2017 World's Strongest Man

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2017 World's Strongest Man
Competition information
Dates20–28 May 2017
VenueThree Dikgosi Monument /
Sir Seretse Khama International Airport
LocationGaborone
Country Botswana
Athletes participating30
Nations participating16
Champion(s)
United Kingdom Eddie Hall[1]

The 2017 World's Strongest Man was the 40th edition of the World's Strongest Man competition. It was held in Gaborone, Botswana from May 20 to 28.[2] The tournament was won by Eddie Hall of the United Kingdom, with Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson of Iceland second and defending champion Brian Shaw of the United States third. Hall announced after the competition that he would not defend his title.[3] Four-time champion Zydrunas Savickas of Lithuania finished in ninth place; this marked the first time in his career that he failed to finish in the top three after qualifying for the final.

Participants

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Heat Results

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A change was made to the qualifying rounds for 2017. Each group participated in five normal events, with the highest scoring competitor at the end of those events being declared the group winner and automatically qualifying for the final.[4] The lowest scoring competitor was eliminated from further competition.

In a throwback to early competitions, where a head-to-head competition determined the overall champion, the four remaining competitors faced off in an event called Last Man Standing. The event consisted of a hurdle placed in the middle of an octagon with a white square in the middle, in which was placed an Atlas Stone.

The event was conducted in a stepladder format, with the fifth place and fourth place competitors beginning the event. Each competitor took turns lifting the stone from their side of the square and dropping it over the hurdle. The lift had to be started from within the square and each competitor was given ten seconds to lift and drop the stone. Once one of them could not complete the task, he was eliminated from the event and the third place competitor stepped in. The survivor of that matchup took on the second place competitor, with the winner of the event joining the overall group winner in the final.

Heat 1

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# Name Nationality Pts
1 Brian Shaw  United States 27
2 Jean-François Caron Error creating thumbnail:  Canada 24
3 Matjaz Belsak File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia 21
4 Colm Woulfe File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 16.5
5 Tom Stoltman File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 6
6 Mark Felix File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 3.5

Heat 2

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# Name Nationality Pts
1 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland 33
2 Martins Licis  United States 21
3 Luke Stoltman File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 20
4 Stefán Sölvi Pétursson File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland 14
5 Jimmy Paquet Error creating thumbnail:  Canada 13
6 Dimitar Savatinov File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria 4

Heat 3

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# Name Nationality Pts
1 Konstantine Janashia File:Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia 24.5
2 Laurence Shahlaei File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 19
3 Mikhail Shivlyakov File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia 18
4 Johan Els File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 15
5 Rob Kearney  United States 15
6 Mikkel Leicht File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 13.5

Heat 4

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# Name Nationality Pts
1 Eddie Hall File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 24.5
2 Mateusz Kieliszkowski File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland 22.5
3 Ari Gunnarsson File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland 22.5
4 Derek DeVaughn  United States 13.5
5 Lauri Nämi File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia 10.5
6 Gerhard Van Staden File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 7.5

Heat 5

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# Name Nationality Pts
1 Nick Best  United States 22
2 Zydrunas Savickas File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania 22
3 Peiman Maheripour File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran 18.5
4 Terry Hollands File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 17
5 Bryan Benzel  United States 13.5
6 Olu Fadesire File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria 5

Finals Events Results

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Event 1: Tyre Flip

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  • 500 kg (1,102 lb) tyre for 6 flips
  • Time Limit: 60 seconds
# Name Nationality Time (sec) Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Brian Shaw  United States 27.28 10 10
2 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland 28.83 9 9
3 JF Caron Error creating thumbnail:  Canada 31.56 8 8
4 Mateusz Kieliszkowski File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland 34.52 7 7
5 Eddie Hall File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 35.12 6 6
6 Laurence Shahlaei File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 39.87 5 5
7 Martins Licis  United States 39.93 4 4
8 Konstantine Janashia File:Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia DNF (5 Flips) 3 3
9 Zydrunas Savickas File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania DNF (3 Flips) 1.5 1.5
9 Nick Best  United States DNF (3 Flips) 1.5 1.5

Event 2: Squat Lift

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  • Weight: 317.5 kilograms (700 lb) for repetitions[5]
  • Time Limit: 60 seconds
# Name Nationality Repetitions Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Eddie Hall File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 15 10 16
2 Brian Shaw  United States 13 7.5 17.5
2 JF Caron Error creating thumbnail:  Canada 13 7.5 15.5
2 Martins Licis  United States 13 7.5 11.5
2 Zydrunas Savickas File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania 13 7.5 9
6 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland 12 4.5 13.5
6 Laurence Shahlaei File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 12 4.5 9.5
8 Nick Best  United States 6 3 4.5
9 Mateusz Kieliszkowski File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland 3 2 9
10 Konstantine Janashia File:Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia 2 1 4

Event 3: Viking Press

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  • Weight: 160 kilograms (350 lb) for repetitions
  • Time Limit: 60 seconds
# Name Nationality Repetitions Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Eddie Hall File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 15 10 26
2 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland 14 9 22.5
3 Brian Shaw  United States 12 8 25.5
4 JF Caron Error creating thumbnail:  Canada 8 6 21.5
4 Martins Licis  United States 8 6 17.5
4 Konstantine Janashia File:Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia 8 6 10
7 Laurence Shahlaei File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 7 3.5 13
7 Mateusz Kieliszkowski File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland 7 3.5 12.5
9 Nick Best  United States 3 2 6.5
10 Zydrunas Savickas File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania 2 1 10

Event 4: Plane Pull

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  • Weight: 26,000 kilograms (57,000 lb)
  • Course Length: 40 metres (130 ft)
  • Time Limit: 60 seconds
# Name Nationality Time (sec) Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Mateusz Kieliszkowski File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland 40.07 10 22.5
2 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland 41.10 9 31.5
3 Eddie Hall File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 42.92 8 34
4 Laurence Shahlaei File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 44.14 7 20
5 Brian Shaw  United States 47.60 6 31.5
6 Zydrunas Savickas File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania 47.73 5 15
7 Martins Licis  United States 49.30 4 21.5
8 Konstantine Janashia File:Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia 50.25 3 13
9 JF Caron Error creating thumbnail:  Canada DNF 29.81 metres (97.8 ft) 2 23.5
10 Nick Best  United States DNF 21.38 metres (70.1 ft) 1 7.5

Event 5: Max Deadlift

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  • Opening Weight: 380 kilograms (840 lb)
# Name Nationality Weight Lifted Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Eddie Hall File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 472.5 kilograms (1,042 lb) 10 44
2 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland 460 kilograms (1,010 lb) 8.5 40
2 Brian Shaw  United States 460 kilograms (1,010 lb) 8.5 40
4 JF Caron Error creating thumbnail:  Canada 440 kilograms (970 lb) 6 29.5
4 Martins Licis  United States 440 kilograms (970 lb) 6 27.5
4 Konstantine Janashia File:Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia 440 kilograms (970 lb) 6 19
7 Laurence Shahlaei File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 400 kilograms (880 lb) 3.5 23.5
7 Zydrunas Savickas File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania 400 kilograms (880 lb) 3.5 18.5
9 Mateusz Kieliszkowski File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland 380 kilograms (840 lb) 1.5 24
9 Nick Best  United States 380 kilograms (840 lb) 1.5 9

Event 6: Atlas Stones

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  • 5 Atlas Stone series ranging from 150–210 kilograms (330–460 lb)
  • Time Limit: 60 seconds
# Name Nationality Time (sec) Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland 5 in 28.99 10 50
2 Martins Licis  United States 5 in 33.24 9 36.5
3 Brian Shaw  United States 5 in 40.48 8 48
4 Eddie Hall File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 5 in 58.74 7 51
5 JF Caron Error creating thumbnail:  Canada 4 in 29.41 6 35.5
6 Mateusz Kieliszkowski File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland 4 in 33.01 5 29
7 Konstantine Janashia File:Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia 4 in 35.36 4 23
8 Zydrunas Savickas File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania 3 in 19.76 3 21.5
9 Laurence Shahlaei File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 3 in 45.66 2 25.5
10 Nick Best  United States 2 in 6.68 1 10

Final standings

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# Name Nationality Pts
1st place, gold medalist(s) Eddie Hall File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 51
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland 50
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Brian Shaw  United States 48
4 Martins Licis  United States 36.5
5 Jean-François Caron Error creating thumbnail:  Canada 35.5
6 Mateusz Kieliszkowski File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland 29
7 Laurence Shahlaei File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 25.5
8 Konstantine Janashia File:Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia 23
9 Zydrunas Savickas File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania 21.5
10 Nick Best  United States 10

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