2021 World's Strongest Man

The 2021 World's Strongest Man was the 44th edition of the World's Strongest Man competition, an event that took place in Sacramento, California from June 15 to June 20, 2021.[1] The defending champion was Oleksii Novikov of Ukraine, however, he failed to progress to the final after coming fourth in his heat. In so doing, he became the first World's Strongest Man reigning champion to compete at the following year's event and fail to qualify for the final since Magnús Ver Magnússon in the 1997 competition. The contest was won by Tom Stoltman who improved on his second place finish the previous year.[2] Four-time champion Brian Shaw came second, returning to the podium after a 2 year absence, and Canada's Maxime Boudreault came third.[3]

2021 World's Strongest Man
Host citySacramento, California
Host countryUnited States
WinnerTom Stoltman
NationalityUnited Kingdom
Nations participating11
Athletes participating25

Participants

Graham Hicks of the UK withdrew the day before the competition began, and was replaced by Ervin Toots of Estonia. As a result, Gavin Bilton of the UK was moved from group 5 to group 1, and Toots took Bilton's place in group 5.[4]

Luke Richardson suffered a biceps injury during the first day of competition and withdrew.[5]

Terry Hollands suffered an injury during day 1 of the heats, and withdrew after 2 events.

Chris van der Linde also withdrew from the competition after 2 events.

Finalists

The contest is divided in a qualifying round and finals. There are ten finals participants, and in 2021 they include:[6]

  • Brian Shaw (United States)
  • Trey Mitchell (United States)
  • JF Caron (Canada)
  • Konstantine Janashia (Georgia)
  • Bobby Thompson (United States)
  • Maxime Boudreault (Canada)
  • Tom Stoltman (United Kingdom)
  • Eythor Ingolfsson Melsted (Iceland)
  • Adam Bishop (United Kingdom)
  • Luke Stoltman (United Kingdom)

Heat Results

Format

The 25 athletes were divided into 5 groups of 5 athletes, with 2 athletes from each group progressing to the final of 10. The winner of each group progressed to the final, and 2nd and 3rd in each group would then advance to a 'Stone Off', from which the winner would also progress.

Heat 1
  • Events: Loading Race, Squat Lift for repetitions, Fingal's Fingers, Overhead Medley, Pickaxe Hold.
# Name Nationality Pts
1 Brian Shaw  United States 19.5
2 Maxime Boudreault  Canada 17
3 Aivars Smaukstelis  Latvia 16.5
4 Gavin Bilton  United Kingdom 12
5 Travis Ortmayer  United States 10

Stone Off

Name Nationality Stones
Maxime Boudreault  Canada 7
Aivars Smaukstelis  Latvia 7

Heat 2
  • Events: Loading Race, Deadlift for repetitions, Train Push, Overhead Medley, Pickaxe Hold.
# Name Nationality Pts
1 Trey Mitchell  United States 19
2 Tom Stoltman  United Kingdom 18
3 Mark Felix  United Kingdom 14
4 Evan Singleton  United States 13
5 Johnny Hansson  Sweden 11

Stone Off

Name Nationality Stones
Tom Stoltman  United Kingdom 5
Mark Felix  United Kingdom 5

Heat 3
  • Events: Loading Race, Squat Lift for repetitions, Train Push, Overhead Medley, Pickaxe Hold.
# Name Nationality Pts
1 JF Caron  Canada 20
2 Eythor Ingolfsson Melsted  Iceland 17
3 Robert Oberst  United States 16
4 Mikhail Shivlyakov  Russia 15
5 Luke Richardson  United Kingdom 1 (injured)

Stone Off

Name Nationality Stones
Eythor Ingolfsson Melsted  Iceland 5
Robert Oberst  United States 5

Heat 4
  • Events: Loading Race, Deadlift for repetitions, Fingal's Fingers, Overhead Medley, Pickaxe Hold.
# Name Nationality Pts
1 Konstantine Janashia  Georgia 21
2 Adam Bishop  United Kingdom 17
3 Jerry Pritchett  United States 15
4 Terry Hollands  United Kingdom 7 (injured)
5 Chris van der Linde  South Africa 3 (withdrew)

Stone Off

Name Nationality Stones
Adam Bishop  United Kingdom 2
Jerry Pritchett  United States 2

Heat 5
  • Events: Loading Race, Deadlift for repetitions, Fingal's Fingers, Overhead Medley, Pickaxe Hold.
# Name Nationality Pts
1 Bobby Thompson  United States 18
2 Luke Stoltman  United Kingdom 18
3 Kevin Faires  United States 17
4 Oleksii Novikov  Ukraine 17
5 Ervin Toots  Estonia 5

Stone Off

Name Nationality Stones
Luke Stoltman  United Kingdom 7
Kevin Faires  United States 7

Finals Events Results

Event 1: Giant's Medley
  • Weight: 440 kilograms (970 lb) yoke, 350 kilograms (770 lb) frame
  • Course Length: 10 metres (33 ft) yoke, 15 metres (49 ft) frame
# Name Nationality Time (sec) Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Tom Stoltman  United Kingdom 18.36 10 10
2 Konstantine Janashia  Georgia 20.31 9 9
3 Brian Shaw  United States 20.53 8 8
4 Luke Stoltman  United Kingdom 20.72 7 7
5 JF Caron  Canada 21.31 6 6
6 Adam Bishop  United Kingdom 22.39 5 5
7 Bobby Thompson  United States 25.06 4 4
8 Maxime Boudreault  Canada 31.43 3 3
9 Trey Mitchell  United States 45.61 2 2
10 Eythor Ingolfsson Melsted  Iceland DNF 10 metres (33 ft) 1 1

Event 2: Titan's Turntable
  • Weight: 30,000 kilograms (66,000 lb)
  • Course Length: 30 metres (98 ft)
  • Time Limit: 75 seconds
# Name Nationality Time Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Tom Stoltman  United Kingdom 0m 46.89 10 20
2 Trey Mitchell  United States 0m 52.34 9 11
3 Eythor Ingolfsson Melsted  Iceland 0m 52.83 8 9
4 Maxime Boudreault  Canada 0m 55.16 7 10
5 Luke Stoltman  United Kingdom 0m 55.94 6 13
6 Brian Shaw  United States 0m 56.73 5 13
7 Adam Bishop  United Kingdom 0m 57.78 4 9
8 JF Caron  Canada 0m 57.84 3 9
9 Konstantine Janashia  Georgia 1m 0.15 2 11
10 Bobby Thompson  United States 1m 2.31 1 5

Event 3: REIGN Keg Toss
  • Weight: 15 kilograms (33 lb) for maximum height
  • Athletes get three attempts for each height
# Name Nationality Height Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Brian Shaw  United States 7.75 metres (25.4 ft) 10 23
2 Tom Stoltman  United Kingdom 7.5 metres (25 ft) 8.5 28.5
2 Maxime Boudreault  Canada 7.5 metres (25 ft) 8.5 18.5
4 Konstantine Janashia  Georgia 7.26 metres (23.8 ft) 7 18
5 Luke Stoltman  United Kingdom 6.75 metres (22.1 ft) 4 17
5 JF Caron  Canada 6.75 metres (22.1 ft) 4 13
5 Adam Bishop  United Kingdom 6.75 metres (22.1 ft) 4 13
5 Eythor Ingolfsson Melsted  Iceland 6.75 metres (22.1 ft) 4 13
5 Bobby Thompson  United States 6.75 metres (22.1 ft) 4 9
10 Trey Mitchell  United States 6 metres (20 ft) 1 12

Event 4: Max Log Lift
  • Opening Weight: 170 kilograms (370 lb)
# Name Nationality Weight Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Luke Stoltman  United Kingdom 215 kilograms (474 lb) 10 27
2 Maxime Boudreault  Canada 205 kilograms (452 lb) 8 26.5
2 Trey Mitchell  United States 205 kilograms (452 lb) 8 20
2 Bobby Thompson  United States 205 kilograms (452 lb) 8 17
5 Brian Shaw  United States 195 kilograms (430 lb) 5 28
5 Konstantine Janashia  Georgia 195 kilograms (430 lb) 5 23
5 JF Caron  Canada 195 kilograms (430 lb) 5 18
8 Tom Stoltman  United Kingdom 185 kilograms (408 lb) 2.5 31
8 Eythor Ingolfsson Melsted  Iceland 185 kilograms (408 lb) 2.5 15.5
10 Adam Bishop  United Kingdom 170 kilograms (370 lb) 1 14

Event 5: KNAACK Deadlift
  • Weight: 350 kilograms (770 lb) for repetitions
  • Time Limit: 60 seconds
# Name Nationality Repetitions Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Trey Mitchell  United States 10 9 29
1 JF Caron  Canada 10 9 27
1 Adam Bishop  United Kingdom 10 9 23
4 Brian Shaw  United States 9 6.5 34.5
4 Bobby Thompson  United States 9 6.5 23.5
6 Tom Stoltman  United Kingdom 8 4.5 35.5
6 Konstantine Janashia  Georgia 8 4.5 27.5
8 Eythor Ingolfsson Melsted  Iceland 7 3 18.5
9 Luke Stoltman  United Kingdom 6 2 29
10 Maxime Boudreault  Canada 3 1 27.5

Event 6: Atlas Stones
  • Weight: 5 stones ranging from 140–210 kilograms (310–460 lb)
# Name Nationality Time (sec) Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Tom Stoltman  United Kingdom 5 in 20.21 10 45.5
2 Maxime Boudreault  Canada 5 in 28.63 9 36.5
3 Brian Shaw  United States 5 in 31.45 8 42.5
4 JF Caron  Canada 5 in 37.17 7 34
5 Trey Mitchell  United States 5 in 37.26 6 35
6 Konstantine Janashia  Georgia 4 in 20.81 5 32.5
7 Adam Bishop  United Kingdom 4 in 30.61 4 27
8 Luke Stoltman  United Kingdom 4 in 33.50 3 32
9 Eythor Ingolfsson Melsted  Iceland 4 in 33.65 2 20.5
10 Bobby Thompson  United States Withdrew 0 23.5

Final standings
# Name Nationality Pts
1 Tom Stoltman  United Kingdom 45.5
2 Brian Shaw  United States 42.5
3 Maxime Boudreault  Canada 36.5
4 Trey Mitchell  United States 35
5 JF Caron  Canada 34
6 Konstantine Janashia  Georgia 32.5
7 Luke Stoltman  United Kingdom 32
8 Adam Bishop  United Kingdom 27
9 Bobby Thompson  United States 23.5
10 Eythor Ingolfsson Melsted  Iceland 20.5

Records

Mark Felix appeared in his record 16th WSM contest.

Brian Shaw qualified for his record 13th WSM final, breaking a tie held by him and Zydrunas Savickas. All 13 of these finals were consecutive, another record. He also extended his own record by appearing in his 14th consecutive WSM contest, and equalled the record 10 podium finishes of Savickas.

Travis Ortmayer set a record for longest absence between consecutive WSM appearances of 10 years, last competing at the 2011 contest. This broke the previous record of 8 years (2003–2011) held by Lithuania's Vidas Blekaitis.

In the third event of the final, 4 men broke the previous world record in the Keg Toss for height, which stood at 7.25m (held by Brian Shaw). Konstantine Janashia achieved 7.26m, whereas Tom Stoltman and Maxime Boudreault reached 7.50m, but Shaw reset his record at 7.75m.[3]

References
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