Tournament information | |
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Location | United Arab Emirates, Bahrain |
Established | 2018 |
Final year | 2021 |
Number of tournaments | 4 |
Format | Multi-event competition |
Final champion | |
Oleksii Novikov |
World's Ultimate Strongman was an annual strongman competition which was held from 2018 to 2021 with the participation of top strongmen from all over the world, determining who is the strongest man in the world. The event was noted for its brute-strength-centricity and expanded the sport to a wider audience outside of Europe and USA. It also introduced the 'feats of strength' series in 2020, ensuring the continuous expansion of the sport during the Covid-19 pandemic. The competition has a number of rival and parallel competitions, including the World's Strongest Man, the Arnold Strongman Classic and the Giants Live Tour.
The inaugural edition of the competition was held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates and out of a very stacked field of 12 athletes, the Icelandic Giant Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson emerged victorious and was crowned the inaugural champion. The 2019 edition was also held in Dubai and was won by Poland's Mateusz Kieliszkowski.
On February 22, 2020, World's Ultimate Strongman announced the competition would be expanding and would hold the championship in Bahrain at the Bahrain International Circuit with a purse of $350,000 which was the largest for any strongman competition. [1] However, on March 13, 2020, they released a statement entailing that it had to be postponed due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic, until a new date would be announced when it's logistically feasible. [2] The 2020 competition was finally held in March 2021 in Muharraq under the name '2021 WUS Strength Island' and in September they hosted the 2021 competition back in Dubai. Both competitions were won by Ukraine's Oleksii Novikov.
Events: Truck pull, Arm over arm pull, Silver Dollar Deadlift, Overhead Medley, Super Yoke, Atlas stones
Rank | 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 | England | 42.5 |
6. | Konstantine Janashia | Georgia | 38 |
7. | Martins Licis | United States | 34.5 |
8. | Tom Stoltman | Scotland | 31.5 |
9. | Terry Hollands | England | 31 |
10. | Žydrūnas Savickas | Lithuania | 27.5 |
11. | Luke Stoltman | Scotland | 25 |
12. | Cheick Sanou | Burkina Faso | 18 |
Events: Deadlift, Truck pull, Log lift, Medley, Atlas stones
Rank | Name | Country | Points |
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1. | Mateusz Kieliszkowski | Poland | 55.5 |
2. | Luke Stoltman | Scotland | 50.5 |
3. | Tom Stoltman | Scotland | 47.5 |
4. | Brian Shaw | United States | 44.5 |
Co 5. | Oleksii Novikov | Ukraine | 42.5 |
Co 5. | Rauno Heinla | Estonia | 42.5 |
7. | JF Caron | Canada | 39 |
8. | Mikhail Shivlyakov | Russia | 36 |
9. | Matjaz Belsak | Slovenia | 31.5 |
10. | Ramin Farajnejad | Iran | 30 |
11. | Cheick Sanou | Burkina Faso | 28 |
12. | Krzysztof Radzikowski | Poland | 24 |
13. | Jerry Pritchett | United States | 21.5 |
14. | Terry Hollands | England | 15 |
Events: Axel Deadlift, Flag Hoist, Circus Dumbbell press, Loading race, Atlas stones
Rank | Name | Country | Points |
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1. | Oleksii Novikov | Ukraine | 70 |
2. | JF Caron | Canada | 58 |
3. | Aivars Šmaukstelis | Latvia | 55 |
4. | Luke Stoltman | Scotland | 47 |
Co 5. | Tom Stoltman | Scotland | 43 |
Co 5. | Ramin Farajnejad | Iran | 43 |
Co 5. | Mohammed Ezatpour | Iran | 43 |
8. | Bobby Thompson | United States | 41.5 |
9. | Eyþór Ingólfsson Melsteð | Iceland | 33.5 |
10. | Adam Bishop | England | 33 |
11. | Rauno Heinla | Estonia | 32 |
12. | Ervin Toots | Estonia | 30.5 |
13. | Rob Kearney | United States | 26.5 |
14. | Konstantine Janashia | Georgia | 24 |
15. | Mikhail Shivlyakov | Russia | 17 |
Events: Log lift, Super yoke, Farmer's walk, Chain Railway carriage, Atlas stones
Rank | Name | Country | Points |
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1. | Oleksii Novikov | Ukraine | 45.5 |
2. | Mateusz Kieliszkowski | Poland | 44.5 |
3. | Aivars Šmaukstelis | Latvia | 34.5 |
4. | JF Caron | Canada | 32 |
5. | Konstantine Janashia | Georgia | 27 |
6. | Bobby Thompson | United States | 26.5 |
7. | Mohammed Ezatpour | Iran | 18 |
8. | Ervin Toots | Estonia | 17 |
9. | Rauno Heinla | Estonia | 15 |
10. | Ramin Farajnejad | Iran | 12 |
Year | Champion | Runner-Up | 3rd Place | Location |
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2018 [7] | Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson | Brian Shaw | Mateusz Kieliszkowski | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
2019 [8] | Mateusz Kieliszkowski | Luke Stoltman | Tom Stoltman | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
2020 [9] | Oleksii Novikov | JF Caron | Aivars Šmaukstelis | Muharraq, Bahrain |
2021 [10] | Oleksii Novikov | Mateusz Kieliszkowski | Aivars Šmaukstelis | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
Country | Titles |
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Ukraine | 2 |
Iceland | 1 |
Poland | 1 |
Due to the postponement of worldwide sporting events and travel restrictions being in place for many countries due to the COVID-19 pandemic, World's Ultimate Strongman announced an at home/private gym Feats of Strength series with differing strongman record attempts to be live streamed for free. Below are the record attempts (Men's World Record unless otherwise stated):
1 It was found during the event that Maddox's bar had been misloaded with one side being 25kg heavier than the other.
2 It was found during the event that Bishop had 402.5kg on the barbell, rather than 400kg, causing an unofficial world record of 402.5kg for 4 repetitions.
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