2013 World's Strongest Man
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The 2013 World's Strongest Man was the 36th edition of World's Strongest Man. The event was held in Haitang Bay,Sanya, China, the same host city as the 2006 World's Strongest Man contest.[1] The qualifying heats were held from August 17-20 and the finals on Aug. 23 & 24.[2] The event was sponsored by the Commerce Casino and will be broadcast in the United States on the CBS Sports Network.[3] Brian Shaw from the USA placed first, winning his second WSM title after winning in 2011.[4] Zydrunas Savickas from Lithuania was second after finishing 1st the year before, and Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson from Iceland was third for the second year in a row.[5]
Line-up
Qualified athletes
| Name | Nationality | WSM record | other achievements |
|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Poundstone[6] |  United States
|
2nd place 2008 World's Strongest Man 4th place 2009 World's Strongest Man 9th place 2010 World's Strongest Man 5th place 2011 World's Strongest Man |
1st place Giants Live Australia 2013 3 time America's Strongest Man champion 2008, 2009, 2010 2 time Arnold Strongman Classic champion in 2009 & 2010, 2nd place 2008, 2012 Fortissimus champion 2008, 2nd place 2009 Strongman Super Series overall Champion 2008 3 time Mohegan Sun Super Series champion 2008–2010 1st place Giants Live Ukraine 2010 |
| Nick Best[7] | United States
|
6th place 2010 World's Strongest Man | 2nd place Giants Live Australia 2012 & 2013 1st place 2010 All-American Strongman Challenge, 2nd place 2011, 3rd place 2012 9th place 2006 IFSA Strongman World Championships 2nd place Strongman Super Series Romania 2009 3rd overall 2009 Strongman Super Series 2nd place Strongman Super Series 2010 Sweden 9th place 2010 Arnold Strongman Classic, 7th place 2011 3rd place 2007 America's Strongest Man, 4th place 2008 1996 & 1997 USAPL National Powerlifting Champion 125 kg class 1996 WDFPF World Powerlifting Champion 125 kg class |
| Frankie Scheun[8] |  South Africa
|
3rd place Giants Live Australia 2013 2013 Southern Hemisphere's Strongest Man champion | |
| Mike Burke[9] | United States
|
1st place Giants Live Hungary 2013 3rd place Giants Live Australia 2012 1st place 2011 Olympia Strongman Challenge 3rd place 2011 America's Strongest Man 1st place 2012 All-American Strongman Challenge 5th place 2012 Arnold Strongman Classic | |
| Žydrūnas Savickas |  Lithuania
|
2009, 2010 & 2012 World's Strongest Man champion 2nd place 2002, 2003, 2004, 2011 World's Strongest Man |
6 time winner of Arnold Strongman Classic from 2003–2008, 2nd place 2010, 3rd place 2011 2 time winner IFSA Strongman World Championships, 3rd place 2007 2008 & 2012 Strongman Champions League overall champion, 2nd place overall 2011 2009 Fortissimus champion, 2nd place 2008 2004 overall winner Strongman Super Series, 3rd in 2002, 2nd in 2003 4 time winner World Log Lift Championships 2008, 2009, 2011 & 2012 2010, 2012 & 2013 Europe's Strongest Man winner 1st place Giants Live Turkey 2010 10 time winner of Lithuania's Strongest Man 2nd place 2000 IPF World Powerlifting Championships in +125 kg class |
| Vytautas Lalas | Lithuania
|
2nd place 2012 World's Strongest Man 7th place 2011 World's Strongest Man |
2nd place 2012 & 2013 Europe's Strongest Man 2013 Arnold Strongman Classic winner 3rd place Giants Live London 2011 winner Strongman Champions League 2011 Finland 3rd place 2011 World Log Lift Championships winner 2010 Lithuania's Strongest Man winner 2010 Giants Live Poland |
| Krzysztof Radzikowski[10] |  Poland
|
6th place 2012 World's Strongest Man | 3rd place 2013 Europe's Strongest Man 1st place Giants Live Poland 2012 1st place Giants Live Poland 2011 2nd place 2009 World Log Lift Championships, 3rd place 2012 3rd place 2008 & 2009 Poland's Strongest Man 2012 WSF World Strongmen Championships winner 1st place WSF World Cup Uzbekistan 2012 |
| Eddy Hall |  United Kingdom
|
2011 & 2012 UK's Strongest Man champion 2nd place 2013 Giants Live Hungary | |
| Bjørn Andre Solvang |  Norway
|
3rd place 2013 Giants Live Hungary 2nd place Norway's Strongest Man 2013 | |
| Mike Jenkins[9] | United States
|
8th place 2011 World's Strongest Man, 5th place 2012 World's Strongest Man | 1st place 2012 Arnold Strongman Classic, 2nd place 2011 1st place Giants Live Australia 2012 2nd place 2010 America's Strongest Man |
| Brian Shaw | United States
|
2011 World's Strongest Man champion 2nd place 2010 World's Strongest Man, 3rd place 2009 World's Strongest Man, 4th place 2012 World's Strongest Man |
2011 Arnold Strongman Classic champion, 4th place 2012, 2nd place 2013 2013 Arnold Classic Spain champion 2009 & 2010 Strongman Super Series overall champion winner Giants Live London 2011 event 3rd place Fortissimus 2009 2nd place Giants Live Turkey 2010 |
| Johannes Årsjö |  Sweden
|
6th place 2012 World's Strongest Man | 1st place Giants Live Norway 2013 2nd place 2012 Giants Live Finland 2 time Sweden's Strongest Man 2009, 2010 3rd place Giants Live Ukraine 2010 |
| Akos Nagy |  Hungary
|
1st place 2012 Giants Live Hungary, 4th place 2013 | |
| Lauri Nami |  Estonia
|
3rd place 2013 Giants Live Poland 3rd place 2012 Giants Live Finland 3rd place 2012 Strongman Champions League Serbia | |
| Terry Hollands[10] | United Kingdom
|
3rd place 2007 World's Strongest Man 3rd place 2011 World's Strongest Man 7th place 2006 10th place 2008 6th place 2009 8th place 2010 8th place 2012 |
Britain's Strongest Man 2007 champion UK's Strongest Man 2005 champion England's Strongest Man (WSM) 2009 Strongman Champions League 2010 overall champion 1st place 2011 All-American Strongman Challenge 7th place 2011 Arnold Strongman Classic |
| Jerry Pritchett | USA
|
2nd place 2013 Giants Live England 6th place 2013 Arnold Strongman Classic | |
| Ole Martin Hansen | Norway
|
Norway's Strongest Man 2012 Norway's Strongest Man 2013 2nd place 2013 Giants Live Nordic Challenge |
Qualifying Heats
Heat 1
| # | Name | Nationality | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson |  Iceland
|
31.5 |
| 2 | Robert Oberst | USA
|
29 |
| 3 | Lauri Nami | Estonia
|
24 |
| 4 | Nick Best | USA
|
14.5 |
| 5 | Laurence Shahlaei | UK
|
12 |
| 6 | Wu Long |  China
|
6 |
Heat 2
| # | Name | Nationality | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vytautas Lalas | Lithuania
|
29 |
| 2 | Johannes Arsjo | Sweden
|
29 |
| 3 | Jerry Pritchett | USA
|
20 |
| 4 | Gerhard Van Staden | South Africa
|
18 |
| 5 | Graham Hicks | UK
|
16 |
| 6 | Scott Cummine |  Canada
|
14 |
Heat 3
| # | Name | Nationality | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Shaw | USA
|
34 |
| 2 | Terry Hollands | UK
|
28 |
| 3 | Martin Wildauer |  Austria
|
23.5 |
| 4 | Dainis Zageris |  Latvia
|
19 |
| 5 | Juha Matt Jarvi |  Finland
|
11 |
| 6 | Frankie Scheun | South Africa
|
10.5 |
Heat 4
| # | Name | Nationality | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zydrunas Savickas | Lithuania
|
29.5 |
| 2 | Mike Burke | USA
|
27.5 |
| 3 | Krzysztof Radzikowski | Poland
|
22.5 |
| 4 | Mark Felix | UK
|
21 |
| 5 | Bjorn Andre Solvang | Norway
|
14 |
| 6 | Alex Moonen |  Netherlands
|
11.5 |
Heat 5
| # | Name | Nationality | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mikhail Koklyaev |  Russia
|
25.5 |
| 2 | Mike Jenkins | USA
|
25 |
| 3 | Eddy Hall | UK
|
24 |
| 4 | Warrick Brant |  Australia
|
21.5 |
| 5 | Akos Nagy | Hungary
|
15 |
| 6 | Lloyd Renals | UK
|
14 |
Finals
| # | Name | Nationality | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | My Boy Heath Maag | USA
|
51 |
| 2 | Zydrunas Savickas | Lithuania
|
48 |
| 3 | Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson | Iceland
|
42 |
| 4 | Mike Jenkins | USA
|
41 |
| 5 | Mike Burke | USA
|
38.5 |
| 6 | Vytautas Lalas | Lithuania
|
34 |
| 7 | Terry Hollands | UK
|
28 (injured) |
| 8 | Johannes Arsjo | Sweden
|
16 |
| 9 | Robert Oberst | USA
|
14 |
| 10 | Mikhail Koklyaev | Russia
|
2 (injured) |
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