World's Ultimate Strongman

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World's Ultimate Strongman
Tournament information
Location United Arab Emirates,  Bahrain
Established2018; 4 years ago (2018)
Number of
tournaments
3
FormatMulti-event competition
Current champion
Ukraine Oleksii Novikov
Most recent tournament

World's Ultimate Strongman is an annual strength athletics competition which began on October 26, 2018. The event has a number of rival and parallel competitions, including the World's Strongest Man and the Giants Live Tour.

History[]

The inaugural edition of the competition was held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates with the winner being Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson. The 2019 edition was also held in Dubai and was won by Mateusz Kieliszkowski. Defending champion Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson and recently crowned World's Strongest Man Martins Licis did not take part.

On February 22, 2020, it was announced the competition would be expanding and would hold an event in Bahrain at the Bahrain International Circuit with a purse of $350,000 which is the largest for any strongman competition.[1]

Effects of the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic[]

On March 13, 2020, World's Ultimate Strongman released a statement entailing that the recently announced event due to take place on April 11, 2020, in Bahrain was postponed due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic, to which they said that a new date would be found and announced when it is logistically and feasibly possible.[2]

Feats of Strength series[]

Due to the postponement of worldwide sporting events and travel restrictions being in place for many countries, 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):

Season 1[]

Date Attempt Athlete Existing Record and Holder Record Broken? New Record if Broken
May 2, 2020[3] Maximum Deadlift (standard bar) Iceland Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson 500kg
(England Eddie Hall) 		Yes 501kg
May 16, 2020[4] Maximum Log Lift Scotland Luke Stoltman 228kg
(Lithuania Žydrūnas Savickas) 		No -
May 23, 2020[5] Maximum Atlas Stone Lift Scotland Tom Stoltman 273kg
(Scotland Tom Stoltman) 		Yes 286kg
May 30, 2020[6] 100kg Dumbbell Press for Repetitions Ukraine Oleksii Novikov No officially verified record Yes 11 repetitions
June 6, 2020[7] Maximum Atlas Stone Lift
Women's Under-64kg Record 		England 139kg Yes 141kg
June 13, 2020[8] Maximum Log Lift
American Record 		United States 214kg
(United States ) 		Yes 216kg
June 20, 2020[9] 400kg Deadlift (standard bar) for Repetitions United States 5 repetitions
(Canada Jean-François Caron)
(Georgia (country) Konstantine Janashia) 		No -
Estonia Equalled -
June 20, 2020[10] Raw Bench Press (power bar) United States Julius Maddox 1 349kg
(United States Julius Maddox) 		No -
June 27, 2020 Maximum Deadlift (standard bar)
Masters (Over-40s) Record 		England Terry Hollands 430kg
(Republic of Ireland ) 		No -
Russia Mikhail Shivlyakov No -
July 4, 2020 Maximum Log Lift
Women's Record 		England 129kg
(United States ) 		Yes 135kg
July 11, 2020 400kg Deadlift (standard bar) for Repetitions England Adam Bishop 2 5 repetitions
(Canada Jean-François Caron)
(Estonia )
(Georgia (country) Konstantine Janashia) 		No -
Canada Jean-François Caron No -

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.

Season 2[]

Date Attempt Athlete Existing Record and Holder Record Broken? New Record if Broken
September 13, 2020 400kg Deadlift (standard bar) for Repetitions Estonia 5 repetitions
(Canada Jean-François Caron)
(Estonia )
(Georgia (country) Konstantine Janashia) 		Yes 6 repetitions
Georgia (country) Konstantine Janashia No -
September 20, 2020 United States 6 repetitions
(Estonia ) 		No -
September 27, 2020 Maximum Atlas Stone Lift Scotland Tom Stoltman 286kg
(Scotland Tom Stoltman) 		No -
Maximum Atlas Stone Lift
Women's Record 		England Donna Moore 162kg
(England Donna Moore) 		Yes 171kg
October 4, 2020 Maximum Deadlift (standard bar)
Women's Record 		England Record disputed Yes 290kg
October 11, 2020 Maximum Log Lift United States 228kg
(Lithuania Žydrūnas Savickas) 		No -
Scotland Luke Stoltman No -
October 18, 2020 Maximum Deadlift (standard bar) Estonia 501kg
(Iceland Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson) 		No -
Russia No -
Maximum Deadlift (standard bar)
Masters (Over-40s) Record 		Russia Mikhail Shivlyakov 435kg
(Republic of Ireland ) 		Yes 436kg

Championship breakdown[]

Year Champion Runner-Up 3rd Place Location
2018[11] Iceland Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson United States Brian Shaw Poland Mateusz Kieliszkowski United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2019[12] Poland Mateusz Kieliszkowski Scotland Luke Stoltman Scotland Tom Stoltman United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2021[13] Ukraine Oleksii Novikov Canada JF Caron Latvia Aivars Smaukstelis Bahrain Muharraq, Bahrain
2021[14] Ukraine Oleksii Novikov Poland Mateusz Kieliszkowski Latvia Aivars Smaukstelis United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Championships by country[]

Country Titles
 Ukraine 2
 Iceland 1
 Poland 1

Commonly contested events[]

  • Deadlift – Lifting weights or vehicles straight off the ground until knees lock in a standing position. The 2018 edition consisted of a max Silver Dollar Deadlift, a variation in which the weight is lifted from 18 inches (460 mm). Straps are allowed for this variation. The 2019 edition used the conventional strongman version of the deadlift, using a standard deadlift bar with straps and a deadlift suit.[15]
  • Super Yoke – Apparatus composed of a crossbar and two uprights. The uprights each have a heavy weight attached to them, such as a refrigerator or diesel engine, and the competitors must carry the yoke on their shoulders for a short distance.[16]
  • Shield Carry – Athletes compete in carrying a 'shield' usually weighing between 160–180 kilograms (350–400 lb) for distance or a set distance for the fastest time. The Shield Carry can be its own event or be used alongside the super yoke.
  • Press Medley – Athletes must press various equipment overhead such as a log, axle, circus barbell, and giant dumbbell. The event is scored based on the number of implements completed, then the fastest time.
  • Vehicle Pull – Vehicles such as transport trucks, trams, boxcars, buses, or planes are pulled across a 100-foot (30 m) course as fast as possible. One variation sees the competitors pull the object with a rope toward them. Another has them attached to a rope which is attached to a vehicle, while they use another rope to pull themselves down the course.[17]
  • McGlashen Stones / Atlas Stones – Five heavy round stones increasing in weight from 100–160 kilograms (220–350 lb) are lifted and set on platforms. When the stones were first introduced to the competition, it was an individual event and the platforms were all of equal height. The modern Atlas Stones event takes place on a 16–33-foot (5–10 m) long course and the competitors participate two at a time. In the 2019 edition, a 10 stone event was introduced with stones ranging from 100–200 kilograms (220–440 lb), a first of its kind.[18]

References[]

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