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2013 World's Strongest Man

{{Short description|Strongman competition in 2013}}

{{Infobox individual strongman competition

| competition_name = 2013 World's Strongest Man

| dates = 17-24 August 2013

| venue = Haitang Bay

| location = Sanya

| country = {{flagcountry|CHN}}

| athletes participating = 30

| nations participating = 18

| winner = {{flagicon|USA}} Brian Shaw

| prev = Los Angeles 2012

| next = Los Angeles 2014

}}

The 2013 World's Strongest Man was the 36th edition of World's Strongest Man. The event was held in Haitang Bay, Sanya, China, the same host city as the 2006 World's Strongest Man contest.{{cite web |url=http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2013/Aug/Giants_Live_Wrap_Up-On_to_Worldxs_Strongest_Man_2013.html |title=Giants Live Wrap Up: On to World’s Strongest Man 2013 |website=www.ironmind.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927183700/http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2013/Aug/Giants_Live_Wrap_Up-On_to_Worldxs_Strongest_Man_2013.html |archive-date=2013-09-27}} The qualifying heats were held from August 17–20 and the finals on Aug. 23 & 24. The event was sponsored by the Commerce Casino and will be broadcast in the United States on the CBS Sports Network.{{cite web|url=http://www.cbssportsnetwork.com/press |title = Press {{!}} CBS Sports Network |accessdate=2014-11-21 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141120021528/http://www.cbssportsnetwork.com/press |archivedate=2014-11-20 }} Brian Shaw from the United States placed first, winning his second WSM title after winning in 2011.{{cite web |url=http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2013/Aug/Brian_Shaw_Wins_Worldxs_Strongest_Man.html |title=Brian Shaw Wins World’s Strongest Man |website=www.ironmind.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927183702/http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2013/Aug/Brian_Shaw_Wins_Worldxs_Strongest_Man.html |archive-date=2013-09-27}} Zydrunas Savickas from Lithuania was second after finishing 1st the year before, and Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson from Iceland was third for the second year in a row.

Participants

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Qualifying Heats

=Heat 1=

class="wikitable" style="display: inline-table; width: 50%;"
#

! Name

! Nationality

! Pts

style="background:palegreen;"

| 1

|Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson

| {{flagcountry|ISL}}

| 31.5

style="background:palegreen;"

| 2

|Robert Oberst

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

| 29

3

|Lauri Nami

| {{flagcountry|EST}}

| 24

4

|Nick Best

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

| 14.5

5

|Laurence Shahlaei

| {{flagcountry|ENG}}

| 12

6

|Long Wu

| {{flagcountry|CHN}}

| 6

{{Cite web |url=http://www.theworldsstrongestman.com/uncategorized/wsm-2013-athlete-groupings-events/ |title = WSM 2013 - Athlete Groupings & Events - The Worlds Strongest Man |access-date=2013-08-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130817082216/http://www.theworldsstrongestman.com/uncategorized/wsm-2013-athlete-groupings-events/ |archive-date=2013-08-17 |url-status=dead }}

=Heat 2=

class="wikitable" style="display: inline-table; width: 50%;"
#

! Name

! Nationality

! Pts

style="background:palegreen;"

| 1

|Vytautas Lalas

| {{flagcountry|LTU}}

| 29

style="background:palegreen;"

| 2

|Johannes Arsjo

| {{flagcountry|SWE}}

| 29

3

|Jerry Pritchett

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

| 20

4

|Gerhard Van Staden

| {{flagcountry|RSA}}

| 18

5

|Graham Hicks

| {{flagcountry|ENG}}

| 16

6

|Scott Cummine

| {{flagcountry|CAN}}

| 14

=Heat 3=

class="wikitable" style="display: inline-table; width: 50%;"
#

! Name

! Nationality

! Pts

style="background:palegreen;"

| 1

|Brian Shaw

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

| 34

style="background:palegreen;"

| 2

|Terry Hollands

| {{flagcountry|ENG}}

| 28

3

|Martin Wildauer

| {{flagcountry|AUT}}

| 23.5

4

|Dainis Zageris

| {{flagcountry|LAT}}

| 19

5

|Juha Matt Jarvi

| {{flagcountry|FIN}}

| 11

6

|Frankie Scheun

| {{flagcountry|RSA}}

| 10.5

=Heat 4=

class="wikitable" style="display: inline-table; width: 50%;"
#

! Name

! Nationality

! Pts

style="background:palegreen;"

| 1

|Zydrunas Savickas

| {{flagcountry|LTU}}

| 29.5

style="background:palegreen;"

| 2

|Mike Burke

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

| 27.5

3

|Krzysztof Radzikowski

| {{flagcountry|POL}}

| 22.5

4

|Mark Felix

| {{flagcountry|ENG}}

| 21

5

|Bjørn Andre Solvang

| {{flagcountry|NOR}}

| 14

6

|Alex Moonen

| {{flagcountry|NED}}

| 11.5

=Heat 5=

class="wikitable" style="display: inline-table; width: 50%;"
#

! Name

! Nationality

! Pts

style="background:palegreen;"

| 1

|Mikhail Koklyaev

| {{flagcountry|Russia}}

| 25.5

style="background:palegreen;"

| 2

|Mike Jenkins

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

| 25

3

|Eddie Hall

| {{flagcountry|ENG}}

| 24

4

|Warrick Brant

| {{flagcountry|AUS}}

| 21.5

5

|Akos Nagy

| {{flagcountry|HUN}}

| 15

6

|Lloyd Renals

| {{flagcountry|ENG}}

| 14

Finals events results

=Event 1: Frame Carry=

  • Weight: {{Convert|375|kg|lb}}
  • Course length: {{Convert|30|m|ft}}
  • Time limit: 60 seconds

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#

! Name

! Nationality

! Time (sec)

! Event Pts

! Overall Pts

1

| Mike Jenkins

| {{Flagcountry|United States}}

| 20.14

| 10

| 10

2

| Mike Burke

| {{Flagcountry|United States}}

| 21.30

| 9

| 9

3

| Terry Hollands

| {{Flagcountry|England}}

| 36.71

| 8

| 8

4

| Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson

| {{Flagcountry|Iceland}}

| 43.47

| 7

| 7

5

| Brian Shaw

| {{Flagcountry|United States}}

| {{Convert|25.7|m|ft}}

| 6

| 6

6

| Zydrunas Savickas

| {{Flagcountry|Lithuania}}

| {{Convert|19.7|m|ft}}

| 5

| 5

7

| Vytautas Lalas

| {{Flagcountry|Lithuania}}

| {{Convert|15.9|m|ft}}

| 4

| 4

8

| Robert Oberst

| {{Flagcountry|United States}}

| {{Convert|15|m|ft}}

| 3

| 3

9

| Mikhail Koklyaev

| {{Flagcountry|Russia}}

| {{Convert|12.7|m|ft}}

| 2

| 2

10

| Johannes Årsjö

| {{Flagcountry|Sweden}}

| {{Convert|0.4|m|ft}}

| 1

| 1

=Event 2: Truck Pull=

  • Weight: {{Convert|16000|kg|lb}}
  • Course length: {{Convert|25|m|ft}}
  • Time limit: 75 seconds

class="wikitable sortable" style="display: inline-table; width: 100%;"
#

! Name

! Nationality

! Time (sec)

! Event Pts

! Overall Pts

1

| Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson

| {{Flagcountry|Iceland}}

| 40.19

| 10

|17

2

| Brian Shaw

| {{Flagcountry|United States}}

| 41.23

| 9

| 15

3

| Terry Hollands

| {{Flagcountry|England}}

| 42.47

| 8

| 16

4

| Zydrunas Savickas

| {{Flagcountry|Lithuania}}

| 45.81

| 7

| 12

5

| Vytautas Lalas

| {{Flagcountry|Lithuania}}

| 45.92

| 6

| 10

6

| Mike Burke

| {{Flagcountry|United States}}

| 46.95

| 5

| 14

7

| Mike Jenkins

| {{Flagcountry|United States}}

| 49.77

| 4

| 14

8

| Johannes Årsjö

| {{Flagcountry|Sweden}}

| 50.21

| 3

| 4

9

| Robert Oberst

| {{Flagcountry|United States}}

| 54.98

| 2

| 5

=Event 3: Super Yoke=

  • Weight: {{Convert|480|kg|lb}}
  • Course length: {{Convert|20|m|ft}}
  • Time limit: 60 seconds

class="wikitable sortable" style="display: inline-table; width: 100%;"
#

! Name

! Nationality

! Time (sec)

! Event Pts

! Overall Pts

1

| Brian Shaw

| {{Flagcountry|United States}}

| 13.64

| 10

|25

2

| Zydrunas Savickas

| {{Flagcountry|Lithuania}}

| 14.16

| 9

| 21

3

| Terry Hollands

| {{Flagcountry|England}}

| 16.51

| 8

| 24

4

| Vytautas Lalas

| {{Flagcountry|Lithuania}}

| 16.57

| 7

| 17

5

| Mike Jenkins

| {{Flagcountry|United States}}

| 16.94

| 6

| 20

6

| Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson

| {{Flagcountry|Iceland}}

| 17.77

| 5

| 22

7

| Mike Burke

| {{Flagcountry|United States}}

| 19.03

| 4

| 18

8

| Robert Oberst

| {{Flagcountry|United States}}

| 22.16

| 3

| 8

9

| Johannes Årsjö

| {{Flagcountry|Sweden}}

| 29.35

| 2

| 6

=Event 4: Max Deadlift=

class="wikitable sortable" style="display: inline-table; width: 100%;"
#

! Name

! Nationality

! Weight

! Event Pts

! Overall Pts

1

| Brian Shaw

| {{Flagcountry|United States}}

| {{Convert|442.5|kg|lb}}

| 10

|35

2

| Zydrunas Savickas

| {{Flagcountry|Lithuania}}

| {{Convert|420|kg|lb}}

| 9

| 30

3

| Vytautas Lalas

| {{Flagcountry|Lithuania}}

| {{Convert|400|kg|lb}}

| 7

| 24

3

| Mike Jenkins

| {{Flagcountry|United States}}

| {{Convert|400|kg|lb}}

| 7

| 27

3

| Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson

| {{Flagcountry|Iceland}}

| {{Convert|400|kg|lb}}

| 7

| 29

6

| Terry Hollands

| {{Flagcountry|England}}

| {{Convert|370|kg|lb}}

| 4.5

| 28.5

6

| Mike Burke

| {{Flagcountry|United States}}

| {{Convert|370|kg|lb}}

| 4.5

| 22.5

8

| Robert Oberst

| {{Flagcountry|United States}}

| No lift

| 0

| 8

8

| Johannes Årsjö

| {{Flagcountry|Sweden}}

| No lift

| 0

| 6

=Event 5: Overhead Medley=

  • Weight: 1 x {{Convert|110|kg|lb}} dumbbell, 1 x {{Convert|170|kg|lb}} barbell, 1 x {{Convert|120|kg|lb}} dumbbell, 1 x {{Convert|180|kg|lb}} barbell
  • Time limit: 75 seconds

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#

! Name

! Nationality

! Time (sec)

! Event Pts

! Overall Pts

1

| Zydrunas Savickas

| {{Flagcountry|Lithuania}}

| 4 in 43.53

| 10

|40

2

| Mike Burke

| {{Flagcountry|United States}}

| 4 in 1m 8.17

| 9

| 31.5

3

| Mike Jenkins

| {{Flagcountry|United States}}

| 3 in 43.56

| 8

| 35

4

| Brian Shaw

| {{Flagcountry|United States}}

| 2 in 19.56

| 7

| 42

5

| Vytautas Lalas

| {{Flagcountry|Lithuania}}

| 2 in 28.00

| 6

| 30

6

| Johannes Årsjö

| {{Flagcountry|Sweden}}

| 2 in 34.36

| 5

| 11

7

| Robert Oberst

| {{Flagcountry|United States}}

| 2 in 47.83

| 4

| 12

8

| Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson

| {{Flagcountry|Iceland}}

| 1 in 23.51

| 3

| 32

9

| Terry Hollands

| {{Flagcountry|England}}

| -

| 0

| 28.5

=Event 6: Atlas Stones=

  • Weight: 5 Stone series ranging from {{Convert|130-186|kg|lb}}
  • Time limit: 60 seconds

class="wikitable sortable" style="display: inline-table; width: 100%;"
#

! Name

! Nationality

! Time (sec)

! Event Pts

! Overall Pts

1

| Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson

| {{Flagcountry|Iceland}}

| 5 in 23.31

| 10

|42

2

| Brian Shaw

| {{Flagcountry|United States}}

| 5 in 24.82

| 9

| 51

3

| Zydrunas Savickas

| {{Flagcountry|Lithuania}}

| 5 in 25.63

| 8

| 48

4

| Mike Burke

| {{Flagcountry|United States}}

| 5 in 27.16

| 7

| 38.5

5

| Mike Jenkins

| {{Flagcountry|United States}}

| 5 in 31.10

| 6

| 41

6

| Johannes Årsjö

| {{Flagcountry|Sweden}}

| 5 in 35.27

| 5

| 16

7

| Vytautas Lalas

| {{Flagcountry|Lithuania}}

| 5 in 48.80

| 4

| 34

8

| Terry Hollands

| {{Flagcountry|England}}

| 4 in 35.66

| 3

| 31.5

9

| Robert Oberst

| {{Flagcountry|United States}}

| 4 in 38.76

| 2

| 14

Final standings

class="wikitable"
#

! Name

! Nationality

! Pts

style="background:gold;"

| {{Gold1}}

|Brian Shaw

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

| 51

style="background:silver;"

| {{Silver2}}

|Zydrunas Savickas

| {{flagcountry|LTU}}

| 48

style="background:#c96;"

| {{Bronze3}}

|Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson

| {{flagcountry|ISL}}

| 42

4

|Mike Jenkins

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

| 41

5

|Mike Burke

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

| 38.5

6

|Vytautas Lalas

| {{flagcountry|LTU}}

| 34

7

|Terry Hollands

| {{flagcountry|ENG}}

| 28 (injured)

8

|Johannes Arsjo

| {{flagcountry|SWE}}

| 16

9

|Robert Oberst

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

| 14

10

|Mikhail Koklyaev

| {{flagcountry|RUS}}

| 2 (injured)

References

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External links

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

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