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2015 World's Strongest Man

{{Short description|Strongman competition in 2015}}

{{Infobox individual strongman competition

| competition_name = 2015 World's Strongest Man

| dates = 19–26 April 2015

| venue = Palace of Justice

| location = Putrajaya

| country = {{flagcountry|MYS}}

| athletes participating = 30

| nations participating = 14

| winner = {{flagicon|USA}} Brian Shaw{{cite web |url=http://www.theworldsstrongestman.com/athletes/brianshaw/ |title=Brian Shaw |website=World's Strongest Man |access-date=December 13, 2020}}

| prev = Los Angeles 2014

| next = Kasane 2016

}}

The 2015 World's Strongest Man was the 38th edition of the World's Strongest Man competition. It took place in Putrajaya, Malaysia from April 19 to 26.{{cite web |url=http://theworldsstrongestman.com/worlds-strongest-man-2015-malaysia-schedule/ |title=World's Strongest Man 2015, Malaysia Schedule |website=World's Strongest Man |date=April 17, 2015 |access-date=January 13, 2021}} The competition was won by Brian Shaw of the United States for the third time,{{cite web |url=http://www.muscleandfitness.com/athletes-celebrities/news/brian-shaw-wins-2015-worlds-strongest-man-title |title=Brian Shaw Wins 2015 World's Strongest Man Title |publisher=Muscle and Fitness |first=Gary |last=Cotton |access-date=January 4, 2021}} with defending champion Žydrūnas Savickas of Lithuania second and Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson of Iceland third.{{cite web |url=http://theworldsstrongestman.com/the-worlds-strongest-man-2015-roundup/ |title=The World's Strongest Man 2015 Roundup |website=World's Strongest Man |date=January 3, 2016 |access-date=January 4, 2021}}

Participants

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Heat Results

Each qualifying heat consisted of six competitors and six events. Unlike previous years, the final heats event, the Atlas Stones, was worth double points. After the six events, the top two competitors from each heat will qualify for the final.{{cite web |url=http://theworldsstrongestman.com/2015-malaysia-heats-and-events-revealed/ |title=2015 Malaysia Heats and Events Revealed |website=World's Strongest Man |date=December 2, 2015 |access-date=January 4, 2021}}

=Heat 1=

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!#

!Name

!Nationality

!Pts

style="background:palegreen"

| 1

| Brian Shaw

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

| 36.5

style="background:palegreen"

| 2

| Jean-François Caron

| {{flagcountry|CAN}}

| 33

3

| Martin Forsmark

| {{flagcountry|SWE}}

| 26.5

4

| Robert Oberst

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

| 20.5

5

| Adam Bishop

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 16

6

| Mateusz Baron

| {{flagcountry|POL}}

| 10.5 (Inj)

=Heat 2=

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!#

!Name

!Nationality

!Pts

style="background:palegreen"

| 1

| Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson

| {{flagcountry|ISL}}

| 38

style="background:palegreen"

| 2

| Dimitar Savatinov

| {{flagcountry|BUL}}

| 31

3

| Rafal Kobylarz

| {{flagcountry|POL}}

| 26

4

| Josh Thigpen

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

| 19

5

| Akos Nagy

| {{flagcountry|HUN}}

| 17

6

| Graham Hicks

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 8 (Inj)

=Heat 3=

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!#

!Name

!Nationality

!Pts

style="background:palegreen"

| 1

| Žydrūnas Savickas

| {{flagcountry|LIT}}

| 40

style="background:palegreen"

| 2

| Mikhail Shivlyakov

| {{flagcountry|RUS}}

| 28

3

| Nick Best

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

| 24

4

| David Nyström

| {{flagcountry|SWE}}

| 19

5

| Benedikt Magnússon

| {{flagcountry|ISL}}

| 9 (Inj)

6

| Laurence Shahlaei

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 8 (Inj)

=Heat 4=

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!#

!Name

!Nationality

!Pts

style="background:palegreen"

| 1

| Mark Felix

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 31

style="background:palegreen"

| 2

| Jerry Pritchett

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

| 27.5

3

| Dainis Zageris

| {{flagcountry|LAT}}

| 25.5

4

| Krzysztof Radzikowski

| {{flagcountry|POL}}

| 25

5

| Alexander Lysenko

| {{flagcountry|RUS}}

| 21

6

| Gerhard Van Staden

| {{flagcountry|RSA}}

| 15

=Heat 5=

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!#

!Name

!Nationality

!Pts

style="background:palegreen"

| 1

| Mike Burke

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

| 37

style="background:palegreen"

| 2

| Eddie Hall

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 34

3

| Matjaž Belšak

| {{flagcountry|SLO}}

| 27.5

4

| Grzegorz Szymanski

| {{flagcountry|POL}}

| 26

5

| Mike Caruso

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

| 12.5

6

| Ole Martin Hansen

| {{flagcountry|NOR}}

| 9

Finals Events Results

=Event 1: Super Yoke=

  • Weight: {{convert|499|kg|}}
  • Course Length: {{convert|20|m|}}
  • Time Limit: 60 seconds

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#

! Name

! Nationality

! Time

! Event Pts{{cite web |url=http://theworldsstrongestman.com/worlds-strongest-man-archive |title=World's Strongest Man Archive |website=World's Strongest Man |access-date=December 20, 2020}}

! Overall Pts

1

| Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson

| {{flagcountry|ISL}}

| 0m 17.09

| 10

| 10

2

| Brian Shaw

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

| 0m 18.82

| 9

| 9

3

| Žydrūnas Savickas

| {{flagcountry|LTU}}

| 0m 24.84

| 8

| 8

4

| Eddie Hall

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 0m 27.28

| 7

| 7

5

| Mike Burke

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

| 0m 30.74

| 6

| 6

6

| Jean-François Caron

| {{flagcountry|CAN}}

| 0m 39.02

| 5

| 5

7

| Dimitar Savatinov

| {{flagcountry|BUL}}

| DNF {{convert|19.1|m

}

| 4

| 4

|-

| 8

| Mark Felix

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| DNF {{convert|15.8|m|}}

| 3

| 3

|-

| 9

| Jerry Pritchett

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

| DNF {{convert|8.9|m|}}

| 2

| 2

|-

| 10

| Mikhail Shivlyakov

| {{flagcountry|RUS}}

| DNF {{convert|3.8|m|}}

| 1

| 1

|}

=Event 2: Deadlift=

  • Weight: {{convert|369|kg|}} for repetitions
  • Time Limit: 60 seconds

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#

! Name

! Nationality

! Repetitions

! Event Pts

! Overall Pts

1

| Brian Shaw

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

| 8

| 10

| 19

2

| Eddie Hall

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 7

| 9

| 16

3

| Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson

| {{flagcountry|ISL}}

| 6

| 8

| 18

4

| Žydrūnas Savickas

| {{flagcountry|LTU}}

| 5

| 6.5

| 14.5

4

| Jean-François Caron

| {{flagcountry|CAN}}

| 5

| 6.5

| 11.5

6

| Jerry Pritchett

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

| 3

| 4.5

| 6.5

6

| Mark Felix

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 3

| 4.5

| 7.5

8

| Mike Burke

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

| 1

| 2.5

| 8.5

8

| Dimitar Savatinov

| {{flagcountry|BUL}}

| 1

| 2.5

| 6.5

10

| Mikhail Shivlyakov

| {{flagcountry|RUS}}

| 0

| 0

| 1

=Event 3: Truck Pull=

  • Weight: {{convert|28,000|kg|}}
  • Course Length: {{convert|25|m|}}
  • Time Limit: 60 seconds
  • None of the athletes completed the full course

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#

! Name

! Nationality

! Distance

! Event Pts

! Overall Pts

1

| Brian Shaw

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

| {{convert|23.84|m

}

| 10

| 29

|-

| 2

| Žydrūnas Savickas

| {{flagcountry|LTU}}

| {{convert|22.88|m|}}

| 9

| 23.5

|-

| 3

| Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson

| {{flagcountry|ISL}}

| {{convert|20.83|m|}}

| 8

| 26

|-

| 4

| Eddie Hall

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| {{convert|20.25|m|}}

| 7

| 23

|-

| 5

| Mike Burke

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

| {{convert|20.09|m|}}

| 6

| 14.5

|-

| 6

| Jean-François Caron

| {{flagcountry|CAN}}

| {{convert|17.82|m|}}

| 5

| 16.5

|-

| 7

| Mikhail Shivlyakov

| {{flagcountry|RUS}}

| {{convert|16.05|m|}}

| 4

| 5

|-

| 8

| Dimitar Savatinov

| {{flagcountry|BUL}}

| {{convert|15.85|m|}}

| 3

| 9.5

|-

| 9

| Mark Felix

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| {{convert|15.72|m|}}

| 2

| 9.5

|-

| 10

| Jerry Pritchett

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

| {{convert|13.08|m|}}

| 1

| 7.5

|}

=Event 4: Power Stairs=

  • Weight: Three weights at {{convert|225|kg|}} each
  • Time Limit: 60 seconds
  • Each weight must be carried up 5 steps

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#

! Name

! Nationality

! Time

! Event Pts

! Overall Pts

1

| Žydrūnas Savickas

| {{flagcountry|LTU}}

| 0m 33.97

| 10

| 33.5

2

| Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson

| {{flagcountry|ISL}}

| 0m 35.37

| 9

| 35

3

| Brian Shaw

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

| 0m 37.81

| 8

| 37

4

| Mike Burke

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

| 0m 40.68

| 7

| 21.5

5

| Jean-François Caron

| {{flagcountry|CAN}}

| DNF (14 steps)

| 6

| 22.5

6

| Eddie Hall

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| DNF (13 steps)

| 5

| 28

7

| Mark Felix

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| DNF (10 steps)

| 4

| 13.5

8

| Mikhail Shivlyakov

| {{flagcountry|RUS}}

| DNF (9 steps)

| 2.5

| 7.5

8

| Jerry Pritchett

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

| DNF (9 steps)

| 2.5

| 10

10

| Dimitar Savatinov

| {{flagcountry|BUL}}

| DNF (1 step)

| 1

| 10.5

=Event 5: Max Log Press=

  • Opening Weight: {{convert|165|kg|}}

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#

! Name

! Nationality

! Weight Lifted

! Event Pts

! Overall Pts

1

| Žydrūnas Savickas{{efn|Savickas attempted a {{convert|227.5|kg|abbr=on

} log that would've been a new world record at the time, but failed.{{cite video |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmYwb1risig&t=2058s |title=World's Strongest Man 2015 Final |website=YouTube |quote="See from 34:20" |access-date=December 27, 2020}}}}

| {{flagcountry|LTU}}

| {{convert|205|kg|}}

| 10

| 43.5

|-

| 2

| Dimitar Savatinov

| {{flagcountry|BUL}}

| {{convert|195|kg|}}

| 8.5

| 19

|-

| 2

| Eddie Hall

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| {{convert|195|kg|}}

| 8.5

| 36.5

|-

| 4

| Brian Shaw

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

| {{convert|180|kg|}}

| 6

| 43

|-

| 4

| Mike Burke

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

| {{convert|180|kg|}}

| 6

| 27.5

|-

| 4

| Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson

| {{flagcountry|ISL}}

| {{convert|180|kg|}}

| 6

| 41

|-

| 7

| Jean-François Caron

| {{flagcountry|CAN}}

| {{convert|165|kg|}}

| 3.5

| 26

|-

| 7

| Mikhail Shivlyakov

| {{flagcountry|RUS}}

| {{convert|165|kg|}}

| 3.5

| 11

|-

| 9

| Jerry Pritchett

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

| -

| 0

| 10

|-

| 9

| Mark Felix

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| -

| 0

| 13.5

|}

{{notelist}}

=Event 6: Atlas Stones=

  • Weight: 5 stones ranging from {{convert|150 - 209|kg|}}
  • Time Limit: 60 seconds

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#

! Name

! Nationality

! Time

! Event Pts

! Overall Pts

1

| Brian Shaw

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

| 5 in 0m 24.51

| 10

| 53

2

| Eddie Hall

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 5 in 0m 24.84

| 9

| 45.5

3

| Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson

| {{flagcountry|ISL}}

| 5 in 0m 31.73

| 8

| 49

4

| Mike Burke

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

| 5 in 0m 50.23

| 7

| 34.5

5

| Žydrūnas Savickas

| {{flagcountry|LTU}}

| 4 in 0m 21.32

| 6

| 49.5

6

| Jean-François Caron

| {{flagcountry|CAN}}

| 3 in 0m 17.85

| 5

| 31

7

| Mark Felix

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 3 in 0m 22.72

| 4

| 17.5

8

| Dimitar Savatinov

| {{flagcountry|BUL}}

| 2 in 0m 18.20

| 3

| 22

9

| Mikhail Shivlyakov

| {{flagcountry|RUS}}

| 2 in 0m 22.80

| 2

| 13

10

| Jerry Pritchett

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

| 0

| 1

| 11

Final standings

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! #

!Name

!Nationality

!Pts

style="background:gold;"

| {{Gold1}}

| Brian Shaw

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

| 53

style="background:silver;"

| {{Silver2}}

| Žydrūnas Savickas

| {{flagcountry|LTU}}

| 49.5

style="background:#c96;"

| {{Bronze3}}

| Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson

| {{flagcountry|ISL}}

| 49

4

| Eddie Hall

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 45.5

5

| Mike Burke

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

| 34.5

6

| Jean-François Caron

| {{flagcountry|CAN}}

| 31

7

| Dimitar Savatinov

| {{flagcountry|BUL}}

| 22

8

| Mark Felix

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 17.5

9

| Mikhail Shivlyakov

| {{flagcountry|RUS}}

| 13

10

| Jerry Pritchett

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

| 11 (Injured)

References

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