2020 World's Strongest Man

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2020 World's Strongest Man
Competition information
Dates12–15 November 2020
VenuePremier Sports Campus – Lakewood Ranch
Location Bradenton, Florida
CountryFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Athletes participating25
Nations participating10
Champion(s)
Flag of Ukraine.svg Oleksii Novikov

The 2020 World's Strongest Man was the 43rd edition of the World's Strongest Man competition. It took place in Bradenton, Florida between November 11 and 15. Oleksii Novikov of Ukraine won the competition for the first time in his career, [1] with Tom Stoltman of Great Britain taking second and Jean-François Caron of Canada taking third. At 24 years old, Novikov is the youngest man to win the event since Jón Páll Sigmarsson in 1984. [1] [2]

Contents

Scheduling and participants

The event was originally scheduled to take place May 20 to 24 in Bradenton, Florida, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [3] The actual event itself also experienced scheduling issues because of Hurricane Eta. [4]

Defending champion Martins Licis and two-time runner up Mateusz Kieliszkowski did not take part this year due to injury. [5] [6] 2018 champion Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson also did not take part after announcing his retirement earlier in the year. [7]

Participants

Heat Results

Format

There are five competitors per group. After four events, the competitor with the highest score qualifies for the final. The competitors in second and third place take part in the Stone Off, a run of loading 8 Atlas Stones, with the winner progressing. [8] [9]

Heat 1

#NameNationalityPts
1 Jerry Pritchett Flag of the United States.svg  United States 17
2 Luke Richardson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 15
3 Robert Oberst Flag of the United States.svg  United States 11
4 Pa O'Dwyer Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 9
5 Gabriel Peña Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 6

Stone Off

NameNationalityTime
Luke Richardson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 5 in 0m 47.56
Robert Oberst Flag of the United States.svg  United States 4 in 1m 03.70

Heat 2

#NameNationalityPts
1 Kevin Faires Flag of the United States.svg  United States 14
2 Mikhail Shivlyakov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 13
3 Evan Singleton [lower-alpha 1] Flag of the United States.svg  United States 13
4 Adam Bishop Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 11
5 Mark Felix Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 9
  1. Evan Singleton withdrew due to a biceps tear, Adam Bishop replaced him in the Stone Off. [9]

Stone Off

NameNationalityTime
Adam Bishop Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 6 in 0m 53.04
Mikhail Shivlyakov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 5 in 0m 34.19

Heat 3

#NameNationalityPts
1 Oleksii Novikov Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 17
2 Tom Stoltman Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 15
3 Maxime Boudreault Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 13
4 Trey Mitchell Flag of the United States.svg  United States 10
5 Gavin Bilton Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 4

Stone Off

NameNationalityTime
Tom Stoltman Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 8 in 0m 39.00
Maxime Boudreault Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 7 in 0m 38.30

Heat 4

#NameNationalityPts
1 Jean-François Caron Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 16.5
2Bobby ThompsonFlag of the United States.svg  United States 14.5
3 Graham Hicks Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 12
4 Eyþór Ingólfsson Melsteð Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 11
5Ervin TootsFlag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 3

Stone Off

NameNationalityTime
Graham Hicks Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 6 in 0m 50.34
Bobby ThompsonFlag of the United States.svg  United States 5 in 1m 15.09

Heat 5

#NameNationalityPts
1 Brian Shaw Flag of the United States.svg  United States 15.5
2 Terry Hollands Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 14.5
3 Aivars Šmaukstelis Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 13.5
4 Luke Stoltman Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 11.5
5 Nick Best Flag of the United States.svg  United States 4

Stone Off

NameNationalityTime
Aivars Šmaukstelis Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 7 in 0m 39.57
Terry Hollands Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 6 in 0m 33.43

Finals Events Results

Event 1: Giant's Medley

#NameNationalityTimeEvent PtsOverall Pts
1 Adam Bishop Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 0m 22.551010
2 Oleksii Novikov Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 0m 23.7999
3 Jerry Pritchett Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0m 24.7188
4 Kevin Faires Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0m 26.2277
5 Tom Stoltman Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 0m 26.6166
6 Jean-François Caron Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 0m 26.9255
7 Brian Shaw Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0m 27.0344
8 Aivars Šmaukstelis Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 0m 34.9733
9 Luke Richardson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 0m 36.7022
10 Graham Hicks [lower-alpha 1] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom DNF 16.19 metres (53.1 ft)11
  1. Graham Hicks withdrew following this event due to a biceps tear. [10]

Event 2: Max Deadlift

#NameNationalityWeightEvent PtsOverall Pts
1 Oleksii Novikov [lower-alpha 1] Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 537.5 kilograms (1,185 lb)1019
2 Adam Bishop Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 509 kilograms (1,122 lb)818
2 Jerry Pritchett Flag of the United States.svg  United States 509 kilograms (1,122 lb)816
2 Jean-François Caron Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 509 kilograms (1,122 lb)813
5 Tom Stoltman Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 478 kilograms (1,054 lb)5.511.5
5 Brian Shaw Flag of the United States.svg  United States 478 kilograms (1,054 lb)5.59.5
7 Kevin Faires Flag of the United States.svg  United States 440 kilograms (970 lb)411
8 Aivars Šmaukstelis Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 400 kilograms (880 lb)2.55.5
8 Luke Richardson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 400 kilograms (880 lb)2.54.5
  1. Oleksii Novikov's 537.5 kg (1,185 lb) lift broke a WSM record for this event that had stood since Tom Magee lifted 535 kg (1,179 lb) in the 1983 contest. [2]

Event 3: Keg Toss

#NameNationalityTimeEvent PtsOverall Pts
1 Tom Stoltman Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 8 in 0m 20.051021.5
2 Jean-François Caron Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 8 in 0m 20.37922
3 Brian Shaw Flag of the United States.svg  United States 8 in 0m 21.75817.5
4 Aivars Šmaukstelis Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 8 in 0m 24.88712.5
5 Oleksii Novikov Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 8 in 0m 26.96625
6 Luke Richardson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 8 in 0m 27.8259.5
7 Adam Bishop Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 8 in 0m 39.90422
8 Jerry Pritchett Flag of the United States.svg  United States 7 in 0m 39.94319
9 Kevin Faires Flag of the United States.svg  United States 6 in 0m 19.04213

Event 4: Hercules Hold

#NameNationalityTimeEvent PtsOverall Pts
1 Jean-François Caron Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 0m 52.671032
2 Kevin Faires Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0m 49.22922
3 Jerry Pritchett Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0m 42.99827
4 Oleksii Novikov Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 0m 41.63732
5 Luke Richardson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 0m 35.12615.5
6 Brian Shaw Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0m 34.79522.5
7 Adam Bishop Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 0m 28.40426
8 Aivars Šmaukstelis Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 0m 28.17315.5
9 Tom Stoltman Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 0m 21.23223.5

Event 5: Log Ladder

#NameNationalityTimeEvent PtsOverall Pts
1 Tom Stoltman Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 5 in 0m 49.451033.5
2 Jerry Pritchett Flag of the United States.svg  United States 5 in 0m 51.18936
3 Oleksii Novikov Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 4 in 0m 32.68840
4 Aivars Šmaukstelis Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 4 in 0m 41.24722.5
5 Kevin Faires Flag of the United States.svg  United States 4 in 0m 46.67628
6 Luke Richardson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 4 in 1m 02.12520.5
7 Brian Shaw Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3 in 0m 27.91426.5
8 Adam Bishop Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 3 in 0m 37.02329
9 Jean-François Caron Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 3 in 0m 47.05234

Event 6: Atlas Stones

#NameNationalityTimeEvent PtsOverall Pts
1 Tom Stoltman Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 5 in 0m 19.891043.5
2 Brian Shaw Flag of the United States.svg  United States 5 in 0m 28.55935.5
3 Jean-François Caron Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 5 in 0m 34.03842
4 Oleksii Novikov Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 4 in 0m 19.47747
5 Aivars Šmaukstelis Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 4 in 0m 20.63628.5
6 Adam Bishop Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 4 in 0m 24.30534
7 Jerry Pritchett Flag of the United States.svg  United States 4 in 0m 24.53440
8 Kevin Faires Flag of the United States.svg  United States 4 in 0m 24.73331
9 Luke Richardson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 3 in 0m 18.02222.5

Records

As part of the deadlift event, Novikov successfully performed a 537.5 kilograms (1,185 lb) 18-inch deadlift, "which bested the previous world record at a sanctioned event in 1983, according to a news release." [1] [2]

Mark Felix, by invitation, [2] attempted to set a World's Strongest Man record in the Hercules Hold, but did not succeed. [10]

Brian Shaw qualified for a record equalling 12th WSM final, tying the record of Zydrunas Savickas. With all of these finals being consecutive, he also broke his own record for consecutive finals. This was also Shaw's 11th top 5 finish, another record.

Mark Felix appeared in his 15th WSM contest, breaking the record of 14 held by himself and Savickas. Terry Hollands also appeared in his 14th contest.

Final standings

#NameNationalityPts
1 Oleksii Novikov Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine 47
2 Tom Stoltman Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 43.5
3 Jean-François Caron [lower-alpha 1] Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 42
4 Jerry Pritchett Flag of the United States.svg United States 40
5 Brian Shaw Flag of the United States.svg United States 35.5
6 Adam Bishop Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 34
7 Kevin Faires Flag of the United States.svg United States 31
8 Aivars Šmaukstelis Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia 28.5
9 Luke Richardson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 22.5
10 Graham Hicks [lower-alpha 2] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 1 (injured)
  1. Though he had placed in the top-ten in previous years, the third-place finish for Caron was his first time on the WSM podium. [2]
  2. Graham Hicks withdrew due to a biceps tear. [10]

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