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2018 World's Strongest Man

{{Short description|Strongman competition in 2018}}

{{Infobox individual strongman competition

| competition_name = 2018 World's Strongest Man

| image = WSM Philippines 2018 logo.png

| dates = 28 April - 6 May 2018

| venue =

| location = Manila

| country = {{flagcountry|PHI}}

| athletes participating = 30

| nations participating = 15

| winner = {{flagicon|ISL}} Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson

| prev = Gaborone 2017

| next = Bradenton 2019

}}

The 2018 World's Strongest Man was the 41st edition of the World's Strongest Man competition held in Manila, Philippines from April 28 to May 6, and was won by Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson{{cite news |last1=Mather |first1=Victor |title=The Mountain from Game of Thrones Wins World’s Strongest Man Title |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/07/sports/Hafthor-Bjornsson-worlds-strongest-man-mountain.html |access-date=10 May 2018 |work=The New York Times |date=7 May 2018}} the first Icelander since Magnús Ver Magnússon in 1996 to win the title. Mateusz Kieliszkowski of Poland finished second and four-time winner Brian Shaw of the United States third. Notably, this would be the final appearance of Žydrūnas Savickas at World's Strongest Man; after reaching the finals, he was forced to withdraw after three events and ultimately came in last place.{{Cite web |title=Strongman Archives - 2018 WSM Final |url=https://strongmanarchives.com/viewContest.php?id=77 |access-date=2025-03-10 |website=strongmanarchives.com}}

The qualifying phase lasted until May 1 while the finals took place on May 5 and 6{{cite news |title=PH to show off tourist spots in World's Strongest Man hosting |url=http://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/04/25/18/ph-to-show-off-tourist-spots-in-worlds-strongest-man-hosting |access-date=10 May 2018 |work=ABS-CBN |date=25 April 2018}} while various World's Strongest Man events were hosted within and outside Metro Manila. Among the venues were the Quirino Grandstand in Rizal Park; Intramuros, Manila; Bonifacio Global City in Taguig; and the University of the Philippines campus in Diliman, Quezon City. Events outside Metro Manila were hosted in Bataan, Corregidor Island, Coron Island, Davao City, and Tagaytay.

Participants

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Heat Results

The qualifying heats consisted of six events. After five events, the competitor with the highest score qualifies for the final. The competitors in second and third place take part in the final event, the Atlas Stones, with the winner progressing.

=Heat 1=

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#

! Name

! Nationality

! Pts

bgcolor=bbf3bb

| 1

| Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson

| {{flagcountry|ISL}}

| 22.5

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| 2

| Marius Lalas

| {{flagcountry|LTU}}

| 19.5

bgcolor=ddffdd

| 3

| Matjaz Belsak

| {{flagcountry|SLO}}

| 19

4

| Laurence Shahlaei

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 19

5

| Peiman Maheripour

| {{flagcountry|IRI}}

| 15

6

| Rob Kearney

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

| 10

Atlas Stones

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Name

! Nationality

! Time (sec)

bgcolor=bbf3bb

| Matjaz Belsak

| {{flagcountry|Slovenia}}

| 5 in 37.23

Marius Lalas

| {{flagcountry|Lithuania}}

| 3 in 25.13

=Heat 2=

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#

! Name

! Nationality

! Pts

bgcolor=bbf3bb

| 1

| Brian Shaw

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

| 25.5

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| 2

| Adam Bishop

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 20.5

bgcolor=ddffdd

| 3

| Johan Els

| {{flagcountry|RSA}}

| 19.5

4

| Adam Derks

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

| 17.5

5

| Johnny Hansson

| {{flagcountry|SWE}}

| 14.5

6

| Paul Smith

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 6.5

Atlas Stones

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Name

! Nationality

! Time (sec)

bgcolor=bbf3bb

| Johan Els

| {{flagcountry|RSA}}

| 5 in 32.16

Adam Bishop

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 3 in 29.98

=Heat 3=

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#

! Name

! Nationality

! Pts

bgcolor=bbf3bb

| 1

| Žydrūnas Savickas

| {{flagcountry|LTU}}

| 22

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| 2

| Robert Oberst

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

| 21

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| 3

| Luke Stoltman

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 19

4

| Bryan Benzel

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

| 17

5

| Graham Hicks

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 17

6

| Dennis Kohlruss

| {{flagcountry|GER}}

| 9

Atlas Stones

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Name

! Nationality

! Time (sec)

bgcolor=bbf3bb

| Robert Oberst

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

| 5 in 33.05

Luke Stoltman

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 4 in 24.65

=Heat 4=

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#

! Name

! Nationality

! Pts

bgcolor=bbf3bb

| 1

| Martins Licis

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

| 25.5

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| 2

| Mark Felix

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 21

bgcolor=ddffdd

| 3

| Jean-François Caron

| {{flagcountry|CAN}}

| 19.5

4

| Krzysztof Radzikowski

| {{flagcountry|POL}}

| 17.5

5

| Martin Forsmark

| {{flagcountry|SWE}}

| 12.5

6

| Rongo Keene

| {{flagcountry|AUS}}

| 8

Atlas Stones

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Name

! Nationality

! Time (sec)

bgcolor=bbf3bb

| Jean-François Caron

| {{flagcountry|CAN}}

| 5 in 39.53

Mark Felix

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 4 in 28.12

=Heat 5=

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#

! Name

! Nationality

! Pts

bgcolor=bbf3bb

| 1

| Mateusz Kieliszkowski

| {{flagcountry|POL}}

| 26

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| 2

| Mikhail Shivlyakov

| {{flagcountry|RUS}}

| 22

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| 3

| Konstantine Janashia

| {{flagcountry|GEO}}

| 19.5

4

| Aivars Šmaukstelis

| {{flagcountry|LAT}}

| 16

5

| Terry Hollands

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 11

6

| Nick Best

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

| 10.5

Atlas Stones

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Name

! Nationality

! Time (sec)

bgcolor=bbf3bb

| Konstantine Janashia

| {{flagcountry|GEO}}

| 5 in 29.99

Mikhail Shivlyakov

| {{flagcountry|RUS}}

| 5 in 36.65

Finals Events Results

=Event 1: Frame Carry=

  • Weight: {{convert|370|kg|}}
  • Course Length: {{convert|30|m|}}
  • Time Limit: 60 seconds

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#

! Name

! Nationality

! Time (sec)

! Event Pts

! Overall Pts

1

| Mateusz Kieliszkowski

| {{flagcountry|POL}}

| 18.93

| 10

| 10

2

| Brian Shaw

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

| 21.72

| 9

| 9

3

| Konstantine Janashia

| {{flagcountry|GEO}}

| 30.96

| 8

| 8

4

| Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson

| {{flagcountry|ISL}}

| 32.53

| 7

| 7

5

| Martins Licis

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

| DNF (26.55 m)

| 6

| 6

6

| JF Caron

| {{flagcountry|CAN}}

| DNF (18.45 m)

| 5

| 5

7

| Robert Oberst

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

| DNF (12.05 m)

| 4

| 4

8

| Johan Els

| {{flagcountry|RSA}}

| DNF (9.55 m)

| 3

| 3

9

| Matjaz Belsak

| {{flagcountry|SLO}}

| DNF (5.30 m)

| 2

| 2

10

| Žydrūnas Savickas

| {{flagcountry|LTU}}

| DNF (5.05 m)

| 1

| 1

=Event 2: Car Deadlift=

  • Weight: {{convert|386|kg|}} for repetitions
  • Time Limit: 60 seconds

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#

! Name

! Nationality

! Repetitions

! Event Pts

! Overall Pts

1

| Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson

| {{flagcountry|ISL}}

| 12

| 9.5

| 16.5

1

| Brian Shaw

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

| 12

| 9.5

| 18.5

3

| JF Caron

| {{flagcountry|CAN}}

| 11

| 8

| 13

4

| Martins Licis

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

| 10

| 7

| 13

5

| Konstantine Janashia

| {{flagcountry|GEO}}

| 7

| 6

| 14

6

| Matjaz Belsak

| {{flagcountry|SLO}}

| 6

| 5

| 7

7

| Johan Els

| {{flagcountry|RSA}}

| 5

| 4

| 5

8

| Žydrūnas Savickas

| {{flagcountry|LTU}}

| 3

| 2.5

| 3.5

8

| Mateusz Kieliszkowski

| {{flagcountry|POL}}

| 3

| 2.5

| 12.5

10

| Robert Oberst

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

| 0

| 0

| 4

=Event 3: Max Overhead Press=

  • Starting Weight: {{convert|175|kg|}}

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#

! Name

! Nationality

! Weight Lifted

! Event Pts

! Overall Pts

1

| Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson

| {{flagcountry|ISL}}

| 205 kg (452 lb)

| 10

| 26.5

2

| Mateusz Kieliszkowski

| {{flagcountry|POL}}

| 200 kg (441 lb)

| 8.5

| 21

2

| Martins Licis

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

| 200 kg (441 lb)

| 8.5

| 21.5

4

| Brian Shaw

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

| 190 kg (419 lb)

| 5.5

| 24

4

| Robert Oberst

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

| 190 kg (419 lb)

| 5.5

| 9.5

4

| Žydrūnas Savickas{{efn|Savickas was injured during his {{convert|200|kg|abbr=on}} attempt and took no further part in the competition.}}

| {{flagcountry|LTU}}

| 190 kg (419 lb)

| 5.5

| 9

4

| Matjaz Belsak

| {{flagcountry|SLO}}

| 190 kg (419 lb)

| 5.5

| 12.5

8

| JF Caron

| {{flagcountry|CAN}}

| 175 kg (386 lb)

| 3

| 16

9

| Johan Els

| {{flagcountry|RSA}}

| N/A

| 0

| 7

9

| Konstantine Janashia

| {{flagcountry|GEO}}

| N/A

| 0

| 14

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=Event 4: Bus Pull=

  • Weight: {{convert|28000|kg|}}
  • Course Length: {{convert|25|m|}}
  • Time Limit: 60 seconds

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#

! Name

! Nationality

! Time (sec)

! Event Pts

! Overall Pts

1

| Mateusz Kieliszkowski

| {{flagcountry|POL}}

| 35.95

| 10

| 31

2

| Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson

| {{flagcountry|ISL}}

| 36.06

| 9

| 35.5

3

| Matjaz Belsak

| {{flagcountry|SLO}}

| 36.75

| 8

| 20.5

4

| Brian Shaw

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

| 36.76

| 7

| 31

5

| Martins Licis

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

| 38.95

| 6

| 27.5

6

| Johan Els

| {{flagcountry|RSA}}

| 40.25

| 5

| 12

7

| JF Caron

| {{flagcountry|CAN}}

| 41.00

| 4

| 20

8

| Robert Oberst

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

| 41.10

| 3

| 12.5

9

| Konstantine Janashia

| {{flagcountry|GEO}}

| 43.20

| 2

| 16

=Event 5: Loading Race=

  • Weight: {{convert|105|kg|}} anchor, {{convert|125|kg|}} anvil, {{convert|120|kg|}} keg, {{convert|150|kg|}} sand bag, and a {{convert|120|kg|}} safe
  • Course Length: {{convert|10|m|}}
  • Time Limit: 75 seconds

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#

! Name

! Nationality

! Time

! Event Pts

! Overall Pts

1

| Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson

| {{flagcountry|ISL}}

| 5 in 0m 31.22

| 10

| 45.5

2

| Mateusz Kieliszkowski

| {{flagcountry|POL}}

| 5 in 0m 33.60

| 9

| 40

3

| Johan Els

| {{flagcountry|RSA}}

| 5 in 0m 34.12

| 8

| 20

4

| JF Caron

| {{flagcountry|CAN}}

| 5 in 0m 40.61

| 7

| 27

5

| Brian Shaw

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

| 5 in 0m 43.34

| 6

| 37

6

| Robert Oberst

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

| 5 in 0m 44.98

| 5

| 17.5

7

| Matjaz Belsak

| {{flagcountry|SLO}}

| 5 in 0m 52.56

| 4

| 24.5

8

| Konstantine Janashia

| {{flagcountry|GEO}}

| 5 in 0m 52.92

| 3

| 19

9

| Martins Licis

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

| 4 in 0m 37.67

| 2

| 29.5

=Event 6: Atlas Stones=

  • Weight: 5 Atlas Stone series ranging from {{convert|150|–|210|kg}}
  • Time Limit: 60 seconds

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#

! Name

! Nationality

! Time (sec)

! Event Pts

! Overall Pts

1

| Johan Els

| {{flagcountry|RSA}}

| 5 in 41.44

| 10

| 30

2

| Martins Licis

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

| 4 in 24.97

| 9

| 38.5

3

| JF Caron

| {{flagcountry|CAN}}

| 4 in 33.59

| 8

| 35

4

| Brian Shaw

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

| 4 in 39.11

| 7

| 44

5

| Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson

| {{flagcountry|ISL}}

| 4 in 40.36

| 6

| 51.5

6

| Mateusz Kieliszkowski

| {{flagcountry|POL}}

| 4 in 41.64

| 5

| 45

7

| Robert Oberst

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

| 3 in 24.15

| 4

| 21.5

8

| Matjaz Belsak

| {{flagcountry|SLO}}

| 3 in 37.67

| 3

| 27.5

9

| Konstantine Janashia

| {{flagcountry|GEO}}

| 3 in 44.78

| 2

| 21

Final standings

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#

! Name

! Nationality

! Pts

style="background:gold;"

| {{Gold1}}

| Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson

| {{flag|Iceland}}

| 51.5

style="background:silver;"

| {{Silver2}}

| Mateusz Kieliszkowski

| {{flag|Poland}}

| 45

style="background:#c96;"

| {{Bronze3}}

| Brian Shaw

| {{flag|United States}}

| 44

4

| Martins Licis

| {{flag|United States}}

| 38.5

5

| Jean-François Caron

| {{flag|Canada}}

| 35

6

| Johan Els

| {{flag|South Africa}}

| 30

7

| Matjaz Belsak

| {{flag|Slovenia}}

| 27.5

8

| Robert Oberst

| {{flag|United States}}

| 21.5

9

| Konstantine Janashia

| {{flag|Georgia}}

| 21.0

10

| Žydrūnas Savickas

| {{flag|Lithuania}}

| 9 (Injured)

References

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