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2012 World's Strongest Man

{{Short description|Strongman competition in 2012}}

{{Infobox individual strongman competition

| competition_name = 2012 World's Strongest Man

| dates = 24 September - 1 October 2012

| venue = Commerce Casino

| location = Los Angeles, California

| country = {{flagcountry|USA}}

| athletes participating = 30

| nations participating = 17

| winner = {{flagicon|LTU}} Žydrūnas Savickas{{Cite web |url=http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2012/Oct/Zydrunas_Savickas-Worldxs_Strongest_Man_Winner.html |title = Zydrunas Savickas: World’s Strongest Man Winner |access-date=2012-10-02 |archive-date=2012-11-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121115184500/http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2012/Oct/Zydrunas_Savickas-Worldxs_Strongest_Man_Winner.html |url-status=dead }}

| prev = North Carolina 2011

| next = Sanya 2013

}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.theworldsstrongestman.com/2012-wsm/wsm-2012-los-angeles-24th-september-to-1st-october/ |title = WSM 2012 – Los Angeles – 24th September to 1st October - The Worlds Strongest Man |accessdate=2012-08-10 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120819053203/http://www.theworldsstrongestman.com/2012-wsm/wsm-2012-los-angeles-24th-september-to-1st-october/ |archivedate=2012-08-19 }} 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.

In the qualifying heats, Derek Poundstone set a new world record in the Giant Dumbbell press event by pressing a {{convert|210|lb|kg|abbr=on}} dumbbell overhead for 11 repetitions,{{Cite web |url=http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2012/Sep/Worldxs_Strongest_Man_Qualifiers-Poundstone_Breaks_World_Record.html |title = World’s Strongest Man Qualifiers: Poundstone Breaks World Record |access-date=2012-10-03 |archive-date=2012-09-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929012406/http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2012/Sep/Worldxs_Strongest_Man_Qualifiers-Poundstone_Breaks_World_Record.html |url-status=dead }} and Vytautas Lalas set a new strongman squat world record by squatting {{convert|700|lb|kg|abbr=on}} for 11 repetitions.{{Cite web |url=http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2012/Sep/Worldxs_Strongest_Man-Another_World_Record_Today.html |title = World’s Strongest Man: Another World Record Today |access-date=2012-10-03 |archive-date=2012-09-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120930005154/http://ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2012/Sep/Worldxs_Strongest_Man-Another_World_Record_Today.html |url-status=dead }} In the finals, Žydrūnas Savickas set a new Log Lift for Max Weight world record with a lift of {{convert|220|kg|lb|abbr=on}}.{{Cite web |url=http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2012/Sep/WSM_Finals-Zydrunas_Savickas_Breaks_Log_Lift_World_Record.html |title = WSM Finals: Zydrunas Savickas Breaks Log Lift World Record |access-date=2012-10-03 |archive-date=2013-10-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004214122/http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2012/Sep/WSM_Finals-Zydrunas_Savickas_Breaks_Log_Lift_World_Record.html |url-status=dead }}

Participants

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{{cite web |url=http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2011/Aug/MET-Rx_Worldxs_Strongest_Man-Athletes_and_Events.html |title=MET-Rx World's Strongest Man: Athletes and Events |publisher=Ironmind.com |date=2011-08-26 |accessdate=2012-07-24 |archive-date=2012-10-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004144240/http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2011/Aug/MET-Rx_Worldxs_Strongest_Man-Athletes_and_Events.html |url-status=dead }}

Heat results

=Heat 1=

  • Events: loading, truck pull, giant dumbbell for reps, car deadlift for reps, keg toss, atlas stones

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#

! Name

! Nationality

! Pts

style="background:palegreen;"

| 1

|Žydrūnas Savickas

| {{flagcountry|LTU}}

|31.5

style="background:palegreen;"

|2

|Jean-François Caron

| {{flagcountry|CAN}}

| 29

3

|Derek Poundstone

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

|27.5

4

|Mateusz Baron

| {{flagcountry|POL}}

| 15

5

|Jack McIntosh

| {{flagcountry|ENG}}

| 13

6

|Frankie Scheun

| {{flagcountry|RSA}}

| 10

=Heat 2=

  • Events: loading, truck pull, viking press for reps, super yoke, squat, atlas stones

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#

! Name

! Nationality

! Pts

style="background:palegreen;"

| 1

|Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson

| {{flagcountry|ISL}}

|29.5

style="background:palegreen;"

|2

|Mike Jenkins

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

|26

3

|Nick Best

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

|21

4

|Eddie Hall

| {{flagcountry|ENG}}

|19

5

|Sebastian Kurek

| {{flagcountry|POL}}

|15

6

|Akos Nagy

| {{flagcountry|HUN}}

|13.5

=Heat 3=

  • Events: loading, limo pull, giant dumbbell for reps, car deadlift for reps, keg toss, atlas stones

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#

! Name

! Nationality

! Pts

style="background:palegreen;"

|1

|Brian Shaw

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

|27.5

style="background:palegreen;"

|2

|Johannes Årsjö

| {{flagcountry|SWE}}

|27

3

|Martin Wildauer

| {{flagcountry|Austria}}

|23.5

4

|Mikhail Koklyaev

| {{flagcountry|RUS}}

|22

5

|Lauri Nami

| {{flagcountry|EST}}

|16

6

|Chris Gearing

| {{flagcountry|ENG}}

|10

=Heat 4=

  • Events: loading, limo pull, viking press for reps, squat, keg toss, atlas stones

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#

! Name

! Nationality

! Pts

style="background:palegreen;"

|1

|Vytautas Lalas

| {{flagcountry|LTU}}

| 29

style="background:palegreen;"

|2

|Ervin Katona

| {{flagcountry|SRB}}

| 23

3

|Louis Philippe Jean

| {{flagcountry|CAN}}

| 21

4

|Jerry Pritchett

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

| 18

5

|Graham Hicks

| {{flagcountry|ENG}}

| 17.5

6

|Ole Martin Hansen

| {{flagcountry|NOR}}

| 16.5

=Heat 5=

  • Events: loading, truck pull, viking press for reps, super yoke, car deadlift for reps, atlas stones

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#

! Name

! Nationality

! Pts

style="background:palegreen;"

|1

|Terry Hollands

| {{flagcountry|ENG}}

|30

style="background:palegreen;"

|2

|Krzysztof Radzikowski

| {{flagcountry|POL}}

|27.5

3

|Mike Burke

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

|24

4

|Alex Moonen

| {{flagcountry|NED}}

|19

5

|James Fennelly

| {{flagcountry|IRL}}

|18.5

6

|Eben Le Roux

| {{flagcountry|AUS}}

|5

Finals events results

=Event 1: Super Yoke=

  • Weight: {{Convert|440|kg|lb}}
  • Course length: {{Convert|40|m|ft}}
  • Time limit: 75 seconds

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#

! Name

! Nationality

! Time (sec)

! Event Pts

! Overall Pts

1

| Brian Shaw

|{{flagcountry|USA}}

| 28.40

| 10

| 10

2

| Vytautas Lalas

|{{flagcountry|LTU}}

| 30.05

| 9

| 9

3

| Mike Jenkins

|{{flagcountry|USA}}

| 31.49

| 8

| 8

4

| Krzysztof Radzikowski

|{{flagcountry|POL}}

| 31.85

| 7

| 7

5

| Terry Hollands

|{{flagcountry|ENG}}

| 32.27

| 6

| 6

6

| Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson

|{{flagcountry|ISL}}

| 33.55

| 5

| 5

7

| Žydrūnas Savickas

|{{flagcountry|LTU}}

| 37.89

| 4

| 4

8

| Johannes Årsjö

|{{flagcountry|SWE}}

| {{Convert|33.9|m|ft}}

| 3

| 3

9

| Jean-François Caron

|{{flagcountry|CAN}}

| {{Convert|27.3|m|ft}}

| 2

| 2

10

| Ervin Katona

|{{flagcountry|SER}}

| {{Convert|25.75|m|ft}}

| 1

| 1

=Event 2: Max Log Lift=

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#

! Name

! Nationality

! Weight

! Event Pts

! Overall Pts

1

| Žydrūnas Savickas

|{{flagcountry|LTU}}

| {{Convert|220|kg|lb}}

| 10

| 14

2

| Mike Jenkins

|{{flagcountry|USA}}

| {{Convert|210|kg|lb}}

| 8.5

| 16.5

2

| Krzysztof Radzikowski

|{{flagcountry|POL}}

| {{Convert|210|kg|lb}}

| 8.5

| 15.5

4

| Vytautas Lalas

|{{flagcountry|LTU}}

| {{Convert|200|kg|lb}}

| 7

| 16

5

| Brian Shaw

|{{flagcountry|USA}}

| {{Convert|185|kg|lb}}

| 4.5

| 14.5

5

| Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson

|{{flagcountry|ISL}}

| {{Convert|185|kg|lb}}

| 4.5

| 9.5

5

| Johannes Årsjö

|{{flagcountry|SWE}}

| {{Convert|185|kg|lb}}

| 4.5

| 7.5

5

| Ervin Katona

|{{flagcountry|SER}}

| {{Convert|185|kg|lb}}

| 4.5

| 5.5

9

| Terry Hollands

|{{flagcountry|ENG}}

| {{Convert|170|kg|lb}}

| 2

| 8

10

| Jean-François Caron

|{{flagcountry|CAN}}

| No lift

| 0

| 2

=Event 3: Bus Pull=

  • Weight: {{Convert|24500|kg|lb}}
  • Course length: {{Convert|25|m|ft}}
  • Time limit: 75 seconds

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#

! Name

! Nationality

! Time (sec)

! Event Pts

! Overall Pts

1

| Terry Hollands

|{{flagcountry|ENG}}

| 42.97

| 10

| 18

2

| Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson

|{{flagcountry|ISL}}

| 44.71

| 9

| 18.5

3

| Vytautas Lalas

|{{flagcountry|LTU}}

| 52.56

| 8

| 24

4

| Žydrūnas Savickas

|{{flagcountry|LTU}}

| 55.35

| 7

| 21

5

| Brian Shaw

|{{flagcountry|USA}}

| 65.12

| 6

| 20.5

6

| Mike Jenkins

|{{flagcountry|USA}}

| 70.41

| 5

| 21.5

7

| Johannes Årsjö

|{{flagcountry|SWE}}

| {{Convert|19.9|m|ft}}

| 4

| 11.5

8

| Jean-François Caron

|{{flagcountry|CAN}}

| {{Convert|9.9|m|ft}}

| 3

| 5

9

| Krzysztof Radzikowski

|{{flagcountry|POL}}

| {{Convert|4.55|m|ft}}

| 2

| 17.5

10

| Ervin Katona

|{{flagcountry|SER}}

| {{Convert|1.6|m|ft}}

| 1

| 6.5

=Event 4: Deadlift=

  • Weight: {{Convert|360|kg|lb}}
  • Time limit: 60 seconds

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#

! Name

! Nationality

! Repetitions

! Event Pts

! Overall Pts

1

| Žydrūnas Savickas

|{{flagcountry|LTU}}

| 8

| 10

| 31

2

| Terry Hollands

|{{flagcountry|ENG}}

| 7

| 8.5

| 26.5

2

| Vytautas Lalas

|{{flagcountry|LTU}}

| 7

| 8.5

| 32.5

4

| Brian Shaw

|{{flagcountry|USA}}

| 6

| 6.5

| 27

4

| Jean-François Caron

|{{flagcountry|CAN}}

| 6

| 6.5

| 11.5

5

| Krzysztof Radzikowski

|{{flagcountry|POL}}

| 5

| 5

| 22.5

6

| Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson

|{{flagcountry|ISL}}

| 4

| 4

| 22.5

7

| Mike Jenkins

|{{flagcountry|USA}}

| 3

| 2

| 23.5

7

| Johannes Årsjö

|{{flagcountry|SWE}}

| 3

| 2

| 13.5

7

| Ervin Katona

|{{flagcountry|SER}}

| 3

| 2

| 8.5

=Event 5: Natural Stones=

  • Weight: 5 Stone series ranging from {{Convert|137-170|kg|lb}}
  • Time limit: 75 seconds

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#

! Name

! Nationality

! Time (sec)

! Event Pts

! Overall Pts

1

| Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson

|{{flagcountry|ISL}}

| 5 in 25.52

| 10

| 32.5

2

| Žydrūnas Savickas

|{{flagcountry|LTU}}

| 5 in 32.13

| 9

| 40

3

| Vytautas Lalas

|{{flagcountry|LTU}}

| 5 in 33.29

| 8

| 40.5

4

| Mike Jenkins

|{{flagcountry|USA}}

| 5 in 37.40

| 7

| 30.5

5

| Brian Shaw

|{{flagcountry|USA}}

| 5 in 38.56

| 6

| 33

6

| Krzysztof Radzikowski

|{{flagcountry|POL}}

| 5 in 49.27

| 5

| 27.5

7

| Jean-François Caron

|{{flagcountry|CAN}}

| 5 in 53.44

| 4

| 15.5

8

| Johannes Årsjö

|{{flagcountry|SWE}}

| 5 in 59.19

| 3

| 16.5

9

| Terry Hollands{{efn|After this event Terry Hollands withdrew from the competition due to injury and took no further part.}}

|{{flagcountry|ENG}}

| 4 in 41.77

| 2

| 28.5

10

| Ervin Katona{{efn|After this event Ervin Katona withdrew from the competition due to injury and took no further part.}}

|{{flagcountry|SER}}

| 1 in 7.58

| 1

| 9.5

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=Event 6: Power Stairs=

  • Weight: 3 x {{Convert|225|kg|lb}} implements up 5 stairs each
  • Time limit: 75 seconds

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#

! Name

! Nationality

! Time (sec)

! Event Pts

! Overall Pts

1

| Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson

|{{flagcountry|ISL}}

| 36.82

| 10

| 42.5

2

| Žydrūnas Savickas

|{{flagcountry|LTU}}

| 42.83

| 9

| 49

3

| Mike Jenkins

|{{flagcountry|USA}}

| 43.77

| 8

| 38.5

4

| Brian Shaw

|{{flagcountry|USA}}

| 45.61

| 7

| 40

5

| Jean-François Caron

|{{flagcountry|CAN}}

| 1m 14.84

| 6

| 21.5

6

| Krzysztof Radzikowski

|{{flagcountry|POL}}

| 13 stairs

| 5

| 32.5

7

| Vytautas Lalas

|{{flagcountry|LTU}}

| 11 stairs

| 4

| 44.5

8

| Johannes Årsjö

|{{flagcountry|SWE}}

| 10 stairs

| 3

| 19.5

Final standings

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#

! Name

! Nationality

! Pts

style="background:gold;"

| {{Gold1}}

|Žydrūnas Savickas

| {{flagcountry|LTU}}

| 49.0

style="background:silver;"

| {{Silver2}}

|Vytautas Lalas

| {{flagcountry|LTU}}

| 44.5

style="background:#c96;"

| {{Bronze3}}

|Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson

| {{flagcountry|ISL}}

| 42.5

4

|Brian Shaw

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

| 40.0

5

|Mike Jenkins

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

| 38.5

6

|Krzysztof Radzikowski

| {{flagcountry|POL}}

| 32.5

7

|Terry Hollands

| {{flagcountry|ENG}}

| 28.5 (Injured)

8

|Jean-François Caron

| {{flagcountry|CAN}}

| 21.5

9

|Johannes Årsjö

| {{flagcountry|SWE}}

| 19.5

10

|Ervin Katona

| {{flagcountry|SER}}

| 9.5 (Injured)

References

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External links

  • [http://www.theworldsstrongestman.com Official site]

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