2019 World's Strongest Man
Competition information
Dates13-16 June 2019
VenueManatee Public Beach
LocationBradenton, Florida
Country United States
Athletes participating25
Nations participating14
Champion(s)
United States Martins Licis

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.[1] 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.[2][3]

Participants

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.[4][5][6][7]

Heat 1

  • Events: Monster Truck Pull, Giants Medley, Car Deadlift for reps, Log Lift for reps.
# Name Nationality Pts
1 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson  Iceland 16
2 Rob Kearney  United States 15
3 Luke Stoltman  United Kingdom 13
4 Raffael Gordzielik  Germany 11
5 Zake Muluzi  United Kingdom 4

Last Man Standing

Name Nationality Repetitions
Luke Stoltman  United Kingdom 8
Rob Kearney  United States 7

Heat 2

  • Events: Monster Truck Pull, Giants Medley, Car Deadlift for reps, Log Lift for reps.
# Name Nationality Pts
1 Konstantine Janashia  Georgia 17
2 Robert Oberst  United States 14
3 Adam Bishop  United Kingdom 14
4 Andreas Ståhlberg  Sweden 11
5 Sigfus Fossdal  Iceland 1

Last Man Standing

Name Nationality Repetitions
Adam Bishop  United Kingdom 2
Robert Oberst  United States 1

Heat 3

  • Events: Monster Truck Pull, Giants Medley, Car Deadlift for reps, Log Lift for reps.
# Name Nationality Pts
1 Martins Licis  United States 19
2 Aivars Šmaukstelis  Latvia 12
3 Tom Stoltman  United Kingdom 11.5
4 Mikhail Shivlyakov  Russia 9.5
5 Eddie Williams  Australia 8

Last Man Standing

Name Nationality Repetitions
Tom Stoltman  United Kingdom 9
Aivars Smaukstelis  Latvia 8

Heat 4

  • Events: Monster Truck Pull, Giants Medley, Car Deadlift for reps, Dumbbell Press for reps.
# Name Nationality Pts
1 Mateusz Kieliszkowski  Poland 18.5
2 JF Caron  Canada 17
3 Kevin Faires  United States 12.5
4 Ole Martin Kristiansen[lower-alpha 1]  Norway 7
5 Laurence Shahlaei  United Kingdom 3

Last Man Standing

Name Nationality Repetitions
JF Caron  Canada 4
Ole Martin Kristiansen[lower-alpha 1]  Norway 4
  1. 1 2 Kristiansen also took part in the Last Man Standing event against Caron, due to Faires not being able to complete a successful stone lift.[7]

Heat 5

  • Events: Monster Truck Pull, Giants Medley, Car Deadlift for reps, Dumbbell Press for reps.
# Name Nationality Pts
1 Brian Shaw  United States 19
2 Oleksii Novikov  Ukraine 17
3 Trey Mitchell  United States 10
4 Mark Felix  United Kingdom 6
5 Gerhard Van Staden  South Africa 5

Last Man Standing

Name Nationality Repetitions
Trey Mitchell  United States 14
Oleksii Novikov  Ukraine 13

Finals Events Results

Event 1: Loading Race

  • Weight: 1 x 120 kilograms (260 lb) barrel, 1 x 140 kilograms (310 lb) anvil and 2 x 140 kilograms (310 lb) sacks
  • Course Length: 12 metres (39 ft)
  • Time Limit: 75 seconds
# Name Nationality Time Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Tom Stoltman  United Kingdom 0m 39.66 10 10
2 Mateusz Kieliszkowski  Poland 0m 42.11 9 9
3 Martins Licis  United States 0m 43.81 8 8
4 JF Caron  Canada 0m 46.92 7 7
5 Konstantine Janashia  Georgia 0m 46.97 6 6
6 Luke Stoltman  United Kingdom 0m 47.42 5 5
7 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson  Iceland 0m 48.17 4 4
8 Brian Shaw  United States 0m 48.47 3 3
9 Trey Mitchell  United States 0m 52.96 2 2
10 Adam Bishop  United Kingdom 0m 55.39 1 1

Event 2: Overhead Press (Medley)

  • Weight: 60 kilograms (130 lb) double dumbbells, 100 kilograms (220 lb) circus dumbbell, 160 kilograms (350 lb) circus barbell and 170 kilograms (370 lb) log
  • Time Limit: 60 seconds
  • Notes: Athletes had a choice of order for the last two implements
# Name Nationality Time Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Mateusz Kieliszkowski  Poland 0m 23.86 10 19
2 Martins Licis  United States 0m 27.94 9 17
3 Brian Shaw  United States 0m 30.48 8 11
4 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson  Iceland 0m 31.16 7 11
5 Tom Stoltman  United Kingdom 0m 46.20 6 16
6 JF Caron  Canada 0m 48.29 5 12
7 Trey Mitchell  United States 0m 54.55 4 6
8 Luke Stoltman  United Kingdom 0m 58.16 3 8
9 Adam Bishop  United Kingdom 3 in 0m 36.19 2 3
10 Konstantine Janashia[lower-alpha 1]  Georgia 1 in 0m 03.91 1 7
  1. ↑ Konstantine Janashia withdrew from the competition after tearing his right tricep while attempting to lift the circus dumbbell.[1]

Event 3: Squat Lift

  • Weight: 340 kilograms (750 lb) for repetitions
  • Time Limit: 75 seconds
# Name Nationality Repetitions Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Martins Licis  United States 9 10 27
2 Brian Shaw  United States 8 9 20
3 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson  Iceland 7 7 18
3 JF Caron  Canada 7 7 19
3 Mateusz Kieliszkowski  Poland 7 7 26
6 Trey Mitchell  United States 6 5 11
7 Adam Bishop  United Kingdom 5 3 6
7 Luke Stoltman  United Kingdom 5 3 11
7 Tom Stoltman  United Kingdom 5 3 19

Event 4: Deadlift (Hold)

  • Weight: 320 kilograms (710 lb) for as long as possible
# Name Nationality Time Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson  Iceland 0m 45.29 10 28
2 Martins Licis  United States 0m 41.25 9 36
3 JF Caron  Canada 0m 38.57 8 27
4 Adam Bishop  United Kingdom 0m 36.69 7 13
5 Luke Stoltman  United Kingdom 0m 35.74 6 17
6 Mateusz Kieliszkowski  Poland 0m 35.72 5 31
7 Brian Shaw  United States 0m 30.16 4 24
8 Tom Stoltman  United Kingdom 0m 28.76 3 22
9 Trey Mitchell  United States 0m 23.28 2 13

Event 5: Atlas Stones

  • Weight: 5 stones ranging from 150–210 kilograms (330–460 lb)
  • Time Limit: 60 seconds
  • Total Weight: 900 kilograms (2,000 lb)
# Name Nationality Time Event Pts Overall Pts
1 Martins Licis  United States 5 in 0m 27.41 10 46
2 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson  Iceland 5 in 0m 28.95 9 37
3 Tom Stoltman  United Kingdom 5 in 0m 35.47 8 30
4 Mateusz Kieliszkowski  Poland 5 in 0m 38.45 7 38
5 Brian Shaw  United States 5 in 0m 39.82 6 30
6 Trey Mitchell  United States 5 in 0m 52.47 5 18
7 JF Caron  Canada 5 in 0m 55.38 4 31
8 Luke Stoltman  United Kingdom 3 in 0m 16.07 3 20
9 Adam Bishop  United Kingdom 3 in 0m 19.42 2 15

Final standings

# Name Nationality Pts
1 Martins Licis United States United States 46
2 Mateusz Kieliszkowski Poland Poland 38
3 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Iceland Iceland 37
4 JF Caron Canada Canada 31
5 Tom Stoltman United Kingdom United Kingdom 30
6 Brian Shaw United States United States 30
7 Luke Stoltman United Kingdom United Kingdom 20
8 Trey Mitchell United States United States 18
9 Adam Bishop United Kingdom United Kingdom 15
10 Konstantine Janashia Georgia (country) Georgia 7

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Tao, David (June 17, 2019). "Martins Licis Wins 2019 World's Strongest Man". BarBend. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  2. ↑ English, Nick (June 14, 2019). "Thor Bjornsson Tore His Plantar Fascia, Will Still Compete At World's Strongest Man". BarBend. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  3. ↑ Sunderland, Tom. "World's Strongest Man 2019 Results: Martins Licis Earns 1st Career Win at Event". Bleacher Report. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
  4. ↑ "2019 Tachi Palace WSM Groups + Events". World's Strongest Man. June 10, 2019. Archived from the original on December 2, 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  5. ↑ English, Nick (June 14, 2019). "2019 World's Strongest Man Day 1 Results". BarBend. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  6. ↑ Tao, David (June 15, 2019). "2019 World's Strongest Man Day 2 Results". BarBend. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  7. 1 2 English, Nick (June 18, 2019). "These Are Your Finalists For The 2019 World's Strongest Man (Day 3 Results)". BarBend. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  8. ↑ Beck, Kalle (June 16, 2019). "Worlds Strongest Man 2019 Finals Results". Starting Strongman. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
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