2012 world's strongest man
qualified athletes
Table:
Name

Nationality

WSM record

other achievements

JenkinsMike Jenkins[6]

United States

8th place 2011 World's Strongest Man

1st place 2012 Arnold Strongman Classic, 2nd place 2011
1st place Giants Live Australia 2012
2nd place 2010 America's Strongest Man

BestNick Best[6]

United States

6th place 2010 World's Strongest Man

1st place 2010 All-American Strongman Challenge, 2nd place 2011, 3rd place 2012
2nd place Giants Live Australia 2012
9th place 2006 IFSA Strongman World Championships
2nd place Strongman Super Series Romania 2009
3rd overall 2009 Strongman Super Series
2nd place Strongman Super Series 2010 Sweden
9th place 2010 Arnold Strongman Classic, 7th place 2011
3rd place 2007 America's Strongest Man, 4th place 2008
1996 & 1997 USAPL National Powerlifting Champion in 125 kg class
1996 WDFPF World Powerlifting Champion 125 kg class

BurkeMike Burke[6]

United States

3rd place Giants Live Australia 2012
1st place 2011 Olympia Strongman Challenge
3rd place 2011 America's Strongest Man
1st place 2012 All-American Strongman Challenge
5th place 2012 Arnold Strongman Classic

SavickasŽydrūnas Savickas

Lithuania

2009, 2010 World's Strongest Man champion
2nd place 2002, 2003, 2004, 2011 World's Strongest Man

6 time winner of Arnold Strongman Classic from 2003–2008, 2nd place 2010, 3rd place 2011
2 time winner IFSA Strongman World Championships, 3rd place 2007
2008 Strongman Champions League overall champion, 2nd place overall 2011
2009 Fortissimus champion, 2nd place 2008
2004 overall winner Strongman Super Series, 3rd in 2002, 2nd in 2003
3 time winner World Log Lift Championships 2008, 2009, 2011
2010, 2012 Europe's Strongest Man winner
1st place Giants Live Turkey 2010
10 time winner of Lithuania's Strongest Man
2nd place 2000 IPF World Powerlifting Championships in +125 kg class

ShawBrian Shaw

United States

2011 World's Strongest Man champion
2nd place 2010, 3rd place 2009 World's Strongest Man

2011 Arnold Strongman Classic champion, 4th place 2012
2009 & 2010 Strongman Super Series overall champion
winner Giants Live London 2011 event
3rd place Fortissimus 2009
2nd place Giants Live Turkey 2010

LalasVytautas Lalas

Lithuania

7th place 2011 World's Strongest Man

2nd place 2012 Europe's Strongest Man
3rd place Giants Live London 2011
winner Strongman Champions League 2011 Finland
3rd place 2011 World Log Lift Championships
winner 2010 Lithuania's Strongest Man
winner 2010 Giants Live Poland

Jack McIntoshJack McIntosh

United Kingdom

2nd place Giants Live 2012 Hungary

Johannes ArsjoJohannes Årsjö

Sweden

2nd place 2012 Giants Live Finland
2 time Sweden's Strongest Man 2009, 2010
3rd place Giants Live Ukraine 2010

Akos NagyAkos Nagy

Hungary

1st place 2012 Giants Live Hungary

Lauri NamiLauri Nami

Estonia

3rd place 2012 Giants Live Finland
3rd place 2012 Strongman Champions League Serbia

KatonaErvin Katona[7]

Serbia

7th place 2010 World's Strongest Man
10th place 2011 World's Strongest Man

1std place overall 2011 Strongman Champions League
3 times Serbia's Strongest Man
winner 2010 Strongman Champions League Bulgaria
3 time winner Strongman Champions League Serbia, 2010-2012
2nd place overall 2010 Strongman Champions League
1st place 2011 Strongman Champions League Bulgaria
1st place 2011 Strongman Champions League Canary Islands

HollandsTerry Hollands[7]

United Kingdom

3rd place 2007 World's Strongest Man
3rd place 2011 World's Strongest Man
7th place 2006 WSM
10th place 2008 WSM
6th place 2009 WSM
8th place 2010 WSM

Britain's Strongest Man 2007
UK's Strongest Man 2005
England's Strongest Man (WSM) 2009
Strongman Champions League 2010 overall champion
1st place 2011 All-American Strongman Challenge
7th place 2011 Arnold Strongman Classic

RadzikowskiKrzysztof Radzikowski[7]

Poland

1st place Giants Live Poland 2012
1st place Giants Live Poland 2011
2nd place 2009 World Log Lift Championships
3rd place 2008 & 2009 Poland's Strongest Man
2012 WSF World Strongmen Championships winner
1st place WSF World Cup Uzbekistan 2012

BaronMateusz Baron[7]

Poland

1st place 2011 Arnold Amateur Strongman World Championships
2nd place Giants Live Poland 2012
3rd place Giants Live Poland 2011

KurekSebastian Kurek[7]

Poland

3rd place Giants Live Poland 2011

WildauerMartin Wildauer[7]

Austria

1st place 2011 Giants Live Finland
1st place 2009 Austria's Strongest Man

KoklyaevMikhail Koklyaev

Russia

3rd place 2010 World's Strongest Man

3rd in 2005, 2nd in 2006 & 2007 IFSA World Championship
7 time grand prix winner Strongman Champions League
2nd place 2009 Arnold Strongman Classic3rd place 2006, 3rd place 2008
3rd place Giants Live Norway 2009
5th place Giants Live Poland 2012
1st place 2005 IFSA World Open
1st place 2012 WPC Raw European Powerlifting Championships +125 kg class
6 time Russian National Weightlifting champion

PoundstoneDerek Poundstone

USA

2nd place World's Strongest Man 2008, 4th place 2009, 9th place 2010, 5th place 2011

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 overall Champion 2008
3 time Mohegan Sun Super Series champion 2008–2010
Giants Live Ukraine 2010 champion

CaronJean Francois-Caron

Canada

2 time winner Canada's Strongest Man 2011 & 2012
2nd place 2011 North America's Strongest Man
2nd place Strongman Champions League 2011 Canada semi-finals

BjörnssonHafþór Júlíus Björnsson

Iceland

6th place 2011 World's Strongest Man

1st place 2011 Iceland's Strongest Man, 3rd place 2010
4th place Giants Live Poland 2011
2nd place 2011 Arnold Amateur Strongman World Championships
1st place Strongest Man in Iceland 2010 & 2011
2nd place 2010 Jon Pall Sigmarsson Classic

JeanLouis Philippe Jean

Canada

10th place 2009 World's Strongest Man

1st place 2008 Canada's Strongest Man

JeanFrankie Scheun

South Africa

JeanEddie Hall

United Kingdom

JeanGraham Hicks

United Kingdom

JeanChris Gearing

United Kingdom

PritchettJerry Pritchett

USA

HansenOle Martin Hansen

Norway

Norway's Strongest Man 2012

MoonenAlex Moonen

Netherlands

FennellyJames Fennelly

Ireland

Ireland's Strongest Man 2010, 2011, 2012

Le RouxEben Le Roux

Australia

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