Strength athletics in Canada Last updated August 25, 2025 Various strongman events throughout Canada
Strength athletics in Canada refers to the various Strongman events throughout Canada and its provinces in the sport of Strength athletics in association with the World's Strongest Man . The roots of strongman in Canada go back long before the birth of WSM in 1977, particularly with Louis Cyr in the early 1900s, who was deemed the "Strongest Man on Earth" during his lifetime. Four Canadian athletes have finished on the podium, placing 2nd in 1982 with Tom Magee and 3rd in 2005 with Dominic Filiou , Jean-François Caron placing 3rd in 2020, and Maxime Boudreault placing 3rd in 2021. The provinces of Canada hold annual championships with the top 2-4 athletes going on to the National Championships at the end of the year to crown Canada's Strongest Man. Mitchell Hooper 's win at 2023 World's Strongest Man makes him the first Canadian to finish in first place.
Canada's Strongest Man Location Canada Established 1982 Format Multi-event competition
Canada's Strongest Man is an annual strongman competition held in Canada, and features exclusively Canadian athletes. The event first started in 1982, with Tom Magee winning the first 2 titles. [ 1] Hugo Girard would later go on to win a record 6 titles; a record that would later be beaten despite Hugo's proclamation that nobody would ever even go as far as to match it. After Hugo withdrew from competition due to injuries, fellow training partner and 5 time runner-up Jessen Paulin won in 2005 & 2006. [ 2] Dominic Filiou won in 2007, becoming the first man to defeat Hugo Girard on Canadian soil. [ 3] After the dust had settled following the end of Hugo's era, a new champion would emerge: Jean-Francois Caron. Jean-Francois, or "J-F", has dominated strongman in Canada since 2011, winning the title of Canada's Strongest Man every year and ushering in a new era of Strongman in Canada. J-F has also nurtured the success of other athletes and has worked towards developing the success of the sport in the country as a whole.
Champions breakdown Year Champion Runner-Up 3rd Place Location 1982 Tom Magee (To be confirmed) (To be confirmed) 1983 Tom Magee (To be confirmed) (To be confirmed) 1984 Event not held 1985 Event not held 1986 (To be confirmed) (To be confirmed) 1987 [ 4] 1988 Tom Magee (To be confirmed) (To be confirmed) 1989 Event not held 1990 Gregg Ernst (To be confirmed) (To be confirmed) 1991 Gregg Ernst (To be confirmed) (To be confirmed) 1992 Event not held 1993 (To be confirmed) (To be confirmed) 1994 (To be confirmed) (To be confirmed) 1995 (To be confirmed) (To be confirmed) 1996 Event not held 1997 Ginaud Dupuis (To be confirmed) (To be confirmed) 1998 Event not held 1999 Hugo Girard Ginaud Dupuis Quebec, Canada 2000 Hugo Girard Jessen Paulin Geoff Dolan Quebec, Canada 2001 Hugo Girard Jessen Paulin Dolbeau-Mistassini, Quebec 2002 Hugo Girard Jessen Paulin North Bay, Ontario 2003 Hugo Girard Jessen Paulin Geoff Dolan Saint-Jean-de-Matha, Quebec 2004 Hugo Girard Jessen Paulin Gatineau, Quebec 2005 Jessen Paulin Dominic Filiou Gatineau, Quebec 2006 Jessen Paulin Dominic Filiou Louis-Philippe Jean Gatineau, Quebec 2007 Dominic Filiou Jessen Paulin Hugo Girard Gatineau, Quebec 2008 Louis-Philippe Jean Jean-François Caron Christian Savoie Gatineau, Quebec 2009 Christian Savoie Louis-Philippe Jean Jean-François Caron Quebec City, Quebec 2010 Christian Savoie Jean-François Caron Quebec City, Quebec 2011 Jean-François Caron Christian Savoie Quebec City, Quebec 2012 [ 5] Jean-François Caron Christian Savoie Quebec City, Quebec 2013 [ 6] Jean-François Caron Christian Savoie Quebec City, Quebec 2014 Jean-François Caron Quebec City, Quebec 2015 Jean-François Caron Maxime Boudreault Dubreuilville, Ontario 2016 Jean-François Caron Dubreuilville, Ontario 2017 Jean-François Caron Plantagenet, Ontario 2018 Jean-François Caron Maxime Boudreault Plantagenet, Ontario 2019 Jean-François Caron Plantagenet, Ontario 2020 Event not held 2021 [ 7] Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec 2022 [ 8] Maxime Boudreault Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec 2023 Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec 2024 Saint-Pamphile, Quebec 2025 Tristain Hoath Saint-Pamphile, Quebec
Repeat champions Champion Times Years Jean-François Caron 9 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 Hugo Girard 6 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 Tom Magee 3 1982, 1983, 1988 Gregg Ernst 2 1990, 1991 Jessen Paulin 2 2005, 2006 Christian Savoie 2 2009, 2010 2 2021, 2024
Year Champion Runner-Up 3rd Place Location 1999 Ginaud Dupuis Jessen Paulin Dolbeau-Mistassini, Quebec 2000 Jessen Paulin Dominic Filiou Ginaud Dupuis Dolbeau-Mistassini, Quebec 2001 Jessen Paulin Dominic Filiou Lac-Etchemin, Quebec 2002 Jessen Paulin Dominic Filiou Baie-Comeau, Quebec 2003 Dominic Filiou Jessen Paulin Gatineau, Quebec 2004 Jessen Paulin Mont-Joli, Quebec 2005 [ 9] Jessen Paulin Dominic Filiou Dolbeau-Mistassini, Quebec 2006 Jessen Paulin Dominic Filiou Louis-Phillipe Jean Quebec 2007 Dominic Filiou Jessen Paulin Louis-Phillipe Jean Quebec 2008 Hugo Girard Christian Savoie Jessen Paulin Quebec 2009 Christian Savoie Jean-François Caron Quebec 2010 Christian Savoie Jean-François Caron (To be confirmed) Warwick, Quebec 2011 Jean-François Caron Christian Savoie (To be confirmed) Warwick, Quebec 2012 Christian Savoie Jean-François Caron (To be confirmed) Warwick, Quebec 2013 Jean-François Caron Christian Savoie (To be confirmed) Warwick, Quebec
Year Champion Runner-Up 3rd Place Location 2000 London, Ontario 2001 London, Ontario 2002 Hawkesbury, Ontario 2003 Ottawa, Ontario 2004 Kitchener, Ontario 2005 North Bay, Ontario 2006 Port Stanley, Ontario 2007 Ottawa, Ontario 2008 Wawa, Ontario 2009 Luke Skaarup Kitchener, Ontario 2010 Luke Skaarup Cornwall, Ontario 2011 Toronto , Ontario 2012 Luke Skaarup Kitchener, Ontario 2013 [ 10] Maxime Boudreault Thunder Bay, Ontario 2014 Luke Skaarup Thunder Bay, Ontario 2015 Luke Skaarup Maxime Boudreault Toronto , Ontario 2016 Trenton , Ontario 2017 Maxime Boudreault Trenton , Ontario 2018 Maxime Boudreault Trenton , Ontario 2019 Maxime Boudreault Kapuskasing , Ontario
Year Champion Runner-Up 3rd Place Location 2000 Geoff Dolan 2001 Geoff Dolan Calgary, Alberta 2002 Geoff Dolan Saskatoon, SK 2003 Geoff Dolan Fort Qu'Appelle, SK 2004 Geoff Dolan Winnipeg, Manitoba 2005 Edmonton , Alberta 2006 Regina, SK 2007 Regina, SK 2008 British Columbia 2009 Altona, Manitoba 2010 Saskatoon, SK 2011 Edmonton , Alberta 2012 Regina, SK 2013 Regina, SK 2014 Regina, SK 2015 Regina, SK 2016 Regina, SK 2017 Regina, SK 2018 Regina, SK 2019 Regina, SK 2020–2021 Event not held due to Covid 2022 Regina, SK 2023 Tristain Hoath Fort McMurray, AB 2024 Duncan, BC 2025 Devon, AB
Year Champion Runner-Up 3rd Place 2000 (To be confirmed) 2001 (To be confirmed) (To be confirmed) 2002 (To be confirmed) 2003 2004 Grant Connors 2005 [ 11] Grant Connors 2006 Grant Connors 2007 Grant Connors 2008 Grant Connors 2009 Grant Connors 2010 Grant Connors 2011 Grant Connors 2012 (To be confirmed)
North America's Strongest Man is an annual strongman competition consisting of athletes from both United States and Canada . The event was established in 1992 with Gary Mitchell of the United States winning the inaugural competition.
Despite the three hiatus periods (1994-1997, 2004-2006 and 2015-2022), the competition has been held seventeen times. Canada has produced five champions who shared ten titles among them while United States has produced seven champions with a title each for a total of seven.
The contest has been always held in Quebec .
Champions breakdown Year Champion Runner-Up 3rd Place Location 1992 (To be confirmed) (To be confirmed) Gatineau, Quebec 1993 Steve Pulcinella (To be confirmed) (To be confirmed) Gatineau, Quebec 1994–1997 Event not held 1998 (To be confirmed) (To be confirmed) Gatineau, Quebec 1999 (To be confirmed) (To be confirmed) Gatineau, Quebec 2001 Hugo Girard Geoff Dolan Phil Pfister Gatineau, Quebec 2002 Hugo Girard (To be confirmed) (To be confirmed) Gatineau, Quebec 2003 Jon Andersen Gatineau, Quebec 2004–2006 Event not held 2007 [ 12] Jessen Paulin Brian Shaw Christian Savoie Gatineau, Quebec 2008 [ 13] Jessen Paulin Christian Savoie Gatineau, Quebec 2009 [ 14] Christian Savoie Jean-François Caron Gatineau, Quebec 2010 [ 15] Christian Savoie Jean-François Caron Gatineau, Quebec 2011 [ 16] Christian Savoie Jean-François Caron Karl Gillingham Gatineau, Quebec 2012 Jean-François Caron Dave Ostlund Gatineau, Quebec 2013 Jean-François Caron Christian Savoie Dave Ostlund Gatineau, Quebec 2014 Brian Shaw Jean-François Caron Gatineau, Quebec 2015–2022 Event not held 2023 Trey Mitchell Lucas Hatton Victoriaville, Quebec 2024 Maxime Boudreault Lucas Hatton Tristain Hoath Victoriaville, Quebec 2025 Victoriaville, Quebec
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