2023 Shaw Classic

2023 Shaw Classic
Competition information
Dates	19–20 August 2023
Venue	Budweiser Events Center
Location	Loveland, Colorado
Country	United States
Athletes participating	14
Nations participating	5
Champion(s)
Brian Shaw
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The 2023 Shaw Classic was the 4th edition of the Shaw Classic strongman competition which took place in Loveland, Colorado from 19 to 20 August 2023 at the Budweiser Events Center. The competition included separate professional men's, open men's and open women's categories. This would also be the last event of four times World's Strongest Man and organiser of the competition Brian Shaw's career. ^[1] The winner of the professional men's category was given the title of The Strongest Man on Earth after Brian acquired the trademark for the phrase from Paul Ohl, the organiser of the now defunct Fortissimus strongman competition. ^[2]

Brian would end up winning the event with recently crowned World's Strongest Man Mitchell Hooper coming in second and two times World's Strongest Man Tom Stoltman rounding out the podium. ^{[3] [4]}

Participants

Professional Men (Strongest Man on Earth)

•   Tom Stoltman  (UK)
•   Evan Singleton  (USA)
•   Aivars Šmaukstelis  (LAT)
•   Maxime Boudreault  (CAN)
•   Brian Shaw  (USA)
•   Mitchell Hooper  (CAN)
•   Thomas Evans  (USA)
•   Trey Mitchell  (USA)
•  Bobby Thompson (USA)
•   Evan Singleton  (USA)
•   Luke Stoltman  (UK)
•   Gavin Bilton  (UK)
•   Oleksii Novikov  (UKR)
•   Adam Bishop  (UK)

^[1]

Open Men

•  Joey Lavallée (CAN)
•  Wesley Derwinsky (CAN)
•  Bryce Johnson (USA)
•  Brett Thompson (USA)
•  Nathan Goltry (USA)
•  Tim Buck (USA)
•  Austin Andrade (USA)
•   Tristain Hoath  (CAN)
•  Alexander Kopp (USA)
•  Zach Price (USA)
•  Nicholas Guardione (USA)
•  Josh Spurgeon (USA)
•  Josh Gregory (USA)
•  James Jeffers (CAN)
•  Donald Treglia (USA)

Open Women

•  Melissa Peacock (CAN)
•   Olga Liashchuk  (UKR)
•  Samantha Belliveau (CAN)
•  Jackie Osczevski (CAN)
•  Austyn Grubb (USA)
•  Rebecca Houston (USA)
•  Jackie Rhodes (USA)
•  Cori Butler (USA)
•  Jess Trumbull (USA)
•  Morgan Irons (USA)
•  Stephanie Bisignano (CAN)
•  Joscelyne O'Brien (CAN)
•  Laura de Berdt Romilly (CAN)
•  Angela Highfield (USA)

Professional Men's Events Results

Event 1: Log Medley

Athletes had the choice of 3 logs to lift, with heavier logs being worth more points. They then had a set amount of time to attempt as many repetitions as possible. If athletes did the same amount of repetitions on the same weight log, they would then be scored on the time taken to do the repetitions.

• Weight:172 kilograms (379 lb), 186 kilograms (410 lb), 200 kilograms (440 lb)

#	Athlete	Nation	Repetitions	Event Points	Overall Points
1	Trey Mitchell	United States	2 reps (200 kilograms (440 lb) log)	14	14
2	Bobby Thompson	United States	2 reps (200 kilograms (440 lb) log)	13	13
3	Mitchell Hooper	Canada	2 reps (200 kilograms (440 lb) log)	12	12
4	Brian Shaw	United States	2 reps (186 kilograms (410 lb) log)	11	11
5	Thomas Evans	United States	2 reps (186 kilograms (410 lb) log)	10	10
6	Evan Singleton	United States	1 rep (186 kilograms (410 lb) log)	9	9
7	Maxime Boudreault	Canada	1 rep (186 kilograms (410 lb) log)	8	8
8	Kevin Faires	United States	2 reps (172 kilograms (379 lb) log)	7	7
9	Oleksii Novikov	Ukraine	1 rep (172 kilograms (379 lb) log)	6	6
10	Tom Stoltman	United Kingdom	No lift	0	0
10	Gavin Bilton	United Kingdom	No lift	0	0
10	Aivars Šmaukstelis	Latvia	No lift	0	0
10	Adam Bishop	United Kingdom	No lift	0	0
10	Luke Stoltman	United Kingdom	No lift	0	0
[4]

Event 2: Wheelbarrow Carry & Arm Over Arm

Athletes had to lift 3 sandbags into a wheelbarrow and then push it a marked distance. They would then perform an Arm Over Arm pull.

• Weight: Sandbags weighing 136 kilograms (300 lb), 147.3 kilograms (325 lb) and 158.7 kilograms (350 lb). 317.5 kilograms (700 lb) Arm Over Arm.

#	Athlete	Nation	Time	Event Points	Overall Points
1	Maxime Boudreault	Canada	1:00.55	14	22
2	Mitchell Hooper	Canada	1:02.29	13	25
3	Evan Singleton	United States	1:08.00	12	21
4	Brian Shaw	United States	1:10.99	11	22
5	Tom Stoltman	United Kingdom	Finished	10	10
6	Thomas Evans	United States	Finished	9	19
7	Oleksii Novikov	Ukraine	Finished	8	14
8	Kevin Faires	United States	DNF Pull	7	14
9	Trey Mitchell	United States	DNF Pull	6	20
10	Gavin Bilton	United Kingdom	DNF Pull	5	5
11	Bobby Thompson	United States	DNF Pull	4	17
12	Aivars Šmaukstelis	Latvia	DNF Pull	3	3
13	Adam Bishop	United Kingdom	DNF Pull	2	2
14	Luke Stoltman	United Kingdom	DNF Barrow	1	1
[4]

Event 3: Car Leg Press

• Weight:840 kilograms (1,850 lb)

#	Athlete	Nation	Repetitions	Event Points	Overall Points
1	Brian Shaw	United States	14	14	36
2	Mitchell Hooper	Canada	13	12.5	37.5
2	Trey Mitchell	United States	13	12.5	32.5
4	Evan Singleton	United States	12	11	32
5	Bobby Thompson	United States	11	10	27
6	Tom Stoltman	United Kingdom	10	9	19
7	Kevin Faires	United States	9	8	22
8	Oleksii Novikov	Ukraine	8	7	21
9	Gavin Bilton	United Kingdom	7	6	11
10	Thomas Evans	United States	5	4	23
10	Aivars Šmaukstelis	Latvia	5	4	7
10	Adam Bishop	United Kingdom	5	4	6
13	Luke Stoltman	United Kingdom	4	2	3
14	Maxime Boudreault	Canada	1	1	23
[4]

Event 4: Atlas Stones

• Weight: 5 stone series ranging from 158–204 kilograms (348–450 lb)
• Notes: Some of the times were not revealed

#	Athlete	Nation	Time	Event Points	Overall Points
1	Tom Stoltman	United Kingdom	5 in 23.00	14	33
2	Brian Shaw	United States	5 in 26.00	13	49
3	Mitchell Hooper	Canada	5 in 27.30	12	49.5
4	Trey Mitchell	United States	5 in 29.00	11	43.5
5	Aivars Šmaukstelis	Latvia	5 in 31.50	10	17
6	Gavin Bilton	United Kingdom	5 in 53	9	20
7	Luke Stoltman	United Kingdom	5 in 53	8	11
8	Maxime Boudreault	Canada	5 in 57.00	7	30
9	Thomas Evans	United States	4 Stones	6	29
10	Oleksii Novikov	Ukraine	4 Stones	5	26
11	Evan Singleton	United States	3 Stones	4	36
12	Kevin Faires	United States	3 Stones	3	25
13	Adam Bishop	United Kingdom	3 Stones	2	8
14	Bobby Thompson	United States	No lift	0	27
[4]

Event 5: Max Hummer Tyre Deadlift

#	Athlete	Nation	Weight	Event Points	Overall Points
1	Tom Stoltman	United Kingdom	499 kilograms (1,100 lb)	14	47
2	Brian Shaw	United States	476 kilograms (1,049 lb)	11	60
2	Mitchell Hooper	Canada	476 kilograms (1,049 lb)	11	60.5
2	Trey Mitchell	United States	476 kilograms (1,049 lb)	11	54.5
2	Oleksii Novikov	Ukraine	476 kilograms (1,049 lb)	11	37
2	Bobby Thompson	United States	476 kilograms (1,049 lb)	11	38
7	Gavin Bilton	United Kingdom	431 kilograms (950 lb)	7	27
7	Thomas Evans	United States	431 kilograms (950 lb)	7	36
7	Evan Singleton	United States	431 kilograms (950 lb)	7	43
8	Aivars Šmaukstelis	Latvia	408 kilograms (899 lb)	4	21
8	Luke Stoltman	United Kingdom	408 kilograms (899 lb)	4	15
8	Kevin Faires	United States	408 kilograms (899 lb)	4	29
13	Maxime Boudreault	Canada	No lift	0	30
[4]

Event 6: Standing Chest Press

Athletes stood with their backs against a pad and pushed the handles as if performing a standing bench press. With each repetition, a keg was added to the machine before the next rep. There were eight kegs in total, if an athlete finished all 8 kegs, they continued at the max weight until the time expired.

• Weight: Eight kegs weighing between 177–261 kilograms (390–575 lb)

#	Athlete	Nation	Repetitions	Event Points	Overall Points
1	Brian Shaw	United States	9	14	74
2	Thomas Evans	United States	8	13	49
3	Mitchell Hooper	Canada	7	10.5	71
3	Bobby Thompson	United States	7	10.5	48.5
3	Evan Singleton	United States	7	10.5	53.5
3	Kevin Faires	United States	7	10.5	39.5
7	Tom Stoltman	United Kingdom	6	7	54
7	Trey Mitchell	United States	6	7	61.5
7	Luke Stoltman	United Kingdom	6	7	22
10	Aivars Šmaukstelis	Latvia	5	5	26
11	Oleksii Novikov	Ukraine	4	3	40
11	Gavin Bilton	United Kingdom	4	3	30
11	Maxime Boudreault	Canada	4	3	33
[4]

Event 7: Bag over Bar

Athletes tossed eight sandbags over a 4.5 metres (15 ft) bar in the quickest time possible.

• Weight: 2 x 22 kilograms (49 lb), 2 x 25 kilograms (55 lb), 2 x 27 kilograms (60 lb), 2 x 29 kilograms (64 lb)
• Bar Height:4.57 metres (15.0 ft)
• Notes: Final times were not revealed

#	Athlete	Nation	Time	Event Points	Overall Points
1	Tom Stoltman	United Kingdom	8 bags	14	68
2	Maxime Boudreault	Canada	8 bags	13	46
3	Brian Shaw	United States	8 bags	12	86
4	Evan Singleton	United States	7 bags	11	64.5
5	Gavin Bilton	United Kingdom	7 bags	10	40
6	Mitchell Hooper	Canada	6 bags	9	80
7	Bobby Thompson	United States	6 bags	8	56.5
8	Thomas Evans	United States	6 bags	7	56
9	Trey Mitchell	United States	6 bags	6	67.5
10	Luke Stoltman	United Kingdom	6 bags	5	27
11	Kevin Faires	United States	4 bags	4	43.5
12	Aivars Šmaukstelis	Latvia	4 bags	3	29
13	Oleksii Novikov	Ukraine	4 bags	2	42
[4]

Event 8: Fingal's Fingers & Power Stairs Medley

Athletes had to lift 2 Fingal's fingers followed by lifting 2 implements up 5 stairs each.

• Weight: 2 x Fingal's fingers weighing 136 kilograms (300 lb) and 147 kilograms (324 lb). 2 x implements weighing 250 kilograms (550 lb) and 272 kilograms (600 lb)
• Notes: Final times were not revealed

#	Athlete	Nation	Time	Event Points	Overall Points
1	Tom Stoltman	United Kingdom	10 stairs	14	82
2	Evan Singleton	United States	10 stairs	13	77.5
3	Aivars Šmaukstelis	Latvia	10 stairs	12	41
4	Maxime Boudreault	Canada	10 stairs	11	57
5	Brian Shaw	United States	10 stairs	10	96
6	Mitchell Hooper	Canada	8 stairs	9	89
7	Thomas Evans	United States	7 stairs	8	64
8	Bobby Thompson	United States	6 stairs	5.5	62
8	Trey Mitchell	United States	6 stairs	5.5	73
8	Luke Stoltman	United Kingdom	6 stairs	5.5	32.5
8	Kevin Faires	United States	6 stairs	5.5	49
12	Gavin Bilton	United Kingdom	5 stairs	3	43
13	Oleksii Novikov	Ukraine	1 stair	2	44
[4]

Final Standings

#	Athlete	Nation	Points
	Brian Shaw	United States	96
	Mitchell Hooper	Canada	89
	Tom Stoltman	United Kingdom	82
4	Evan Singleton	United States	77.5
5	Trey Mitchell	United States	73
6	Thomas Evans	United States	64
7	Bobby Thompson	United States	62
8	Maxime Boudreault	Canada	57
9	Kevin Faires	United States	49
10	Oleksii Novikov	Ukraine	44
11	Gavin Bilton	United Kingdom	43
12	Aivars Šmaukstelis	Latvia	41
13	Luke Stoltman	United Kingdom	32.5
14	Adam Bishop	United Kingdom	8
[4]

Open Men's Results

Events

• Overhead Medley: 2 x 150 kilograms (330 lb) log + 2 x 150 kilograms (330 lb) axle + 100 kilograms (220 lb) dumbbell for repetitions. 1 minute 15 second time limit.
• Medley: Loading 3 sacks weighing 136 kilograms (300 lb), 147 kilograms (324 lb), 159 kilograms (351 lb) into a wheelbarrow which is then pushed down a 24 metres (79 ft) course. 1 minute 15 second time limit.
• Atlas Stones: 5 stone series weighing 159–204 kilograms (351–450 lb). 60 second time limit.
• Car Deadlift: 363 kilograms (800 lb) for repetitions. 60 second time limit.
• Super Yoke: 454 kilograms (1,001 lb) yoke down a 24 metres (79 ft) course. 60 second time limit.

Results

#	Athlete	Event 1 - Overhead Medley	Event 2 - Medley	Event 3 - Atlas Stones	Event 4 - Deadlift	Event 5 - Super Yoke	Pts
	Austin Andrade	3rd - 6 reps	1st - 35.36	1st - 5 in 47.07	7th - 9 reps	7th - 27.51	65
	Wesley Derwinsky	9th - 3 reps	3rd - 37.91	9th - 4 in 39.77	2nd - 13 reps	2nd - 21.56	59
	Joey Lavallée	11th - 3 reps	5th - 42.44	5th - 4 in 31.48	4th - 11 reps	1st - 20.82	58.5
4	Brett Thompson	4th - 5 reps	11th - 1:07.40	7th - 4 in 32.98	1st - 14 reps	4th - 23.24	57.5
5	Tim Buck	2nd - 6 reps	7th - 47.31	3rd - 5 in 56.95	12th - 5 reps	6th - 26.59	54.5
6	Nathan Goltry	6th - 5 reps	15th - DNF 3 sacks	6th - 4 in 32.21	1st - 14 reps	5th - 26.02	51.5
7	Tristain Hoath	8th - 4 reps	6th - 42.92	8th - 4 in 38.68	6th - 10 reps	9th - 30.64	48
8	James Jeffers	10th - 3 reps	2nd - 36.23	4th - 4 in 25.60	10th - 7 reps	15th - DNF	44
9	Bryce Johnson	15th - 3 reps	12th - 1:08.30	2nd - 5 in 50.18	11th - 6 reps	3rd - 22.58	42
10	Nicholas Guardione	5th - 5 reps	4th - 39.47	10th - 4 in 45.50	12th - 5 reps	12th - 39.34	41.5
11	Josh Gregory	13th - 3 reps	8th - 47.71	13th - 3 in 21.46	4th - 11 reps	14th - 41.92	32.5
12	Zach Price	1st - 7 reps	13th - 1:11.34	14th - 3 in 27.21	14th - 3 reps	11th - 37.62	31.5
13	Alexander Kopp	14th - 3 reps	10th - 59.10	11th - 2 in 48.73	7th - 9 reps	10th - 40.25	28
13	Josh Spurgeon	16th - 2 reps	9th - 52.52	11th - 3 in 20.62	7th - 9 reps	13th - 34.15	28
15	Andrew Montoya	7th - 4 reps	14th - 1:14.59	12th - 3 in 21.00	16th - 0 reps	8th - 27.65	27
16	Donald Treglia	12th - 3 reps	16th - DNF 2 sacks	16th - 1 in 11.24	14th - 3 reps	16th - DNF	10.5
[5]

Open Women's Results

Events

• Overhead Medley: 2 x 91 kilograms (201 lb) log + 2 x 91 kilograms (201 lb) axle + 54 kilograms (119 lb) dumbbell for repetitions. 1 minute 15 second time limit.
• Medley: Loading 3 sacks weighing 91 kilograms (201 lb), 113 kilograms (249 lb), 159 kilograms (351 lb) into a wheelbarrow which is then pushed down a 24 metres (79 ft) course. 1 minute 15 second time limit.
• Car Deadlift: 227 kilograms (500 lb) for repetitions. 60 second time limit.
• Super Yoke: 300 kilograms (660 lb) down a 24 metres (79 ft) course. 60 second time limit.
• Bag over Bar: 6 bags weighing 12–16 kilograms (26–35 lb) over a 4.57 metres (15.0 ft) bar. 1 minute 15 second time limit.

#	Athlete	Event 1 Overhead Medley	Event 2 Medley	Event 3 Deadlift	Event 4 Super Yoke	Event 5 Bag Over Bar	Pts
	Olga Liashchuk	3rd - 9 reps	1st - 47.27	2nd - 12 reps	1st - 18.96	1st - 6 in 35.70	67
	Samantha Belliveau	2nd - 10 reps	3rd - 51.98	3rd - 10 reps	2nd - 20.75	2nd - 6 in 43.57	63
	Melissa Peacock	1st - 11 reps	5th - DNF (3 sacks)	1st - 20 reps	3rd - 20.92	5th - 4 in 30.40	60
4	Jackie Osczevski	9th - 1 rep	2nd - 51.35	4th - 6 reps	4th - 23.73	3rd - 4 in 22.81	52.5
5	Cori Butler	5th - 4 reps	4th - 1:10.47	8th - 2 reps	5th - 25.35	6th - 4 in 37.99	47
6	Jackie Rhodes	6th - 3 reps	11th - DNF (1 sack)	7th - 3 reps	6th - 30.40	4th - 4 in 29.96	41
7	Rebecca Houston	8th - 2 reps	13th - DNF (1 sack)	6th - 5 reps	8th - DNF	10th - 2 in 30.45	30
7	Morgan Irons	6th - 3 reps	7th - DNF (2 sacks)	10th - 0 reps	9th - DNF	7th - 2 in 20.37	30
9	Stephanie Bisignano	4th - 6 reps	12th - DNF (1 sack)	10th - 0 reps	7th - 32.91s	9th - 2 in 29.27	28
10	Austyn Grubb	10th - 0 reps	6th - DNF (2 sacks)	4th - 6 reps	11th - DNF	11th - 2 in 35.07	27
11	Jess Trumbull	10th - 0 reps	8th - DNF (2 sacks)	9th - 1 rep	10th - DNF	13th - 0 in 1:15.00	18
12	Joscelyne O'Brien	10th - 0 reps	10th - DNF (1 sack)	10th - 0 reps	11th - DNF	12th - 2 in 50.80	11.5
13	Laura de Berdt Romilly	10th - 0 reps	9th - DNF (2 sacks)	10th - 0 reps	12th - DNF	13th - 0 in 0 in 1:15.00	8
13	Angela Highfield	10th - 0 reps	14th - (No lift)	10th - 0 reps	13th - DNF	8th - 2 in 23.71	8
[6]

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