2019 World's Strongest Man

{{Short description|Strongman competition in 2019}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2020}}

{{Infobox individual strongman competition

| competition_name = 2019 World's Strongest Man

| dates = 13–16 June 2019

| venue = Manatee Public Beach

| location = Bradenton, Florida

| country = {{flagcountry|USA}}

| athletes participating = 25

| nations participating = 14

| winner = {{flagicon|USA}} Martins Licis

| prev = Manila 2018

| next = Bradenton 2020

}}

The 2019 World's Strongest Man was the 42nd edition of the World's Strongest Man competition. It took place in Bradenton, Florida between June 13 and 16. Martins Licis of the United States won the competition for the first time in his career. Mateusz Kieliszkowski of Poland finished second for the second year in a row. Defending champion Hafthor Julius Bjornsson of Iceland finished third, having suffered a torn plantar fascia during the qualifying heats that hampered him throughout the finals.{{cite web |url=https://barbend.com/thor-bjornsson-worlds-strongest-man-injury/ |title=Thor Bjornsson Tore His Plantar Fascia, Will Still Compete At World's Strongest Man |first=Nick |last=English |website=BarBend |date=June 14, 2019 |access-date=August 5, 2021 |archive-date=August 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805163940/https://barbend.com/thor-bjornsson-worlds-strongest-man-injury/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Sunderland |first=Tom |title=World's Strongest Man 2019 Results: Martins Licis Earns 1st Career Win at Event |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2841400-worlds-strongest-man-2019-results-martins-licis-earns-1st-career-win-at-event |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=Bleacher Report |language=en |archive-date=March 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230330005344/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2841400-worlds-strongest-man-2019-results-martins-licis-earns-1st-career-win-at-event |url-status=live }}

Participants

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Heat Results

=Format=

There are five competitors per group. After four events, the competitor with the highest score qualifies for the final. The competitors in second and third place take part in the Last Man Standing event, which comprises lifting an Atlas Stone over a yoke.{{Cite web |url=http://theworldsstrongestman.com/2019-tachi-palace-wsm-groups/ |title=2019 Tachi Palace WSM Groups + Events |website=World's Strongest Man |date=June 10, 2019 |access-date=December 27, 2020 |archive-date=December 2, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202010511/http://theworldsstrongestman.com/2019-tachi-palace-wsm-groups/ |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=https://barbend.com/2019-worlds-strongest-man-day-1-recap/ |title=2019 World's Strongest Man Day 1 Results |website=BarBend |first=Nick |last=English |date=June 14, 2019 |access-date=December 29, 2020 |archive-date=August 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805163945/https://barbend.com/2019-worlds-strongest-man-day-1-recap/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://barbend.com/2019-worlds-strongest-man-day-2-results/ |title=2019 World's Strongest Man Day 2 Results |website=BarBend |first=David |last=Tao |date=June 15, 2019 |access-date=December 29, 2020}}{{cite web |url=https://barbend.com/2019-worlds-strongest-man-day-3-results |title=These Are Your Finalists For The 2019 World's Strongest Man (Day 3 Results) |first=Nick |last=English |website=BarBend |date=June 18, 2019 |access-date=December 29, 2020}}

=Heat 1=

  • Events: Monster Truck Pull, Giants Medley, Car Deadlift for reps, Log Lift for reps.

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#

! Name

! Nationality

! Pts

style="background:palegreen"

| 1

| Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson

| {{flagcountry|ISL}}

| 16

style="background:#ff8"

| 2

| Rob Kearney

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

| 15

style="background:#ff8"

| 3

| Luke Stoltman

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 13

4

| Raffael Gordzielik

| {{flagcountry|GER}}

| 11

5

| Zake Muluzi

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 4

Last Man Standing

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Name

! Nationality

! Repetitions

style="background:palegreen"

| Luke Stoltman

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 8

Rob Kearney

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

| 7

=Heat 2=

  • Events: Monster Truck Pull, Giants Medley, Car Deadlift for reps, Log Lift for reps.

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#

! Name

! Nationality

! Pts

style="background:palegreen"

| 1

| Konstantine Janashia

| {{flagcountry|GEO}}

| 17

style="background:#ff8"

| 2

| Robert Oberst

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

| 14

style="background:#ff8"

| 3

| Adam Bishop

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 14

4

| Andreas Ståhlberg

| {{flagcountry|SWE}}

| 11

5

| Sigfus Fossdal

| {{flagcountry|ISL}}

| 1

Last Man Standing

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Name

! Nationality

! Repetitions

style="background:palegreen"

| Adam Bishop

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 2

Robert Oberst

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

| 1

=Heat 3=

  • Events: Monster Truck Pull, Giants Medley, Car Deadlift for reps, Log Lift for reps.

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#

! Name

! Nationality

! Pts

style="background:palegreen"

| 1

| Martins Licis

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

| 19

style="background:#ff8"

| 2

| Aivars Šmaukstelis

| {{flagcountry|LAT}}

| 12

style="background:#ff8"

| 3

| Tom Stoltman

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 11.5

4

| Mikhail Shivlyakov

| {{flagcountry|RUS}}

| 9.5

5

| Eddie Williams

| {{flagcountry|AUS}}

| 8

Last Man Standing

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Name

! Nationality

! Repetitions

style="background:palegreen"

| Tom Stoltman

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 9

Aivars Smaukstelis

| {{flagcountry|LAT}}

| 8

=Heat 4=

  • Events: Monster Truck Pull, Giants Medley, Car Deadlift for reps, Dumbbell Press for reps.

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#

! Name

! Nationality

! Pts

style="background:palegreen"

| 1

| Mateusz Kieliszkowski

| {{flagcountry|POL}}

| 18.5

style="background:#ff8"

| 2

| JF Caron

| {{flagcountry|CAN}}

| 17

style="background:#ff8"

| 3

| Kevin Faires

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

| 12.5

style="background:#fd8"

| 4

| Ole Martin Kristiansen{{efn|name=heat4|Kristiansen also took part in the Last Man Standing event against Caron, due to Faires not being able to complete a successful stone lift.}}

| {{flagcountry|NOR}}

| 7

5

| Laurence Shahlaei

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 3

Last Man Standing

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Name

! Nationality

! Repetitions

style="background:palegreen"

| JF Caron

| {{flagcountry|CAN}}

| 4

Ole Martin Kristiansen{{efn|name=heat4}}

| {{flagcountry|NOR}}

| 4

{{notelist}}

=Heat 5=

  • Events: Monster Truck Pull, Giants Medley, Car Deadlift for reps, Dumbbell Press for reps.

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#

! Name

! Nationality

! Pts

style="background:palegreen"

| 1

| Brian Shaw

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

| 19

style="background:#ff8"

| 2

| Oleksii Novikov

| {{flagcountry|UKR}}

| 17

style="background:#ff8"

| 3

| Trey Mitchell

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

| 10

style="background:

| 4

| Mark Felix

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 6

5

| Gerhard Van Staden

| {{flagcountry|RSA}}

| 5

Last Man Standing

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Name

! Nationality

! Repetitions

style="background:palegreen"

| Trey Mitchell

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

| 14

Oleksii Novikov

| {{flagcountry|UKR}}

| 13

Finals Events Results

=Event 1: Loading Race=

  • Weight: 1 x {{convert|120|kg|}} barrel, 1 x {{convert|140|kg|}} anvil and 2 x {{convert|140|kg|}} sacks
  • Course Length: {{convert|12|m|}}
  • Time Limit: 75 seconds

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#

! Name

! Nationality

! Time

! Event Pts

! Overall Pts

1

| Tom Stoltman

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 0m 39.66

| 10

| 10

2

| Mateusz Kieliszkowski

| {{flagcountry|POL}}

| 0m 42.11

| 9

| 9

3

| Martins Licis

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

| 0m 43.81

| 8

| 8

4

| JF Caron

| {{flagcountry|CAN}}

| 0m 46.92

| 7

| 7

5

| Konstantine Janashia

| {{flagcountry|GEO}}

| 0m 46.97

| 6

| 6

6

| Luke Stoltman

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 0m 47.42

| 5

| 5

7

| Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson

| {{flagcountry|ISL}}

| 0m 48.17

| 4

| 4

8

| Brian Shaw

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

| 0m 48.47

| 3

| 3

9

| Trey Mitchell

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

| 0m 52.96

| 2

| 2

10

| Adam Bishop

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 0m 55.39

| 1

| 1

=Event 2: Overhead Press (Medley)=

  • Weight: {{convert|60|kg|}} double dumbbells, {{convert|100|kg|}} circus dumbbell, {{convert|160|kg|}} circus barbell and {{convert|170|kg|}} log
  • Time Limit: 60 seconds
  • Notes: Athletes had a choice of order for the last two implements

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#

! Name

! Nationality

! Time

! Event Pts

! Overall Pts

1

| Mateusz Kieliszkowski

| {{flagcountry|POL}}

| 0m 23.86

| 10

| 19

2

| Martins Licis

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

| 0m 27.94

| 9

| 17

3

| Brian Shaw

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

| 0m 30.48

| 8

| 11

4

| Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson

| {{flagcountry|ISL}}

| 0m 31.16

| 7

| 11

5

| Tom Stoltman

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 0m 46.20

| 6

| 16

6

| JF Caron

| {{flagcountry|CAN}}

| 0m 48.29

| 5

| 12

7

| Trey Mitchell

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

| 0m 54.55

| 4

| 6

8

| Luke Stoltman

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 0m 58.16

| 3

| 8

9

| Adam Bishop

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 3 in 0m 36.19

| 2

| 3

10

| Konstantine Janashia{{efn|Konstantine Janashia withdrew from the competition after tearing his right tricep while attempting to lift the circus dumbbell.}}

| {{flagcountry|GEO}}

| 1 in 0m 03.91

| 1

| 7

{{notelist}}

=Event 3: Squat Lift=

  • Weight: {{convert|340|kg|}} for repetitions
  • Time Limit: 75 seconds

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#

! Name

! Nationality

! Repetitions

! Event Pts

! Overall Pts

1

| Martins Licis

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

| 9

| 10

| 27

2

| Brian Shaw

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

| 8

| 9

| 20

3

| Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson

| {{flagcountry|ISL}}

| 7

| 7

| 18

3

| JF Caron

| {{flagcountry|CAN}}

| 7

| 7

| 19

3

| Mateusz Kieliszkowski

| {{flagcountry|POL}}

| 7

| 7

| 26

6

| Trey Mitchell

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

| 6

| 5

| 11

7

| Adam Bishop

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 5

| 3

| 6

7

| Luke Stoltman

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 5

| 3

| 11

7

| Tom Stoltman

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 5

| 3

| 19

=Event 4: Deadlift (Hold)=

  • Weight: {{convert|320|kg|}} for as long as possible

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#

! Name

! Nationality

! Time

! Event Pts

! Overall Pts

1

| Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson

| {{flagcountry|ISL}}

| 0m 45.29

| 10

| 28

2

| Martins Licis

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

| 0m 41.25

| 9

| 36

3

| JF Caron

| {{flagcountry|CAN}}

| 0m 38.57

| 8

| 27

4

| Adam Bishop

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 0m 36.69

| 7

| 13

5

| Luke Stoltman

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 0m 35.74

| 6

| 17

6

| Mateusz Kieliszkowski

| {{flagcountry|POL}}

| 0m 35.72

| 5

| 31

7

| Brian Shaw

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

| 0m 30.16

| 4

| 24

8

| Tom Stoltman

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 0m 28.76

| 3

| 22

9

| Trey Mitchell

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

| 0m 23.28

| 2

| 13

=Event 5: Atlas Stones=

  • Weight: 5 stones ranging from {{convert|150|–|210|kg}}
  • Time Limit: 60 seconds
  • Total Weight: {{convert|900|kg}}

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#

! Name

! Nationality

! Time

! Event Pts

! Overall Pts

1

| Martins Licis

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

| 5 in 0m 27.41

| 10

| 46

2

| Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson

| {{flagcountry|ISL}}

| 5 in 0m 28.95

| 9

| 37

3

| Tom Stoltman

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 5 in 0m 35.47

| 8

| 30

4

| Mateusz Kieliszkowski

| {{flagcountry|POL}}

| 5 in 0m 38.45

| 7

| 38

5

| Brian Shaw

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

| 5 in 0m 39.82

| 6

| 30

6

| Trey Mitchell

| {{flagcountry|USA}}

| 5 in 0m 52.47

| 5

| 18

7

| JF Caron

| {{flagcountry|CAN}}

| 5 in 0m 55.38

| 4

| 31

8

| Luke Stoltman

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 3 in 0m 16.07

| 3

| 20

9

| Adam Bishop

| {{flagcountry|UK}}

| 3 in 0m 19.42

| 2

| 15

Final standings

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#

! Name

! Nationality

! Pts

style="background:gold;"

| {{Gold1}}

| Martins Licis

| {{flagicon|USA}} United States

| 46

style="background:silver;"

| {{Silver2}}

| Mateusz Kieliszkowski

| {{flagicon|POL}} Poland

| 38

style="background:#c96;"

| {{Bronze3}}

| Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson

| {{flagicon|ISL}} Iceland

| 37

4

| JF Caron

| {{flagicon|CAN}} Canada

| 31

5

| Tom Stoltman

| {{flagicon|GBR}} United Kingdom

| 30

6

| Brian Shaw

| {{flagicon|USA}} United States

| 30

7

| Luke Stoltman

| {{flagicon|GBR}} United Kingdom

| 20

8

| Trey Mitchell

| {{flagicon|USA}} United States

| 18

9

| Adam Bishop

| {{flagicon|GBR}} United Kingdom

| 15

10

| Konstantine Janashia

| {{flagicon|GEO}} Georgia

| 7 (Injured)

{{Cite web |url=https://startingstrongman.com/2019/06/16/worlds-strongest-man-2019-finals-results/ |title=Worlds Strongest Man 2019 Finals Results |website=Starting Strongman |first=Kalle |last=Beck |date=June 16, 2019 |access-date=December 27, 2020 |archive-date=January 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125204149/https://startingstrongman.com/2019/06/16/worlds-strongest-man-2019-finals-results/ |url-status=live }}

{{Cite web |url=https://barbend.com/2019-worlds-strongest-man-results/ |title=Martins Licis Wins 2019 World's Strongest Man |website=BarBend |first=David |last=Tao |date=June 17, 2019 |access-date=December 27, 2020 |archive-date=April 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210401102157/https://barbend.com/2019-worlds-strongest-man-results/ |url-status=live }}

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