The World Log Lift Championships (sometimes referred to as World Log Lift Challenge) is an annual competition featuring strength athletes from all over the world, competing exclusively in the log clean and press. Created initially as part of the Strongman Champions League, it has since been part of Giants Live and the championship has been present in both series, Giants Live running one version of the championship and the World Log Lift Federation taking over the Strongman Champions League's variant of the championship.
In its inaugural year, the Strongman Champions League introduced the World Log Lift Championships. The event had been a staple of strongman competitions since the early 1980s. Beginning with the 1980 World's Strongest Man contest, where Bill Kazmaier hoisted 157 kg (346 lb) to win the event and set a world record. Over eight years Kazmaier increased the record to 170 kg (370 lb). Jamie Reeves, winner of the 1989 World's Strongest Man contest, managed 177 kg (390 lb) in 1989, and 180 kg (400 lb) at the 1992 World Mighty Man contest in Johannesburg, South Africa..
It was ten years before 2001 World's Strongest Man winner Svend Karlsen set a new record of 185 kg (408 lb) at the Strongman Super Series event in Sweden. In 2003, Hugo Girard set a new record at the Strongman Super Series event in Canada with 186 kg (410 lb). In 2004, Žydrūnas Savickas set a new record of 188 kg (414 lb), and Raimunds Bergmanis brought the record up to 190 kg (420 lb) at the Strongman Super Series event in Moscow.
Savickas began his long reign over the log lift world record starting in 2005, bringing it up to 200 kg (440 lb) in Hungary, and then again at the 2005 IFSA European Championships in Riga, Latvia with 202.5 kg (446 lb). Savickas set another new record in 2006, bringing it up to 205 kg (452 lb).
In 2008 Savickas broke the record twice more, with marks of 207.5 kg (457 lb) kg and 210 kg (460 lb). Savickas set yet another world record of 212.5 kg (468 lb) at the 2009 World Log Lift Championship.
Savickas had a banner year of world records in 2012. He set records of 215 kg (474 lb) at the 2011 SCL Finals in Sarajevo, Bosnia on 7 February 2012, 216 kg at the 2012 Europe's Strongest Man contest in Leeds, England on 23 June, and yet another world record of 217.5 kg (480 lb) at the SCL Holland event in Zevenaar, Netherlands on 30 June 2012. Savickas' final world record of 2012 was 220 kg (490 lb), set during the finals of the 2012 World's Strongest Man contest which he eventually won, marking his third WSM title, and his tenth consecutive log lift world record.
In 2013, Savickas set another world record at the 2013 Europe's Strongest Man in Leeds, England with a lift of 221 kg (487 lb). Savickas' last world record was 228 kg (503 lb), set in 2015 in Brazil, marking his sixteenth break of the world record.
The current world record is 230 kg (507 lb) set by Cheick "Iron Biby" Sanou at the 2023 World Log Lift Championship, part of the Giants Live World Tour Finals in Glasgow, Scotland.
| Champion | Country | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Žydrūnas Savickas |  Lithuania | 7 | 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015 GL, 2018 WLLF |
| Cheick "Iron Biby" Sanou |  Burkina Faso | 4 | 2018 GL, 2019 GL, 2022 GL, 2023 |
| Graham Hicks |  England | 3 | 2015 GL, 2017, 2021 |
| Vidas Blekaitis | Lithuania | 2 | 2015 WLLF, 2016 |
| Eddie Hall | England | 2 | 2015 GL, 2018 GL |
| Luke Stoltman |  Scotland | 2 | 2021, 2022 GL |
| # | Weight | Competitor | Event | World Record? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 230 kg (510 lb) | Cheick "Iron Biby" Sanou | 2023 World Log Lift Championships ( Scotland) | Yes |
| 2 | 229 kg (505 lb) | Cheick "Iron Biby" Sanou | 2021 Giants Live World Tour Finals ( Scotland) | Yes |
| 3 | 228 kg (503 lb) | Žydrūnas Savickas | 2015 Arnold Strongman Classic Brazil ( Brazil) | Yes |
| 4 | 227 kg (500 lb) | Žydrūnas Savickas | 2014 Giants Live Poland ( Poland) | Yes |
| 5 | 223 kg (492 lb) | Žydrūnas Savickas | 2014 Arnold Strongman Classic Brazil ( Brazil) | Yes |
| 6 | 222.5 kg (491 lb) | Žydrūnas Savickas | 2013 World Log Lift Championships ( Lithuania) | Yes |
| 7 | 221 kg (487 lb) | Žydrūnas Savickas | 2013 Europe's Strongest Man ( England) | Yes |
| Luke Stoltman | 2020 WUS Feats of Strength Event 16 ( Scotland) | No | ||
| 9 | 220 kg (490 lb) | Žydrūnas Savickas | 2012 World's Strongest Man ( United States) | Yes |
| Cheick "Iron Biby" Sanou | 2019 World Log Lift Championships ( England) | No | ||
| Graham Hicks | 2020 Europe's Strongest Man ( England) | No |
| # | Weight | Competitor | Year | Record Set |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 230 kg (510 lb) | Cheick "Iron Biby" Sanou | 2023 | World Record |
| 2 | 222.5 kg (491 lb) | Žydrūnas Savickas | 2013 | World Record |
| 3 | 220 kg (490 lb) | Cheick "Iron Biby" Sanou | 2019 | Burkinabé Record |
| 4 | 218 kg (481 lb) | Luke Stoltman | 2022 | - |
| Cheick "Iron Biby" Sanou | - | |||
| 6 | 215 kg (474 lb) | Žydrūnas Savickas | 2018 (WLLF) | - |
| 9 | 214 kg (472 lb) |  Rob Kearney | 2019 (GL) | American Record |
| Graham Hicks | English Record | |||
| Mateusz Kieliszkowski | - | |||
| 10 | 213 kg (470 lb) | Eddie Hall | 2018 (GL) | English Record |
| Cheick "Iron Biby" Sanou | Burkinabé Record | |||
 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson | Icelandic Record |
| Region | Weight | Athlete | Nation | Year set |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | 230 kg (510 lb) | Cheick "Iron Biby" Sanou | Burkina Faso | 2023 |
| Asia-Pacific | 207.5 kg (457 lb) | Rongo Keene |  Australia | 2019 |
| Europe | 228 kg (503 lb) | Žydrūnas Savickas | Lithuania | 2015 |
| North, Central America and Caribbean | 217.5 kg (480 lb) | Bobby Thompson 1 | United States | 2021 |
| South America | 182.5 kg (402 lb) | Marcos Ferrari | Brazil | 2016 |
1 Cheick Sanou, who is a Canadian citizen, has the heaviest lift for this region at 230 kg (510 lb), but is not listed as he has declared for Burkina Faso.
NOTE: When competitors finish on the same weight, the results are sorted by the competitors' body weights with the lightest being given a higher position.
Zydrunas Savickas entered the 2008 Log Lift World Championships as the clear favorite, and intended to set a new record with 212.5 kg (468 lb). [1] Savickas' competitors included Mikhail Koklyaev, Ervin Katona, Sebastian Wenta, Oleksandr Lashyn, Tobias Ide, Agris Kazelniks, Oleksandr Pekanaov, Krzysztof Radzikowski and Saulius Brusokas. [1]
The competition, held in Lithuania, saw each lift judged by three officials similar to Powerlifting and Olympic Weightlifting. The referees were Strongman Champions League founders Ilkka Kinnunen, Marcel Mostert and Latvian weighlifter Viktors Ščerbatihs, who had won the bronze medal in the +105 kg (231 lb) superheavyweight class at the recent Beijing Olympics. One of the strongest contenders, Oleksandr Pekanov, who had a personal best of 190 kg (420 lb) missed his opener of 180 kg (400 lb) three times. However, a number of other athletes came away with personal records, and two National Records were set. Zydrunas Savickas missed his world record attempt of 212.5 kg (468 lb), but won the championships with his lift of 200 kg (440 lb). [2]
| # | Name | Log Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Žydrūnas Savickas | 200 kg (440 lb) |
| 2 |  Mikhail Koklyaev | 195 kg (430 lb) |
| 2 |  Oleksandr Lashyn | 195 kg (430 lb) |
| 2 | Sebastian Wenta | 195 kg (430 lb) |
| 5 | Krzysztof Radzikowski | 180 kg (400 lb) |
| 6 |  Ervin Katona | 180 kg (400 lb) |
| 7 |  Agris Kazeļņiks | 170 kg (370 lb) |
| 8 | Saulius Brusokas | 160 kg (350 lb) |
| 9 |  Tobias Ide | 160 kg (350 lb) |
| Nation | Name | Log Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Russian | Mikhail Koklyaev | 195 kg (430 lb) |
| Polish | Sebastian Wenta | 195 kg (430 lb) |
| Serbian | Ervin Katona | 180 kg (400 lb) |
The championships took place in Kaunas, Lithuania on 21 November 2009.
| # | Name | Log Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Žydrūnas Savickas | 212.5 kg (468 lb) |
| 2 | Krzysztof Radzikowski | 195 kg (430 lb) |
| 3 | Vidas Blekaitis | 190 kg (420 lb) |
| 4 | Ervin Katona | 180 kg (400 lb) |
| 5 | Saulius Brusokas | 170 kg (370 lb) |
| 6 | Agris Kazeļņiks | 165 kg (364 lb) |
| 7 | Marys Leitis | 165 kg (364 lb) |
| 8 | Aleksandr Mantserov | 160 kg (350 lb) |
| 9 | Dainis Zageris | 150 kg (330 lb) |
| Nation | Name | Log Weight |
|---|---|---|
| World | Žydrūnas Savickas | 212.5 kg (468 lb) |
| Lithuanian | Žydrūnas Savickas | 212.5 kg (468 lb) |
| Polish (Equalled) | Krzysztof Radzikowski | 195 kg (430 lb) |
The Log Lift Championships were not held in 2010, and was moved up to February 2011 to kick off the 2011 season of SCL. [5]
The 2011 World Log Lift Championships were held in Siemens Arena in Vilnius, Lithuania on 12 February 2011 to kick off the 2011 SCL season. [5] Key competitors were reigning champion Zydrunas Savickas, Vidas Blekaitis and Vytautas Lalas who finished in the top 3 places respectively, with Zavickas winning his 3rd straight log lift title. There were 12 athletes in total, 3 athletes failed their opening weight on all 3 attempts. [6] The event was broadcast live on Eurosport. [7]
| # | Name | Log Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Žydrūnas Savickas | 192.5 kg (424 lb) [6] |
| 2 | Vidas Blekaitis | 190 kg (420 lb) |
| 3 | Vytautas Lalas | 185 kg (408 lb) |
| 3 | Patrick Baboumian | 185 kg (408 lb) |
| 3 | Ervin Katona | 185 kg (408 lb) |
| 6 | Warrick Brant | 182.5 kg (402 lb) |
| 7 |  Bjørn Andrè Solvang | 175 kg (386 lb) |
| 8 | Agris Kazeļņiks | 175 kg (386 lb) |
| 9 | Marshall White | 170 kg (370 lb) |
| Nation | Name | Log Weight |
|---|---|---|
| German | Patrick Baboumian | 185 kg (408 lb) |
| Serbian | Ervin Katona | 185 kg (408 lb) |
| Australian | Warrick Brant | 182.5 kg (402 lb) |
The 2012 World Log Lift Championships were held in Siemens Arena in Vilnius, Lithuania on Sunday 7 October 2012. [8]
| # | Name | Log Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Žydrūnas Savickas | 210 kg (460 lb) |
| 2 | Krzysztof Radzikowski | 207.5 kg (457 lb) |
| 3 | Vytautas Lalas | 200 kg (440 lb) |
| 3 | Vidas Blekaitis | 200 kg (440 lb) |
| 3 | Mikhail Koklyaev | 200 kg (440 lb) (NR) |
| 6 |  Johannes Årsjö | 185 kg (408 lb) |
| 7 |  Jean-François "JF" Caron | 170 kg (370 lb) |
| 8 | Ervin Katona | 170 kg (370 lb) |
| 9 |  Alex Moonen | 170 kg (370 lb) |
| 10 |  Juha-Matti Jarvi | 170 kg (370 lb) |
| X |  Ettiene Smit | No lift |
| Nation | Name | Log Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Russian | Mikhail Koklyaev | 200 kg (440 lb) |
The 2013 World Log Lift Championships were held in Siemens Arena in Vilnius, Lithuania on Saturday 19 October 2013. Savickas set a new world record with a lift of 222.5 kg (491 lb). [9]
| # | Name | Log Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Žydrūnas Savickas | 222.5 kg (491 lb) |
| 2 | Vidas Blekaitis | 205 kg (452 lb) |
| 3 | Krzysztof Radzikowski | 200 kg (440 lb) |
| 4 | Dainis Zageris | 185 kg (408 lb) |
| 5 | Matt Wanat | 180 kg (400 lb) |
| Nation | Name | Log Weight |
|---|---|---|
| World | Žydrūnas Savickas | 222.5 kg (491 lb) |
| Lithuanian | Žydrūnas Savickas | 222.5 kg (491 lb) |
The 2015 World Log Lift Championships were held at the Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster, England on 14 February 2015. Savickas attempted to set a new world record with a lift of 228 kg (503 lb) but narrowly failed. [10]
| # | Name | Log Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graham Hicks | 211 kg (465 lb) |
| 1 | Eddie Hall | 211 kg (465 lb) |
| 1 | Žydrūnas Savickas | 211 kg (465 lb) |
| 4 |  Dimitar Savatinov | 200 kg (440 lb) |
| 5 | Krzysztof Radzikowski | 180 kg (400 lb) |
| 6 | Rob Frampton | 180 kg (400 lb) |
| 7 | Benedikt Magnússon | 180 kg (400 lb) |
| 8 | Robert Oberst | 180 kg (400 lb) |
| 9 | Michael Blumstein | 160 kg (350 lb) |
| 10 |  Brian Irwin | 160 kg (350 lb) |
| 11 | Nick Best | 160 kg (350 lb) |
| 12 | Luke Stoltman | 160 kg (350 lb) |
| X | Adam Bishop | No lift |
| Nation | Name | Log Weight |
|---|---|---|
| English | Graham Hicks | 211 kg (465 lb) |
| English | Eddie Hall | 211 kg (465 lb) |
The 2016 World Log Lift Championships were held at the SCL Lithuania event in Vilnius. [11]
| # | Name | Log Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rob Kearney | 202.5 kg (446 lb) |
| 1 | Vidas Blekaitis | 202.5 kg (446 lb) |
| 3 | Vytautas Lalas | 200 kg (440 lb) |
| 4 | Dimitar Savatinov | 195 kg (430 lb) |
| 5 | Graham Hicks | 190 kg (420 lb) |
| 6 | Dainis Zageris | 190 kg (420 lb) |
| 7 | Gregorz Szymanski | 190 kg (420 lb) |
| 8 | Bjørn Andrè Solvang | 185 kg (408 lb) |
| 9 | Marcos Ferrari | 182.5 kg (402 lb) |
| 10 |  Matjaz Belsak | 180 kg (400 lb) |
| 11 | Saulius Brusokas | 175 kg (386 lb) |
| 12 | Patrick Baboumian | 170 kg (370 lb) |
| Nation | Name | Log Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Brazilian | Marcos Ferrari | 182.5 kg (402 lb) |
The 2017 World Log Lift Championships were held at the SCL Lithuania event in Vilnius. [12]
| # | Name | Log Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graham Hicks | 192.5 kg (424 lb) |
| 2 | Vidas Blekaitis | 180 kg (400 lb) |
| 2 | Vytautas Lalas | 180 kg (400 lb) |
| 4 | Alex Moonen | 170 kg (370 lb) |
| 5 | Dennis Kohlruss | 170 kg (370 lb) |
| 6 |  Jiří Vytiska | 170 kg (370 lb) |
| 7 | Marcin Sendwicki | 170 kg (370 lb) |
| 8 | Martynas Brusokas | 167 kg (368 lb) |
| 9 | Jared Leask | 165 kg (364 lb) |
| 10 |  Ivan Makarov | 160 kg (350 lb) |
| 11 | Oskars Martuzāns | 160 kg (350 lb) |
| 12 | Will Baggott | 160 kg (350 lb) |
The 2018 World Log Lift Championships were held at the First Direct Arena in Leeds, England, as the opening event for Europe's Strongest Man. Two strongmen attempted to set a new world record with a lift of | 230 kg (510 lb) but both failed.
| # | Name | Log Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eddie Hall | 213 kg (470 lb) |
| 1 | Cheick "Iron Biby" Sanou | 213 kg (470 lb) |
| 1 | Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson | 213 kg (470 lb) |
| 4 | Rob Kearney | 200 kg (440 lb) |
| 5 | Graham Hicks | 200 kg (440 lb) |
| 6 | Konstantine Janashia | 200 kg (440 lb) |
| 7 | Krzysztof Radzikowski | 200 kg (440 lb) |
| 8 | Žydrūnas Savickas | 200 kg (440 lb) |
| 9 | Matjaz Belsak | 190 kg (420 lb) |
| 10 | Robert Oberst | 190 kg (420 lb) |
| 11 | Mateusz Kieliszkowski | 175 kg (386 lb) |
| 12 | Vytautas Lalas | 175 kg (386 lb) |
| X | Terry Hollands | No lift |
| X | Mark Felix | No lift |
| Nation | Name | Log Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Burkinabé | Cheick "Iron Biby" Sanou | 213 kg (470 lb) |
| English | Eddie Hall | 213 kg (470 lb) |
| Icelandic | Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson | 213 kg (470 lb) |
| Georgian | Konstantine Janashia | 200 kg (440 lb) |
In 2019, there were two World Log Lift Championships, the first of which was held at the First Direct Arena in Leeds, England, again, as the opening event for Europe's Strongest Man. Cheick "Iron Biby" Sanou attempted to set a new world record with a lift of 229 kg (505 lb) but narrowly failed. [13] The second championship was run by the World Log Lift Federation in Lithuania
| # | Name | Log Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cheick "Iron Biby" Sanou | 220 kg (490 lb) |
| 2 | Rob Kearney | 214 kg (472 lb) |
| 2 | Graham Hicks | 214 kg (472 lb) |
| 2 | Mateusz Kieliszkowski | 214 kg (472 lb) |
| 5 | Larry "Wheels" Williams | 203 kg (448 lb) |
| 6 | Konstantine Janashia | 203 kg (448 lb) |
| 7 | Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson | 203 kg (448 lb) |
| 8 | Mikhail Shivlyakov | 190 kg (420 lb) |
| 9 | Tom Stoltman | 190 kg (420 lb) |
| 10 | Luke Stoltman | 190 kg (420 lb) |
| 11 | Laurence Shahlaei | 175 kg (386 lb) |
| X | Adam Bishop | No lift |
| X | Mark Felix | No lift |
| Nation | Name | Log Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Burkinabé | Cheick "Iron Biby" Sanou | 220 kg (490 lb) |
| English | Graham Hicks | 214 kg (472 lb) |
| American | Rob Kearney | 214 kg (472 lb) |
| Georgian | Konstantine Janashia | 203 kg (448 lb) |
| # | Name | Log Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rongo Keene | 207.5 kg (457 lb) |
| 2 | Vidas Blekaitis | 200 kg (440 lb) |
| 2 |  František Piros | 200 kg (440 lb) |
| 2 | Jared Leask | 200 kg (440 lb) |
| 5 | Joachim Gustafsson | 192.5 kg (424 lb) |
| 6 | Robert Cyrwus | 190 kg (420 lb) |
| 7 | Didzis Zariņš | 190 kg (420 lb) |
| 8 | Oleg Pylypiak | 185 kg (408 lb) |
| 9 | Jiří Vytiska | 180 kg (400 lb) |
| Nation | Name | Log Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Australian | Rongo Keene | 207.5 kg (457 lb) |
| Slovak | František Piros | 200 kg (440 lb) |
| South African | Jared Leask | 200 kg (440 lb) |
| World Junior | Oleg Pylypiak | 185 kg (408 lb) |
The 2021 World Log Lift Championships were held at the First Direct Arena in Leeds, England, as the opening event for Europe's Strongest Man. [14]
| # | Name | Log Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luke Stoltman | 195 kg (430 lb) |
| 1 | Graham Hicks | 195 kg (430 lb) |
| 3 | Oleksii Novikov | 180 kg (400 lb) |
| X | Marius Lalas | No lift |
| X |  Rauno Heinla | No lift |
| X |  Pa O'Dwyder | No lift |
| X | Adam Bishop | No lift |
| X | Ervin Toots | No lift |
| X | Johnny Hansson | No lift |
| X |  Gavin Bilton | No lift |
The 2022 World Log Lift Championships were held at the First Direct Arena in Leeds, England, as the opening event for Europe's Strongest Man.
| # | Name | Log Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cheick "Iron Biby" Sanou | 218 kg (481 lb) |
| 1 | Luke Stoltman | 218 kg (481 lb) |
| 3 | Bobby Thompson | 200 kg (440 lb) |
| 4 | Pavlo Kordiyaka | 185 kg (408 lb) |
| 5 | Oleksii Novikov | 185 kg (408 lb) |
| 6 | Eyþór Ingólfsson Melsteð | 185 kg (408 lb) |
| 7 | Marius Lalas | 170 kg (370 lb) |
| 8 | Shane Flowers | 170 kg (370 lb) |
| 9 | Konstantine Janashia | 170 kg (370 lb) |
| 10 | Gavin Bilton | 170 kg (370 lb) |
| X | Rauno Heinla | No lift |
| X | Pa O'Dwyer | No lift |
| X | Aivars Šmaukstelis | No lift |
| X | Kelvin de Ruiter | No lift |
The 2023 World Log Lift Championships were held at the OVO Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland, as the opening event for the Giants Live World Tour Finals.
| # | Name | Log Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cheick "Iron Biby" Sanou | 230 kg (510 lb) |
| 2 | Tom Stoltman | 210 kg (460 lb) |
| 3 | Pavlo Kordiyaka | 200 kg (440 lb) |
| 3 | Tyler Cotton | 200 kg (440 lb) |
| 3 | Mitchell Hooper | 200 kg (440 lb) |
| 3 | Luke Stoltman | 200 kg (440 lb) |
| 7 | Ondřej Fojtů | 186 kg (410 lb) |
| 8 |  Mathew Ragg | 186 kg (410 lb) |
| 9 |  Evans Aryee | 170 kg (370 lb) |
| 10 | Gavin Bilton | 170 kg (370 lb) |
| 11 | Eddie Williams | 170 kg (370 lb) |
| X | Conor Curran | No lift |
| X | Pa O'Dwyer | No lift |
| Nation | Name | Log Weight |
|---|---|---|
| World | Cheick "Iron Biby" Sanou | 230 kg (510 lb) |
| Burkinabé | Cheick "Iron Biby" Sanou | 230 kg (510 lb) |
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Mike Jenkins was an American professional strongman competitor from Westminster, Maryland. Jenkins worked as a high school athletics director at Milton Hershey School in Hershey Pa, when not competing as a strongman. He was a college and professional football player before switching over to strongman competition in 2007. He won the Maryland's Strongest Man contest in 2007 which qualified him for the North American amateur national strongman championships later that year and he placed sixth in that contest. He placed second in the North American nationals in 2009.
Krzysztof Radzikowski is a professional strongman competitor from Głowno, Poland. He has competed in 112 International strongman competitions and has won 23 of them, making him the sixth most decorated strongman in history following Žydrūnas Savickas, Mariusz Pudzianowski, Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, Brian Shaw and Aivars Šmaukstelis.
The 2012 World's Strongest Man was the 35th edition of World's Strongest Man. The event was held on the grounds of the Commerce Casino in Los Angeles, California, US. The event was sponsored by MET-Rx. The qualifying heats were held from September 24–27, and the finals took place Sept. 30 & Oct. 1, 2012. The winner was Žydrūnas Savickas, it was his third WSM title. Vytautas Lalas of Lithuania was second, and Iceland's Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson was third.
Mike Burke is an American strongman and a grip strength specialist from Aurora, Colorado. Before becoming a strength athlete, he worked as a construction worker.
The World Deadlift Championships is a (mostly) annual competition featuring strength athletes from all over the world, competing exclusively in the strongman deadlift. It was created by Giants Live and the championship focuses mainly on the maximum deadlift in pursuit of the deadlift world record, although in the 2017 edition, the event was changed to a 400 kg (882 lb) weight for the most repetitions in 60 seconds before reverting to a maximum weight format in 2019 after a one-year hiatus.