2021 World’s Strongest Man Results and Leaderboard

The premier competition in strength sports, World’s Strongest Man, has officially kicked off in 2021. This year, 25 athletes will battle it out in 14 events spread out over five days. The battleground? Old Sacramento Waterfront in Sacramento, CA. The first three days, June 15-17, will be the Qualifying stage, where five groups of five athletes will compete to find the top two in each group. The two top dogs in each pack will then move onto the 10-man Finals (set for June 19-20).


After the first day of competition, Brian Shaw and JF Caron are the definitive leaders in their respective groups — Groups One and Three. The deadlift event has yet to wrap, so Groups Two, Four, and Five are still finishing their day. Below, you’ll find a leaderboard that will be updated each day around 4:30 p.m. PST/7:30 p.m. EST after the World’s Strongest Man Facebook Live show: World’s Strongest Man: BACKSTAGE LIVE. Here’s where each competitor stands after day one.


Editor’s Note: WSM has yet to release the deadlift results. This page and the leaderboard will be updated once the event is completed and the results are available.





Rank
Name
Points




Group 1


1
Brian Shaw
8.5


2
Maxime Boudreault
8


3
Aivars Smaukstelis
5.5


4
Gavin Bilton
4


5
Travis Ortmayer
4


Group 2


1
Tom Stoltman
5


2
Mark Felix
4


3
Evan Singleton
3


4
Johnny Hansson
2


5
Trey Mitchell
1


Group 3


1
JF Caron
9


2
Mikhail Shivlyakov
7


3
Robert Oberst
5


4
Eythor Ingolfsson Melsted
5


5
Luke Richardson
1


Group 4


1
Konstantine Janashia
5


2
Terry Hollands
4


3
Jerry Pritchett
3


4
Chris van der Linde
2


5
Adam Bishop
1


Group 5


1
Kevin Faires
5


2
Luke Stoltman
4


3
Bobby Thompson
3


4
Oleksii Novikov
2


5
Ervin Toots
1



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2021 WSM Day One Results
Graham Hicks of the UK pulled out of the contest and announced the news over Instagram on June 14, 2021. Ervin Toots of Estonia replaced Hicks and then switched qualifier group spots with Gavin Bilton, meaning Bilton moved to Group One and Toots is in Group Five. WSM also confirmed that Luke Richardson has pulled out of the competition after the first event due to an injury.


During Day one, June 15, 2021, athletes completed two events each — a loading medley and then either a squat or deadlift event. The medley proved to be incredibly tough, and a few athletes didn’t even finish. Notably, 2020 WSM winner Oleksii Novikov of Ukraine failed to complete the event. Here are the results from two of the three events.


Loading Medley
Each athlete was tasked with loading two 225-pound barrels and a 275-pound anvil to a platform and then racing to complete an 825-pound frame carry. The medley proved to be incredibly tough, with a few athletes not finishing the event.


Group One

[*]Maxime Boudreault — 4 in 1:00.40
[*]Brian Shaw — 4 in 1:05.44
[*]Travis Ortmayer — 3 and 8.18 meters
[*]Gavin Bilton — 3 and 1.94 meters
[*]Aivars Smaukstelis — 3 in 0:36.38

Group 2

[*]Tom Stoltman — 4 in 0:46.69
[*]Mark Felix — 4 in 1:05.87
[*]Evan Singleton — 3 and 6.10 meters
[*]Johnny Hansson — 3 and 1.33 meters
[*]Trey Mitchell — 3 in 0:31.40

Group 3

[*]Robert Oberst — 3 and 11 meters
[*]JF Caron — 3 and 10.55 meters
[*]Mikhail Shivlyakov — 3 and 2.71 meters
[*]Eythor Ingolfsson Melsted — 3 in 0:39.81
[*]Luke Richardson — 3 in 0:17.99

Group 4

[*]Konstantine Janashia — 3 and 7.44 meters
[*]Terry Hollands — 3 and 5.31 meters
[*]Jerry Pritchett — 3 and 1.57 meters
[*]Chris van der Linde — 3 and 0.20 meters
[*]Adam Bishop — 3 in 0:40.91

Group 5

[*]Kevin Faires — 0:59.64
[*]Luke Stoltman — 1:10.98
[*]Bobby Thompson — 1:27.19
[*]Oleksii Novikov — 3 and 9.30 meters
[*]Ervin Toots — 3 and 2.93 meters

Squat Lift
Only two of the groups took on this 700-pound squat event for max reps.


Group One

[*]Brian Shaw — 10 reps
[*]Aivars Smaukstelis — 10 reps
[*]Maxime Boudreault — six reps
[*]Gavin Bilton — five reps
[*]Travis Ortmayer — three reps

Group 3

[*]JF Caron — 11 reps
[*]Mikhail Shivlyakov — 10 reps
[*]Eythor Ingolfsson Melsted — seven reps
[*]Robert Oberst — zero reps
[*]Luke Richardson — Withdrew due to injury



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Deadlift (Not Complete)
Considering that he set a World’s Strongest Man record in the partial deadlift last year, Novikov was probably happy to take on this event, as was Toots, who suffered an injury during the squat event last year and was forced to withdraw from the competition.


Editor’s Note: WSM has yet to release these results. This page and the leaderboard will be updated once the event is completed and the results are available.


Group 2

[*]Mark Felix —
[*]Johnny Hansson —
[*]Trey Mitchell —
[*]Evan Singleton —
[*]Tom Stoltman —

Group 4

[*]Adam Bishop —
[*]Terry Hollands —
[*]Jerry Pritchett —
[*]Konstantine Janashia —
[*]Chris van der Linde —

Group 5

[*]Ervin Toots —
[*]Kevin Faires —
[*]Oleksii Novikov —
[*]Luke Stoltman —
[*]Bobby Thompson —

2021 WSM Dates and Events
The World’s Strongest Man is in California for the first time since 2014. They signed a three-year deal with the Visit Sacramento Sports Commission (VSSC). The 2022 WSM contest and a third year to be announced at a later date will also take place in Sacramento. The contest will take place from June 15-20, with the 18th being an off-day between the end of the qualifying stage and the start of the Finals. Here is the full list of events for the 2021 WSM:


Qualifying Round — Day One

Qualifying Round — Day Two

Qualifying Round — Day Three

• Overhead Medley
• Pickaxe Hold
• Stone Off

Final — Day One

• Giant’s Medley
• Titan’s Turntable
• REIGN Keg Toss

Final — Day Two

Featured image courtesy of World’s Strongest Man




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