# 2010 World's Strongest Man

The 2010 World's Strongest Man was the 33rd edition of World's Strongest Man held at Sun City, South Africa from September 15–22, 2010. Zydrunas Savickas won his second title, Brian Shaw placed second, moving up 1 spot from 3rd place the previous year, and Mikhail Koklyaev placed third.
In the finals, Zydrunas Savickas set a new world record in the Giant Wooden Log Lift for Max Weight event by lifting 210 kg (460 lb).

## Line-up
### Competitors – Original listing

| Name | Nationality | WSM record | Other Strongman Achievements |
| JordanHennie Jordan | South Africa | | |
| BergmannJason Bergmann | United States | 9th place 2008 World's Strongest Man | 2nd place America's Strongest Man 2008 |
| WestabyMark Westaby | United Kingdom | | |
| SkogRichard Skog | Norway | | 2 time Norway's strongest man 2009 & 2010. 2nd in Giants Live Viking Power Challenge. |
| FelixMark Felix | United Kingdom | 4th place 2006 World's Strongest Man, 7th place 2007 | Rolling Thunder World Champion and World Record Holder IFSA Britain's Strongest Man 2005 |
| KoklyaevMikhail Koklyaev | Russia | | 3rd in 2005, 2nd in 2006 & 2007 IFSA World Championship multiple wins in the Strongman Champions League, 2nd in the 2009 Arnold Strongman Classic |
| OrtmayerTravis Ortmayer | United States | 5th place 2008 & 2009 World's Strongest Man | 3rd place 2009 & 2010 Arnold Strongman Classic |
| PoundstoneDerek Poundstone | United States | 2nd place World's Strongest Man 2008, 4th place 2009 | 2007 & 2008 America's strongest man champion 2 time Arnold Strongman Classic champion in 2009 & 2010 Fortissimus champion 2008, 2nd place 2009 Strongman Super Series World Champion 2008 3 time Mohegan Sun Super Series champion 2008–2010 Giants Live Ukraine 2010 champion |
| ShawBrian Shaw | United States | 3rd place 2009 World's Strongest Man | 3rd at Fortissimus 2009 Winner of 2009 FIT Expo Strongman Super Series 2009 overall champion |
| bESTNick Best | United States | | 2009 All American Strongman Challenge winner 9th place 2006 IFSA Strongman World Championships 2nd place Strongman Super Series Romania 2009 |
| SzczepanskiRobert Szczepanski | Poland | | 2nd place Giants Live Poland 2010 IFSA Strongman World Championships 9th place 2005, 6th place 2006, 7th place 2007 |
| SavickasZydrunas Savickas | Lithuania | 2009 World's Strongest Man, 2nd place 2002–2004 | Six time winner of Arnold Strongman Classic from 2003–2008, 2nd place 2010 2 time winner IFSA Strongman World Championships, 3rd place 2007 2008 Strongman Champions League winner 2009 winner Strongest Man on the Planet, 2nd place 2008 2004 overall winner Strongman Super Series, 3rd in 2002, 2nd in 2003 World Log Lift Champion |
| RomanchukSerhiy Romanchuk | Ukraine | | |
| HollandsTerry Hollands | United Kingdom | 3rd place World's Strongest Man 2007, 7th place 2006, 10th place 2008, 6th place 2009 | Britain's Strongest Man 2007 UK's Strongest Man 2005 England's Strongest Man (WSM) 2009 |
| KulagaJanusz Kulaga | Poland | | |
| PéturssonStefán Sölvi Pétursson | Iceland | | Iceland's Strongest Man 2009 & 2010 2008 IFSA Iceland's Strongest Man 3rd place Giants Live Poland 2009 |
| ShahlaeiLaurence Shahlaei | United Kingdom | 9th place 2009 World's Strongest Man | England's Strongest Man 2009 |
| SadlerDarren Sadler | United Kingdom | | 2007 Champion IFSA World Strongman Challenge u105k 2nd 2005 World Championships u105k(IFSA) |
| TodorchevStoyan Todorchev | Bulgaria | | |
| ArsjoJohannes Årsjö withdrew before competition | Sweden | | 4th Place Viking Power Challenge 2009 |
| LalasVytautas Lalas | Lithuania | | winner Giants Live 2010 Poland winner Lithuania's Strongest Man 2010, 3rd place 2009 |
| OstlundDave Ostlund | United States | 3rd place World's Strongest Man 2008, 9th place 2005, 6th place 2007, 8th place 2009 | 1st Venice Beach Super Series 2007 3rd Madison Square Garden Super Series 2008 |
| BrantWarrick Brant | Australia | | |
| KazelniksAgris Kazelniks | Latvia | | 2nd place Strongman Champions League Holland Grand Prix 2009 2nd place overall 2009 Strongman Champions League |
| SmitEttiene Smit | South Africa | | 6 times South Africa's Strongest Man |
| KatonaErvin Katona | Serbia | | 2nd place overall 2008 Strongman Champions League 3 times Serbia's Strongest Man winner 2010 Strongman Champions League Bulgaria winner 2010 Strongman Champions League Serbia |
| SavoieChristian Savoie | Canada | | 2009 Canada's Strongest Man |
| JeanLouis Philippe Jean | Canada | 10th place 2009 World's Strongest Man | 2008 Canada's Strongest Man |
| CurlettoAlex Curletto | Italy | | |
| IlinKostyantyn Ilin | Ukraine | | 2009 Ukraine's Strongest Man |
| FramptonReserve: Rob Frampton competed in place of Johannes Årsjö | United Kingdom | | |
| ScheunReserve: Frankie Scheun | South Africa | | |

## Heat results

Qualifying heats in World's Strongest Man involve a series of six events. The field is divided into groups of six competitors with the top two in each of the groups reaching the ten man final. A win in an event gives a competitor 6 points, second place gets 5, and so on (4,3,2,1). If there is a tie at the end of the qualifier, the competitor with the most individual event wins gets the advantage.

### Heat 1

| Position | Name | Nationality | Event 1 Medley | Event 2 Truck Pull | Event 3 Power Stairs | Event 4 Deadlift | Event 5 Overhead Lift | Event 6 Loading Race |
| 1 (30pts) | Brian Shaw | United States | 1 (7 in 0:46.53) | 1 (0:44.82) | 1 (12 in 0:41.58) | 2 (7 reps) | 1 (4 reps) | 6 (2 in 0:36.32) |
| 2 (27pts) | Stefan Solvi Petursson | Iceland | 2 (7 in 1:09.18) | 3 (1:01.44) | 3 (12 in 0:51.13) | 4 (4 reps) | 2 (3 reps) | 1 (4 0:58.11) |
| 3 (20pts) | Mark Felix | England | 6 (3 in 1:15.00) | 2 (0:49.44) | 6 (8 in 1:15.00) | 1 (8 reps) | 4 (1 rep) | 3 (4 1:07.48) |
| 4 (17pts) | Stoyan Todorchev | Bulgaria | 3 (6 in 1:15.00) | 4 (1:04.35) | 2 (12 in 0:50.13) | 5 (3 reps) | 5 (0 reps) | 4 (4 in 1:12.29) |
| 5 (16.5pts) | Serhiy Romanchuk | Ukraine | 4 (5 in 1:15.00) | 5 (1.00 m) | 4 (12 in 0:55.92) | 6 (0 reps) | 3 (2 reps) | 2 (4 in 0:59.76) |
| 6 (11.5pts) | Ettiene Smit | South Africa | 4 (5 in 1:15.00) | 6 (0.85 m) | 5 (11 in 1:15.00) | 3 (6 reps) | 5 (0 reps) | 5 (3 in 0:49.07) |
(Shaw and Petursson advance to final)

### Heat 2

| Position | Name | Nationality | Event 1 Giant Farmer's Walk | Event 2 Power Stairs | Event 3 Deadlift | Event 4 Africa Stone | Event 5 Metal Block Press | Event 6 Loading Race |
| 1 (30pts) | Derek Poundstone | United States | 3 (36.2m) | 3 (9 in 1:15.00s) | 1 (6 reps) | 2 (63.4m) | 1 (3 in 22.23s) | 2 (4 in 1:10.63s) |
| 2 (29pts) | Terry Hollands | England | 1 (23.28s) | 1 (12 in 48.52s) | 2 (5 reps) | 4 (36.3m) | 2 (3 in 44.80s) | 3 (4 in 1:11.16s) |
| 3 (20pts) | Richard Skog | Norway | 4 (32.9m) | 6 (4 in 1:15.00s) | 4= (0 reps) | 1 (67.4m) | 3 (3 in 45.29s) | 1 (4 in 48.26s) |
| 4 (17pts) | Alex Curletto | Italy | 5 (27.2m) | 4 (6 in 1:15.00s) | 3 (4 reps) | 5 (29.9m) | 4 (2 in 25.84s) | 4 (3 in 42.48s) |
| 5 (11pts) | Hennie Jordan | South Africa | 6 (1.7m) | 5 (5 in 1:15.00s) | 4= (0 reps) | 3 (44.3m) | 5 (2 in 52.60s) | 5 (2 in 37.25s) |
| WD (after Rd 4) | Robert Szczepanski† | Poland | 2 (27.90s) | 2 (11 in 1:15.00s) | 4= (0 reps) | WD | WD | WD |
(Poundstone and Hollands advance to final)
† Szczepanski left the competition with a biceps injury during the Africa Stone (4th Event). He had 10 points after three events.

### Heat 3

| Position | Name | Nationality | Event 1 Medley | Event 2 Truck Pull | Event 3 Power Stairs | Event 4 Deadlift | Event 5 Dumbbell Press | Event 6 Loading Race |
| 1 (29pts) | Ervin Katona | Serbia | 2 (7 flips in 1:05.18s) | 1 (52.16s) | 1 (12 in 1:01.01s) | 2 (8 reps) | 4 (5 reps) | 3 (4 in 58.28s) |
| 2 (28.5pts) | Travis Ortmayer | United States | 1 (7 flips in 1:05.18s) | 2 (1:06.19s) | 3 (11 in 1:15.00s) | 4= (4 reps) | 1 (9 reps) | 2 (4 in 54.94s) |
| 3 (27.5pts) | Vytautas Lalas | Lithuania | 3 (6 flips in 1:15.00s) | 3 (1:10.03s) | 4 (10 in 1:15.00s) | 1 (9 reps) | 2= (8 reps) | 1 (4 in 46.71s) |
| 4 (17.5pts) | Kostyantyn Ilin | Ukraine | 5 (3 flips in 1:15.00s) | 5 (0.77m) | 5 (8 in 1:15.00s) | 3 (5 reps) | 2= (8 reps) | 4 (4 in 1:14.14s) |
| 5 (15.5pts) | Janusz Kulaga | Poland | 4 (5 flips in 1:15.00s) | 4 (0.80m) | 2 (12 in 1:11.77s) | 4= (4 reps) | 5 (0 reps) | 5 (3 in 37.73s) |
| WD (after Rd 1) | Darren Sadler† | England | 6 (0 flips in 1:15.00s) | WD | WD | WD | WD | WD |
(Katona and Ortmayer advance to final)
† Sadler left the competition with a torn biceps injury in the Medley (1st event) almost as soon as it began.

### Heat 4

| Position | Name | Nationality | Event 1 Giant Farmer's Walk | Event 2 Squat Lift | Event 3 Africa Stone | Event 4 Overhead Lift | Event 5 Deadlift Hold | Event 6 Loading Race |
| 1 (27.5pts) | Zydrunas Savickas | Lithuania | 1 (21.31s) | 1= (11 reps) | 2 (62.1m) | 1 (8 reps) | 3 (1:08.12s) | 6 (1 in 22.01s) |
| 2= (25pts)† | Nick Best | United States | 3 (29.72s) | 3= (10 reps) | 1 (79.4m) | 6 (0 reps) | 1 (1:18.68s) | 1 (3 in 36.95s) |
| 2= (25pts)† | Laurence Shahlaei | England | 2 (23.75s) | 1= (11 reps) | 4 (54.2m) | 3= (5 reps) | 4 (1:02.33s) | 2 (3 in 42.05s) |
| 4 (22pts) | Louis-Philippe Jean | Canada | 4 (31.16s) | 6 (7 reps) | 3 (60.8m) | 2 (7 reps) | 2 (1:10.07s) | 3 (3 in 49.95s) |
| 5 (13.5pts) | Warrick Brant | Australia | 6 (12.6m) | 3= (10 reps) | 5 (51.6m) | 3= (5 reps) | 6 (45.03s) | 4 (3 in 1:04.45s) |
| 6 (12pts) | Agris Kazelniks | Latvia | 5 (34.6m) | 3= (10 reps) | 6 (15.3m) | 5 (1 rep) | 5 (54.35s) | 5 (2 in 42.06s) |
(Savickas and Best advance to final)
† Although Best and Shahlaei tied in points, the tiebreaker is with individual event wins. Best won three events and Shahlaei only won one, so Best advanced to the final.

### Heat 5

| Position | Name | Nationality | Event 1 Medley | Event 2 Squat Lift | Event 3 Africa Stone | Event 4 Metal Block Press | Event 5 Deadlift Hold | Event 6 Loading Race |
| 1 (28pts) | Jason Bergmann | United States | 2 (7 flips in 1:09.91s) | 1 (12 reps) | 2 (65.6m) | 3 (2 in 12.79s) | 1 (1:27.00s) | 5 (3 in 37.67s) |
| 2 (26pts) | Mikhail Koklyaev | Russia | 4 (6 flips in 1:15.00s) | 2 (9 reps) | 5 (3.9m) | 1 (3 in 19.48s) | 2 (1:17.23s) | 2 (4 in 51.51s) |
| 3 (24pts) | Dave Ostlund | United States | 1 (7 flips in 1:04.75s) | 6 (2 reps) | 4 (57.1m) | 2 (3 in 23.20s) | 4 (1:12.37s) | 1 (4 in 50.01s) |
| 4 (18.5pts) | Mark Westaby | England | 3 (7 flips in 1:10.62s) | 3= (8 reps) | 3 (65.5m) | 4 (2 in 26.21s) | 6 (50.41s) | 4 (4 in 1:06.95s) |
| 5 (16.5pts) | Christian Savoie | Canada | 5= (5 flips in 1:15.00s) | 5 (6 reps) | 1 (67.0m) | 6 (1 in 54.47s) | 5 (1:09.23s) | 3 (4 in 54.20s) |
| 6 (12pts) | Rob Frampton§ | England | 5= (5 flips in 1:15.00s) | 3= (8 reps) | 6 (0.0m) | 5 (2 in 36.25s) | 3 (1:14.85s) | 6 (2 in 42.64s) |
(Bergmann and Koklyaev advance to final)
§ Frampton, initially a reserve, replaced Johannes Årsjö, who withdrew prior to the competition.

## Final results

| # | Name | Nationality | Pts | Event 1 Loading Race | Event 2 Keg Toss | Event 3 Giant Log Press | Event 4 Whiskey Barrel Carry | Event 5 Deadlift | Event 6 Atlas Stones |
| 1 | Zydrunas Savickas | Lithuania | 51.5 (countback 2 wins & one 2nd place) | 6 (2 in 0:45.58) | 2 (8 in 0:21.19) | 1 (210 kg) | 1 (0:26.54) | 1= (11 reps) | 3 (5 in 0:29.64) |
| 2 | Brian Shaw | United States | 51.5 (countback 2 wins & one 3rd place) | 3 (3 in 1:08.89) | 1 (8 in 0:20.75) | 4 (177.5 kg) | 4 (0:40.05) | 1= (11 reps) | 1 (5 in 0:27.11) |
| 3 | Mikhail Koklyaev | Russia | 46 | 2 (3 in 1:08.34) | 4 (8 in 0:27.61) | 2 (202.5 kg) | 5 (0:40.84) | 3 (10 reps) | 4 (5 in 0:39.83) |
| 4 | Stefan Solvi Petursson | Iceland | 33 | 10 (2 in 0:50.13) | 5 (8 in 0:36.53) | 5 (170 kg) | 3 (0:33.67) | 8 (5 reps) | 2 (5 in 0:28.23) |
| 5 | Travis Ortmayer | United States | 30.5 | 1 (3 in 0:58.72) | 3 (8 in 0:22.16) | 6= (155 kg) | 9 (6.4 m) | 5= (8 reps) | 9 (3 in 0:20.29) |
| 6 | Nick Best | United States | 27 | 8 (2 in 0:47.51) | 9 (4 in 0:23.14) | 6= (155 kg) | 2 (0:33.32) | 4 (9 reps) | 8 (4 in 0:36.01) |
| 7 | Ervin Katona | Serbia | 25 | 4 (3 in 1:12.57) | 6 (8 in 0:41.69) | 6= (155 kg) | 6 (35.8 m) | 7 (7 reps) | 10 (3 in 0:27.12) |
| 8 | Terry Hollands | England | 24.5 | 7 (2 in 45.73) | 8 (6 in 0:30.63) | 6= (155 kg) | 7 (26.1 m) | 5= (8 reps) | 6 (5 in 0:53.23) |
| 9 | Derek Poundstone | United States | 22 | 9 ( 2 in 0:48.82) | 7 (7 in 0:33.73) | 3 (185 kg) | 8 (8.1 m) | 10 (1 reps) | 7 (4 in 0:30.95) |
| 10 | Jason Bergmann | United States | 19 | 5 (2 in 0:35.09) | 10 (4 in 0:44.28) | 6= (155 kg) | 10 (2.2 m) | 9 (4 reps) | 5 (5 in 0:41.30 |
Source

## Television broadcast
### United States

Information needed

### United Kingdom

Bravo again screened both The Giants Live Tour (the official qualifying tour for The World's Strongest Man) as well as the finals. They were both aired before Bravo closed on Saturday 1 January 2011. Giants Live was shown on three consecutive days from Tuesday 21 December 2010 to Thursday 23 December 2010. The finals were broadcast on six consecutive days from Sunday 26 December 2010 to Friday 31 December 2010, with each episode dedicated to a qualifying group, and the sixth episode being the final. The UK broadcast was once again produced by IMG Media for Bravo and featured presenters Martin Bayfield and Alex Reid. The commentators were Paul Dickenson and Colin J L Bryce and the outside broadcast was performed by 021 Television Ltd.