2023 World's Strongest Man
{{Short description|Strongman competition in 2023}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox individual strongman competition
| competition_name = 2023 World's Strongest Man
| dates = 19-23 April 2023
| venue = Burroughs and Chapin Pavilion Place
| location = Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
| country = {{flagcountry|USA}}
| athletes participating = 30
| nations participating = 14
| winner = {{flagicon|CAN}} Mitchell Hooper
| prev = Sacramento 2022
| next = Myrtle Beach 2024
}}
The 2023 World's Strongest Man was the 46th World's Strongest Man competition which took place in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina from April 19 to 23.{{cite web |last=Alund |first=Natalie |title=The World's Strongest Man competition starts today in Myrtle Beach. Here's how to watch. |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/2023/04/19/watch-worlds-strongest-man-2023-live/11695292002/ |website=USA Today |access-date=April 19, 2023}} The contest was won by Mitchell Hooper of Barrie, Ontario making him the first Canadian champion. Defending champion Tom Stoltman placed second, and Oleksii Novikov placed third.{{cite web |last=Dickson |first=Jake |title=Mitchell Hooper Wins 2023 World's Strongest Man |url=https://barbend.com/mitchell-hooper-wins-2023-worlds-strongest-man/ |website=BarBend |date=April 23, 2023 |access-date=April 23, 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://generationiron.com/mitchell-hooper-wins-worlds-strongest-man-2023/ |title=Mitchel Hooper Wins 2023 World's Strongest Man |first=Dylan |last=Wolf |website=Generation Iron |date=April 23, 2023 |access-date=April 23, 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://breakingmuscle.com/mitchell-hooper-wins-2023-worlds-strongest-man/ |title=Mitchel Hooper Wins 2023 World's Strongest Man |first=Robert |last=Zeglinski |website=Breaking Muscle |date=April 23, 2023 |access-date=April 24, 2023}}{{cite web |last=Bumbaca |first=Chris |date=April 23, 2023 |title=Mitchel Hooper Wins 2023 World's Strongest Man Finals |url=https://usatoday.com/story/sports/2023/04/23/mitchell-hooper-wins-2023-worlds-strongest-man/11725584002/ |website=USA Today |access-date=April 24, 2023}}
Participants
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- {{Flag athlete|Pavlo Kordiyaka|UKR}}
- {{Flag athlete|Tom Stoltman|UK}}
- {{Flag athlete|Bobby Thompson|USA}}
- {{Flag athlete|Konstantine Janashia|GEO}}
- {{Flag athlete|Pa O'Dwyer|IRL}}
- {{Flag athlete|Eddie Williams|AUS}}
- {{Flag athlete|Oleksii Novikov|UKR}}
- {{Flag athlete|Luke Stoltman|UK}}
- {{Flag athlete|Gavin Bilton|UK}}
- {{Flag athlete|Thomas Evans|USA}}
- {{Flag athlete|Kristján Jón Haraldsson|ISL}}
- {{Flag athlete|Fadi El Masri|LBN}}
- {{Flag athlete|Mitchell Hooper|CAN}}
- {{Flag athlete|Mathew Ragg|NZL}}
- {{Flag athlete|Aivars Šmaukstelis|LAT}}
- {{Flag athlete|Mateusz Kieliszkowski|POL}}
- {{Flag athlete|Graham Hicks|UK}}
- {{Flag athlete|Spenser Remick|USA}}
- {{Flag athlete|Jaco Schoonwinkel|RSA}}
- {{Flag athlete|Brian Shaw|USA}}
- {{Flag athlete|Rauno Heinla|EST}}
- {{Flag athlete|Adam Bishop|UK}}
- {{Flag athlete|Kevin Faires|USA}}
- {{Flag athlete|Gabriel Rhéaume|CAN}}
- {{Flag athlete|Trey Mitchell|USA}}
- {{Flag athlete|Evan Singleton|USA}}
- {{Flag athlete|Eyþór Ingólfsson Melsteð|ISL}}
- {{Flag athlete|Mark Felix|UK}}
- {{Flag athlete|Paul Smith|UK}}
- {{Flag athlete|Jean-Stephen Coraboeuf|FRA}}
}}
Originally, Pavlo Nakonechnyy of Ukraine and Cheick Sanou (Iron Biby) of Burkina Faso were set to compete in this competition, but both withdrew through injuries, being replaced by reserves Thomas Evans and Kristján Jón Haraldsson respectively.{{cite web |last=Polish |first=Alex |date=April 19, 2023 |title=Cheick "Iron Biby" Sanou Withdraws From the 2023 World's Strongest Man — Kristján Jón Haraldsson Steps In |url=https://barbend.com/cheick-iron-biby-sanou-withdraws-2023-worlds-strongest-man/ |website=BarBend |access-date=April 28, 2023}} 2022 runner-up and 2019 champion Martins Licis elected not to compete this year, taking a year out of competition, and Maxime Boudreault, a finalist in the previous two WSM contests, was forced to withdraw with an injury from earlier in the year.
This year's competition featured 6 rookies, with Thomas Evans, Kristján Jón Haraldsson, Fadi El Masri, Mathew Ragg, Spenser Remick and Jaco Schoonwinkel all making their first appearance at the competition. Ragg and Schoonwinkel went on to make the final in their first WSM competition, with Ragg becoming the first New Zealander to qualify for the final since 1983, before the introduction of the groups. El Masri became the first man to represent Lebanon at WSM.
Prior to the competition, both Mark Felix and 4-time champion Brian Shaw announced that the 2023 WSM would be their final WSM contest. Felix would be eliminated in the group stage, and Shaw went on to make the final in his last WSM.
Rauno Heinla returned to WSM for the first time since 2011, ultimately taking 3rd place in his group. Two-time runner-up Mateusz Kieliszkowski made a much anticipated return to WSM for the first time since 2019, but disappointingly went out in the group stage for the first time in his career.
Heat results
=Format=
The 30 athletes were divided into 5 groups of 6 athletes, with 2 athletes from each group progressing to the final of 10. The winner of each group progressed to the final, and 2nd and 3rd in each group would then advance to a 'Stone Off', from which the winner would also progress.
= Events =
- Loading Race: 5 implements. 1m 15 second time limit.
- Deadlift Machine: 7 lifts ranging from {{Convert|290.3-385.5|kg|lb}}, once the seventh lift is completed the final weight was lifted for max repetitions. 1m 15 second time limit.
- Conan's Wheel: {{Convert|200|kg|lb}}
- Log Ladder: 5 logs weighing {{Convert|124.8|kg|lb}}, {{Convert|140|kg|lb}}, {{Convert|158.8|kg|lb}}, {{Convert|170.1|kg|lb}}, {{Convert|181.4|kg|lb}}. 1m 15 second time limit.
- Kettlebell Toss: 7 kettlebells over a {{Convert|4.57|m|ft}} bar. 60 second time limit.
=Heat 1=
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!scope="col"| Athlete !scope="col"| Event 1 !scope="col"| Event 2 !scope="col"| Event 3 !scope="col"| Event 4 !scope="col"| Event 5 !scope="col"| Pts |
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| align=center | 1 | {{Flagicon|Ukraine}} Pavlo Kordiyaka | 1st - 5 in 41.38s | 4th - 5 reps | 2nd - 5 in 46.00s | 1st - 742 ° | 1st - 6 in 18.09s | align=center | 25 |
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| align=center | 2 | {{Flagicon|United Kingdom}} Tom Stoltman | 2nd - 5 in 43.84s | 2nd - 6 reps | 1st - 5 in 41.56s | 6th - 598 ° | 3rd - 6 in 21.99s | align=center | 20.5 |
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| align=center | 3 | {{Flagicon|United States}} Bobby Thompson | 3rd - 5 in 56.56s | 1st - 7 reps | 3rd - 4 in 25.83s | 3rd - 649 ° | 5th - 6 in 35.67s | align=center | 20 |
align=center | 4
| {{Flagicon|Georgia}} Konstantine Janashia | 4th - 5 in 1m 1.10s | 2nd - 6 reps | 5th - 4 in 1m 8.35s | 4th - 633 ° | 2nd - 6 in 19.93s | align=center | 17.5 |
align=center | 5
| {{Flagicon|Ireland}} Pa O'Dwyer | 5th - 5 in 1m 5.89s | 4th - 5 reps | 6th - 3 in 25.80s | 2nd - 722 ° | 4th - 6 in 31.71s | align=center | 13 |
align=center | 6
| {{Flagicon|Australia}} Eddie Williams | 6th - 5 in 1m 6.44s | 4th - 5 reps | 4th - 4 in 55.89s | 5th - 614 ° | 6th - 6 in 36.40s | align=center | 9 |
Stone Off
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scope="col"| Athlete
!scope="col"| Nation !scope="col"| Stones |
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| {{flagcountry|UK}} | 3 |
Bobby Thompson
| {{flagcountry|USA}} | 3 |
=Heat 2=
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!scope="col"| Athlete !scope="col"| Event 1 !scope="col"| Event 2 !scope="col"| Event 3 !scope="col"| Event 4 !scope="col"| Event 5 !scope="col"| Pts |
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| align=center | 1 | {{Flagicon|Ukraine}} Oleksii Novikov | 1st - 5 in 52.15s | 1st - 6 reps | 3rd - 4 in 32.50 s | 1st - 897 ° | 6th - 1 in 9.56s | align=center | 23 |
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| align=center | 2 | {{Flagicon|United Kingdom}} Luke Stoltman | 4th - 5 in 1m 2.78s | 2nd - 5 reps | 2nd - 5 in 52.76s | 3rd - 545 ° | 2nd - 6 in 49.35s | align=center | 21 |
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| align=center | 3 | {{Flagicon|United Kingdom}} Gavin Bilton | 5th - 5 in 1m 3.01s | 2nd - 5 reps | 4th - 4 in 56.84s | 2nd - 557 ° | 1st - 6 in 19.90s | align=center | 20 |
align=center | 4
| {{Flagicon|United States}} Thomas Evans | 3rd - 5 in 57.40 s | 2nd - 5 reps | 1st - 5 in 38.96s | 6th - 69 ° | 4th - 5 in 28.68s | align=center | 18 |
align=center | 5
| {{Flagicon|Iceland}} Kristján Jón Haraldsson | 2nd - 5 in 54.18 s | 3rd - 4 reps | 5th - 2 in 16.28s | 4th - 524 ° | 3rd - 5 in 15.57s | align=center | 15.5 |
align=center | 6
| {{Flagicon|Lebanon}} Fadi El Masri | 6th - 4 in 49.57 s | 3rd - 4 reps | 6th - 2 in 17.43s | 5th - 70 ° | 5th - 4 in 20.61s | align=center | 7.5 |
Stone Off
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scope="col"| Athlete
!scope="col"| Nation !scope="col"| Stones |
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| {{flagcountry|UK}} | 7 |
Gavin Bilton
| {{flagcountry|UK}} | 7 |
=Heat 3=
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!scope="col"| Athlete !scope="col"| Event 1 !scope="col"| Event 2 !scope="col"| Event 3 !scope="col"| Event 4 !scope="col"| Event 5 !scope="col"| Pts |
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| align=center | 1 | {{Flagicon|Canada}} Mitchell Hooper | 1st - 5 in 42.05s | 1st - 8 reps | 1st - 5 in 39.51s | 1st - 636 ° | 2nd - 6 in 17.18s | align=center | 29 |
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| align=center | 2 | {{Flagicon|New Zealand}} Mathew Ragg | 3rd - 5 in 58.72s | 2nd - 7 reps | 2nd - 5 in 56.84s | 2nd - 628 ° | 3rd - 6 in 21.96s | align=center | 22.5 |
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| align=center | 3 | {{Flagicon|Latvia}} Aivars Šmaukstelis | 2nd - 5 in 52.71s | 4th - 5 reps | 4th - 4 in 30.44s | 3rd - 575 ° | 4th - 6 in 25.41s | align=center | 17.5 |
align=center | 4
| {{Flagicon|Poland}} Mateusz Kieliszkowski | 5th - 5 in 1m 7.53s | 6th - 4 reps | 5th - 4 in 33.24s | 4th - 538 ° | 1st - 7 in 32.44s | align=center | 14 |
align=center | 5
| {{Flagicon|United Kingdom}} Graham Hicks | 6th - 4 in 53.40s | 2nd - 7 reps | 3rd - 4 in 28.31s | 6th - 425 ° | 6th - 4 in 20.51s | align=center | 11.5 |
align=center | 6
| {{Flagicon|United States}} Spenser Remick | 4th - 5 in 1m 7.15s | 4th - 5 reps | 6th - 4 in 38.79s | 5th - 470 ° | 5th - 5 in 24.31s | align=center | 10.5 |
Stone Off
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scope="col"| Athlete
!scope="col"| Nation !scope="col"| Stones |
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| {{flagcountry|NZL}} | 8 |
Aivars Šmaukstelis
| {{flagcountry|LAT}} | 8 |
=Heat 4=
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!scope="col"| Athlete !scope="col"| Event 1 !scope="col"| Event 2 !scope="col"| Event 3 !scope="col"| Event 4 !scope="col"| Event 5 !scope="col"| Pts |
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| align=center | 1 | {{Flagicon|South Africa}} Jaco Schoonwinkel | 1st - 5 in 47.10s | 4th - 6 reps | 2nd - 4 in 34.77s | 1st - 713 ° | 3rd - 6 in 47.32s | align=center | 24 |
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| align=center | 2 | {{Flagicon|United States}} Brian Shaw | 3rd 5 in 53.70s | 1st - 8 reps | 1st - 4 in 33.99s | 5th - 411 ° | 1st - 7 in 48.45s | align=center | 23.5 |
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| align=center | 3 | {{Flagicon|Estonia}} Rauno Heinla | 2nd - 5 in 51.41s | 1st - 8 reps | 3rd - 3 in 21.60s | 3rd - 572 ° | 5th - 5 in 44.51s | align=center | 20.5 |
align=center | 4
| {{Flagicon|United Kingdom}} Adam Bishop | 4th - 4 in 43.12s | 3rd - 7 reps | 6th - 3 in 33.25s | 6th - 292 ° | 2nd - 6 in 32.29s | align=center | 14 |
align=center | 5
| {{Flagicon|United States}} Kevin Faires | 6th - 3 in 1m 5.30s | 5th - 5 reps | 4th - 3 in 28.93s | 2nd - 636 ° | 4th - 5 in 34.09s | align=center | 13.5 |
align=center | 6
| {{Flagicon|Canada}} Gabriel Rhéaume | 5th - 4 in 51.03s | 5th - 5 reps | 5th - 3 in 32.96s | 4th - 476 ° | 6th - 3 in 14.00s | align=center | 9.5 |
Stone Off
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scope="col"| Athlete
!scope="col"| Nation !scope="col"| Stones |
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| {{flagcountry|USA}} | 11 |
Rauno Heinla
| {{flagcountry|EST}} | 11 |
=Heat 5=
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!scope="col"| Athlete !scope="col"| Event 1 !scope="col"| Event 2 !scope="col"| Event 3 !scope="col"| Event 4 !scope="col"| Event 5 !scope="col"| Pts |
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| align=center | 1 | {{Flagicon|United States}} Trey Mitchell | 3rd - 5 in 1m 6.64s | 1st - 8 reps | 1st - 5 in 39.44s | 3rd - 523 ° | 1st - 7 in 34.42s | align=center | 26 |
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| align=center | 2 | {{Flagicon|United States}} Evan Singleton | 1st - 5 in 46.90s | 2nd - 6 reps | 2nd - 4 in 35.48s | 2nd - 589 ° | 3rd - 6 in 28.81s | align=center | 24.5 |
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| align=center | 3 | {{Flagicon|Iceland}} Eyþór Ingólfsson Melsteð | 2nd - 5 in 56.41s | 4th - 5 reps | 3rd - 4 in 39.93s | 1st - 629 ° | 2nd - 6 in 27.66s | align=center | 22.5 |
align=center | 4
| {{Flagicon|United Kingdom}} Mark Felix | 5th - 4 in 54.32s | 2nd - 6 reps | 6th - 1 in 7.58s | 5th - 470 ° | 4th - 4 in 42.66s | align=center | 12.5 |
align=center | 5
| {{Flagicon|United Kingdom}} Paul Smith | 4th - 4 in 44.79s | 6th - 4 reps | 4th - 4 in 45.84s | 4th - 518 ° | 6th - 1 in 28.62s | align=center | 11 |
align=center | 6
| {{Flagicon|France}} Jean-Stephen Coraboeuf | 6th - 3 in 40.63s | 4th - 5 reps | 5th - 3 in 22.34s | 6th - 143 ° | 5th - 2 in 23.65s | align=center | 8.5 |
Stone Off
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scope="col"| Athlete
!scope="col"| Nation !scope="col"| Stones |
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| {{flagcountry|USA}} | 8 |
Eyþór Ingólfsson Melsteð
| {{flagcountry|ISL}} | 8 |
Finals events results
=Event 1: Shield Carry=
- Weight: {{convert|190|kg|}} for distance
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!scope="col"| Athlete !scope="col"| Nation !scope="col"| Distance !scope="col" style="width: 10px;" | Event Points !scope="col" style="width: 10px;" | Overall Points |
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1
| align=left | Mitchell Hooper | align=left | {{CAN}} | {{convert|64.80|m |
| 10
| 10
|-
| 2
| align=left | Tom Stoltman
| align=left | {{GBR}}
| {{convert|63.15|m|}}
| 9
| 9
|-
| 3
| align=left | Oleksii Novikov
| align=left | {{UKR}}
| {{convert|55.87|m|}}
| 8
| 8
|-
| 4
| align=left | Trey Mitchell
| align=left | {{USA}}
| {{convert|50.83|m|}}
| 7
| 7
|-
| 5
| align=left | Evan Singleton
| align=left | {{USA}}
| {{convert|48.30|m|}}
| 6
| 6
|-
| 6
| align=left | Pavlo Kordiyaka{{efn|Pavlo Kordiyaka did not cross the line during the turn after his second length of the course and was issued a 19.8-meter penalty. Had the penalty not been issued, Kordiyaka would have been the event winner.{{cite web |last=Blechman |first=Phil |date=April 22, 2023 |title=2023 World's Strongest Man Event Seven "Reign Shield Carry" Results |url=https://barbend.com/2023-worlds-strongest-man-reign-shield-carry-results/ |access-date=July 13, 2023 |website=BarBend}}}}
| align=left | {{UKR}}
| {{convert|46.59|m|}}
| 5
| 5
|-
| 7
| align=left | Luke Stoltman
| align=left | {{GBR}}
| {{convert|44.62|m|}}
| 4
| 4
|-
| 8
| align=left | Brian Shaw
| align=left | {{USA}}
| {{convert|39.10|m|}}
| 3
| 3
|-
| 9
| align=left | Mathew Ragg
| align=left | {{NZL}}
| {{convert|37.65|m|}}
| 2
| 2
|-
| 10
| align=left | Jaco Schoonwinkel
| align=left | {{RSA}}
| {{convert|15.92|m|}}
| 1
| 1
|- class="sortbottom"
|}
{{noteslist}}
=Event 2: Deadlift=
- Weight: {{convert|353|kg|}} for repetitions
- Time Limit: 60 seconds
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!scope="col"| Athlete !scope="col"| Nation !scope="col"| Repetitions !scope="col" style="width: 10px;" | Event Points !scope="col" style="width: 10px;" | Overall Points |
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1
| align=left | Mitchell Hooper | align=left | {{CAN}} | 8 | 10 | 20 |
2
| align=left | Oleksii Novikov | align=left | {{UKR}} | 7 | 7.5 | 15.5 |
2
| align=left | Trey Mitchell | align=left | {{USA}} | 7 | 7.5 | 14.5 |
2
| align=left | Brian Shaw | align=left | {{USA}} | 7 | 7.5 | 10.5 |
2
| align=left | Mathew Ragg | align=left | {{NZL}} | 7 | 7.5 | 9.5 |
6
| align=left | Tom Stoltman | align=left | {{GBR}} | 6 | 5 | 14 |
7
| align=left | Evan Singleton | align=left | {{USA}} | 5 | 3.5 | 9.5 |
7
| align=left | Jaco Schoonwinkel | align=left | {{RSA}} | 5 | 3.5 | 4.5 |
9
| align=left | Pavlo Kordiyaka | align=left | {{UKR}} | 4 | 2 | 7 |
10
| align=left | Luke Stoltman | align=left | {{GBR}} | 3 | 1 | 5 |
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=Event 3: Fingal's Fingers=
- Weight: 5 implements ranging from {{convert|145|–|172|kg|}}
- Time Limit: 60 seconds
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!scope="col"| Athlete !scope="col"| Nation !scope="col"| Time (sec) !scope="col" style="width: 10px;" | Event Points !scope="col" style="width: 10px;" | Overall Points |
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1
| align=left | Tom Stoltman | align=left | {{GBR}} | 5 in 39.36 | 10 | 24 |
2
| align=left | Oleksii Novikov | align=left | {{UKR}} | 5 in 42.26 | 9 | 24.5 |
3
| align=left | Trey Mitchell | align=left | {{USA}} | 5 in 48.46 | 8 | 22.5 |
4
| align=left | Pavlo Kordiyaka | align=left | {{UKR}} | 5 in 48.69 | 7 | 14 |
5
| align=left | Evan Singleton | align=left | {{USA}} | 5 in 49.85 | 6 | 15.5 |
6
| align=left | Mitchell Hooper | align=left | {{CAN}} | 5 in 49.89 | 5 | 25 |
7
| align=left | Brian Shaw | align=left | {{USA}} | 4 in 26.61 | 4 | 14.5 |
8
| align=left | Luke Stoltman | align=left | {{GBR}} | 4 in 32.54 | 3 | 8 |
9
| align=left | Mathew Ragg | align=left | {{NZL}} | 4 in 35.03 | 2 | 11.5 |
10
| align=left | Jaco Schoonwinkel{{efn|After this event Jaco Schoonwinkel withdrew from the competition and took no further part.}} | align=left | {{RSA}} | 4 in 40.76 | 1 | 5.5 |
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{{noteslist}}
=Event 4: Max Dumbbell=
- Opening Weight: {{convert|115|kg|}}
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!scope="col"| Athlete !scope="col"| Nation !scope="col"| Weight !scope="col" style="width: 10px;" | Event Points !scope="col" style="width: 10px;" | Overall Points |
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1
| align=left | Evan Singleton | align=left | {{USA}} | {{convert|140|kg |
| 9.5
| 25
|-
| 1
| align=left | Mitchell Hooper
| align=left | {{CAN}}
| {{convert|140|kg|}}
| 9.5
| 34.5
|-
| 3
| align=left | Tom Stoltman
| align=left | {{GBR}}
| {{convert|132|kg|}}
| 6.5
| 30.5
|-
| 3
| align=left | Oleksii Novikov
| align=left | {{UKR}}
| {{convert|132|kg|}}
| 6.5
| 31
|-
| 3
| align=left | Pavlo Kordiyaka
| align=left | {{UKR}}
| {{convert|132|kg|}}
| 6.5
| 20.5
|-
| 3
| align=left | Luke Stoltman
| align=left | {{GBR}}
| {{convert|132|kg|}}
| 6.5
| 14.5
|-
| 7
| align=left | Trey Mitchell
| align=left | {{USA}}
| {{convert|125|kg|}}
| 3
| 25.5
|-
| 7
| align=left | Brian Shaw
| align=left | {{USA}}
| {{convert|125|kg|}}
| 3
| 17.5
|-
| 7
| align=left | Mathew Ragg
| align=left | {{NZL}}
| {{convert|125|kg|}}
| 3
| 14.5
|- class="sortbottom"
|}
=Event 5: Bus Pull=
- Weight: {{convert|23000|kg|}}
- Course Length: {{convert|25|m|}}
- Time Limit: 60 seconds
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!scope="col"| Athlete !scope="col"| Nation !scope="col"| Time (sec) !scope="col" style="width: 10px;" | Event Points !scope="col" style="width: 10px;" | Overall Points |
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1
| align=left | Mitchell Hooper | align=left | {{CAN}} | 30.24 | 10 | 44.5 |
2
| align=left | Tom Stoltman | align=left | {{GBR}} | 32.27 | 8.5 | 39 |
2
| align=left | Evan Singleton | align=left | {{USA}} | 32.27 | 8.5 | 33.5 |
4
| align=left | Pavlo Kordiyaka | align=left | {{UKR}} | 32.46 | 7 | 27.5 |
5
| align=left | Trey Mitchell | align=left | {{USA}} | 32.49 | 6 | 31.5 |
6
| align=left | Brian Shaw | align=left | {{USA}} | 32.65 | 5 | 22.5 |
7
| align=left | Luke Stoltman | align=left | {{GBR}} | 32.83 | 4 | 18.5 |
8
| align=left | Oleksii Novikov | align=left | {{UKR}} | 33.35 | 3 | 34 |
9
| align=left | Mathew Ragg | align=left | {{NZL}} | 36.29 | 2 | 16.5 |
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=Event 6: Atlas Stones=
- Weight: 5 stones ranging from {{convert|150|–|210|kg}}
- Time Limit: 60 seconds
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!scope="col"| Athlete !scope="col"| Nation !scope="col"| Time (sec) !scope="col" style="width: 10px;" | Event Points !scope="col" style="width: 10px;" | Overall Points |
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1
| align=left | Tom Stoltman | align=left | {{GBR}} | 5 in 33.26 | 10 | 49 |
2
| align=left | Mitchell Hooper | align=left | {{CAN}} | 5 in 36.96 | 9 | 53.5 |
3
| align=left | Trey Mitchell | align=left | {{USA}} | 5 in 45.72 | 8 | 39.5 |
4
| align=left | Oleksii Novikov | align=left | {{UKR}} | 4 in 27.43 | 7 | 41 |
5
| align=left | Evan Singleton | align=left | {{USA}} | 4 in 28.16 | 6 | 39.5 |
6
| align=left | Brian Shaw | align=left | {{USA}} | 4 in 35.88 | 5 | 27.5 |
7
| align=left | Pavlo Kordiyaka | align=left | {{UKR}} | 4 in 45.86 | 4 | 31.5 |
8
| align=left | Luke Stoltman | align=left | {{GBR}} | 4 in 48.49 | 3 | 21.5 |
9
| align=left | Mathew Ragg | align=left | {{NZL}} | 4 in 49.50 | 2 | 18.5 |
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Final standings
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!scope="col"| Athlete !scope="col"| Nation !scope="col" style="width: 10px;" | Points |
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{{Gold1}}
| align=left | Mitchell Hooper | align=left | {{CAN}} | 53.5 |
{{Silver2}}
| align=left | Tom Stoltman | align=left | {{GBR}} | 49 |
{{Bronze3}}
| align=left | Oleksii Novikov | align=left | {{UKR}} | 41 |
4
| align=left | Trey Mitchell | align=left | {{USA}} | 39.5 |
5
| align=left | Evan Singleton | align=left | {{USA}} | 39.5 |
6
| align=left | Pavlo Kordiyaka | align=left | {{UKR}} | 31.5 |
7
| align=left | Brian Shaw | align=left | {{USA}} | 27.5 |
8
| align=left | Luke Stoltman | align=left | {{GBR}} | 21.5 |
9
| align=left | Mathew Ragg | align=left | {{NZ}} | 18.5 |
10
| align=left | Jaco Schoonwinkel | align=left | {{RSA}} | 5.5 (Injured) |
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Records
Mark Felix competed in his 18th World's Strongest Man competition, breaking his own record. He also became the oldest athlete to compete at the World's Strongest Man, being 57 years and 2 days old when the group stages concluded (and he was eliminated from the contest), breaking the record previously held by Odd Haugen.{{cite web |last=Tabakovic |first=Vedad Tabakovic |date=April 21, 2023 |title=Mark Felix Retires From World's Strongest Man Appearances; A Tribute to a Strongman Legend |url=https://fitnessvolt.com/mark-felix-retires-worlds-strongest-man-appearances/ |access-date=April 28, 2023 |website=Fitness Volt}}
Brian Shaw broke his own records for most WSM finals (15), most consecutive WSM finals (also 15), and most consecutive WSM contests (16). He also became the second man after Felix to compete in 16 WSMs. On top of this, by winning the kettlebell throw in his group, he won a record 62nd event at WSM (across both the group stages and the finals).
Rauno Heinla competed at WSM for the first time since 2011, breaking the previous record for longest absence from WSM held by Travis Ortmayer, setting a new record of 12 years.
References
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External links
- [https://www.theworldsstrongestman.com/ Official website for World's Strongest Man]
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