ladder | Event 3 Sandbag Steepelchase | Event 4 Globe Viking Press | Event 5 Car Walk | Pts |
| 1 | Tristain Hoath | 4th - 31.38 metres (103.0 ft) | 1st - 5 in 49.68s | 1st - 6 in 1m 3.36s | 2nd - 15 reps | 2nd - 23.20s | 25 |
| 2 | Eddie Williams | 1st - 46.45 metres (152.4 ft) | 2nd - 5 in 58.07s | 3rd - 5 in 57.95s | 5th - 10 reps | 1st - 14.06s | 21.5 |
| 3 | Luke Stoltman | 2nd - 33.12 metres (108.7 ft) | 3rd - 4 in 30.86s | 2nd - 6 in 1m 4.16s | 3rd - 11 reps | 3rd - 24.14s | 21.5 |
| 4 | Trey Mitchell | 5th - 12.78 metres (41.9 ft) | 5th - 4 in 49.72s | 5th - 6 in 1m 13.92s | 1st - 16 reps | 4th - 16.77 metres (55.0 ft) | 17 |
| 5 | Kevin Faires | 3rd - 32.59 metres (106.9 ft) | 4th - 4 in 42.35s | 4th - 5 in 58.33s | 3rd - 11 reps | 5th - 12.91 metres (42.4 ft) | 14.5 |
| 6 | Oskar Ziółkowski | 6th - 10.66 metres (35.0 ft) | 6th - 3 in 46.35s | 6th - 4 in 54.85s | 5th - 10 reps | 6th - 0.52 metres (1.7 ft) | 5.5 |
Stone Off
| Name | Nationality | Stones |
| Luke Stoltman | United Kingdom | 9 |
| Eddie Williams | Australia | 8 |

### Heat 2

| # | Name | Event 1 Webster Stones | Event 2 Deadlift Ladder | Event 3 Sandbag Steepelchase | Event 4 Globe Viking Press | Event 5 Car Walk | Pts |
| 1 | Mitchell Hooper | 1st - 40.00 metres (131.23 ft) | 1st - 5 in 36.54s | 1st - 6 in 53.84s | 2nd - 14 reps | 4th - 3.3 metres (11 ft) | 25.5 |
| 2 | Ondřej Fojtů | 1st - 40.00 metres (131.23 ft) | 3rd - 4 in 32.51s | 2nd - 6 in 1m 2.91s | 1st - 15 reps | 5th - 2.01 metres (6.6 ft) | 22.5 |
| 3 | Austin Andrade | 3rd - 29.59 metres (97.1 ft) | 2nd - 5 in 51.14s | 3rd - 5 in 1m 5.69s | 5th - 12 reps | 2nd - 24.13s | 20 |
| 4 | Spenser Remick | 4th - 27.79 metres (91.2 ft) | 6th - 4 in 53.52s | 4th - 5 in 1m 6.41s | 3rd - 13 reps | 1st - 20.87s | 16.5 |
| 5 | Nicolas Cambi | 6th - 14.69 metres (48.2 ft) | 5th - 4 in 46.48s | 6th - 0 in 1m 15.00s | 3rd - 13 reps | 3rd - 35.69s | 10.5 |
| 6 | Gavin Bilton | 5th - 25.27 metres (82.9 ft) | 4th - 4 in 38.23s | 5th - 3 in 34.32s | N/A | N/A | 7 |
Stone Off
| Name | Nationality | Stones |
| Austin Andrade | Mexico | 8 |
| Ondřej Fojtů | Czech Republic | 7 |

### Heat 3

| # | Name | Event 1 Webster Stones | Event 2 Deadlift Ladder | Event 3 Sandbag Steepelchase | Event 4 Globe Viking Press | Event 5 Car Walk | Pts |
| 1 | Mathew Ragg | 3rd - 21.93 metres (71.9 ft) | 2nd - 5 in 30.72s | 1st - 6 in 1m 0.10s | 3rd - 12 reps | 3rd - 19.17s | 23 |
| 2 | Adam Bishop | 1st - 35.29 metres (115.8 ft) | 1st - 5 in 27.17s | 2nd - 5 in 58.70s | 5th - 7 reps | 5th - 15.2 metres (50 ft) | 20.5 |
| 3 | Aivars Šmaukstelis | 2nd - 32.56 metres (106.8 ft) | 4th - 4 in 35.88s | 5th - 4 in 43.85s | 2nd - 14 reps | 2nd - 17.07s | 20 |
| 4 | Thomas Evans | 4th - 21.66 metres (71.1 ft) | 3rd - 5 in 52.53s | 6th - 3 in 35.46s | 1st - 17 reps | 4th - 55.58s | 17 |
| 5 | Rob Kearney | 5th - 20.35 metres (66.8 ft) | 6th - 3 in 29.20s | 4th - 5 in 1m 12.10s | 4th - 11 reps | 1st - 12.07s | 15 |
| 6 | Pa O'Dwyer | 6th - 16.65 metres (54.6 ft) | 5th - 4 in 40.11s | 3rd - 5 in 1m 6.62s | 5th - 7 reps | N/A | 8.5 |
Stone Off
| Name | Nationality | Stones |
| Aivars Šmaukstelis | Latvia | 1 |
| Thomas Evans | United States | 1 |

### Heat 4

| # | Name | Event 1 Webster Stones | Event 2 Deadlift Ladder | Event 3 Sandbag Steepelchase | Event 4 Globe Viking Press | Event 5 Car Walk | Pts |
| 1 | Evan Singleton | 1st - 40.00 metres (131.23 ft) | 2nd - 5 in 44.50s | 2nd - 6 in 1m 11.10s | 1st - 16 reps | N/A | 22 |
| 2 | Pavlo Kordiyaka | 4th - 25.78 metres (84.6 ft) | 6th - 3 in 26.64s | 1st - 6 in 57.58s | 2nd - 14 reps | 4th - 29.89s | 18 |
| 3 | Marcus Crowder | 2nd - 35.92 metres (117.8 ft) | 5th - 4 in 43.70s | 5th - 4 in 36.65s | 3rd - 12 reps | 2nd - 22.23s | 17.5 |
| 4 | Kane Francis | 5th - 21.38 metres (70.1 ft) | 3rd - 4 in 26.98s | 4th - 4 in 36.23s | 3rd - 12 reps | 3rd - 23.56s | 16.5 |
| 5 | Evans Nana Aryee | 6th - 20.16 metres (66.1 ft) | 4th - 4 in 31.59s | 3rd - 5 in 1m 1.82s | 6th - 8 reps | 1st - 18.36s | 15 |
| 6 | Rauno Heinla | 3rd - 27.55 metres (90.4 ft) | 1st - 5 in 40.27s | 6th - 4 in 59.13s | 5th - 9 reps | 5th - 8.75 metres (28.7 ft) | 15 |
Stone Off
| Name | Nationality | Stones |
| Pavlo Kordiyaka | Ukraine | 5 |
| Marcus Crowder | United States | 5 |

### Heat 5

| # | Name | Event 1 Webster Stones | Event 2 Deadlift Ladder | Event 3 Sandbag Steepelchase | Event 4 Globe Viking Press | Event 5 Car Walk | Pts |
| 1 | Tom Stoltman | 2nd - 29.74 metres (97.6 ft) | 2nd - 5 in 46.48s | 1st - 6 in 53.69s | 1st - 14 reps | 5th - 2.7 metres (8.9 ft) | 23.5 |
| 2 | Wesley Derwinsky | 3rd - 29.36 metres (96.3 ft) | 1st - 5 in 45.90s | 4th - 5 in 57.23s | 2nd - 13 reps | 2nd - 22.59s | 21.5 |
| 3 | Jaco Schoonwinkel | 1st - 31.75 metres (104.2 ft) | 3rd - 4 in 29.87s | 2nd - 6 in 1m 8.39s | 5th - 12 reps | 3rd - 28.41s | 21 |
| 4 | Adam Roszkowski | 5th - 22.62 metres (74.2 ft) | 5th - 3 in 37.35s | 5th - 5 in 1m 5.76s | 1st - 14 reps | 1st - 22.43s | 17.5 |
| 5 | Nathan Goltry | 4th - 24.56 metres (80.6 ft) | 4th - 4 in 48.12s | 3rd - 6 in 1m 14.95s | 2nd - 13 reps | 4th - 36.98s | 16.5 |
| 6 | Bobby Thompson | 6th - 20.00 metres (65.62 ft) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1 |
Stone Off
| Name | Nationality | Stones |
| Wesley Derwinsky | Canada | 8 |
| Jaco Schoonwinkel | South Africa | 8 |

## Finals events results
### Event 1: Giant's Medley

* Weight: 454 kilograms (1,001 lb) yoke and 330 kilograms (730 lb) frame
* Course length: 40 metres (130 ft) total. 20 metres (66 ft) each implement.
* Time limit: 60 seconds
| # | Name | Nationality | Time (sec) | Event points | Overall points |
| 1 | Evan Singleton | United States | 30.21 | 10 | 10 |
| 2 | Austin Andrade | Mexico | 40.61 | 9 | 9 |
| 3 | Tom Stoltman | United Kingdom | 41.26 | 8 | 8 |
| 4 | Wesley Derwinsky | Canada | 59.20 | 7 | 7 |
| 5 | Tristain Hoath | Canada | 35.54 metres (116.6 ft) | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | Mitchell Hooper | Canada | 34.59 metres (113.5 ft) | 5 | 5 |
| 7 | Mathew Ragg | New Zealand | 28.90 metres (94.8 ft) | 4 | 4 |
| 8 | Luke Stoltman | United Kingdom | 27.43 metres (90.0 ft) | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | Aivars Šmaukstelis | Latvia | 21.96 metres (72.0 ft) | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Pavlo Kordiyaka | Ukraine | 20.99 metres (68.9 ft) | 1 | 1 |

### Event 2: Max Axle Press

* Opening weight: 170 kilograms (370 lb)
| # | Name | Nationality | Weight | Event points | Overall points |
| 1 | Tom Stoltman | United Kingdom | 210 kilograms (460 lb) | 9.5 | 17.5 |
| 1 | Mitchell Hooper | Canada | 210 kilograms (460 lb) | 9.5 | 14.5 |
| 3 | Pavlo Kordiyaka | Ukraine | 200 kilograms (440 lb) | 8 | 9 |
| 4 | Evan Singleton | United States | 190 kilograms (420 lb) | 6 | 16 |
| 4 | Austin Andrade | Mexico | 190 kilograms (420 lb) | 6 | 15 |
| 4 | Luke Stoltman | United Kingdom | 190 kilograms (420 lb) | 6 | 9 |
| 7 | Tristain Hoath | Canada | 180 kilograms (400 lb) | 4 | 10 |
| 8 | Mathew Ragg | New Zealand | 170 kilograms (370 lb) | 3 | 7 |
| 9 | Wesley Derwinsky | Canada | N/A | 0 | 7 |
| 9 | Aivars Šmaukstelis | Latvia | N/A | 0 | 2 |

### Event 3: Keg Toss

* Weight: 15 kilograms (33 lb)
* Time limit: 60 seconds per height attempt
* Notes: 3 attempts at each height
| # | Name | Nationality | Height | Event points | Overall points |
| 1 | Tom Stoltman | United Kingdom | 7.76 metres (25.5 ft) | 9 | 26.5 |
| 1 | Mitchell Hooper | Canada | 7.76 metres (25.5 ft) | 9 | 23.5 |
| 1 | Wesley Derwinsky | Canada | 7.76 metres (25.5 ft) | 9 | 16 |
| 4 | Evan Singleton | United States | 7.50 metres (24.6 ft) | 7 | 23 |
| 5 | Mathew Ragg | New Zealand | 7.00 metres (22.97 ft) | 5.5 | 12.5 |
| 5 | Aivars Šmaukstelis | Latvia | 7.00 metres (22.97 ft) | 5.5 | 7.5 |
| 7 | Austin Andrade | Mexico | 6.50 metres (21.3 ft) | 3.5 | 18.5 |
| 7 | Luke Stoltman | United Kingdom | 6.50 metres (21.3 ft) | 3.5 | 12.5 |
| 9 | Tristain Hoath | Canada | 6.00 metres (19.69 ft) | 2 | 12 |
| 10 | Pavlo Kordiyaka | Ukraine | N/A | 0 | 9 |

### Event 4: Conan's Wheel

* Weight: 250 kilograms (550 lb)
| # | Name | Nationality | Degrees/ Rotations | Event points | Overall points |
| 1 | Pavlo Kordiyaka | Ukraine | 922 ° | 10 | 19 |
| 2 | Mitchell Hooper | Canada | 821 ° | 9 | 32.5 |
| 3 | Tom Stoltman | United Kingdom | 777 ° | 8 | 34.5 |
| 4 | Mathew Ragg | New Zealand | 748 ° | 7 | 19.5 |
| 5 | Wesley Derwinsky | Canada | 681 ° | 6 | 22 |
| 6 | Tristain Hoath | Canada | 643 ° | 5 | 17 |
| 7 | Evan Singleton | United States | 598 ° | 4 | 27 |
| 8 | Luke Stoltman | United Kingdom | 527 ° | 3 | 15.5 |
| 9 | Austin Andrade | Mexico | 526 ° | 2 | 20.5 |
| 10 | Aivars Šmaukstelis | Latvia | 486 ° | 1 | 8.5 |

### Event 5: Tire Deadlift

* Weight: 374 kilograms (825 lb)
* Time limit: 60 seconds
| # | Name | Nationality | Repetitions | Event points | Overall points |
| 1 | Mathew Ragg | New Zealand | 8 | 10 | 29.5 |
| 2 | Tom Stoltman | United Kingdom | 7 | 8.5 | 43 |
| 2 | Tristain Hoath | Canada | 7 | 8.5 | 25.5 |
| 4 | Mitchell Hooper | Canada | 6 | 6 | 38.5 |
| 4 | Wesley Derwinsky | Canada | 6 | 6 | 28 |
| 4 | Austin Andrade | Mexico | 6 | 6 | 26.5 |
| 7 | Evan Singleton | United States | 5 | 4 | 31 |
| 8 | Luke Stoltman | United Kingdom | 4 | 3 | 18.5 |
| 9 | Aivars Šmaukstelis | Latvia | 3 | 2 | 10.5 |
| 10 | Pavlo Kordiyaka | Ukraine | 1 | 1 | 20 |

### Event 6: Atlas Stones

* Weight: 5 stones ranging from 140–210 kilograms (310–460 lb)
* Time Limit: 60 seconds
| # | Name | Nationality | Time (sec) | Event points | Overall points |
| 1 | Tom Stoltman | United Kingdom | 5 in 38.14 | 10 | 53 |
| 2 | Mitchell Hooper | Canada | 4 in 37.35 | 9 | 47.5 |
| 3 | Tristain Hoath | Canada | 4 in 43.79 | 8 | 33.5 |
| 4 | Pavlo Kordiyaka | Ukraine | 4 in 44.58 | 7 | 27 |
| 5 | Mathew Ragg | New Zealand | 4 in 49.93 | 6 | 35.5 |
| 6 | Evan Singleton | United States | 3 in 24.09 | 5 | 36 |
| 7 | Austin Andrade | Mexico | 3 in 24.42 | 4 | 30.5 |
| 8 | Wesley Derwinsky | Canada | 3 in 30.80 | 3 | 31 |
| 9 | Aivars Šmaukstelis | Latvia | 3 in 32.88 | 2 | 12.5 |
| 10 | Luke Stoltman | United Kingdom | 3 in 36.09 | 1 | 19.5 |

## Final standings

| # | Name | Nationality | Pts |
| 1 | Tom Stoltman | United Kingdom | 53 |
| 2 | Mitchell Hooper | Canada | 47.5 |
| 3 | Evan Singleton | United States | 36 |
| 4 | Mathew Ragg | New Zealand | 35.5 |
| 5 | Tristain Hoath | Canada | 33.5 |
| 6 | Wesley Derwinsky | Canada | 31 |
| 7 | Austin Andrade | Mexico | 30.5 |
| 8 | Pavlo Kordiyaka | Ukraine | 27 |
| 9 | Luke Stoltman | United Kingdom | 19.5 |
| 10 | Aivars Šmaukstelis | Latvia | 12.5 |