2018 World's Ultimate Strongman | |
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Competition information | |
Dates | 26 October 2018 |
Venue | Bab Al Shams Arena |
Location | Dubai |
Country | United Arab Emirates |
Athletes participating | 12 |
Nations participating | 9 |
Champion(s) | |
Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson | |
The 2018 World's Ultimate Strongman was the inaugural strongman competition organized by the strength federation 'World's Ultimate Strongman' with the participation of the 12 top strongmen of the world, determining who is the strongest. [1] The competition took place at the Bab Al Shams arena in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on October 26 and held six brutal events within a single day.
The reigning and defending Iceland’s Strongest Man, Europe's Strongest Man, World's Strongest Man and the Arnold Strongman Classic champion, Iceland's Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson won the competition [2] [3] while Brian Shaw of USA took second and Mateusz Kieliszkowski of Poland secured third place. [4]
# | Name | Country | Performance | Event Pts | Overall Pts |
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1 | Terry Hollands | United Kingdom | TBC | 12 | 12 |
2 | Laurence Shahlaei | United Kingdom | TBC | 11 | 11 |
3 | Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson | Iceland | TBC | 10 | 10 |
4 | Brian Shaw | United States | TBC | 9 | 9 |
5 | Mateusz Kieliszkowski | Poland | TBC | 8 | 8 |
6 | JF Caron | Canada | TBC | 7 | 7 |
7 | Žydrūnas Savickas | Lithuania | TBC | 6 | 6 |
8 | Martins Licis | United States | TBC | 5 | 5 |
9 | Cheick Sanou | Burkina Faso | TBC | 4 | 4 |
10 | Luke Stoltman | United Kingdom | TBC | 3 | 3 |
11 | Konstantine Janashia | Georgia | TBC | 2 | 2 |
12 | Tom Stoltman | United Kingdom | TBC | 1 | 1 |
# | Name | Country | Performance | Event Pts | Overall Pts |
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1 | Mateusz Kieliszkowski | Poland | TBC | 11.5 | 19.5 |
1 | JF Caron | Canada | TBC | 11.5 | 18.5 |
3 | Martins Licis | United States | TBC | 10 | 15 |
4 | Terry Hollands | United Kingdom | TBC | 9 | 21 |
5 | Brian Shaw | United States | TBC | 8 | 17 |
6 | Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson | Iceland | TBC | 7 | 17 |
7 | Konstantine Janashia | Georgia | TBC | 6 | 8 |
8 | Žydrūnas Savickas | Lithuania | TBC | 5 | 11 |
9 | Tom Stoltman | United Kingdom | TBC | 4 | 5 |
10 | Luke Stoltman | United Kingdom | TBC | 3 | 6 |
11 | Laurence Shahlaei | United Kingdom | TBC | 2 | 13 |
12 | Cheick Sanou | Burkina Faso | TBC | 1 | 5 |
# | Name | Country | Performance | Event Pts | Overall Pts |
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1 | Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson | Iceland | 520 kg (1,146 lb) | 11.5 | 28.5 |
1 | JF Caron | Canada | 520 kg (1,146 lb) | 11.5 | 30 |
3 | Konstantine Janashia | Georgia | 510 kg (1,124 lb) | 10 | 18 |
4 | Brian Shaw | United States | 490 kg (1,080 lb) | 9 | 26 |
5 | Martins Licis | United States | 460 kg (1,014 lb) | 6.5 | 21.5 |
5 | Žydrūnas Savickas | Lithuania | 460 kg (1,014 lb) | 6.5 | 17.5 |
5 | Tom Stoltman | United Kingdom | 460 kg (1,014 lb) | 6.5 | 11.5 |
5 | Laurence Shahlaei | United Kingdom | 460 kg (1,014 lb) | 6.5 | 19.5 |
9 | Mateusz Kieliszkowski | Poland | 430 kg (948 lb) | 3 | 22.5 |
9 | Terry Hollands | United Kingdom | 430 kg (948 lb) | 3 | 24 |
9 | Luke Stoltman | United Kingdom | 430 kg (948 lb) | 3 | 9 |
12 | Cheick Sanou | Burkina Faso | 400 kg (882 lb) | 1 | 6 |
# | Name | Country | Performance | Event Pts | Overall Pts |
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1 | Mateusz Kieliszkowski | Poland | All 4 implements | 12 | 34.5 |
2 | Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson | Iceland | All 4 implements | 11 | 39.5 |
3 | Brian Shaw | United States | All 4 implements | 10 | 36 |
4 | Cheick Sanou | Burkina Faso | 3 implements | 9 | 15 |
5 | JF Caron | Canada | 2 implements | 8 | 38 |
6 | Luke Stoltman | United Kingdom | 2 implements | 7 | 16 |
7 | Žydrūnas Savickas | Lithuania | 2 implements | 6 | 23.5 |
8 | Konstantine Janashia | Georgia | 2 implements | 5 | 23 |
9 | Laurence Shahlaei | United Kingdom | 2 implements | 4 | 23.5 |
10 | Martins Licis | United States | 2 implements | 3 | 24.5 |
11 | Tom Stoltman | United Kingdom | 1 implement | 2 | 13.5 |
12 | Terry Hollands | United Kingdom | No lift | 0 | 24 |
# | Name | Country | Performance | Event Pts | Overall Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Laurence Shahlaei | United Kingdom | TBC | 12 | 35.5 |
2 | Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson | Iceland | TBC | 11 | 50.5 |
3 | Mateusz Kieliszkowski | Poland | TBC | 10 | 44.5 |
4 | Brian Shaw | United States | TBC | 9 | 45 |
5 | Martins Licis | United States | TBC | 8 | 32.5 |
6 | Tom Stoltman | United Kingdom | TBC | 7 | 20.5 |
7 | Konstantine Janashia | Georgia | TBC | 6 | 29 |
8 | Luke Stoltman | United Kingdom | TBC | 5 | 21 |
9 | JF Caron | Canada | TBC | 4 | 42 |
10 | Cheick Sanou | Burkina Faso | TBC | 3 | 18 |
11 | Terry Hollands | United Kingdom | TBC | 2 | 26 |
12 | Žydrūnas Savickas | Lithuania | TBC | 1 | 24.5 |
# | Name | Country | Performance | Event Pts | Overall Pts |
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1 | Brian Shaw | United States | TBC | 12 | 57 |
2 | Tom Stoltman | United Kingdom | TBC | 11 | 31.5 |
3 | Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson | Iceland | TBC | 10 | 60.5 |
4 | Konstantine Janashia | Georgia | TBC | 9 | 38 |
5 | Mateusz Kieliszkowski | Poland | TBC | 8 | 52.5 |
6 | Laurence Shahlaei | United Kingdom | TBC | 7 | 42.5 |
7 | JF Caron | Canada | TBC | 6 | 48 |
8 | Terry Hollands | United Kingdom | TBC | 5 | 31 |
9 | Luke Stoltman | United Kingdom | TBC | 4 | 25 |
10 | Žydrūnas Savickas | Lithuania | TBC | 3 | 27.5 |
11 | Martins Licis | United States | TBC | 2 | 34.5 |
12 | Cheick Sanou | Burkina Faso | TBC | 0 | 18 |
# | Name | Country | Points |
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1 | Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson | Iceland | 60.5 |
2 | Brian Shaw | United States | 57 |
3 | Mateusz Kieliszkowski | Poland | 52.5 |
4 | JF Caron | Canada | 48 |
5 | Laurence Shahlaei | United Kingdom | 42.5 |
6 | Konstantine Janashia | Georgia | 38 |
7 | Martins Licis | United States | 34.5 |
8 | Tom Stoltman | United Kingdom | 31.5 |
9 | Terry Hollands | United Kingdom | 31 |
10 | Žydrūnas Savickas | Lithuania | 27.5 |
11 | Luke Stoltman | United Kingdom | 25 |
12 | Cheick Sanou | Burkina Faso | 18 |
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