2009 World's Strongest Man
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The World's Strongest Man 2009 was the 32nd edition of World's Strongest Man
and took place in Valletta
, Malta
from the 26th September to 3rd October 2009. It was sponsored by PartyPoker.com. It was anticipated by the strength athletics world as promising to be "the best one yet." The anticipation was based on the organisers ensuring invites were made to "every top athlete in the world" regardless of their affiliation to any particular strength athletics body. In previous years, the schism between the International Federation of Strength Athletes
and the organisers of WSM had meant that certain athletes were forbidden to compete, undermining the credentials of the competition.
tour. This had taken the place of the World's Strongest Man Super Series, although the latter continued to run with a separate pool of athletes. However, the weakening of the IFSA, due to the economic pressures affecting the whole of the strength athletics world at this time, had led to the breaking down of barriers between the various concurrent circuits. Strength athletes were able to compete in more than one circuit and did so, with a cross over of athletes between the Giants Live
circuit, the Strongman Champions League
and the Strongman Super Series
. In an interview with Ironmind, a source close to the WSM decision makers said, “World’s Strongest Man has never stopped the world’s best strongmen from going to WSM and now that the world of strongman is getting much closer, it appears that we will be able to have every top athlete in the world there [this year].” This led to Ironmind stating that the World’s Strongest Man 2009 promises to be the best one yet. Such is the status of WSM that Ironmind also stated that "If you are a leading strongman competitor, or want to be recognized as one, the most important thing at this point is to get an invitation to the 2009 World’s Strongest Man contest."
This ethos led to a mixture of qualifying criteria applied. Mariusz Pudzianowski
qualified, by virtue of being the defending WSM champion. A further eight competitors were selected based on their showing on Giants Live (Brian Shaw
; Derek Poundstone
; Travis Ortmayer
; Mikhail Koklyaev
(injured so did not compete); Richard Skog
; Mark Felix
; Jarek Dymek
; and Stefan Solvi Petursson
). In addition “the top five from Strongman Champions League were taken into account”, in a deal struck with the relatively new organisation which had already made deals with such high profile tournaments as Fortissimus
. The IMG committee also developed a list of wild card invitations. This gave them the flexibility to invite the very top athletes in the world who were not part of the official qualifying tour, or subsequent agreements with other bodies. Through this avenue the great Zydrunas Savickas
, six time winner of the Arnold's Strongest Man, IFSA World Champion, and Fortissimus
winner, deemed by many as the strongest man in the world in terms of his ability to lift massive weights, was invited. Also, those who performed well in the revamped Strongman Super Series
also received invites as well as podium finishers in certain one off events.
(also the last man to win the World Strongman Cup), Fortissimus
champion, Zydrunas Savickas
, titled the Strongest Man on the Planet, (also the Strongman Champions League
winner) the Arnold Strongman Classic
champion, Derek Poundstone
, (also the current Strongman Super Series
overall champion). Additionally, a former World's Strongest Man, Phil Pfister
, the Highlander World Champion Sebastian Wenta
, the Rolling Thunder world champion, Mark Felix
, and 15 current national champions and a former World Champion in the 105kg class. So strong is the line-up that among the reserves are Tarmo Mitt
, four times WSM finalist. Between the competitors, at least 15 strongman world records were held.
Source:
The Head referee was Colin Bryce
, assisted by Svend Karlsen
(the 2001 World's Strongest Man). Jouko Ahola
, World's Strongest Man winner from 1997 and 1999, was the equipment manager.
There were a total of 15 different events used in the competition:
In the Group stages the a mixture of the following events were used:
In the final:
Results published at Official WSM site
and ESPN2
in January 2010, on Thursday 7 January and Saturday 9 January, with some repeat screenings on Sunday 10th, 17th and 24th January. Further screenings in late February and March are planned.
Tour (the official qualifying tour for The World's Strongest Man) as well as the finals. Giants Live was shown on three consecutive days from Saturday 26th December 2009 to Monday 28th December. The finals were broadcast over six consecutive Mondays in early 2010 from 4th January to 8th February, with each episode dedicated to a qualifying group, and the sixth episode being the final. The UK broadcast was produced by IMG Media for Bravo and featured presenters Martin Bayfield
and Zöe Salmon
, with some guest presenters including Bill Kazmaier
and Svend Karlsen
. The commentators were Paul Dickenson
and Colin J L Bryce
and the outside broadcast was performed by 021 Television Ltd.
World's Strongest Man
The World's Strongest Man is a well recognised event in strength athletics and has been described by a number of highly respected authorities in the sport as the premier event in strongman. Organized by TWI, an IMG Media company, it is broadcast around the end of December each year...
and took place in Valletta
Valletta
Valletta is the capital of Malta, colloquially known as Il-Belt in Maltese. It is located in the central-eastern portion of the island of Malta, and the historical city has a population of 6,098. The name "Valletta" is traditionally reserved for the historic walled citadel that serves as Malta's...
, Malta
Malta
Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...
from the 26th September to 3rd October 2009. It was sponsored by PartyPoker.com. It was anticipated by the strength athletics world as promising to be "the best one yet." The anticipation was based on the organisers ensuring invites were made to "every top athlete in the world" regardless of their affiliation to any particular strength athletics body. In previous years, the schism between the International Federation of Strength Athletes
International Federation of Strength Athletes
The International Federation of Strength Athletes was an international governing body for strongman competition...
and the organisers of WSM had meant that certain athletes were forbidden to compete, undermining the credentials of the competition.
Qualifying
The official qualifying competition for the 2009 WSM was the newly created Giants LiveGiants Live
Giants Live or The Giants Live Grand Prix Competition Series was created in 2009 as the official World’s Strongest Man Qualifying Tour taking over from the Strongman Super Series...
tour. This had taken the place of the World's Strongest Man Super Series, although the latter continued to run with a separate pool of athletes. However, the weakening of the IFSA, due to the economic pressures affecting the whole of the strength athletics world at this time, had led to the breaking down of barriers between the various concurrent circuits. Strength athletes were able to compete in more than one circuit and did so, with a cross over of athletes between the Giants Live
Giants Live
Giants Live or The Giants Live Grand Prix Competition Series was created in 2009 as the official World’s Strongest Man Qualifying Tour taking over from the Strongman Super Series...
circuit, the Strongman Champions League
Strongman Champions League
The Strongman Champions League is a strongman competition circuit, bestowing the Champions League Winner title to the overall winner, and is competed for by a pool of strength athletes containing some of the most notable in the sport, including Žydrūnas Savickas, Travis Ortmayer, Mikhail Koklyaev,...
and the Strongman Super Series
Strongman Super Series
The Strongman Super Series, known from 2005 to 2008 as the World's Strongest Man Super Series and reverting in 2009 to the World Strongman Super Series, is a sequence of grand prix events in the sport of strength athletics...
. In an interview with Ironmind, a source close to the WSM decision makers said, “World’s Strongest Man has never stopped the world’s best strongmen from going to WSM and now that the world of strongman is getting much closer, it appears that we will be able to have every top athlete in the world there [this year].” This led to Ironmind stating that the World’s Strongest Man 2009 promises to be the best one yet. Such is the status of WSM that Ironmind also stated that "If you are a leading strongman competitor, or want to be recognized as one, the most important thing at this point is to get an invitation to the 2009 World’s Strongest Man contest."
This ethos led to a mixture of qualifying criteria applied. Mariusz Pudzianowski
Mariusz Pudzianowski
Mariusz Zbigniew Pudzianowski is a Polish former strongman and current mixed martial artist...
qualified, by virtue of being the defending WSM champion. A further eight competitors were selected based on their showing on Giants Live (Brian Shaw
Brian Shaw (strongman)
Brian Shaw is a professional strongman competitor and winner of the 2011 World's Strongest Man competition.-Early life:...
; Derek Poundstone
Derek Poundstone
Derek Poundstone Derek Poundstone Derek Poundstone (born on September 28, 1981, 6'1" (1,85m), 341 lb is an American professional strongman athlete from Waterbury, Connecticut....
; Travis Ortmayer
Travis Ortmayer
Travis Ortmayer is an American Professional Strongman athlete from Cypress, Texas. Travis is the owner of Athletic Nation gym...
; Mikhail Koklyaev
Mikhail Koklyaev
Mikhail Koklyaev is a six-time Russian National Weightlifting champion, strongman competitor and powerlifter.He was born in 1978 in Chelyabinsk, Russia...
(injured so did not compete); Richard Skog
Richard Skog
Henning Nikolai Isdahl alias Richard Skog weighs 170 kilograms and is a strongman competitor from Norway. Before life as strongman he was part of the Norwegian Armed Forces. He has been a part of the World's Strongest Man competition for 4 straight years in 2007-2010, but has yet to qualify for...
; Mark Felix
Mark Felix
Mark Felix is a strongman competitor and regular entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition...
; Jarek Dymek
Jarek Dymek
Jarek Dymek is a strongman competitor from Malbork, Poland. He is a training partner of 5 time World's Strongest Man champion Mariusz Pudzianowski. In 2005 Jarek won Europe's Strongest Man, his career best win. Jarek has competed in the World's Strongest Man 8 times, making the finals 5 times. His...
; and Stefan Solvi Petursson
Stefán Sölvi Pétursson
Stefán Sölvi Pétursson is a leading strongman competitor and entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition.-Career:...
). In addition “the top five from Strongman Champions League were taken into account”, in a deal struck with the relatively new organisation which had already made deals with such high profile tournaments as Fortissimus
Fortissimus
The Fortissimus is a well recognised event in strength athletics. The name means "the mightiest" and is a multi-event challenge at the end of which the winner is crowned as the "Strongest Man on Earth"...
. The IMG committee also developed a list of wild card invitations. This gave them the flexibility to invite the very top athletes in the world who were not part of the official qualifying tour, or subsequent agreements with other bodies. Through this avenue the great Zydrunas Savickas
Žydrunas Savickas
Žydrūnas Savickas is a professional strongman and is widely considered one of the all-time greatest athletes in the history of the sport...
, six time winner of the Arnold's Strongest Man, IFSA World Champion, and Fortissimus
Fortissimus
The Fortissimus is a well recognised event in strength athletics. The name means "the mightiest" and is a multi-event challenge at the end of which the winner is crowned as the "Strongest Man on Earth"...
winner, deemed by many as the strongest man in the world in terms of his ability to lift massive weights, was invited. Also, those who performed well in the revamped Strongman Super Series
Strongman Super Series
The Strongman Super Series, known from 2005 to 2008 as the World's Strongest Man Super Series and reverting in 2009 to the World Strongman Super Series, is a sequence of grand prix events in the sport of strength athletics...
also received invites as well as podium finishers in certain one off events.
Line Up
The 2009 WSM line-up was said to have been one of the best ever. Every major federation and Strongman competition is represented. Among those competing were the current World's Strongest Man, Mariusz PudzianowskiMariusz Pudzianowski
Mariusz Zbigniew Pudzianowski is a Polish former strongman and current mixed martial artist...
(also the last man to win the World Strongman Cup), Fortissimus
Fortissimus
The Fortissimus is a well recognised event in strength athletics. The name means "the mightiest" and is a multi-event challenge at the end of which the winner is crowned as the "Strongest Man on Earth"...
champion, Zydrunas Savickas
Žydrunas Savickas
Žydrūnas Savickas is a professional strongman and is widely considered one of the all-time greatest athletes in the history of the sport...
, titled the Strongest Man on the Planet, (also the Strongman Champions League
Strongman Champions League
The Strongman Champions League is a strongman competition circuit, bestowing the Champions League Winner title to the overall winner, and is competed for by a pool of strength athletes containing some of the most notable in the sport, including Žydrūnas Savickas, Travis Ortmayer, Mikhail Koklyaev,...
winner) the Arnold Strongman Classic
Arnold Strongman Classic
The Arnold Strongman Classic is one of the highest profile events featuring strength athletes in the world. Created by Dr. Terry Todd, it is an offshoot of the Arnold Sports Festival which takes place annually in Columbus, Ohio, USA.-History:...
champion, Derek Poundstone
Derek Poundstone
Derek Poundstone Derek Poundstone Derek Poundstone (born on September 28, 1981, 6'1" (1,85m), 341 lb is an American professional strongman athlete from Waterbury, Connecticut....
, (also the current Strongman Super Series
Strongman Super Series
The Strongman Super Series, known from 2005 to 2008 as the World's Strongest Man Super Series and reverting in 2009 to the World Strongman Super Series, is a sequence of grand prix events in the sport of strength athletics...
overall champion). Additionally, a former World's Strongest Man, Phil Pfister
Phil Pfister
Phil Pfister , is a leading American strongman competitor, winning the 2006 Met-Rx World's Strongest Man competition and its $41,000 grand prize on September 23, 2006 in Sanya, China. He is the first American to win since Bill Kazmaier in 1982...
, the Highlander World Champion Sebastian Wenta
Sebastian Wenta
Sebastian Wenta is a shot putter, strongman and Highland Games competitor from Poland. Wenta's athletic career started with volleyball, and he eventually moved onto the shot put and discus throw. He began competing in strongman in 2005 and has quickly risen through the ranks...
, the Rolling Thunder world champion, Mark Felix
Mark Felix
Mark Felix is a strongman competitor and regular entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition...
, and 15 current national champions and a former World Champion in the 105kg class. So strong is the line-up that among the reserves are Tarmo Mitt
Tarmo Mitt
Tarmo Mitt is a professional strongman competitor and regular entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition...
, four times WSM finalist. Between the competitors, at least 15 strongman world records were held.
Source:
Competitors
| Name | Nationality | WSM record | Other Strongman Achievements |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mariusz Pudzianowski Mariusz Pudzianowski Mariusz Zbigniew Pudzianowski is a Polish former strongman and current mixed martial artist... |
 PolandPoland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north... |
1st on five occasions | Twice World Strongman Cup winner 4 times Strongman Super Series Strongman Super Series The Strongman Super Series, known from 2005 to 2008 as the World's Strongest Man Super Series and reverting in 2009 to the World Strongman Super Series, is a sequence of grand prix events in the sport of strength athletics... World Champion |
| Jarek Dymek Jarek Dymek Jarek Dymek is a strongman competitor from Malbork, Poland. He is a training partner of 5 time World's Strongest Man champion Mariusz Pudzianowski. In 2005 Jarek won Europe's Strongest Man, his career best win. Jarek has competed in the World's Strongest Man 8 times, making the finals 5 times. His... |
Poland Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north... |
Europe's Strongest Man Europe's Strongest Man Europe's Strongest Man is an annual strength athletics competition which began in 1980. The event is held in various locations throughout Europe, and features exclusively European strongman competitors. Mariusz Pudzianowski currently holds the record for most wins with 6 titles... 2005 |
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| Alexander Klyushev Alexander Klyushev Alexander Klyushev is a leading strongman competitor and entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition.-Early life and career:... |
 RussiaRussia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects... |
Russian strongest man 2008 Second place in World's Strongest Nation 2008 |
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| Richard Skog Richard Skog Henning Nikolai Isdahl alias Richard Skog weighs 170 kilograms and is a strongman competitor from Norway. Before life as strongman he was part of the Norwegian Armed Forces. He has been a part of the World's Strongest Man competition for 4 straight years in 2007-2010, but has yet to qualify for... |
 NorwayNorway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million... |
Norway's strongest man. 2nd in Giants Live Giants Live Giants Live or The Giants Live Grand Prix Competition Series was created in 2009 as the official World’s Strongest Man Qualifying Tour taking over from the Strongman Super Series... Viking Power Challenge. |
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| Mark Felix Mark Felix Mark Felix is a strongman competitor and regular entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition... |
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
4th in 2006 WSM | Rolling Thunder World Champion and World Record Holder IFSA Britain's Strongest Man 2005 |
| Stefán Sölvi Pétursson Stefán Sölvi Pétursson Stefán Sölvi Pétursson is a leading strongman competitor and entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition.-Career:... |
 IcelandIceland Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population... |
Iceland's Strongest Man 2009 (and 2008 IFSA) 3rd Giants Live Giants Live Giants Live or The Giants Live Grand Prix Competition Series was created in 2009 as the official World’s Strongest Man Qualifying Tour taking over from the Strongman Super Series... Poland 2009 |
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| Travis Ortmayer Travis Ortmayer Travis Ortmayer is an American Professional Strongman athlete from Cypress, Texas. Travis is the owner of Athletic Nation gym... |
 USA |
5th 2008 worlds strongest man | 3rd at Arnold Strongman Classic Arnold Strongman Classic The Arnold Strongman Classic is one of the highest profile events featuring strength athletes in the world. Created by Dr. Terry Todd, it is an offshoot of the Arnold Sports Festival which takes place annually in Columbus, Ohio, USA.-History:... 2009 multiple world records on stone |
| Derek Poundstone Derek Poundstone Derek Poundstone Derek Poundstone Derek Poundstone (born on September 28, 1981, 6'1" (1,85m), 341 lb is an American professional strongman athlete from Waterbury, Connecticut.... |
USA |
2nd WSM 2008 | Twice America's strongest man 2009 Arnold Strongman Classic Arnold Strongman Classic The Arnold Strongman Classic is one of the highest profile events featuring strength athletes in the world. Created by Dr. Terry Todd, it is an offshoot of the Arnold Sports Festival which takes place annually in Columbus, Ohio, USA.-History:... champion Fortissimus Fortissimus The Fortissimus is a well recognised event in strength athletics. The name means "the mightiest" and is a multi-event challenge at the end of which the winner is crowned as the "Strongest Man on Earth"... champion 2008 Strongman Super Series Strongman Super Series The Strongman Super Series, known from 2005 to 2008 as the World's Strongest Man Super Series and reverting in 2009 to the World Strongman Super Series, is a sequence of grand prix events in the sport of strength athletics... World Champion 2008 |
| Brian Shaw Brian Shaw (strongman) Brian Shaw is a professional strongman competitor and winner of the 2011 World's Strongest Man competition.-Early life:... |
USA |
3rd at Fortissimus Fortissimus The Fortissimus is a well recognised event in strength athletics. The name means "the mightiest" and is a multi-event challenge at the end of which the winner is crowned as the "Strongest Man on Earth"... 2009 Winner of 2009 FIT Expo. |
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| Phil Pfister Phil Pfister Phil Pfister , is a leading American strongman competitor, winning the 2006 Met-Rx World's Strongest Man competition and its $41,000 grand prize on September 23, 2006 in Sanya, China. He is the first American to win since Bill Kazmaier in 1982... |
USA |
1st in 2006 | 3rd 2006 Arnold Strongman Classic Arnold Strongman Classic The Arnold Strongman Classic is one of the highest profile events featuring strength athletes in the world. Created by Dr. Terry Todd, it is an offshoot of the Arnold Sports Festival which takes place annually in Columbus, Ohio, USA.-History:... |
| Kevin Nee Kevin Nee Kevin Nee is an American professional Strongman athlete. He is notable as being the youngest person ever to reach the finals in the World's Strongest Man in 2007 at age 21.... |
USA |
6th in 2007 | Youngest ever competitor in WSM in 2005 2nd in 2007 Mohegan Sun Grand Prix |
| Zydrunas Savickas Žydrunas Savickas Žydrūnas Savickas is a professional strongman and is widely considered one of the all-time greatest athletes in the history of the sport... |
 LithuaniaLithuania Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark... |
2nd at WSM on 3 occasions | Six time winner of Arnold Strongman Classic Arnold Strongman Classic The Arnold Strongman Classic is one of the highest profile events featuring strength athletes in the world. Created by Dr. Terry Todd, it is an offshoot of the Arnold Sports Festival which takes place annually in Columbus, Ohio, USA.-History:... Twice IFSA World Champion International Federation of Strength Athletes The International Federation of Strength Athletes was an international governing body for strongman competition... 2008 Strongman Champions League Strongman Champions League The Strongman Champions League is a strongman competition circuit, bestowing the Champions League Winner title to the overall winner, and is competed for by a pool of strength athletes containing some of the most notable in the sport, including Žydrūnas Savickas, Travis Ortmayer, Mikhail Koklyaev,... winner 2009 Strongest Man on the Planet Fortissimus The Fortissimus is a well recognised event in strength athletics. The name means "the mightiest" and is a multi-event challenge at the end of which the winner is crowned as the "Strongest Man on Earth"... 2004/5 Strongman Super Series Strongman Super Series The Strongman Super Series, known from 2005 to 2008 as the World's Strongest Man Super Series and reverting in 2009 to the World Strongman Super Series, is a sequence of grand prix events in the sport of strength athletics... World Champion World Log Lift Champion World Record Holder in 8 separate Strongman events |
| Jimmy Laureys Jimmy Laureys Jimmy Laureys is a Belgian powerlifter and strongman competitor.-Biography:Jimmy was known as king kong at school due to his size. He began training seriously at the age of 15 and by 17 was powerlifting... |
 BelgiumBelgium Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many... |
2008 Belgium's Strongest Man | |
| Terry Hollands Terry Hollands Terry Hollands , is one of the world's leading strongman competitors and was Britain's Strongest Man .-Early life:... |
United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
3rd WSM 2007 | Britain's Strongest Man Britain's Strongest Man Britain's Strongest Man is an annual strongman event held in the United Kingdom. Competitors qualify for the final through regional heats and the winner is awarded the title of "Britain's Strongest Man"... 2007 UK's Strongest Man 2005 England's Strongest Man (WSM) 2009 |
| Jimmy Marku Jimmy Marku Jimmy Marku is an Albanian-born British strongman competitor.-Early life:Jimmy Marku was born 27 August 1974 in Albania... |
United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
Britain's Strongest Man Britain's Strongest Man Britain's Strongest Man is an annual strongman event held in the United Kingdom. Competitors qualify for the final through regional heats and the winner is awarded the title of "Britain's Strongest Man"... 2008 UK's Strongest Man 2009 England's Strongest Man 2006-2008 |
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| Laurence Shahlaei Laurence Shahlaei Laurence Shahlaei is a British strongman competitor, winner of the England's Strongest Man title at 2009 and repeat competitor at the World's Strongest Man.-Early life:... |
United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
England's Strongest Man 2009 | |
| Darren Sadler Darren Sadler Darren Sadler was a British strongman competitor, winner of the World Strongman Challenge in the under 105 kg category, and notable for being a repeat competitor at the World's Strongest Man despite his comparatively small stature.-Early life:Darren Sadler was born on 22 March 1980 in... |
United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
2007 Champion IFSA World Strongman Challenge u105k 2nd 2005 World Championships u105k(IFSA) |
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| Sebastian Wenta Sebastian Wenta Sebastian Wenta is a shot putter, strongman and Highland Games competitor from Poland. Wenta's athletic career started with volleyball, and he eventually moved onto the shot put and discus throw. He began competing in strongman in 2005 and has quickly risen through the ranks... |
Poland Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north... |
2nd at 2007 WSM | Highlander World Champion (07,08,09) 3rd at 2008 Fortissimus Fortissimus The Fortissimus is a well recognised event in strength athletics. The name means "the mightiest" and is a multi-event challenge at the end of which the winner is crowned as the "Strongest Man on Earth"... |
| Johannes Arsjo Johannes Årsjö Johannes Årsjö is a Swedish strongman competitor.-Biography:Born in Norrköping, Sweden, Årsjö came to international prominence after winning Sweden's Strongest Man in 2009 A series of top 10 finishes in international grand prixs within both the Giants Live and Strongman Super Series circuits led... |
 SwedenSweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... |
4th Place Viking Power Challenge 2009 Giants Live Giants Live or The Giants Live Grand Prix Competition Series was created in 2009 as the official World’s Strongest Man Qualifying Tour taking over from the Strongman Super Series... |
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| Martin Wildauer Martin Wildauer Martin Wildauer is a leading Austrian strongman competitor and entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition.-Biography:... |
 AustriaAustria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the... |
3rd Strongman Champions League Strongman Champions League The Strongman Champions League is a strongman competition circuit, bestowing the Champions League Winner title to the overall winner, and is competed for by a pool of strength athletes containing some of the most notable in the sport, including Žydrūnas Savickas, Travis Ortmayer, Mikhail Koklyaev,... Finland Grand Prix 2009 |
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| Dave Ostlund | USA |
3rd WSM 2008 | 1st Venice Beach Super Series 2007 3rd Madison Square Garden Super Series 2008 |
| Marshall White Marshall White Marshall White is an American Professional Strongman athlete from Pagosa Springs, Colorado. Marshall was born in Houston, Texas and now lives in Pagosa Springs, Colorado with his wife Rachel, whom he married in 2005... |
USA |
Bucharest WSMSS Grand Prix 2009 winner | |
| Agris Kazelniks Agris Kazelniks !Agris Kazelniks is a strongman competitor from Ogre, Latvia. Agris is a 3 time Latvia's Strongest Man and frequent competitor in the Strongman Champions League. Agris finished 3rd overall in the 2008 season of Strongman Champions League, and 2nd place overall in the 2009 season.-References:... |
 LatviaLatvia Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden... |
2nd Strongman Champions League Strongman Champions League The Strongman Champions League is a strongman competition circuit, bestowing the Champions League Winner title to the overall winner, and is competed for by a pool of strength athletes containing some of the most notable in the sport, including Žydrūnas Savickas, Travis Ortmayer, Mikhail Koklyaev,... Holland Grand Prix 2009 |
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| Andrus Murumets Andrus Murumets Andrus Murumets is an Estonian strongman and entrant to the World's Strongest Man contest. He reached 5th in the World Rankings according to the IFSA rankings in 2008. Andrus competed in the IFSA World Championships in 2005 finishing 4th, 5th in 2006 and 5th in 2007... |
 EstoniaEstonia Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies... |
Estonia's Strongest Man (02 and 05) Multiple wins in Strongman Champions League Strongman Champions League The Strongman Champions League is a strongman competition circuit, bestowing the Champions League Winner title to the overall winner, and is competed for by a pool of strength athletes containing some of the most notable in the sport, including Žydrūnas Savickas, Travis Ortmayer, Mikhail Koklyaev,... Grand Prixs 3rd 2007 Arnold Strongman Classic Arnold Strongman Classic The Arnold Strongman Classic is one of the highest profile events featuring strength athletes in the world. Created by Dr. Terry Todd, it is an offshoot of the Arnold Sports Festival which takes place annually in Columbus, Ohio, USA.-History:... |
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| Konstantin Ilin |  UkraineUkraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia... |
2009 Ukraine's Strongest Man | |
| Florian Trimpl Florian Trimpl Florian Trimpl is a German strongman competitor and entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition on multiple occasions.-Biography:... |
 GermanyGermany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
2009 Germany's Strongest Man | |
| Ettiene Smit Ettiene Smit Etienne Smit is a South African strongman competitor and entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition.-Biography:... |
 South AfricaSouth Africa The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans... |
6 times South Africa's Strongest Man | |
| Ervin Katona Ervin Katona Ervin Katona, is a leading Serbian strongman competitor and regular entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition.- Biography :... |
Serbia Serbia Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans... |
2nd place in 2008 Strongman Champions League Strongman Champions League The Strongman Champions League is a strongman competition circuit, bestowing the Champions League Winner title to the overall winner, and is competed for by a pool of strength athletes containing some of the most notable in the sport, including Žydrūnas Savickas, Travis Ortmayer, Mikhail Koklyaev,... |
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| Christian Savoie Christian Savoie Christian Savoie is a leading Canadian strongman competitor and entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition on multiple occasions.-Biography:... |
 CanadaCanada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... |
2009 Canada's Strongest Man | |
| Louis Philippe Jean | Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... |
2008 Canada's Strongest Man | |
| Reserve: Tarmo Mitt Tarmo Mitt Tarmo Mitt is a professional strongman competitor and regular entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition... |
Estonia Estonia Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies... |
5th in 2006 4 consecutive finals (2005-08) |
6x Estonia's Strongest Man 2nd overall in 2006 World Strongman Cup 2nd Sweden Super Series 2008 |
| Reserve: Simon Sulaiman Simon Sulaiman Simon Sulaiman is a Syrian-born Dutch strongman competitor and entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition.-Biography:... |
 / NetherlandsNetherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders... / Syria Syria Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest.... |
Holland's Strongest Man 2009 |
Format
The 25 competitors were split into five separate heats, each consisting of six events. After each event each competitor was given points, from 5 for first to 1 for last. Half points occurred if more than one competitor has the same result, and no points were scored if a competitor did not take part in an event. The points were tallied after the six events and the two competitors with the most points from each heat progressed to the final. The final consisted of seven events and the champion was the competitor with the most points after all of the events.The Head referee was Colin Bryce
Colin Bryce
Colin Bryce is a former Great Britain Olympic bobsledder and strongman now working as a television presenter and producer...
, assisted by Svend Karlsen
Svend Karlsen
Svend Karlsen is a former Norwegian strongman, powerlifter, and IFBB professional bodybuilder.-Powerlifting/Bodybuilding:...
(the 2001 World's Strongest Man). Jouko Ahola
Jouko Ahola
Jouko Ahola is a Finnish strongman and actor. He won the 1997 and 1999 World's Strongest Man, and finished second in 1998. Ahola won the Europe's Strongest Man contest twice in 1998 and 1999, and finished fourth in 1996. Jouko won the World's Strongest Team in 1997 and 1999, and was second in 1998...
, World's Strongest Man winner from 1997 and 1999, was the equipment manager.
Events
See also: Strength athletics#Common disciplinesThere were a total of 15 different events used in the competition:
In the Group stages the a mixture of the following events were used:
- Medley - Cannon ball & sledge (the event took place on the Valletta Waterfront)
- Medley - Anchor & chain & barrels (the event took place on the Valletta Waterfront)
- Truck Pull (the event took place on the Valletta Waterfront - all groups were involved)
- Squat Lift (the event took place at the Grand Hotel Excelsior - groups one and four involved)
- Dead Lift (the event took place at the Grand Hotel Excelsior - groups two, three and five involved)
- Car Walk (the event took place at the Grand Hotel Excelsior - groups one, three and four involved)
- Fingal's Fingers (the event took place on the Birgu Waterfront - groups two and five were involved)
- Dumbbell Press (the event took place on the Birgu Waterfront - groups one and three were involved)
- Keg Toss (the event took place at Golden Bay - groups two, four and five were involved)
- Atlas Stones (the event took place at Golden Bay - all groups were involved)
In the final:
- Fingal's Fingers (the event took place at Fort St Elmo)
- Giant Farmer's Walk (the event took place at Fort St Elmo)
- Plane Pull (limited public access)
- Overhead Lift - Apollon's Axle (the event took place at Wied iz-Zurrieq)
- Boat Pull (the event took place at Wied iz-Zurrieq)
- Car Deadlift Hold (the event took place at the Grand Hotel Excelsior)
- Atlas Stones (the event took place at the Grand Hotel Excelsior)
Group 1
| Position | Name | Nationality | Event 1 Medley |
Event 2 Truck Pull |
Event 3 Squat Lift |
Event 4 Carwalk |
Event 5 Dumbbell Press |
Event 6 Atlas Stones |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (34pts) | Derek Poundstone Derek Poundstone Derek Poundstone Derek Poundstone Derek Poundstone (born on September 28, 1981, 6'1" (1,85m), 341 lb is an American professional strongman athlete from Waterbury, Connecticut.... |
United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
1 (38.71s) | 1 (42.66s) | 2 (6 in 30.02s) | 1 (19.09s) | 1 (9 reps) | 2 (4 stones in 25.1s) |
| 4 (18pts) | Jimmy Marku Jimmy Marku Jimmy Marku is an Albanian-born British strongman competitor.-Early life:Jimmy Marku was born 27 August 1974 in Albania... |
United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
2 (44.06s) | 6 (1m 07.47s) | 1 (6 in 25.57s) | 5 (12.3m) | 4= (0 reps) | 3 (4 stones in 59.6s) |
| WD (after Rd 5) | Kevin Nee Kevin Nee Kevin Nee is an American professional Strongman athlete. He is notable as being the youngest person ever to reach the finals in the World's Strongest Man in 2007 at age 21.... |
United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
6 (16.6m) | 5 (1m 05.59s) | 3 (6 in 31.19s) | 3 (46.53s) | 4= (0 reps) | WD |
| 3 (21pts) | Konstiantyn Ilin Konstiantyn Ilin Kostiantyn Ilin is a leading Ukrainian strongman competitor and entrant to the World's Strongest Man.-Biography:Born in Chernivtsi, Ukraine, Ilin took to strongman competition relatively late at the age of 30... |
Ukraine Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia... |
5 (1m 06.49s) | 2 (50.08s) | 4 (6 in 31.85s) | 4 (49.34s) | 2 (8 reps) | 4 (2 stones in 37.42s) |
| 2 (25pts) | Louis-Philippe Jean Louis-Philippe Jean Louis-Phillipe Jean is a Canadian strongman competitor and entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition on multiple occasions.-Strongman career:... |
Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... |
3 (46.00s) | 3 (58.28s) | 5 (5 in 26.38s) | 2 (26.6s) | 3 (6 reps) | 1 (5 stones in 48.73s) |
| WD (after Rd 2) | Sebastian Wenta Sebastian Wenta Sebastian Wenta is a shot putter, strongman and Highland Games competitor from Poland. Wenta's athletic career started with volleyball, and he eventually moved onto the shot put and discus throw. He began competing in strongman in 2005 and has quickly risen through the ranks... |
Poland Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north... |
4 (54.37s) | 4 (58.37s) | WD | WD | WD | WD |
Group 2
| Position | Name | Nationality | Event 1 Medley |
Event 2 Truck Pull |
Event 3 Dead Lift |
Event 4 Fingal's Fingers |
Event 5 Keg Toss |
Event 6 Atlas Stones |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 (30pts) | Brian Shaw Brian Shaw (strongman) Brian Shaw is a professional strongman competitor and winner of the 2011 World's Strongest Man competition.-Early life:... |
United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
2 (22.79s) | 1 (42.19s) | 3 (7 in 35.97s) | 2 (5 in 31.34s) | 2 (8 in 29.41s) | 2 (5 stones in 29.27s) |
| 4 (17pts) | Mark Felix Mark Felix Mark Felix is a strongman competitor and regular entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition... |
United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
3 (24.13s) | 5 (51.56s) | 1 (7 in 31.36s) | 5 (4 in 34.15s) | 6 (4 in 1m15:00s) | 5 (5 stones in 48.49s) |
| 6 (12.5pts) | Marshall White Marshall White Marshall White is an American Professional Strongman athlete from Pagosa Springs, Colorado. Marshall was born in Houston, Texas and now lives in Pagosa Springs, Colorado with his wife Rachel, whom he married in 2005... |
United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
6 (28.67s) | 6 (56.97s) | 6 (4 in 17.67s) | 3 (5 in 56.67s) | 4= (6 in 1m15:00s) | 4 (5 stones in 37.67s) |
| 5 (13.5pts) | Martin Wildauer Martin Wildauer Martin Wildauer is a leading Austrian strongman competitor and entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition.-Biography:... |
Austria Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the... |
4 (25.28s) | 4 (50.94s) | 4 (7 in 36.26s) | 6 (4 in 56.68s) | 4= (6 in 1m15:00s) | 6 (4 stones in 30.90s) |
| 3 (21pts) | Stefan Solvi Petursson Stefán Sölvi Pétursson Stefán Sölvi Pétursson is a leading strongman competitor and entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition.-Career:... |
Iceland Iceland Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population... |
5 (26.78s) | 3 (50.07s) | 5 (6 in 31.57s) | 4 (4 in 29.22s) | 1 (8 in 23.53s) | 3 (5 stones in 30.43s) |
| 1 (32pts) | Zydrunas Savickas Žydrunas Savickas Žydrūnas Savickas is a professional strongman and is widely considered one of the all-time greatest athletes in the history of the sport... |
Lithuania Lithuania Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark... |
1 (22.63s) | 2 (43.53s) | 2 (7 in 31.64s) | 1 (5 in 31.06s) | 3 (8 in 30.19s) | 1 (5 stones in 28.20s) |
Group 3
| Position | Name | Nationality | Event 1 Medley |
Event 2 Truck Pull |
Event 3 Dead Lift |
Event 4 Carwalk |
Event 5 Dumbbell Press |
Event 6 Atlas Stones |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 (17.5pts) | Alexander Klyushev Alexander Klyushev Alexander Klyushev is a leading strongman competitor and entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition.-Early life and career:... |
Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects... |
6 (49.83s) | 5 (1m10.06s) | 4 (7 in 45.97s) | 3 (25.06s) | 1= (6 reps) | 5 (4 in 38.27s) |
| 3 (22pts) | Darren Sadler Darren Sadler Darren Sadler was a British strongman competitor, winner of the World Strongman Challenge in the under 105 kg category, and notable for being a repeat competitor at the World's Strongest Man despite his comparatively small stature.-Early life:Darren Sadler was born on 22 March 1980 in... |
United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
4 (45.17s) | 4 (1m02.31s) | 1 (7 in 35.19s) | 5 (47.41s) | 3 (4 reps) | 3 (4 in 35.85s) |
| 4 (20.5pts) | Ervin Katona Ervin Katona Ervin Katona, is a leading Serbian strongman competitor and regular entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition.- Biography :... |
Serbia Serbia Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans... |
3 (44.12s) | 3 (49.22s) | 3 (7 in 43.03s) | 4 (28.28s) | 4= (3 reps) | 4 (4 in 37.14s) |
| 6 (7pts) | Jimmy Laureys Jimmy Laureys Jimmy Laureys is a Belgian powerlifter and strongman competitor.-Biography:Jimmy was known as king kong at school due to his size. He began training seriously at the age of 15 and by 17 was powerlifting... |
Belgium Belgium Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many... |
5 (49.53s) | 6 (1m10.91s) | 5 (5 in 33.07s) | 6 (5.8m) | 6 (0 reps) | 6 (4 in 39.21s) |
| 2 (27.5pts) | Mariusz Pudzianowski Mariusz Pudzianowski Mariusz Zbigniew Pudzianowski is a Polish former strongman and current mixed martial artist... |
Poland Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north... |
2 (37.81s) | 2 (45.40s) | 2 (7 in 36.50s) | 2 (20.72s) | 4= (3 reps) | 2 (5 in 33.91s) |
| 1 (30.5pts) | Phil Pfister Phil Pfister Phil Pfister , is a leading American strongman competitor, winning the 2006 Met-Rx World's Strongest Man competition and its $41,000 grand prize on September 23, 2006 in Sanya, China. He is the first American to win since Bill Kazmaier in 1982... |
United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
1 (35.90s) | 1 (40.91s) | 6 (4 in 23.25s) | 1 (20.30s) | 1= (6 reps) | 1 (5 in 24.88s) |
Group 4
| Position | Name | Nationality | Event 1 Medley |
Event 2 Truck Pull |
Event 3 Squat Lift |
Event 4 Carwalk |
Event 5 Keg Toss |
Event 6 Atlas Stones |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 (15.5pts) | Agris Kazelniks Agris Kazelniks !Agris Kazelniks is a strongman competitor from Ogre, Latvia. Agris is a 3 time Latvia's Strongest Man and frequent competitor in the Strongman Champions League. Agris finished 3rd overall in the 2008 season of Strongman Champions League, and 2nd place overall in the 2009 season.-References:... |
Latvia Latvia Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden... |
6 (33.85s) | 5 (56.88s) | 3 (6 in 32.27s) | 4 (25.63s) | 4= (4 in 1m15s) | 4 (4 in 47.43s) |
| 4 (20pts) | Ettiene Smit Ettiene Smit Etienne Smit is a South African strongman competitor and entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition.-Biography:... |
South Africa South Africa The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans... |
5 (25.58s) | 6 (1m02.50s) | 2 (6 in 27.48s) | 2 (22.66s) | 1 (8 in 25.89s) | 6 (3 in 51.19s) |
| 3 (22pts) | Johannes Arsjo Johannes Årsjö Johannes Årsjö is a Swedish strongman competitor.-Biography:Born in Norrköping, Sweden, Årsjö came to international prominence after winning Sweden's Strongest Man in 2009 A series of top 10 finishes in international grand prixs within both the Giants Live and Strongman Super Series circuits led... |
Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... |
1 (22.09s) | 4 (56.32s) | 4 (6 in 36.65s) | 6 (34.41s) | 2 (7 in 1m15s) | 3 (5 in 35.23s) |
| 1 (26pts) | Laurence Shahlaei Laurence Shahlaei Laurence Shahlaei is a British strongman competitor, winner of the England's Strongest Man title at 2009 and repeat competitor at the World's Strongest Man.-Early life:... |
United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
2 (23.84s) | 1 (45.42s) | 1 (7 in 35.65s) | 1 (21.87s) | 6 (3 in 1m15s) | 5 (3 in 25.54s) |
| 5 (19.5pts) | Richard Skog Richard Skog Henning Nikolai Isdahl alias Richard Skog weighs 170 kilograms and is a strongman competitor from Norway. Before life as strongman he was part of the Norwegian Armed Forces. He has been a part of the World's Strongest Man competition for 4 straight years in 2007-2010, but has yet to qualify for... |
Norway Norway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million... |
4 (25.03s) | 2 (46.75s) | 5 (4 in 18.05s) | 5 (32.22s) | 4= (4 in 1m15s) | 2 (5 in 29.97s) |
| 2 (23pts) | Travis Ortmayer Travis Ortmayer Travis Ortmayer is an American Professional Strongman athlete from Cypress, Texas. Travis is the owner of Athletic Nation gym... |
United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
3 (24.15s) | 3 (49.13s) | 6 (2 in 7.57s) | 3 (24.44s) | 3 (6 in 1m15s) | 1 (5 in 27.96s) |
Group 5
| Position | Name | Nationality | Event 1 Medley |
Event 2 Truck Pull |
Event 3 Dead Lift |
Event 4 Fingal's Fingers |
Event 5 Keg Toss |
Event 6 Atlas Stones |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 (26pts) | Andrus Murumets Andrus Murumets Andrus Murumets is an Estonian strongman and entrant to the World's Strongest Man contest. He reached 5th in the World Rankings according to the IFSA rankings in 2008. Andrus competed in the IFSA World Championships in 2005 finishing 4th, 5th in 2006 and 5th in 2007... |
Estonia Estonia Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies... |
1 (34.38s) | 4 (47.07s) | 2 (6 in 30.89s) | 4 (4 in 45.45s) | 2= (6 in 1m15s) | 2 (5 in 30.03s) |
| 4 (18pts) | Christian Savoie Christian Savoie Christian Savoie is a leading Canadian strongman competitor and entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition on multiple occasions.-Biography:... |
Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... |
3 (37.78s) | 2 (45.91s) | 4 (6 in 38.79s) | 6 (3 in 22.83s) | 6 (4 in 1m15s) | 3 (5 in 32.85s) |
| 2 (26pts) | Dave Ostlund | United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
5 (42.15s) | 3 (46.28s) | 3 (6 in 30.96s) | 1 (5 in 33.84s) | 2= (6 in 1m15s) | 1 (5 in 26.66s) |
| 6 (12pts) | Florian Trimpl Florian Trimpl Florian Trimpl is a German strongman competitor and entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition on multiple occasions.-Biography:... |
Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
4 (41.98s) | 5 (57.43s) | 6 (5 in 32.74s) | 5 (4 in 49.85s) | 5 (5 in 1m15s) | 5 (4 in 32.66s) |
| 5 (15pts) | Jarek Dymek Jarek Dymek Jarek Dymek is a strongman competitor from Malbork, Poland. He is a training partner of 5 time World's Strongest Man champion Mariusz Pudzianowski. In 2005 Jarek won Europe's Strongest Man, his career best win. Jarek has competed in the World's Strongest Man 8 times, making the finals 5 times. His... |
Poland Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north... |
6 (46.40s) | 6 (16.2m) | 5 (5 in 24.30s) | 3 (4 in 32.47s) | 1 (7 in 1m15s) | 6 (4 in 34.49s) |
| 1 (29pts) | Terry Hollands Terry Hollands Terry Hollands , is one of the world's leading strongman competitors and was Britain's Strongest Man .-Early life:... |
United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
2 (36.41s) | 1 (40.50s) | 1 (7 in 32.70s) | 2 (4 in 27.83s) | 2= (6 in 1m15s) | 4 (5 in 44.05s) |
Final
Dates: 1, 2, 3 September 2009.Results published at Official WSM site
Results
| Position | Name | Nationality | Event 1 Fingal's Fingers |
Event 2 Medley Giant Farmer's Walk |
Event 3 Plane Pull |
Event 4 Overhead Lift Apollon's Axle |
Event 5 Boat Pull |
Event 6 Car Deadlift Hold |
Event 7 Atlas Stones |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 (58pts) | Žydrūnas Savickas Žydrunas Savickas Žydrūnas Savickas is a professional strongman and is widely considered one of the all-time greatest athletes in the history of the sport... |
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01 (5 in 28.69s WR) | 04 (36.20s) | 02 (40.24s) | 01 (9 lifts) | 08 (1m02.94s) | 01 (11 lifts) | 02 (5 in 24.63s) |
| 02 (53pts) | Mariusz Pudzianowski Mariusz Pudzianowski Mariusz Zbigniew Pudzianowski is a Polish former strongman and current mixed martial artist... |
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06 (5 in 36.47s) | 01 (25.05s) | 05 (40.91s) | 02= (8 lifts) | 02 (39.38s) | 02= (9 lifts) | 05 (5 in 26.57s) |
| 03 (49pts) | Brian Shaw Brian Shaw (strongman) Brian Shaw is a professional strongman competitor and winner of the 2011 World's Strongest Man competition.-Early life:... |
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03 (5 in 32.37s) | 07 (48.80s) | 03= (40.53s) | 05 (6 lifts) | 01 (32.44s) | 04= (8 lifts) | 04 (5 in 25.62s) |
| 04 (46pts) | Derek Poundstone Derek Poundstone Derek Poundstone Derek Poundstone Derek Poundstone (born on September 28, 1981, 6'1" (1,85m), 341 lb is an American professional strongman athlete from Waterbury, Connecticut.... |
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05 (5 in 35.38s) | 02 (31.63s) | 06 (41.12s) | 02= (8 lifts) | 07 (1m06.14s) | 02= (9 lifts) | 06 (5 in 27.03s) |
| 05 (45.5pts) | Travis Ortmayer Travis Ortmayer Travis Ortmayer is an American Professional Strongman athlete from Cypress, Texas. Travis is the owner of Athletic Nation gym... |
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04 (5 in 34.85s) | 10 (45.05m) | 03 (40.53s) | 04 (7 lifts) | 03 (45.88s) | 06 (7 lifts) | 01 (5 in 24.29s) |
| 06 (41pts) | Terry Hollands Terry Hollands Terry Hollands , is one of the world's leading strongman competitors and was Britain's Strongest Man .-Early life:... |
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08 (5 in 43.07s) | 06 (37.13s) | 01 (38.19s) | 09= (2 lifts) | 04 (47.07s) | 04= (8 lifts) | 03 (5 in 25.22s) |
| 07 (28.5pts) | Phil Pfister Phil Pfister Phil Pfister , is a leading American strongman competitor, winning the 2006 Met-Rx World's Strongest Man competition and its $41,000 grand prize on September 23, 2006 in Sanya, China. He is the first American to win since Bill Kazmaier in 1982... |
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07 (5 in 37.57s) | 05 (36.86s) | 07 (42.56s) | 06= (5 lifts) | 05 (50.89s) | 10 (0 lifts) | 07 (5 in 28.67s) |
| 08 (25pts) | Dave Ostlund | |
02 (5 in 32.08s) | 09 (1m12.37s) | 08 (45.53s) | 08 (4 lifts) | 09 (1m06.14s) | 08 (5 lifts) | 08 (5 in 32.13s) |
| 09 (23.5pts) | Laurence Shahlaei Laurence Shahlaei Laurence Shahlaei is a British strongman competitor, winner of the England's Strongest Man title at 2009 and repeat competitor at the World's Strongest Man.-Early life:... |
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09 (4 in 38.03s) | 03 (33.54s) | 09 (45.54s) | 09= (2 lifts) | 06 (51.13s) | 07 (6 lifts) | 10 (4 in 28.03s) |
| 10 (14.5pts) | Louis-Philippe Jean Louis-Philippe Jean Louis-Phillipe Jean is a Canadian strongman competitor and entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition on multiple occasions.-Strongman career:... |
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10 (4 in 44.11s) | 08 (50.45s) | 10 (46.69s) | 06= (5 lifts) | 10 (12.3m) | 09 (3 lifts) | 09 (5 in 51.47s) |
United States
In the USA the event was broadcast on ESPNESPN
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
and ESPN2
ESPN2
ESPN2 is an American sports cable television network owned by ESPN. The channel debuted on October 1, 1993.Originally nicknamed "the deuce," ESPN2 was initially branded as a network for a younger generation of sports fans featuring edgier graphics as well as extreme sports like motocross,...
in January 2010, on Thursday 7 January and Saturday 9 January, with some repeat screenings on Sunday 10th, 17th and 24th January. Further screenings in late February and March are planned.
United Kingdom
In the UK Bravo obtained the rights to screen both the The Giants LiveGiants Live
Giants Live or The Giants Live Grand Prix Competition Series was created in 2009 as the official World’s Strongest Man Qualifying Tour taking over from the Strongman Super Series...
Tour (the official qualifying tour for The World's Strongest Man) as well as the finals. Giants Live was shown on three consecutive days from Saturday 26th December 2009 to Monday 28th December. The finals were broadcast over six consecutive Mondays in early 2010 from 4th January to 8th February, with each episode dedicated to a qualifying group, and the sixth episode being the final. The UK broadcast was produced by IMG Media for Bravo and featured presenters Martin Bayfield
Martin Bayfield
Martin Christopher Bayfield is an English former rugby union footballer who played lock forward for Northampton Saints, Bedford Blues and England, gaining 31 England and 3 Lions caps.Bayfield was born in Bedford...
and Zöe Salmon
Zöe Salmon
Zöe Salmon is a television presenter who hosted the children's television show Blue Peter from 23 December 2004 to 25 June 2008. She also appeared on Dancing on Ice in early 2009.-Life and career:...
, with some guest presenters including Bill Kazmaier
Bill Kazmaier
Bill Kazmaier is a former powerlifter, strongman and professional wrestler from the United States. He is widely considered to be one of the all-time greatest competitors in strength competitions...
and Svend Karlsen
Svend Karlsen
Svend Karlsen is a former Norwegian strongman, powerlifter, and IFBB professional bodybuilder.-Powerlifting/Bodybuilding:...
. The commentators were Paul Dickenson
Paul Dickenson
Derek Paul Dickenson is a retired male hammer thrower from England, who represented the United Kingdom at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1976 . His best Olympic result was finishing in 14th place at the 1976 Summer Olympics, throwing 68.52 metres...
and Colin J L Bryce
Colin Bryce
Colin Bryce is a former Great Britain Olympic bobsledder and strongman now working as a television presenter and producer...
and the outside broadcast was performed by 021 Television Ltd.